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7 min agoNetanyahu's office said the five Lebanese detainees were found to have no links to militant groups. One detainee, identified as Malik Ghazi (age 20), was handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Naqura border crossing and transferred to Lebanese Army intelligence.21 min agoSurvivors and families of those killed in the Sharpeville massacre are pursuing legal action against the South African government. The shooting on 21 March 1960 left 91 dead when police opened fire on protesters opposing pass laws that restricted the movement of Black, Indian and Coloured South Africans.21 min agoSnowflake's stock jumped more than 24 per cent as the cloud data platform provider raised its annual revenue forecast and reported that artificial intelligence products drove roughly half of its quarterly growth. The company lifted its fiscal 2027 product revenue forecast to $6.07 billion from $5.84 billion, with second-quarter product revenue up 37 per cent.21 min agoLondon has formally protested to Russia's envoy about an unmanned aircraft attack on Leipzig/Halle airport in August. Berlin has attributed responsibility to the Kremlin.36 min agoHideki Shirakawa, who won the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing conductive polymers, has died at 90. His work with Alan Heeger and Alan MacDiarmid showed that plastics could function as electrical conductors, opening doors to modern electronics and touch-screen technology.51 min agoIran's Tasnim news agency reported Thursday that six more military personnel were killed in US strikes, bringing the death toll to at least 13 for the week. Tuesday's strikes marked the most extensive bombardment in weeks, killing regular military members including three pilots in southern Iran, three Basij members on Lavan Island, and four IRGC Aerospace Force members in the west.51 min agoMaritime rescue authorities confirmed five deaths aboard a vessel recovered off Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday. A migrant rights group said survivors reported 83 people perished during a 27-day journey originating in The Gambia.51 min agoFrance has started on-road tests of two Tesla vehicles equipped with the company's FSD advanced driver assistance system, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said. The move follows provisional approval by the Netherlands in April and subsequent backing from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania, with a bloc-wide vote on the technology potentially coming next month or in early December.1 h agoCentre Benhard Janse van Rensburg has disputed South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus' contention that recruitment discussions took place. Janse van Rensburg became eligible for England after five years in the country and made his Test debut against Fiji in July.1 h agoLewis Hamilton said the Italian Grand Prix engine upgrade Ferrari is bringing this weekend shows progress, though it falls short of the team's needs. Ferrari is using the second of two permitted seasonal upgrades at their home track, where they have been losing roughly 0.4 seconds per lap on the straights.7 min agoNetanyahu's office said the five Lebanese detainees were found to have no links to militant groups. One detainee, identified as Malik Ghazi (age 20), was handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Naqura border crossing and transferred to Lebanese Army intelligence.21 min agoSurvivors and families of those killed in the Sharpeville massacre are pursuing legal action against the South African government. The shooting on 21 March 1960 left 91 dead when police opened fire on protesters opposing pass laws that restricted the movement of Black, Indian and Coloured South Africans.21 min agoSnowflake's stock jumped more than 24 per cent as the cloud data platform provider raised its annual revenue forecast and reported that artificial intelligence products drove roughly half of its quarterly growth. The company lifted its fiscal 2027 product revenue forecast to $6.07 billion from $5.84 billion, with second-quarter product revenue up 37 per cent.21 min agoLondon has formally protested to Russia's envoy about an unmanned aircraft attack on Leipzig/Halle airport in August. Berlin has attributed responsibility to the Kremlin.36 min agoHideki Shirakawa, who won the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing conductive polymers, has died at 90. His work with Alan Heeger and Alan MacDiarmid showed that plastics could function as electrical conductors, opening doors to modern electronics and touch-screen technology.51 min agoIran's Tasnim news agency reported Thursday that six more military personnel were killed in US strikes, bringing the death toll to at least 13 for the week. Tuesday's strikes marked the most extensive bombardment in weeks, killing regular military members including three pilots in southern Iran, three Basij members on Lavan Island, and four IRGC Aerospace Force members in the west.51 min agoMaritime rescue authorities confirmed five deaths aboard a vessel recovered off Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday. A migrant rights group said survivors reported 83 people perished during a 27-day journey originating in The Gambia.51 min agoFrance has started on-road tests of two Tesla vehicles equipped with the company's FSD advanced driver assistance system, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said. The move follows provisional approval by the Netherlands in April and subsequent backing from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania, with a bloc-wide vote on the technology potentially coming next month or in early December.1 h agoCentre Benhard Janse van Rensburg has disputed South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus' contention that recruitment discussions took place. Janse van Rensburg became eligible for England after five years in the country and made his Test debut against Fiji in July.1 h agoLewis Hamilton said the Italian Grand Prix engine upgrade Ferrari is bringing this weekend shows progress, though it falls short of the team's needs. Ferrari is using the second of two permitted seasonal upgrades at their home track, where they have been losing roughly 0.4 seconds per lap on the straights.

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Omri Casspi's Swish Ventures closes $250 million third fund

Swish Ventures, the venture capital firm founded by former NBA player Omri Casspi, raised $250 million for its third fund, bringing total assets under management to $800 million. The fund will invest in approximately 12 early-stage high-tech companies across cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, defense and technology infrastructure, with an average investment of $20 million per company.

NXEWS NewsroomSep 3, 2026, 12:54 PMUpdated 6 min ago1 min read

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