Palantir has helped the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations office probe a variety of financial crimes in the U. for much of the last decade, The Intercept reported. The IRS has paid the firm $130 million since 2018 to use its data analysis software to pore over financial records for …

Silicon Valley tends to tolerate a certain amount of founder exaggeration when pitching investors, often dismissing it as part of selling a vision. But some choices cross the line and can lead to jail time for founders and scandal for their investors. A case in point is Joseph Sanberg, whose …

Pronto, an Indian instant house-help startup, is finalizing a funding round led by tech investor Lachy Groom that would value the fast-growing company at about $200 million after investment, TechCrunch has learned. The deal is expected to bring in about $20 million in fresh capital and would mark a sharp …

Janie Pérez found it strange that her husband called her just a few minutes after leaving the house on his way to work. When she picked up the phone, she learned why. "I think ICE is here," her husband, Alejandro Pérez, said, referring to agents from the US Immigration and …

'Falklands tell Trump to back off' and 'Harry does a Diana' Reaction to a leaked Pentagon memo - suggesting the US could stop supporting Britain's sovereignty over the Falklands - is on several front pages. The Guardian says the leak appears designed to provoke a reaction in the UK and …

Loud eaters and phones nearly spoiled my cinema trip - and it's not just me The cinema lights are low and you're cocooned in your seat, ready for the film to transport you to another world. But just as you settle in, you're jolted back to reality. Audience members around …

Touring is a costly struggle for bands like us. Now Harry Styles is helping At the end of their gigs, up-and-coming Norwich country-rock band Brown Horse jump from the stage to their merchandise stall. Selling T-shirts often earns them more money than the show itself. That income is crucial to …

On a morning in February, animal shelter staff were getting changed for their shift when a Russian drone slammed into the centre of their compound in the frontline Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. The steel door at the entrance probably saved their lives. More than a dozen animals sheltering at "Give …

Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance. Reuters quoted a US official who said an internal Pentagon email had suggested measures for the …

Watch: Fuel truck leaves trail of fire on road in Syria Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it. Middle East Watch: Pro-regime Iranians gather in Tehran Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian …