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Uzbekistan fintech Uzum has reached a $2.3 billion valuation — about 53% higher than just seven months ago — as investors place growing bets on the country’s emerging digital economy. The valuation stems from a $131.5 million investment led by sovereign wealth funds from Oman, with participation from existing investors including Tencent, VR Capital, and FinSight Ventures. This round comprises $81.5 million in equity and $50 million in convertible financing tied to Uzum’s next funding round, as the startup targets a potential $250 million to $300 million pre-IPO raise in the second half of 2026 or early 2027. In August,…

Years removed from the peak of their glory days under Diego Simeone, it comes as little surprise when Atletico Madrid’s coach takes a more cautious approach about his team’s hopes in the UEFA Champions League. He offered a reminder in a press conference on Monday that Atleti made it to the round of 16 via the knockout phase playoffs, the fourth-best team in the league phase awaiting them for Tuesday’s first leg in Madrid. He said, as a matter of fact, that his side “are not favorites,” but if the label does not fit them, it is as close to…

The second difference is the equal sign instead of less-than-or-equal. This means the frictional force is constant as long as the object is sliding—it doesn’t equal the applied force anymore. That means the net force isn’t zero. Push harder on the chair by running and the chair will speed up.Let’s go back to that tug-of-war. The driver on the right now has an idea: Instead of gunning his engine, he throttles down to maintain a static friction interaction with the rails. Slow and steady. The guy on the left floors it—and what happens? His wheels spin and he gets a…

Nvidia is on the verge of announcing its own Claw, according to Wired. Can you believe it? An Nvidia claw! Which claw do you use for your agentic AI tasks? The lightweight Nanoclaw? The security-focused IronClaw? Oh, I can tell from your fashion sense you’re retro, and you prefer the O.G.—OpenClaw. Sometimes I get nostalgic for six weeks ago too. Simpler times!If you don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, you’re not a depraved AI freak, which is fortunate for you. Please be aware, however, that this whole “claw” trend is moving very quickly. Nvidia’s position as the premier…

Andreas HaleMar 9, 2026, 08:38 AM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Multiple…

Fitness wearable maker Whoop is launching a new panel focused on women’s health through its Whoop Labs blood testing service. The company is also adding a new feature to its app that surfaces information about hormonal changes during menstrual cycles. The startup said the panel includes 11 blood biomarkers that can give insights into aspects such as cycle regulation and hormonal transitions: Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH), Progesterone, Prolactin, and Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb), Free T4, Free T3, Leptin, Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin), Folate, Magnesium, and Phosphate (as Phosphorus). The company claims measuring these biomarkers will help users understand more about perimenopause, thyroid…

Scrap metal on a barge near the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGermany’s Volkswagen on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in annual operating profit and flagged another tough year ahead as the auto giant continues to grapple with U.S. tariffs and competition in China. Europe’s biggest carmaker posted 2025 operating profit of 8.9 billion euros ($10.4 billion), down 53% from the year prior, citing U.S. tariffs, currency effects and a strategic shift at Porsche. Analysts had expected annual operating profit to come in at 9.4 billion euros, according to LSEG…

Each month in Well Stocked, our staff shares unfussy recipe ideas that you can call upon any day of the week. Because yes, our editors love to cook, but sometimes we need to get dinner on the table 12 minutes ago. That’s when we look to pantry and fridge staples that can quickly morph into delicious meals. This month, it’s all about leftover rice.There’s a reason fried rice recipes tell you to start with leftover rice. The time in the fridge allows the cooked grains to firm up and dry out. “[The rice] has crystallized. The starches in it have…

Reporting live from Vogue’s Paris offices ahead of the Chanel and Louis Vuitton shows, The Run-Through’s hosts (and special guest Claire Thomson-Jonville, head of editorial content at Vogue France) were in agreement: by and large, fashion’s new creative directors have stopped auditioning for their roles and started owning them. Nowhere was that clearer than at Givenchy, where Sarah Burton showed a fringe-festooned gown on Mona Tougaard that left the crowd stunned. Michael Rider’s third outing for Celine, at the Institut de France, was also a highlight: “expensive-looking, but aspirationally relatable,” as Sarah Mower put it.Elsewhere, Pieter Mulier’s intimate farewell to…

Workers at Heart Machine, the independent studio behind Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, have with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9003. The wall-to-wall unit covers all at the studio, which the union in February after a supermajority of eligible workers voted for the measure.The organizing effort follows a rough stretch at Heart Machine, after the studio employees in November 2024, then announced in October 2025 that it would on its early access title Hyper Light Breaker and cut further staff.”I decided to get involved in organizing my studio because I’ve seen so many peers in the industry stand…