Mark Cuban’s Fireside app in talks to raise at $125M valuation
www.techcrunch.com Mark Cuban’s interactive platform Fireside, which helps creators reach audiences through live and virtual shows, is in talks to raise its Series A financing round and plans to make a push into web3 and metaverse in within months, two sources familiar with the matter said. … Read More
Half of Russians say it would be right to use military to keep Ukraine out of NATO, CNN poll finds
www.cnn.com • Putin puts foreign intelligence chief on the spot • Putin’s speech was shocking to many, but not to people in Kyiv… Read More
Academy Awards To Hand Out 8 Awards Ahead Of Broadcast
www.huffpost.com The honors for film editing, production design, sound, makeup and hairstyling, music (original score) and the three short film categories will be presented before the telecast.… Read More
Stephen Colbert celebrates the U.S. women's national soccer team winning equal pay
www.mashable.com The U.S. Soccer Federation has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by female players regarding equal pay, potentially ending the lengthy dispute. In addition to promising to equalise pay between the men’s and women’s national teams, the settlement will include $24 million to be distributed among several female players
Putin's 'ultimate goal is to destroy Ukraine,' Ukrainian foreign minister tells CNN
www.cnn.com Putin's 'ultimate goal is to destroy Ukraine,' Ukrainian foreign minister tells CNN… Read More
Waymo to keep robotaxi safety details secret, court rules
www.techcrunch.com Waymo, the autonomous driving arm of Alphabet, was granted a win on Tuesday when a California court ruled it could keep certain details regarding its AV technology secret. … Read More
Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees Frontman And Grunge Pioneer, Dead At 57
www.huffpost.com “Mark Lanegan was a lovely man,” Joy Division’s Peter Hook wrote. “He led a wild life that some of us could only dream of.”… Read More
Tesla SUV named best EV on Cars.com
www.mashable.com The Tesla Model Y just snagged the top EV title on car shopping site Cars.com. The $58,990-electric SUV was named the best electric vehicle of 2022 on Monday. The “best of” winners will continue rolling out this week for five other categories like “best luxury car.” Just last week
Debunking the videos Russia used as a pretext to send troops to eastern Ukraine
www.cnn.com Debunking the videos Russia used as a pretext to send troops to eastern Ukraine… Read More
Dave Grohl Opens Up About Hearing Loss: ‘I’ve Been Reading Lips For 20 Years’
www.huffpost.com “If you were sitting next to me… at dinner, I wouldn’t understand a f**king word you were saying to me,” the Foo Fighters frontman told Howard Stern.… Read More
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Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
