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VC arm google and Nvidia has invested in a $330 million Series B in Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable at a valuation of $6.6 billion, the company announced Thursday.The news confirmed an earlier CNBC report that reported on Tuesday that Lovable raised at that valuation, tripling its valuation from its previous round in July, and that investors included US venture capital firms Accel and Khosla Ventures. CapitalG, one of Google’s VC arm, and Menlo Ventures led the round. In addition to Accel and Khosla, Nvidia’s venture firm NVentures, actor Gwyneth Paltrow’s VC firm Kinship Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Databricks Ventures, Atlassian…

Russian personnel with links to the country’s military and security services have engaged in spying in European waters while working covertly on ships carrying Russian oil, Western and Ukrainian intelligence sources exclusively told CNN. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow has built up a so-called shadow fleet of hundreds of tankers. These vessels carry Russia’s oil from its Baltic and Black Sea ports despite Western sanctions, earning the Kremlin hundreds of millions of dollars every year. In recent months, some of these ships – often registered to unrelated countries – have acquired extra crew members shortly before…

9. Comedian Dave Chappelle, then 24, was keen to play Kevin, Joe Fox’s business partner and dating guide, after regretting turning down a role in Forrest Gump. Efron gave Chappelle freedom to improvise. “I don’t think there was anyone else on the list,” writer-director Dreyer said on “Getting What She’s Got.” “He was a real pleasure and exactly what she thought he would be.” 10. Sara Ramirez played a cashier at Zabar’s cash line. This scene is based on an incident that occurred during the filming of Sleepless in Seattle. There, a bemused Efron witnessed his first AD have a…

The WNBA Players Association executive director told CNBC he remains “frustrated” by the lack of progress toward a new collective bargaining agreement as the deadline for a new league agreement approaches. “We’re a little frustrated with where we are, but we’re sticking to our principles,” WNBPA Executive Director Terry Jackson said in an interview with CNBC Sports. “We remain open to the fact that these negotiations will continue, because they have to. We will be at the negotiating table as long as they last, and we hope that there are enough people on the team side to start pushing these…

Amazon is adding new features to Alexa+ that add conversational AI to Ring doorbells, allowing users to manage deliveries, decline salespeople, and leave messages when family and friends are not available. The feature, called “Greetings,” helps Ring determine who’s visiting your home based on what they’re wearing, what they’re doing, and what they’re carrying, and responding accordingly. For example, if the system detects a person in a delivery suit dropping off a package, it will respond based on your instructions. This feature adds settings that allow delivery people to specify where to place packages and direct them to water or…

Looking for a new Coach bag? Made from upcycled, high-quality materials, yet incredibly affordable? It may seem like an impossible question, but it’s not. Coachtopia, a collaborative lab of brands with a mission to enable closed recycling loops, is available at Coach Outlets. Starting at $97, choose from a variety of adorable Coachtopia bags available at discount outlet retailers for up to 50% off comparable prices. An innovative brand launched in 2023 with a design and manufacturing philosophy of “Made Circular”. Their goal is to rethink the production process from start to finish, reduce the creation of new materials, and…

Former Fluminense star Mario Pineida has been killed in an attack as Ecuador’s president responds to one of the most violent years on record.Published December 18, 2025December 18, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareEcuadorian police say Mario Pineida, 33, a Barcelona de Guayaquil defender and former national team player, has been shot dead in an apparent attack, amid escalating violence in the Andean country.Another person, whose identity has not been released by police, was also killed and a third person was injured in Wednesday’s incident.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listEcuador’s Interior Ministry confirmed Pineida’s death without…

Delta Air Lines President Glenn Hauenstein (left) and Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian (right) ring the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 in New York, USA. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesdelta airlines President Glenn Hauenstein, who made the company the industry’s profit leader and championed the company’s embrace of travelers willing to spend a little more for a more luxurious travel experience, will step down in February.”Glenn and his team have been central to Delta’s premium strategy for more than 20 years as we…

Mustafa Hatipoglu | Anadolu | Getty Imagesvisa announced Thursday that it has successfully completed hundreds of AI transactions as part of a pilot program launched after the company’s product event in April.Credit card issuers and rivals in the fintech industry are racing to build tools that allow consumers to have artificial intelligence agents complete certain transactions.”This is going to be a year where we’re going to see a huge amount of material adoption, and consumers are really starting to get used to different agent environments,” Rubail Virwadkar, Visa’s head of growth products and partnerships, said in an interview.AI is transforming…

Daffodils bloom in the background of this year’s Christmas card photo from the Prince and Duchess of Wales. Kensington Palace has released spring images of the royal couple and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, to celebrate the Christmas season. A family photo posted on social media on Thursday was captioned, “Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.” This photo was taken in April by photographer Josh Sinner. The couple commemorated George’s 12th birthday in July and Louis’ seventh birthday in April by publishing photos that appear to have been taken on the same day, and the boys…