Author: Syed Ahtesham Shah

The US Coast Guard is currently in active pursuit of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, according to a US official who spoke to CBS News, the BBC’s US media partner, as tensions in the region continue to rise. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers so far this month, including one intercepted on Saturday. The latest operation, carried out on Sunday, reportedly involves a sanctioned “dark fleet” vessel accused of helping Venezuela evade international sanctions. A US official said the tanker is operating under a false flag and is subject to a judicial seizure order. Washington has…

The incident marks the second time in recent weeks that the US has seized an oil tanker near Venezuela. The United States has seized an oil tanker that had most recently docked in Venezuela, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on Saturday. In a post on X, Noem said the operation was part of Washington’s efforts to stop the illegal transport of sanctioned oil, which she claimed is used to finance narco-terrorism in the region. According to her statement, the US Coast Guard intercepted the vessel before dawn with assistance from the Pentagon. The seizure comes just days after…

Ex Splunk execs startup Resolve AI hits 1 billion valuation with Series A Resolve AI is a startup that builds an autonomous site reliability engineer. This tool helps keep software systems working on their own. The company has raised a Series A funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Three people familiar with the deal shared this information. Sources said the headline value of the new round is one billion dollars. The real value was lower because the deal was split into parts. In this setup, investors bought some shares at the one billion value. They bought more shares at…