General Catalyst, a Silicon Valley venture capital group, is expanding its presence in India by joining forces with a local venture firm and earmarking more than $500 million for investments in the world’s most populous nation. The U.S. venture capital group is merging with Venture Highway, an India-based firm whose investments include social commerce startup Meesho and B2B industrial marketplace Moglix. TechCrunch reported about the two venture firms’ talks for a deal in January. The deal will see the combined entity plot a new multi-stage investment strategy for General Catalyst in India, spanning early to growth-stage checks across industries, Venture Highway…
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Bordeaux is a wine-lover’s paradise and an incredibly beautiful city. I first went there in 2010 and have been a huge fan ever since. Its 18th-century core is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the whole city is brimming with upscale wine bars, great restaurants, and some good upscale shopping. It’s a super beautiful city (my favorite street in the country is here). There’s a lot of history in this city and, like elsewhere, one of the best ways to experience this is to take a walking tour of the city. There are lots of wine and food tours in…
Tropical Storm Alberto formed on Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season. Alberto, which is bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall and some flooding along the coasts of Texas and Mexico, is expected to make landfall in northern Mexico on Thursday. “The heavy rainfall and the water, as usual, is the biggest story in tropical storms,” said Michael Brennan, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center. Alberto was located 185 miles (about 300 kilometers) east of Tampico, Mexico and 295 miles (about 480 kilometers)…
Tensions between the Israeli military and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah are at an all-time high. They have been engaged in low-level hostilities for more than eight months. Israel’s assassination of one of Hezbollah’s most senior commanders last week, however, has led to an escalation. United States President Joe Biden sent a special envoy to the region, hoping to defuse tensions and prevent a wider conflict. But has it worked? And with no sign the Israeli military is close to ending its war on Gaza, is it on the brink of opening up a second front in the north? Presenter:…
Tasmania has launched a tongue-in-cheek “odd jobs” initiative to boost tourism during its winter months.The Australian island state is offering people the opportunity to swap the “daily grind” of their job for an unusual temporary role during the off-season.Paranormal investigator, wombat walker and stargazer are among the 10 jobs being advertised.While the positions are unpaid, successful applicants will have all their expenses – including travel, food and hotels – covered by the Tasmanian tourist board.The paranormal investigator role is voluntary and just for one day, Tourism Tasmania said. It is open to those with an interest in “history and mystery”…
Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and former chief scientist, is starting a new AI company focused on safety. In a post on Wednesday, Sutskever revealed Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a startup with “one goal and one product:” creating a safe and powerful AI system.The announcement describes SSI as a startup that “approaches safety and capabilities in tandem,” letting the company quickly advance its AI system while still prioritizing safety. It also calls out the external pressure AI teams at companies like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft often face, saying the company’s “singular focus” allows it to avoid “distraction by management overhead or…
Few three-letter words have polarized our country more than DEI—formerly known as diversity, equity, and inclusion. DEI has engaged America in a ruinous rhetorical civil war, and it is tearing our nation apart. Fiercely devoted warriors on both sides of the debate passionately assert their case, willing to sacrifice time and effort to preserve or suppress DEI’s cause, which in many minds is to encourage representation of Black Americans. Since the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, several phrases associated with helping Black people have come under heavy fire, such as: “Woke” and “Black Lives Matter.” “DEI” is no different,…
If you want to earn a nice chunk of Southwest points, now is a great time to get a personal Southwest credit card.For Southwest loyalists, a cobranded Southwest credit card is a great way to earn miles toward travel. In 2023, TPG named the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card the Best Airline Cobranded Credit Card at the TPG Awards.This is your last chance to take advantage of elevated offers on all three personal Southwest credit cards, ending June 26. You can earn 85,000 points after spending $3,000 in the first three months from account opening. These points are worth…
Nothing much is moving in Ben Guardane, Mohammed says. The money-changing kiosks sit silent and the ad hoc markets by the banks of the saltwater inlets that line the route into the Tunisian border town are empty, they used to sell goods imported into Libya and snuck into Tunisia. Nothing is moving, Mohammed repeats. The nearby Tunisian border crossing with Libya remains closed, as it has been since late March violence on the Libyan side of the border. The official reason for closure is technical renovations. Fighting had broken out between forces loyal to Libya’s Amazigh, who had largely controlled…
It’s no secret that Gen Z often gets flak, with new criticisms including that they’re the hardest generation to work with and got too many trophies growing up. But the bosses at Prada disagree. Instead, co-creative designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons want to harness the bright minds of tomorrow. “Youth is the future. It is hope,” Prada, a baby boomer, told The Guardian backstage at their recent menswear show in Milan. “We wanted to do something that would express youthful optimism because the times are so bad,” Prada said of their new collection. Simons, who joined Prada as co-creative…
Chip-maker Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company after its share price climbed to an all-time high on Tuesday.It is now worth $3.34tn (£2.63tn), with the price having nearly doubled since the start of this year.The stock ended the trading day at nearly $136, up 3.5%, making it more valuable than fellow tech giant Microsoft. It overtook Apple earlier this month.The Californian company’s meteoric rise has been fuelled by its dominance of what analysts Wedbush Securities have called the “new gold or oil in the tech sector” – the chips needed for artificial intelligence (AI).”We believe over the next year…
TL;DR: Access free live streams of Euro 2024 from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.We’ve made it to that beautiful time of year when the whole world seems to slow down and dedicate themselves to sport, in this case for Euro 2024. The best international sides in Europe have made the trip to Germany to compete for the trophy, with a selection of superstars on show including Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Kevin De Bruyne. It’s going to be epic.If you want to watch Euro 2024 for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.What…