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Berlin-based TastyUrban, an asset-light digital-first restaurant franchise, has raised €6.5 million in funding to roll out additional brands, with an international expansion planned. The lead investor was IBB Ventures, with participation from Fulcrum, Monte Carlo Capital and existing investors Earlybird-X and Cardumen Capital. “We are not only solving a real issue for restauranteurs by optimising ...
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Coordinated nationwide protests against the Trump administration drew large crowds. Business Insider was there. Read more ›
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People are gathering in cities all over the United States and globally to protest an “illegal, billionaire power grab” by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They’re being put on by over 150 different organizations, including civil rights groups, labor unions, and LGBTQ+ advocates, and span more than 1,200 locations. Last weekend, “Tesla Takedown” protests […] Read more ›
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Musk during a talk with Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said he'd like to see a "free trade zone" between Europe and the US. Read more ›
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Musk defended DOGE's work during a meeting with Italy's League Party, arguing that the task force has exhibited "extreme transparency." Read more ›
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DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED. Read more ›
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Kevin Bacon discussed losing money in former financier Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme nearly two decades ago, when the criminal operation collapsed. Read more ›
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As President Donald Trump’s tariffs set in, it may well be time to say goodbye to the under-$30,000 car. Read more ›
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Meta has released the first two models from its Llama 4 suite: LLama 4 Scout and LLama 4 Maverick. Maverick is “the workhorse” and excels at image and text understanding for “general assistant and chat use cases,” the company said in a blog post, while the smaller model Scout could tackle things like “multi-document summarization, parsing extensive user activity for personalized tasks, and reasoning over vast codebases.” The company also... Read more ›
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Microsoft's latest WHAMM model builds on its predecessor. It is now capable of delivering a real-time AI-generated gaming experience with user input support. Read more ›
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My 10-month-old accidentally bumped his head while getting his diaper changed in the plane. I obsessed about his health during our entire trip. Read more ›
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Greta Lee, Jared Leto, and Jeff Bridges star in the third film in the Tron series, out October 10. Read more ›
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Plus: Another DOGE operative allegedly has a history in the hacking world, and Donald Trump’s national security adviser apparently had way more Signal chats than previously known. Read more ›
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"We will track down leakers and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law," a spokesperson for DHS said. Read more ›
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"The third James Bond novel was published on this day in 1955," writes long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger. Film buff Christian Petrozza shares some history: In 1979, the market was hot amid the studios to make the next big space opera. Star Wars blew up the box office in 1977 with Alien soon following and while audiences eagerly awaited the next installment of George Lucas' The Empire Strikes Back, Hollywood was... Read more ›
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Trump's tariff hike mirrors the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which exacerbated the Great Depression and led to a major shift in US trade policy. Read more ›
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Berkeley, California is "the latest city to try to block landlords from using algorithms when deciding rents," reports the Associated Press (noting that officials in many cities claim the practice is driving up the price of housing). But then real estate software company RealPage filed a federal lawsuit against Berkeley on Wednesday: Texas-based RealPage said Berkeley's ordinance, which goes into effect this month violates the company's free speech rights and... Read more ›
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Cricket Wireless has a new trade-in program that lets customers get bill credit for old devices. Read more ›
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Bill Gates said Microsoft had to "build teams in a more mixed, diverse set of skills than I expected." Read more ›
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Jamie Siminoff, who founded Ring and started the company in his garage, is back at Amazon after leaving the company as its CEO in 2023. Siminoff joined Amazon when the e-commerce website acquired Ring in 2018, but he left in 2023 and founded another startup that he sold to lock maker Latch Inc. When he left Amazon two years ago, he said that invention was his true passion. Now, he's... Read more ›
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Ranked based on durability, value, and aesthetics, these are the best socket set brands for novices to seasoned mechanics. Read more ›
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Evolytes, a Reykjavík-based elementary math learning platform, has raised a €1.3 million in a Seed funding round to drive further revenue growth and impact in Latin America, India, Middle East, South East Asia, and the U.S. The round was co-led by Omega and Pekron Family Office and follows a €473k pre-Seed in 2021, led by ... Read more ›
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Paris-based WeeFin, a sustainable FinTech startup that helps financial institutions manage their sustainability strategies, has announced a new round of financing totalling €25 million to further develop their suite of products and strengthen its international presence through a London office. The funding round, which was completed 15 months after WeeFin’s Series A, is led by ... Read more ›
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Oxford-based Lumai, an AI accelerator startup using optics to address global computational challenges, today announced that it has secured more than €9.2 million to help AI data centres reduce costs and boost performance – while minimising energy consumption. The round was led by VC investor Constructor Capital, with participation from existing investor IP Group, alongside ... Read more ›
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Cambridge-based CMR Surgical, a global surgical robotics company, today announced the successful closing of a financing round of over €185 million through a combination of equity and debt capital to support the company’s growth plans. The fundraising, which was supported by all of the Company’s existing major investors, includes a new debt investment from Trinity ... Read more ›
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We are thrilled to announce that Michael Cassau, Founder of Grover and SKROL, will be joining us at the EU-Startups Summit 2025 for an exclusive Fireside Chat titled “From Building & Exiting a Unicorn to the Plan of Acquiring 5,000 Ventures“. Michael is a visionary entrepreneur renowned for founding Grover, the Berlin-based tech rental platform that ... Read more ›
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London-based Sedna Communications Ltd, an AI-powered workflow automation platform focused the global trade and supply chain market, announced today it has secured €10 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. The funding will drive AI innovation, expand platform integrations, and support sustainable growth to better serve Sedna’s customers. Robert Scott, CFO of Sedna, said: ... Read more ›
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Paris-based Fairly Made, a scale-up focused on sustainable fashion, today announced it has raised €15 million in funding to accelerate its transformation into a “pure technology player“. The investment round was led by BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, GET Fund, ETF Partners and Frenchfounders, highlighting the company’s intent to leverage technological innovation to address ... Read more ›
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London-based Zepz, the global payments group behind WorldRemit and Sendwave, has secured a total of €152 million in revolving and term facilities, this will strengthen their financial position and position Zepz to capture new market opportunities. The €101.7 million revolving credit facility was led by HSBC Innovation Banking while HSBC Private Credit was the sole ... Read more ›
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We’re excited to announce that Kos Stiskin, Co-founder and VP of Strategy at FINOM, will take the stage at this year’s EU-Startups Summit 2025 in sunny Malta on April 24-25! As a seasoned strategist and fintech entrepreneur, Kos oversees business development, partnerships, country launches, and investments at FINOM—a fast-growing platform headquartered in Amsterdam that provides ... Read more ›
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Tremau, a Paris-based Trust & Safety (T&S) startup, has raised €3 million in funding to accelerate the development of Nima, its AI-powered content moderation platform, and grow its market share internationally. The round was backed by French Auriga Cyber Ventures and German G+D Ventures. “Our vision is simple: online safety shouldn’t be a luxury reserved ... Read more ›
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