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The BBC confirms a "strategic partnership" with YouTube to produce exclusive content, including news and YouTube channels aimed at children and young adults (Alex Ritman/Variety)

Alex Ritman / Variety:
The BBC confirms a “strategic partnership” with YouTube to produce exclusive content, including news and YouTube channels aimed at children and young adults  —  The BBC has confirmed what it is billing as a “strategic partnership” with YouTube that will see the British broadcaster …

Ukrainian-founded language learning marketplace Preply raised a $150M Series D led by WestCap at a $1.2B valuation; the startup has a 150-person office in Kyiv (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)

Anna Heim / TechCrunch:
Ukrainian-founded language learning marketplace Preply raised a $150M Series D led by WestCap at a $1.2B valuation; the startup has a 150-person office in Kyiv  —  Language learning marketplace Preply is now valued at $1.2 billion after raising a $150 million Series D round that marks …

Shocking New Development in Case of ICE Agent Killing Keith Porter Jr. on New Years Eve

Now we know the identity of the ICE agent who shot and killed a Black man, Keith Porter Jr., on New Years Eve.

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Lightning AI merges with data center operator Voltage Park to create an "AI cloud" with a $2.5B valuation, managing 35,000+ Nvidia GPUs across six data centers (Iain Martin/Forbes)

Iain Martin / Forbes:
Lightning AI merges with data center operator Voltage Park to create an “AI cloud” with a $2.5B valuation, managing 35,000+ Nvidia GPUs across six data centers  —  The startup behind open source tool PyTorch Lightning has merged with compute provider Voltage Park to create a …

Jujutsu Kaisen's 'Naoya Hair Flip' meme takes social media by storm, but what's the big deal?

Mappa’s Jujutsu Kaisen adaptation elevates the manga with bold anime-original moments, like the viral Naoya hair-flip meme.