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Reykjavik, Iceland-based Optise, an AI-powered Website Insights platform for B2B companies, has secured $2.2M (approximately €1.9M) in pre-seed funding led by Frumtak Ventures. Frumtak Ventures is an Icelandic VC firm focusing on investments in local innovation with global potential. Andri Heiðar Kristinsson, Partner at Frumtak Ventures, comments, “Despite previously having worked in Silicon Valley and ... Read more
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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met before Pope Francis' funeral, their first face-to-face since a tense February meeting. Read more ›
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Due to popular demand, Microsoft is introducing a profanity filter toggle to Windows 11 Voice Typing. Read more ›
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Tech giants are the hardest companies to interview for, but tough questions show up across industries, according to employees on Glassdoor. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump said high tariffs a year from now would be a "total victory" because it would incentivize companies to produce in US. Read more ›
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xAI's Colossus supercomputer at Memphis, Tennessee, is accused of spewing excess pollution to get the power it needs to run all its GPUs. Read more ›
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The hit co-op adventure game Split Fiction is already headed for Hollywood with Sydney Sweeney in a starring role, according to Variety. Along with the Euphoria actor, the film adaptation welcomed Wicked’s Jon M. Chu as the project’s director and screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who worked on Deadpool & Wolverine. Sweeney will also reportedly be an executive producer for the Split Fiction movie. Split Fiction features two authors... Read more ›
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"Only the United States, China and Germany have larger economies than California," reports CNN. In fact, they add that California "outpaced all three countries with growth of 6% last year," according to the California governor's office (which cites new data from the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis): In 2024, California's growth rate of 6% outpaced the top three economies: U.S. (5.3%), China (2.6%) and Germany... Read more ›
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The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered stealth-launched just four days ago, but it's already clocked up over four million players. Read more Read more ›
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Last week we asked you whether your phone has received the Android 15 update yet. Many already have, which is encouraging to see, but it’s not all rosy. Over 40% of people who responded to our poll have Android 15 running on their phone – or rather the manufacturer’s implementation of Android 15. Around a third of voters are still waiting, even though the first updates started rolling out since... Read more ›
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Supply chain scholars and shipping industry insiders say they're expecting higher prices, barren shelves, and job losses if trade deals are not made. Read more ›
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James Dyson, who invented the vacuum cleaner that bears his name, said failure had been central to his life. Read more ›
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Hyte has temporarily suspended U.S. shipments due to the newly introduced tariffs, with higher prices likely ahead. Read more ›
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The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU is available at Newegg for $219 and comes with a free 500GB SSD and a copy of Monster Hunter Wilds. Read more ›
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United invested in a revolutionary new aircraft design with one giant wing and an extra-wide cabin. It could replace some of its older Boeing jets. Read more ›
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For the last few years, many of the world's airlines have been taking longer and costlier routes around Russian airspace. Why don't planes fly over Russia? Read more ›
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Gala Games' Easter event at the White House hints at a potential fresh chapter for GameFi, which has shown signs of life in the last few days. Read more ›
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As controversy bubbles around Trump's new 2028 campaign hat, the president's official store has even more hidden gems to offer. Read more ›
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I started talking to my kids about the cost of college when they started high school. I made sure they understood how much I was willing to pay. Read more ›
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The fifth and final season of Netflix's live-action The Witcher show is in production, and we've finally had a peek at Liam Hemsworth in the titular role. Read more Read more ›
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Limburg, the Netherlands-based Back to Battery, a climate tech startup focused on recycling used lithium-ion batteries, has secured investment from Graduate Entrepreneur. Dutch-based Graduate Entrepreneur aims to stimulate the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Rotterdam and Delft. Graduate Entrepreneur is an initiative of a group of influential and merited alumni of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus MC, and ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Volta Ventures has launched a €20M seed fund aimed at early-stage B2B software startups in the Benelux region. The fund plans to support approximately 15 companies and is supported by a network of accomplished Dutch and Belgian entrepreneurs. Volta is increasing its focus on early-stage SaaS development in the Benelux region through its new ... Read more Read more ›
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Antwerp, Belgium-based Taglayer, a Customer Data Platform (CDP), has secured €800K in non-dilutive funding from VLAIO – Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship, KBC Bank & Verzekering, and PMV. The Belgian company will use the funds to accelerate its international growth, expand its partnership program, and fuel the development of Laya, an AI employee. The company is ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based Celest Science, a climate risk modelling startup, has raised €2M in seed funding. Astorya.vc and Plug and Play led the round. The round also saw participation from 16 business angels. Participants include Stéphane Guinet, CEO of Kamet Ventures, Christophe Neves, Chief Risk Officer at Skyline, Éric Mignot, CEO & co-founder of +Simple, Didier Valet, ... Read more Read more ›
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Rotterdam-based Zeno, a legal AI startup developing an end-to-end platform for legal professionals, has raised €2M in funding. The investment came from Chris Oomen, founder of Optiver. Chris Oomen says, “Zeno shows that AI doesn’t have to be a threat to professionals. It can be a source of empowerment. And that’s exactly the kind of ... Read more Read more ›
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US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced its investment in two Dutch businesses following its Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event held last November. The selected companies are Delft-based Emergent Swarm Solutions and ‘s-Hertogenbosch’s Saluqi Motors. Brad Lunn, MD for GA-ASI, says, “The technologies presented by Emergent and Saluqi really stood out to us, ... Read more Read more ›
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Upstream Festival to hold its sixth edition in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, at the venue Annabel. The event focuses on startup development by gathering over 45 partners, along with founders, investors, companies, and policymakers from across Europe. Taking place on the 21st and 22nd of May 2025, the programme includes more than 50 exhibitors, over 35 ... Read more Read more ›
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Meylan, France-based Dolphin Semiconductor, a provider of semiconductor IP solutions specialising in mixed-signal IP design, has secured €10M from Vertex Growth, a Singapore-based growth-stage VC fund. Vertex Growth is a growth-stage venture capital fund anchored by Vertex Holdings, a subsidiary of global investment firm Temasek. The fund is dedicated to investing in high-potential companies on ... Read more Read more ›
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In today’s startup world, attention is currency, and trust is everything. The right story told the right way can open doors of opportunities that one cannot fathom. Behind every headline-grabbing story is a team that knows how to shape perception and build trust. That’s where ThirdEyeMedia, a global PR agency, comes in. Based out of ... Read more Read more ›
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Lately, cloud computing has seen rapid adoption across various industries, offering numerous benefits to businesses. However, along with these comes a significant challenge – unpredictable and escalating cloud billing. Despite the widespread use of cloud services, a substantial portion of cloud investments, estimated at 32 per cent or $512B annually, is wasted. This often arises ... Read more Read more ›
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