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In a region long defined by fragmented enterprise systems, outdated compliance tools, and HR software that rarely interacts with finance departments, Cercli is building an integrated alternative for MENA businesses with AI at its core. The Dubai-based startup, founded by former Careem operators Akeed Azmi and David Reche, announced an oversubscribed $12 million Series A round led by European VC firm Picus Capital. Cerkuli looks a little different today than the company that raised $4 million in a seed round last year. We’re rebuilding a stack like Rippling for the MENA region, but making it AI-native from the ground up.…
Even if you live in a warm climate, you’ll never regret owning a down jacket. Chances are, you don’t always live in a hot place, and even if you do, you may end up traveling to a cold or freezing place. In such cases, it is a good idea to have a down jacket on hand. We love the versatility of pufferfish. There are packable versions that can be compressed to a fraction of the size, heavy-duty versions that protect you from snow, sleet, rain, and wind, long puffers that keep you warm all over your body, and puffers that…
Three years ago, when 28-year-olds Nick Chazy and Mathilde Vouni packed their bags for a trip around the world, they chose to do it in an unconventional way – in a Land Rover.Mr. Chajee, who worked at a technology startup, and Mr. Vawney at the United Nations were exposed to frequent travel. But that didn’t dampen their desire to travel more.”Whenever we had free time, we would walk around and travel, even if it was five hours away from home,” Voney said.Their passion for travel led them to want to travel full time.They thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if we…
A consumer tries out the iPhone 17 at an Apple Store in Shanghai, China, on October 13, 2025. Photo | Future Publishing | Getty Images Critics’ complaints about the iPhone 17 Pro’s fluorescent orange color aside, apple’s The “Cosmic Orange” smartphone has fascinated fans and investors.The latest iPhone 17 series, which includes the base iPhone 17 and its high-performance Pro and skinny Air siblings (which, admittedly, also comes in colors other than orange), outsells previous models in the US and China, according to data from Counterpoint. In fact, the iPhone Air sold out within minutes of its release in China,…
2025 Tony Awards: Nicole Scherzinger emotionally shares how Broadway changed her lifeno one expected it to rain Lea Michelleparade. surely, Glee The alum detailed the surprising story of how she personally made her broadway Debuted in 1995 at the age of 8. “There was an open call for a Broadway show. Re (miserable) and my friend wanted to audition,” Lee said in an interview. Elle “The night before, her father had a heart attack and her mother called my mother and said, ‘Please, we need you to take her to the audition.’ Despite the dire circumstances, the now 39-year-old saw…
Cityscape and Tokyo Tower at dusk, Tokyo, Japan.© Marco Bottigelli | Moments | Getty ImagesJapanese benchmark Nikkei Stock Average It rose 1.5% to a new record after closing at an all-time high on Monday. TOPIX also rose 0.73%, hitting a new record high.Broad markets in the Asia-Pacific region also opened higher, following Wall Street gains led by market gains. apple KK.Investors are awaiting Japan’s parliamentary vote in which Sanae Takaichi is likely to become the next prime minister after the right-wing opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai said on Monday that it was ready to support her bid to become…
Periodic Labs, a new startup from Liam Fedus, one of OpenAI’s most respected researchers, and his former Google Brain colleague Ekin Dogus Cubuk, emerged from stealth last month with a hefty $300 million seed round. It was led by Felicis and included Angel and other top VC figures. The startup began about seven months ago when Fedus had a conversation with Cubuk (known to his friends as “Doge”). Cubuk was one of Google Brain’s leading machine learning and materials science researchers. After endlessly experimenting with how generative AI could fundamentally change scientific discovery, Silicon Valley has decided that the ingredients…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands outside the West Wing of the White House on Monday, October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC, USA. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares in Australia’s largest critical metals and rare earths companies soared on Tuesday after the announcement of a major minerals deal between Washington and Canberra worth up to $8.5 billion.The agreement, signed by US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, includes funding for several projects aimed at expanding supplies of key materials used in defense manufacturing and energy security.linus rare earthAustralia’s…
“I want to do my best for her through this and the university scandal,” the Yu alum continued. “I’m not going to debate whether she had much to do with it. I know she didn’t have anything to do with it.” Eh! A representative for Giannulli’s clothing company, G/FORE, did not respond to requests for comment. A representative for Mr. Loughlin declined to comment. In 2020, Loughlin pleaded guilty to wire and mail fraud conspiracy and was sentenced to nearly two months in prison, while Giannulli pleaded guilty to wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud…
A staunch conservative politician with a penchant for heavy metal is set to make history on Tuesday as Japan’s first female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi’s appointment to the position is a landmark moment for Japan, just days before US President Donald Trump’s visit to Asia. Historically, it is a country with deep-rooted patriarchy and strong gender norms, with politics and the workplace still dominated by older men. On Monday night, Takaichi’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which is conservative despite its name, formally aligned itself with the opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai, all but paving the way…