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    Ukrainian former Olympic weightlifter killed defending his country

    Oleksandr Pielieshenko joined his country's military soon after Russia's invasion, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine said Monday.

  • Reuters

    SoftBank leads $1 billion funding for UK self-driving startup Wayve

    British self-driving technology startup Wayve said on Tuesday it has raised $1.05 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank Group to accelerate the development and launch in production-model vehicles of its Embodied AI technology that can learn from and adapt to human behavior. The latest funding brings Wayve's total funds raised to just over $1.3 billion and marks the largest investment yet in a British startup focused on artificial-intelligence technology.

  • Associated Press

    Woman in Minnesota accused in the deaths of 2 children

    A woman killed two children in northern Minnesota, set a house on fire and left with another child, according to an indictment announced Monday. Jennifer Marie Stately, 35, was indicted on counts of premeditated murder, murder while committing child abuse, arson, murder while committing arson, and felony child neglect. Authorities did not name the victims, but the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that they were Stately's children, ages 6 and 5.