Mirror Security raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding from Sure Valley Ventures and Atlantic Bridge to expand its AI security platform. The 2024 UCD spin-out is scaling across Ireland, the US, and India with tools like AgentIQ, DiscoveR, and VectaX, supported by partnerships with Inception AI, Intel, and others.

AI learning startup Yoodli, co-founded by Varun Puri, has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by WestBridge Capital. The platform helps people practise real workplace conversations using AI roleplay and personalised feedback. With clients like Google and Snowflake, Yoodli plans to expand its technology, strengthen coaching tools, and scale its enterprise reach.

Amid the rubble of Khan Yunis, 54 Palestinian couples celebrated a mass wedding - a rare moment of hope after two years of war. Brides in embroidered dresses and grooms waving flags shared their joy. 'We needed a moment of happiness', said groom Karam Musaaed. Another newlywed, Hikmat Usama, said they are ready to 'start rebuilding a new life'.

A brazen crew looted a celebrity-favorite boutique in New York’s SoHo district at 4:45 am, stealing nearly $1 million in goods, including Drake-worn jeans and rare luxury pieces, in just 270 seconds after breaking in through a fire escape. A lookout stood outside as the group fled in a sedan. NYPD arrived 91 seconds later. Police say a resale boom is driving such precision hits.

Business ventures span proprietorships, scalable startups, franchises, cooperatives and corporate entities, each with distinct risk, capital needs and growth potential. Understanding these structures helps founders choose a model aligned with ambition, control preferences and operational capacity rather than defaulting to familiar or traditional formats.

Different models demand different metric stacks. SaaS relies on retention, expansion, and payback periods; e-commerce depends on contribution margins and repeat cycles; B2B focuses on pipeline quality and conversion velocity. Aligning metrics with real revenue behaviour helps teams remove vanity indicators and make decisions grounded in recurring performance.

Account-based marketing concentrates resources on high-value accounts through coordinated messaging, focused content and intent-driven timing. Its strength lies in reducing wastage, increasing deal relevance and improving sales–marketing alignment. When powered by accurate data, ABM raises win rates and shortens sales cycles in complex enterprise environments.

India’s VC ecosystem includes early-stage specialists, sector-focused investors and late-stage growth funds. Their decisions influence capital availability, category expansion and founder support. Knowing which funds dominate which sectors helps entrepreneurs target the right partnerships during fundraising and signal stronger market alignment.

Beginners strengthen fundamentals through small but complete HTML–CSS projects such as landing pages, responsive cards, grid layouts and simple dashboards. These builds teach spacing, structure, typography and adaptability. By iterating on real interfaces, learners build muscle memory that accelerates progression towards professional-grade front-end development.

Digital commerce depends on discovery systems, fulfilment efficiency, user experience design, frictionless payments, and reliable last-mile execution. Each element supports trust, conversion, and repeat behaviour. As competition deepens, brands that treat these services as strategic levers rather than support functions achieve stronger scale and customer retention across categories.

Strong websites follow a structured life cycle: requirement analysis, wireframing, visual design, development, QA, and optimisation. This sequence reduces rework and keeps usability central. Treating design as iterative rather than a one-time task ensures clearer communication, faster load times, and adaptability as business needs evolve.

A phygital approach merges digital ease with offline trust through unified data, real-time inventory visibility, and consistent service across touchpoints. It removes channel friction, enabling reliable fulfilment and personalised engagement. For brands scaling across India, phygital execution improves efficiency by turning fragmented interactions into a single seamless experience.

A phygital approach merges digital ease with offline trust through unified data, real-time inventory visibility, and consistent service across touchpoints. It removes channel friction, enabling reliable fulfilment and personalised engagement. For brands scaling across India, phygital execution improves efficiency by turning fragmented interactions into a single, seamless experience.

A small UCSF study tested a combination of vaccines, antibodies, and immune drugs in 10 HIV-positive patients who stopped daily ART. Seven maintained suppressed viral loads for months, with one lasting over 18 months. The findings show early promise for a “functional cure” that controls HIV without lifelong medication, though larger trials are needed.

An 18-member Indonesian delegation is visiting Meghalaya to learn from community-led livelihood initiatives under Megha-LAMP. The team visited units in West Jaintia Hills, observing how farmer groups and women-led enterprises boost income, value addition and market access. The exchange aims to strengthen IFAD-backed rural programmes in Indonesia.

The wait time for a US visa for Indian applicants has dropped across major cities, as per reports. In Delhi, the waiting period for the next available appointments for F, M and J visas has dropped from two months to half a month. Wait time for appointments for B-1/B-2 visa interviews in Chennai dropped to three months from five months.

India has signed a $946 million (around ₹8,000 crore) deal with the US to buy 24 MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters. Manufacturer Lockheed Martin said these 'Romeo' helicopters are rugged, powerful, and reliable. "This...will enhance the Indian Navy’s maritime capabilities, build interoperability with the US and regional partners, and make both our nations safer and more prosperous," the US said.

In 1958, amid Sputnik panic, the US Air Force's Project A119 aimed to detonate a hydrogen bomb on the Moon for a visible flash proving technological superiority over the Soviets. Led by Leonard Reiffel with Carl Sagan's input, it was scrapped due to fallout risks, failure chances, and scientific backlash. The project was declassified in 2000.

Severe floods and landslides in Indonesia and Sri Lanka have killed over 1,450 people, with hundreds reported missing. Heavy rains and overflowing rivers have destroyed homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods. Rescue operations continue as authorities struggle to reach affected areas. The disasters have displaced thousands, prompting urgent humanitarian aid and relief efforts to assist survivors.

South Korea's political turmoil after Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial-law attempt triggered an eruption of anti-China disinformation. Right-wing forums, YouTubers and lawmakers pushed claims of Chinese infiltration, spy arrests and election meddling - none supported by evidence, AFP found. Experts say the narrative stems from domestic political rivalry and rising public resentment toward China.

Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan said on Wednesday that Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir deliberately escalated tensions with Afghanistan to please western powers and to present himself internationally as a "mujahid". Imran stated, "Because of his (Munir's) policies, terrorism has spiralled out of control." This comes after Imran's sister met him in prison amid rumours that he had died.

Healthy soil quietly sustains life, feeding crops, filtering water, and supporting ecosystems. But pollution, deforestation, and chemicals are rapidly damaging this fragile resource. World Soil Day (Dec 5) reminds us to protect the earth beneath our feet through sustainable farming, composting, and mindful land use. Caring for soil safeguards food, water, climate, and future generations.

Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing on March 8, 2014, will restart at the end of the month, Malaysian government said on Wednesday. It will focus on "deep-sea search" for missing wreckage of the flight that had 239 passengers, mostly Chinese nationals. The Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight had vanished from air radar and has remained a mystery since.

Europe's major data centre operator Nebius will leverage its recent multi-billion-dollar contracts with Microsoft and Meta to build its business with traditional and emerging AI firms, Co-founder Roman Chernin said. Nebius had signed $17-billion deal with Microsoft in September and $3-billion tie-up with Meta. The firm is planning to reach 2.5 GW power capacity by 2026 in US and Europe.

Thyssenkrupp Steel's restructuring deal, which will cut around 11,000 jobs, will cost the company several hundred million euros, the steel division head Marie Jaroni told a newspaper. It had agreed with the IG Metall union to cut or outsource 40% of its workforce and reduce production capacity to a shipping level of 9 million tons from current 11.5 million tons.