Oratomic, a startup founded by Caltech physicists, has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round to develop a utility-scale quantum computer. The company uses lasers to hold atoms for its quantum computing approach, which it claims requires fewer qubits for error correction than previously thought.
China saw a significant resurgence in its innovation ecosystem in H1 2026, with 67 new unicorn start-ups created, driven primarily by AI and robotics. This marks the highest growth in nearly five years, though most new unicorns are valued between $1-2 billion, indicating early growth stages.
Graham Potter's Sweden secured a convincing 5-0 victory over Tunisia, continuing the manager's remarkable renewal process. Despite challenging conditions, Sweden capitalized on Tunisian defensive errors, with Viktor Gyökeres and Yasin Ayari scoring twice each.
Russia and China expressed regret that the US's "irresponsible stance" prevented the preservation of the New START treaty's legacy after its expiration. The statement was made following a meeting between Presidents Putin and Xi Jinping.
La Première ministre de Lettonie a annoncé sa démission, déclarant être consciente de l'époque actuelle. Cette décision intervient après l'intrusion de drones ukrainiens dans le pays. Il y a quelques jours, elle avait déjà contraint le ministre de la Défense à démissionner.
Dessn, a design startup, raises $6M for its AI-driven tool that allows designers to work directly on cloud-hosted codebases without setup costs, facilitating smoother handoffs to developers.
A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases.
⚽ Updates from a crucial afternoon of football action⚽ Ipswich seal promotion | Scores | Tables | Mail JohnBill Preston gets in touch: “I think Wednesday beating West Brom and finishing on zero points, the same as they began the season with*, would be fitting. It would reflect a new start to the club, a fresh page, a story yet to be written.“Although, one can’t help but feel I’ll be writing the same email again this time next year albeit into the League One finale if they get the expected fourteen points deduction post takeover and slide again.” Continue reading...
A live football blog reports early Premier League goals for Newcastle, Brentford and Sunderland, while the Championship final day ends with Ipswich promoted and Hull claiming a playoff place.
⚽ Updates from a crucial afternoon of football action⚽ Ten things to look out for | Scores | Tables | Mail JohnBill Preston gets in touch: “I think Wednesday beating West Brom and finishing on zero points, the same as they began the season with*, would be fitting. It would reflect a new start to the club, a fresh page, a story yet to be written.“Although, one can’t help but feel I’ll be writing the same email again this time next year albeit into the League One finale if they get the expected fourteen points deduction post takeover and slide again.” Continue reading...
Russian diplomat Andrey Belousov stated that Moscow will recalibrate its strategic approach after the US rejected its proposals regarding the New START treaty, citing the need to analyze Western military policy.
Russia has suspended its participation in the New START Treaty, stating it had all grounds to believe US policy was aimed at undermining Russia's national security. Russian Ambassador at Large Andrey Belousov announced the suspension at the 11th NPT Review Conference, accusing Washington of seriously violating the document's pivotal provisions on quantitative restrictions on strategic weapons. He recalled that President Putin had in September 2025 proposed extending the treaty's restrictions for one more year.
