Saudi fintech Hala raises $157m

Hala, a Saudi Arabian fintech that provides embedded financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises, has raised $157 million ...
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A Visual Guide to Tuning Gradient Boosted Trees

Introduction My previous posts looked at the bog-standard decision tree and the wonder of a random forest. Now, to complete ...
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Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker

What happens when you use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship? A record-setting resupply ...
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WIRED Roundup: How Charlie Kirk Changed Conservative Media

Zoë Schiffer: So where does that leave traditional right-wing media, like Fox News, for example? Is this a replacement of ...
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Save $40 on a Handmade Dutch Coffeemaker That’s Built for Life

One of the most prestigious honors we award products is inclusion on our Buy It for Life gear roundup. This ...
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Parents Testifying Before US Senate, Saying AI Killed Their Children

Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat ...
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How AI Is Upending Politics, Tech, the Media, and More

In an increasingly divided world, one thing that everyone seems to agree on is that artificial intelligence is a hugely ...
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Need to modify user accounts in Linux? This is the command for you

Trevor Williams/DigitalVision via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The usermod command is short for user modification, ...
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What The Big Beautiful Bill Means For Founders

By Shazia Tabasum Signed into law on July 4, the U.S.’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a reconciliation package ...
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