SolarSquare, an Indian rooftop solar startup that helps homes and housing societies adopt solar power, is in advanced talks to raise fresh capital after securing India’s largest solar venture investment in December 2024, TechCrunch has learned. B Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners are set to co-lead a Series C round, which could value SolarSquare at…
Perth-based surveillance software firm Istana AI has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed placement to continue its growth in key markets such as Japan and the Middle East. The Kevin Brown-led company told the market today that it has received funding from institutional and sophisticated investors after developing self-learning AI software that detects unusual or…
President Trump expressed optimism Tuesday that a peace deal would be reached with Iran, while stressing that the war has already been won. “This war has been won,” Mr Trump said in the Oval Office. “The only thing that likes to keep the conflict going is fake news.” When CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe asked which…
Sky News believes there may be a delay in plans to raise the minimum wage for 18- to 20-year-olds to the same level as other adults. In its 2024 election manifesto, Labour committed to “removing discriminatory age bands so that all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage, which would raise wages for hundreds…
The Prince of Wales has been asked to raise the case of a Manchester man detained in Saudi Arabia during his first official visit to the country. In a letter shared exclusively with Sky News, Amnesty International has written to Prince William, sharing the plight of Ahmed al-Daush. The father of four and senior banking…
As Kremlin war chiefs scramble to mobilise nearly half a million troops by 2026, Ukrainian commanders have declared they will fight Russia to defend against brutal attacks. Ukrainian soldiers with a Soviet-era T-72 tank in the Sumy region near Russia Ukraine has vowed to step up attacks on Russia, as the Kremlin plans to mobilise…
Rolls-Royce Holdings will give its chief executive a multimillion-pound annual pay rise, even though he is close to one of Britain’s most lucrative public company payouts ever after overseeing the industrial manufacturing group’s spectacular revival. The board of Rolls-Royce has consulted with major shareholders over an overhaul of its remuneration policy, Sky News has learnt….
