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London-based THENA Capital, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage medical technology, has officially launched its Fund I with a first close at £27M (approximately €32M) of its £50M (approximately €59.7M) targeted fund. The fund was backed by Firebird Collective, This Day Foundation, Baroness Martha Lane Fox, and other individuals from private equity and pharma ... Read more
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Leila Lieberman, 93, retired on a tight budget and lives with a roommate in Manhattan, but she said she still looks forward to getting up each day. Read more ›
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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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Linda Lara, 72, lives in a subsidized senior apartment and works part-time to supplement her Social Security. But she's still scraping by. Read more ›
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Rumors suggest that Sigma is working on a world-first 200mm f/1.8 telephoto prime for Sony and Leica full-frame mirrorless cameras. 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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The Starliner spacecraft lost four thrusters while approaching the International Space Station last summer. NASA astronaut, Butch Wilmore took manual control, remembers Ars Technica, "But as Starliner's thrusters failed, Wilmore lost the ability to move the spacecraft in the direction he wanted to go..." Starliner had flown to within a stone's throw of the space station, a safe harbor, if only they could reach it. But already, the failure of... Read more ›
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An influencer shares her four tips for starting a victory garden and saving money on groceries. 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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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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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 don’t see this often, but all current iPhone models, save for the new 16e, are up to €190 off at Amazon (it varies by model and by storage capacity). This means that the vanilla iPhone 16 starts at €800 for a 128GB unit, while the iPhone 16 Plus is €75 more. We have detailed comparisons to help you pick the right model: iPhone 16 vs. 15, iPhone 16 Plus... Read more ›
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Craft Ventures, the eight-year-old venture firm co-founded by White House adviser David Sacks, last week laid off half a dozen employees who were largely involved in recruiting professionals for startups it backs, a spokesperson confirmed. It made the changes as the firm’s investors have shifted their focus to later-stage investments from very early-stage investments, according to a person with direct knowledge of the changes. Jeff Fluhr, co-founder of the firm,... Read more ›
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A "fully immersive experience" promises viewers a new way (and reason) to rewatch Wizard of Oz ahead of Wicked For Good's release. 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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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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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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Birmingham-based Grid Edge, a company developing AI-powered software to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs in commercial buildings, has raised over £2.8M (approximately €3.3M) in funding. The funding round was led by Mercia Ventures, which was investing from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II and its own EIS funds. Mercia Ventures is a proactive venture ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Flagright, an AI-native, centralised, no-code compliance platform, has secured $4.3M (approximately €3.9M) in a seed funding round. The funding round was led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from notable angel investors such as Rubin Ritter (Ex-Co-CEO of Zalando), André Silva (Ex-Global Head of Expansion at Revolut), Phillip Chambers (CEO of Orbex), Ahmed Badr (COO ... Read more Read more ›
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![[Exclusive] Amsterdam AI startup Rembrandt bags funding: Co-founder Vincent Wijdeveld on building the ‘crystal ball’ for revenue teams](https://times42.com/media/8/4/7/10302847_640x200.jpg "[Exclusive] Amsterdam AI startup Rembrandt bags funding: Co-founder Vincent Wijdeveld on building the ‘crystal ball’ for revenue teams")
Amsterdam-based Rembrandt (formerly Cocraft), an AI-powered revenue intelligence platform, has secured €330,000 in funding. The funding comes from three seasoned angel investors—two with deep expertise in machine learning and AI and one with a proven track record in SaaS sales. The investment announcement comes a week after rebranding its name from Cocraft to Rembrandt to ... Read more Read more ›
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Tallinn-based Ultra, a next-gen entertainment platform, has raised $12M (nearly €10.85M) in fresh funding. Luxembourg’s multi-family office NOIA Capital led the round through its NOIA Digital Assets fund. The investment follows the appointment of Gus van Rijckevorsel as CEO. “With new leadership, a clear vision, and growing momentum, we’re setting the stage for a new ... Read more Read more ›
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Europe’s startup ecosystem has grown over the past decade, with several companies reaching the billion-dollar mark. Atomico’s State of European Tech report states that 11 ecosystems without such companies in 2015 now have at least one. Dealroom data shows that Europe has 571 unicorns, including 22 new ones in 2024 – 37 of them have ... Read more Read more ›
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The construction industry has long relied on manual processes, leading to inefficiencies, delays, and higher costs. As projects grow in complexity, the need for digital solutions becomes more urgent to improve accuracy, streamline workflows, and enhance collaboration. In this edition of AI Tool of the Week, we spotlight SpecScan, an AI platform transforming the construction ... Read more Read more ›
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Belfast-based IceMOS Technology Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer, has secured $22M (approximately €20M) in a Series E funding round from a London-based investor, 57 Stars LLC, and earlier-stage USA investors. The latest funding round values IceMOS at a market capitalisation of $110M (approximately €102M) post-money The company will use the funds to increase strategic manufacturing in ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Tomorro, an AI-powered contract management platform, has raised €25M in a funding round led by XAnge and Acton Capital. Others, including Adelie and Founders Future, previous investors HenQ, Resonance, Financière Saint-James, and Motier Venture, also participated in the round. The announcement comes 18 months after raising €11M. The French company will use the funds ... Read more Read more ›
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Budapest-based Qneiform, an HR software platform provider, has raised €3M in a seed funding round led by PROfounders and Day1 Capital. Based out of London, PROfounders Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage technology-enabled businesses across Europe. “Almost every company in the world sees hiring as a priority and yet precious ... Read more Read more ›
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GRACE, a Franco-Swiss fintech company enabling luxury brands to offer built-in protection against theft and loss, has secured €5.9M in seed funding. The round was led by FinTech Collective and Speedinvest, with participation from Firstminute Capital, Purple (Laurent Ritter’s fund), Kima Ventures and Bpifrance. Notable investors including Didier Valet (former MD, Société Générale), Eric Mignot ... Read more Read more ›
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