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Palantir, Thales, and a startup are competing to build the FAA’s predictive air traffic AI Palantir

Palantir, Thales, and a startup are competing to build the FAA’s predictive air traffic AI

In short: The FAA is developing SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories), an AI system that would extend air traffic conflict prediction from 15 minutes to two hours, with Palantir, Thales, and Air Space Intelligence competing for the contract. The project follows the LaGuardia crash that exposed controller overwork…
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April 18, 2026
Cursor is raising $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation as AI coding tools become the fastest-growing software category Cursor

Cursor is raising $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation as AI coding tools become the fastest-growing software category

In short: AI coding startup Cursor (Anysphere) is in talks to raise at least $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, and Nvidia, nearly doubling its November 2025 valuation of $29.3 billion. The company has grown from zero to $2 billion ARR in three…
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April 18, 2026
Putin’s new critics: The celebrity influencers warning Russians might ‘snap’ Putin

Putin’s new critics: The celebrity influencers warning Russians might ‘snap’

Fitness videos, makeup tutorials — and now a viral manifesto on the growing problems plaguing Russia. A celebrity influencer’s direct warning to Vladimir Putin that his people might “snap” has prompted a rare acknowledgment of public criticism from the Kremlin. The 18-minute Instagram critique was a surprise pivot for Victoria…
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April 18, 2026
Palestinian football officials worry Canada won’t approve visas in time for FIFA meeting Refugees

Palestinian football officials worry Canada won’t approve visas in time for FIFA meeting

Canada Media reports published this week suggested Canada had blocked members of the Palestinian Football Association from entering the country ahead of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver later this month. However, it appears that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has yet to issue final visa decisions. IRCC decisions not…
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April 18, 2026