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BloombergSecurity Camera Startup Verkada in Talks for $4.5 Billion Valuation
(Bloomberg) -- Security camera company Verkada Inc. is raising $200 million at a valuation of $4.5 billion, a significant premium over its last funding round, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxHow California Sees the World, and ItselfCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsLondon’s Tube Fares Are Set to Rise by 4.6% Next YearVenture capital firm General Catalyst is leading the financin
- CoinDesk
Crypto for Advisors: AI + Blockchain + Crypto
Blockchain is the key to unlocking a scalable, ethical, and user-focused AI economy, addressing critical barriers like resource demands, ethical concerns, and proof of humanhood.
- The Independent
Voices: A man walked in on me in a changing room – but what happened next was even more shocking
COMMENT: Women are often told to shrug things off but this type of behaviour rarely happens in isolation, writes Olivia Petter. If we don’t take it more seriously, who knows where it may lead?
- News and Star
Strictly Come Dancing star to miss final after having surgery just days before
Find out which Strictly Come Dancing star will be missing the live final tonight (December 14) due to having knee surgery just days before.
- Evening Standard
Labour loses by-election to Reform as support for Nigel Farage's party continues to surge
Labour continues to struggle in local by-elections, losing to Reform UK in St Helens, Liverpool
- The Telegraph
What really happens at 32 Portland Place’s sex parties
There was certainly cause to celebrate at 32 Portland Place last week, the £15 million west London mansion owned by Edward Davenport. The self-described “flamboyant entrepreneur”, also known as “Fast Eddie”, won a court battle to stop police from shutting down parties at his home. “Fighting. Won. Freedom to party,” the 58-year-old wrote on Instagram after the verdict was announced.
- Wales Online
Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland to 'miss out on Glitterball Trophy' in heartbreaking blow
On Saturday night, one celebrity will be crowned the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2024 - but who will it be?
- The Argus
Martin Lewis reveals amount of Premium Bonds you need for a ‘decent bet’ of winning
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has revealed the amount of Premium Bonds needed for a "decent bet" of winning, in a post on X.
- Hello!
Nigella Lawson's bizarre Christmas tree choice sparks huge reaction
Nigella Lawson has stunned her fans with her bizarre Christmas tree choice. Take a look at the picture here…
- Hello!
Prince William and Kate begin Christmas holidays with their kids - plans revealed
Prince William and Kate Middleton have left Windsor with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis for their Christmas break…
- Manchester Evening News
Supermarket knocks Asda off 'most expensive' spot with 15% price hike
It's not the only product it's charging more for in the comparison of basic groceries
- Hello!
Princess Anne's fears for future at £6m home Gatcombe Park: 'I do worry'
King Charles' sister Princess Anne lives at Gatcombe Park with her husband Sir Timothy Laurence but she's worried about the future at her glorious home
- News and Star
Strictly angers viewers as judge ‘wrongly’ scores celebrity contestant
Strictly Come Dancing angers viewers after judge Craig Revel Horwood ‘wrongly’ scored Chris McCausland.
- The Telegraph
Leaked negotiating papers reveal EU’s price for post-Brexit trade deal
The European Union has set the price for a post-Brexit trade deal in leaked negotiating papers that reveal an expectation of concessions from Sir Keir Starmer.
- HuffPost
Blue Ivy Carter Sparks Controversy By Wearing What Some Call A ‘Wildly Inappropriate’ Dress
Certain social media users criticized the outfit, but many others voiced support for the 12-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
- The Telegraph
‘I’m f---ed’, Gregg Wallace tells friends as he braces for MasterChef sacking
Gregg Wallace expects to be sacked from MasterChef once an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment concludes, it emerged on Friday.
- BuzzFeed
Okay, I Seriously Can't Stop Laughing At All These Ignorant Americans Who Got Absolutely Roasted Into Oblivion This Year
We gotta do better in 2025, my fellow Americans.
- The Observers
Fears mount for Syria’s minorities as video emerges showing rebel fighters executing suspects
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has become Syria’s new strongman, replacing the Alawite regime of Bashar al-Assad. Once a partner of al Qaeda, Jolani now speaks the language of tolerance towards Syria’s ethnic and religious minorities and told his fighters to refrain from extrajudicial violence. Videos emerging on social media, including one apparently showing the execution of four suspected regime collaborators, suggest that not all of his fighters are following hi
- Evening Standard
Man sets himself on fire in busy north London street as passers-by watch in horror
The man was engulfed in flames as first responders used a fire extinguisher to try to douse the blaze
- Manchester Evening News
Dad spotted at Manchester Airport after 'monumentally stupid' decision is jailed
Jack Brooks has been locked up