Generative AI startups get 40% of all VC investment in cloud amid ChatGPT buzz
Generative artificial intelligence startups are getting 40% of all the venture capital funding that flows into cloud companies, according to venture investors Accel.
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Trump 2.0 and the next Asia pivot
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Israel doubles down on its critics
Be it ICC arrest warrants or media criticism, Israel is pushing back hard.
Aleppo airport closed, sources say, as Syrian rebels reach heart of city
AMMAN — Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport and cancelled all flights on Nov 30, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of the city.
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is no panacea
The announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah is welcome news for a region torn apart by more than a year of warfare. Hopefully when implemented, the ceasefire will offer some respite for both Lebanese and Israeli civilians.
Will the Israel-Hezbollah fragile peace hold?
A ceasefire deal came into effect between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah in the early hours of November 26, bringing two months of hostilities in Lebanon to an end. The country’s main roads have since then been jammed as people rush back to what remains of their homes in the south.
Friday Briefing: Day 2 of Lebanon’s Cease-fire
The uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah largely held through its second day in Lebanon yesterday, though Israel conducted an airstrike that it said targeted militants violating terms of the cease-fire deal.
Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire on people returning south after truce with Hezbollah
At least two people were wounded by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon on Thursday, according to state media. The Israeli military said it had fired at people trying to return to certain areas on the second day of a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire shows Iran a paper tiger
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire not only achieves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s minimal goals of driving the Shiite Muslim militia away from Israel’s northern border and severely weakening its military capabilities but also shows its chief backer and enabler, Iran, to be a floundering paper tiger.