Kirsty, 11, seeks more Kirstys to help raise money for brain tumour research
Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate tooCalling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tun...
Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B
The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar wi...
Raise tax on alcohol and junk food to cut deaths from liver disease, experts say
Report calls for tough action to combat ‘escalating and unsustainable burden’ of liver-related problems in EuropeGovernments in Europe should impose m...
Parallel Web Systems hits $2B valuation five months after its last big raise
The AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $100 million, led by Sequoia, months after raising a previous $100 mi...
CEOs of US’s top energy firms received average pay raise of $12.3m, review finds
Utility bills are up as much as 40% in some regions, and companies shut off power to customers 13m times in 2025The US’s top utilities’ CEOs enjoyed a...
How a Supreme Court fight over fish oil could raise your prescription drug costs
The justices are set to hear Hikma v. Amarin, a battle over drug patents that could raise costs for patients and change the way generic companies do b...
‘Toxic’ views of Reform UK candidates raise questions about party’s vetting
Hope Not Hate campaign identifies election hopefuls calling for a ‘white Britain’ and complaining of ‘kowtowing to the black community’A Reform UK can...
Prediction platform Polymarket in talks to raise funds at up to $15bn valuation
Bets placed on Middle East conflict has led to US firm experiencing big increase in volumePolymarket, the online prediction platform that hosts bets o...
Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace
Islamabad has seized chance to act as mediator in Iran war and hopes to reap diplomatic and economic benefitsMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs Pakis...
