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Google has backed STAN, an Indian social gaming platform that connects gamers with creators, communities, and publishers. Google’s investment comes as part of an $8.5 million equity funding round, which also saw investment from Japanese gaming giants Bandai Namco Entertainment, Square Enix, and Reazon Holdings. Aptos Labs and King River Capital, as well as existing backers General Catalyst and GFR Fund, also participated. Google joined the round via its AI Futures Fund, which launched in May to support startups building with its AI tools. STAN, headquartered in Singapore, is trying to position itself as a gaming community platform to rival…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85.Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died Friday after succumbing to complications from an intestinal infection.Known as “Miss Country Soul” for her unique vocal style, Seely was a trailblazer for women in country music, celebrated for her spirited nonconformity and for a string of undeniable hits in the ‘60s and ’70s.Her second husband, Gene Ward, died in December. In May, Seely revealed that she was in recovery after undergoing multiple back surgeries, two emergency procedures and spending…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:10 AM ET, Fri August 1, 2025 Four separate lawsuits have been filed against Boeing by flight attendants who were working onboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024, when the airplane’s door plug blew out. According to ABC News, four flight attendants, Adam Fisher, Michelle Hughes, Steven Maller and Christine Vasconcellos, filed four different lawsuits against Boeing, arguing that the incident caused them “physical and mental injuries, severe emotional distress, and other damages of a personal and pecuniary nature.”  In a report just last month, the National Transportation Safety Board found Boeing was the source…

A jury in federal court in Miami has found Tesla partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash that involved the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury assessed punitive damages only against Tesla, CNBC reported. The punitive fines coupled with a compensatory damages puts the total payments to around $242.5 million. Neither the driver of the car nor the Autopilot system braked in time to avoid going through an intersection, where the car struck an SUV and killed a pedestrian. The jury assigned the driver two-thirds of the blame, and attributed one-third to Tesla. (The driver…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest after being found guilty of procedural fraud and witness bribery. Uribe had pleaded not guilty. His defense attorney previously announced that they would file an appeal. Judge Sandra Heredia of Bogotá’s 44th Criminal Court announced the sentence four days after she found the former president guilty of the crimes. Heredia had acquitted Uribe of another charge for alleged bribery of a prosecutor. Uribe, 73, who governed Colombia from 2002 to 2010, is the country’s first former president to be criminally convicted. The…

Even while the tech industry is still fanning its face over Figma’s hot IPO on Thursday, another significant tech IPO occurred this week: Ambiq Micro. On Wednesday, the chip maker for wearable devices saw its shares climb from the initial price of $24 to over $42 on Friday. There’s one thing both companies have in common: Kleiner Perkins was a major investor. So it’s been a very good week for the venerable venture firm. Just for fun, we’ve calculated the value of Kleiner Perkins’ stake in each company. Kleiner sold 1,346,499 shares of Figma at the IPO price of $33,…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Moscow AP  —  President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has started production of its newest hypersonic missiles and reaffirmed its plans to deploy them to ally Belarus later this year. Sitting alongside Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Valaam Island near St. Petersburg, Putin said the military already has selected deployment sites in Belarus for the Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile. “Preparatory work is ongoing, and most likely we will be done with it before the year’s end,” Putin said, adding that the first series of Oreshniks and their systems have been produced and entered military…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday and as part of a citywide celebration to mark the band’s 60th anniversary. Harrington Street, which is one block long, will also be called “Jerry Garcia Street.” He died in 1995, but the band’s popularity has only grown as younger generations discover the Dead’s improvisational music, which blended rock, blues, folk and other styles. Garcia spent part of his childhood in a modest home in the city’s diverse…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 9:10 PM ET, Thu July 31, 2025 ALG Vacations recently celebrated its annual Kindness Conference, an event focused on the theme “Kindness Carries On” and featuring a special keynote speech from television personality Hoda Kotb.Now in its third year, the event brought together 130 participants, including 40 next-generation professionals and 40 seasoned advisors, alongside ALGV partners and staff and five returning “Kindness Coaches” from past events. During the course of four days, advisors participated in personal development workshops, site inspections, and a hands-on community giveback initiative.“The Kindness Events have become a movement,” said Jacki Marks, global…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed making a decision on the actions his country’s military will take in Gaza if Hamas does not agree to a ceasefire deal, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday. A decision will no longer come this week, the source said. This comes amid internal disagreements in the Israeli government about its preferred course of action in the enclave. One idea on the table, if the militant group does not agree to a deal, is to encircle Gaza City and other population centers, while another is to…