Middle East-focused tech investor raises $135m pre-IPO
Investors in this funding round include Sanabil Investments, FJ Labs, and several others.
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NFL investigating prank call of Shedeur Sanders during NFL draft
Daniel OyefusiApr 27, 2025, 12:43 PM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. The NFL is looking into how Shedeur Sanders’ private phone number was leaked and used for a…
bitchy | Prince William reportedly tried to get out of attending Pope Francis’s funeral
Prince William attended Pope Francis’s funeral mass on Saturday in Vatican City. William was not seated or placed in any kind of central position, unlike the actual world leaders, diplomats, kings and queens. William also chose to wear a dark navy suit to a funeral, which is a bad call. This was effectively a state…
Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the Trump administration will decide this week whether to continue pursuing a negotiated settlement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or to turn its attention to other matters. This week will be “very important,” Mr. Rubio said on the NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We have to make a…
Uncertainty is on the rise. Here’s how people can cope
The rapid pace of change under the current presidential administration has been amping up people’s feelings of uncertainty. That collective unease can take a toll on societal well-being, researchers say. “Given that unfamiliarity permeates our current ether … uncertainty can be considered a widespread public health problem,” Emily Hauenstein argued earlier this year in…
Split Fiction movie adaptation lands Sydney Sweeney as star
The hit co-op adventure game Split Fiction is already headed for Hollywood with Sydney Sweeney in a starring role, according to Variety. Along with the Euphoria actor, the film adaptation welcomed Wicked’s Jon M. Chu as the project’s director and screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who worked on Deadpool & Wolverine. Sweeney will also…
Your daily MLB trivia game, Sunday edition
We’re back for another day of the SB Nation MLB in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form. Today’s SB Nation MLB in-5 game If you can’t see the game due to…
The Taiwanese Sound Architect, Ryan Yang
Behind every chart-topping album and show-stopping live performance is a team of talented professionals making sure everything sounds just right. And if you’ve been following the rise of gospel music lately, chances are you’ve already heard the work of Ryan Yang. Born Lei-En Yang in Taiwan, Ryan Yang is making serious noise (in the best…
How to Advertise to Distracted Consumers
In today’s attention economy, advertising messages must vie with an ever-increasing number of stimuli to be noticed by consumers. As T.S. Eliot famously put it, we are “distracted from distraction by distraction.” It’s not at all uncommon for people to be scrolling email, posting on social media, or playing a game on their phones while…
With a Bounty on His Head, a Critic of China Runs in Canada’s Election
Joe Tay, an actor and journalist running in Monday’s federal election in Canada, has not ventured outside to knock on constituents’ doors. He has not buttonholed voters at the local strip mall. Nor has he been seen schmoozing at public gatherings. Fearing for his safety, Mr. Tay — a critic of the Chinese government, which…