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Bending Spoons has begun trading on Nasdaq with a valuation around $25.5-25.7 billion and raised about $1.68 billion. The Milan-based group acquires and rebuilds aging digital brands such as Eventbrite, Evernote, Meetup and AOL, then holds them to drive growth through AI-enabled features, pricing, and tighter operations. Revenue in Q1 2026 reached $601 million with $27.5 million net income as it scales its portfolio and expands its multi-brand strategy.
A sweeping heat dome is driving extreme temperatures across the U.S., Canada and parts of Europe. Cities are opening cooling centers, urging hydration, and preparing for heat-related illnesses during the holiday weekend. Officials warn that temperatures and humidity will push heat indexes well into the 100s Fahrenheit as heat waves persist.
Agility Robotics has opened a 60,000-square-foot engineering and training facility in Fremont to scale Digit humanoid deployments in manufacturing and logistics, while Tesla and others push similar humanoid programs.
The National Guard remains deployed in Washington, D.C. under a federal surge begun last summer to combat crime. A Defense Department estimate puts average staffing at 2,500 through January 2029, costing about $1.4 billion, as local officials question autonomy and the measure’s efficacy while crime trends continue to fall.