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Aug 13 (Reuters) – Databricks said on Thursday it had closed a $5 billion strategic funding round at a $190 billion valuation as the data and AI software company looks to expand investments in products for AI agents. The round was led by Coatue with participation from Blackstone, MGX, accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates and T. Rowe Price Investment Management and new investor Sixth Street Growth. The company […]

DAKAR, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Mali’s army said 82 of its soldiers who had been held prisoner since nationwide attacks in April by al Qaeda-linked militants and a rebel group were freed on Thursday. • The regional al Qaeda affiliate, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), and Tuareg-led rebel group, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), claimed responsibility for the attacks on April 25, which ​hit the main airport and killed […]

By Nelson Bocanegra and Julia Symmes Cobb CALI/PEREIRA, Colombia Aug 13 (Reuters) – Hopes of finding more survivors from the powerful earthquake that rocked Colombia early this week were fading on Thursday as rescue workers narrowed their searches, while families in the worst-hit areas waited for news of missing relatives. In Cali, the country’s third-largest city, crews have turned their attention from a search-and-rescue effort to debris removal at most […]

DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Five-on-five, no contact and an emphasis on speed and elusiveness. The future of football around the world looks different. The NFL is still hoping to reap the rewards. The league is making its presence known this week in Dusseldorf as the German city hosts the first-ever Olympic qualifier in flag football, a game the NFL sees as a way to turn viewers into players and lifelong […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain at historically healthy levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that 209,000 people filed jobless claims last week, up from a revised 200,000 the week before and higher than the 205,000 forecasters had expected. The four-week average of applications, which smooths out week-to-week-volatitlity, was unchanged at 199,000. The overall number of people collecting employment benefits the week […]

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young family. Leavitt, 28, called it a “bittersweet decision” in a social media post Wednesday shortly after President Donald Trump announced she would be stepping down. Meanwhile, the Kennedy Center’s board is expected to meet Thursday to consider plans for […]

NEW YORK (AP) — When Jonah Seidenberg found out about Nike Minds, a futuristic-looking sneaker that claims to improve concentration by stimulating the soles of the feet, he had to have them. On a recent Saturday, the 12-year-old from the Chicago suburb of Northbrook and his mother searched StockX, an online sneaker marketplace, and other sites looking for a discount but struck out. They eventually found the last available pair […]

By Ross Kerber Aug 13 (Reuters) – Extraordinary corporate compensation deals for Elon Musk have opened the door for the CEOs of other S&P 500 companies to win huge paydays, a new study shows. Even excluding the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, average compensation for chief executives in the S&P 500 soared 21% to $22.8 million in 2025, according to data to be released later on Thursday by the American […]

LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Thursday defeated a bid to invalidate its patent for blockbuster heart drug Entresto, with London’s High Court rejecting a claim by Intas Pharmaceuticals’ Accord Healthcare which was planning a generic rival. The ruling is a boost for Novartis as it navigates a busy period of patent expiries including for Entresto, which makes up about 10% of Novartis’ sales. Novartis’ European patent […]