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Windsurf brings with it $82 million in annual recurring revenue and a customer base of more than 350 enterprises [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Artificial intelligence startup Cognition AI on Monday agreed to acquire Windsurf, an integrated development environment platform, strengthening its position in the rapidly evolving enterprise software market.The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion deal with Windsurf last week aimed at acquiring top talent and securing licensing rights to its technology.The deal with Google marks a win for Windsurf’s backers, who have raised $243 million from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks, and General Catalyst, and was last valued at…

When it comes to rooftop bars, Chicago has some of the best. In the city that invented the skyscraper, could anything feel as resplendent as lounging atop one for a cocktail with a view? These high-altitude alfresco eating and drinking spots have some of the best views of the city’s landmarks—Lake Michigan, Wrigley Field, the skyline itself—while also crafting well-considered cocktail programs and good eats. Many even encompass indoor space, meaning they can be enjoyed year-round) even as the snow envelopes downtown. Read on for our picks for the best rooftop bars Chicago has to offer, each with its own…

The most recent target of the Trump administration’s sanctions is a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. Israel applauded the move. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Trump administration has been imposing sanctions on international judges and human rights experts involved in a case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The most recent target of sanctions is a U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. Israel applauded the move. NPR’s Michele Kelemen reports.MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not mince words when he announced that he was imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese,…

Protesters hold up an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump in response to Trump’s announcement of 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, in Sao Paulo, Thursday, July 10. Andre Penner/AP hide caption toggle caption Andre Penner/AP President Trump’s threat to impose higher tariffs on Brazil is “grotesquely illegal,” says Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. Brazil was among the countries Trump threatened with tariffs in letters posted to social media last week. Trump said Mexico and the European Union will see new tariffs starting Aug. 1. Most of the letters indicated that the new tariffs — 30% for most — were intended…

Rajkummar Rao’s foray into the gangster genre, Maalik, opened to a lukewarm response from audiences on its first day. However, the film witnessed modest growth over the weekend, earning an estimated Rs 14.25 crore in India. And now, according to industry tracker Sacnilk, Maalik has collected around Rs 1.65 crore on its fourth day (Monday), bringing its total domestic collection to approximately Rs 15.90 crore.

President Trump in profile at MetLife Stadium on July 13 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. David Ramos/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption David Ramos/Getty Images/Getty Images North America President Trump is facing backlash from his base after defending his administration’s review of the so-called Epstein files and downplaying his supporters’ distrust in the process. Last week, a two-page memo from the Justice Department and the FBI said they found no evidence that the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful people or kept a “client list” and reiterated that he died by suicide in…

Malaysia’s trade ministry said on Monday that the export, transshipment and transit of high-performance artificial intelligence chips of U.S. origin will be subject to a trade permit, effective immediately. Individuals or companies are required to notify authorities at least 30 days in advance when exporting, transhipping, or bringing in transit any item that is not expressly listed on Malaysia’s strategic items list, the ministry said in a statement. The move serves to close regulatory gaps while Malaysia reviews the inclusion of high-performance AI chips of U.S. origin in its list of strategic items, the ministry added. “Malaysia stands firm against…

After US President Donald Trump announced that billions of dollars worth of military equipment will be sent to Ukraine, politicians in Kyiv welcomed the move as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said he spoke to the US president and thanked him for the support. Trump, while announcing slew of military aid to Ukraine, also threatened Russia with a deadline of 50 days to broker a ceasefire deal with Ukraine or face sanctions. The officials in Moscow dismissed Trump’s sanctions threat as “hot air”. Zelenskyy said he and President Trump have agreed to speak more frequently and continue to coordinate the…

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The recent detention of migrant labourers from West Bengal’s Nadia district by Chhattisgarh police in Kondagaon district of Bastar region has caused a furore with Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra calling it “State-sponsored terrorism and kidnapping by the Chhattisgarh government, police.”Countering these claims, the police said that the nine men were detained on July 12 under preventive provisions because they were staying in the district for a prolonged period without providing their documents that the law mandates, and were let off on Monday (July 14, 2025).On a video that…

Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates taking the wicket of West Indies’ Jayden Seales, left, on day three of the third Test cricket match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. | Photo Credit: AP Mitchell Starc took six wickets for nine runs and Scott Boland claimed a hat-trick as Australia dismissed the West Indies for 27 — the second-lowest total ever in test cricket — to win the third test by 176 runs on Monday.The West Indies missed the lowest score in test cricket by one run, due to a misfield.Starc’s first 15 balls delivered the fastest five-wicket haul in test history,…