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Lyft has announced its acquisition of German mobility platform FREENOW for €175 million, marking the U.S. company’s most significant expansion into the European market to date. The deal, confirmed on 16 April 2025, involves purchasing FreeNow from its current owners, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. This marks the end of FreeNow’s status as a European-owned platform and ...
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This is the Infinix Hot 60 Pro, and it's the more conventional phone in the new series. While its sibling, the 60 Pro+, is a bit thinner and curvier, the Hot 60 Pro is nearly as thin and light, but has a flat design that some will like better. The regular Hot 60 Pro also has a few hardware advantages over its Pro+ counterpart - you get a dedicated AI... Read more ›
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VodafoneThree is launching an upgraded Secure Net app with parental controls, but it’s only available for UK users. Read more ›
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Elon Musk posted on X that Grok Imagine, his AI-powered video-to-text generator, "is AI Vine," adding that he was working to restore the defunct app. Read more ›
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UK-based cyber security group steps up investment plans following takeover by US private equity firm Thoma Bravo Read more ›
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Established in 1943 to coordinate America's building of the first atomic bomb, the Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico is still "one of the world's largest and most advanced scientific institutions" notes Wikipedia. And it now has a "National Security AI Office," where senior director Jason Pruet is working to help "prepare for a future in which AI will reshape the landscape of science and security," according to the... Read more ›
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With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering. Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 3, #784. Read more ›
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When my young daughter told her dolls she was too busy with a work call to talk, I knew I had to shift my priorities. Read more ›
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GOG has launched an all-new project to raise awareness of censorship in gaming: FreedomToBuy.Games. Read more Read more ›
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Update — August 2: Majin Bu now says that this battery is actually for the iPhone 17 Pro, and there will apparently be two variants for models with and without a physical SIM card tray. "Due to a miscommunication with my source, the information I reported yesterday is incorrect," said Majin Bu. Original story follows. A leaker known as Majin Bu today shared images of an alleged battery pack for... Read more ›
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Battlefield 6 is taking advantage of EA's Javelin anti-cheat system, which enforced Secure Boot and is classified as a kernel-level AC, potentially killing Linux and Steam Deck support before the game launches. Read more ›
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Parrie Hartley, 30, didn't want the cookie-cutter life, so she left her tech job in Austin, Texas, and moved to Barcelona. She's happier. Read more ›
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In January, AT&T shifted from a hybrid schedule to a five-day in-office mandate. CEO John Stankey addressed employees' feedback in a memo to managers. Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 2, #783. Read more ›
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It's a cultural milestone. Fiverr just released an ad mocking vibe coding. The video features what its description calls a "clueless entrepreneur" building an app to tell if an avocado is ripe — who soon ends up blissfully singing with an avocado to the tune of the cheesy 1987 song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." The avocado sings joyously of "a new app on the rise in a no-code world... Read more ›
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In a federal court in Massachusetts on Friday, Apple sued a small movie theater chain named Apple Cinemas over alleged trademark infringement. "Apple Cinemas is knowingly and intentionally using the name Apple to sow confusion for its own benefit," alleged attorneys for Apple, in a complaint filed against all Apple Cinemas locations, and a Sand Media Corp Inc. company connected to the chain. Established in 2013, Apple Cinemas maintained a... Read more ›
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Darksiders 4 is officially coming. During the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase on Friday, we got a glimpse at the next game in the hack and slash action-adventure franchise, alongside trailers for roughly a dozen other games that are in the works, including Reanimal and The Eternal Life of Goldman. It's been a while since we've seen a new mainline Darksiders title from developer Gunfire Games, and while the fourth entry... Read more ›
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2025's re-release wave continues with the return of 'Batman,' 'Batman Returns,' and 'Casper' to the silver screen. Read more ›
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When people learn that I help European scaleups expand into African markets, the reaction is often a mix of curiosity and scepticism. One of the first questions that comes up is whether this kind of expansion risks repeating patterns of colonialism. It’s a fair concern and one that deserves thoughtful reflection. But the reality on ... Read more ›
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Riga-based Handwave, a biometric startup founded in Latvia, has raised €3.6 million in Seed funding to launch its palm-based payment and identity platform in Europe and the US. The round includes backing from regional investors, led by Practica Capital, with support from FirstPick, Outlast Fund and Inovo.vc, and will fund product development, regulatory certifications, and ... Read more ›
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Dresden-based industrial IoT startup Packwise has secured an injection of seven-figure growth capital to fuel its international expansion and push the limits of its container monitoring platform. The funding round saw the continued support of existing backers TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen and Hüttenes³, while bringing new investor SBG – Sächsische Beteiligungsgesellschaft on board through the RegioInnoGrowth ... Read more ›
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Oxford-based Ultromics, an innovator in AI-driven cardiology diagnostics solutions, today announced it has raised €48 million through its Series C funding round. The funding round was co-led by L&G, Allegis Capital, and Lightrock. It also received continued support from Oxford Science Enterprises, GV, Blue Venture Fund, and Oxford University. Additionally, the University of Chicago Medicine ... Read more ›
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Think about the last time you scrolled through your LinkedIn feed or checked out someone’s profile. Chances are, you’ve seen a mix of updates: some inspiring, some insightful, and some trying too hard to stand out and get attention. But what makes you stop and take a second look? It’s not just about what someone ... Read more ›
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Structured AI, a London-based startup founded by Oxford University graduates Raymond Zhao, Brandon Smith, and Isabel Greenslade, has raised approximately €435k in a pre-Seed round closed within just one week. Backed by Zero Prime Ventures, Airtree Ventures, and the Oxford Seed Fund, the company is building vertical AI agents to automate repetitive design engineering workflows ... Read more ›
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Munich-based ARX Robotics, a provider of autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), has raised an additional €11 million as part of a Series A extension led by Speedinvest; HV Capital also participated in the round. This follows the company’s initial €31 million Series A announced in April, which was led by HV Capital and included Omnes ... Read more ›
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AI is transforming every possible industry, and VC is no exception. AI-powered tools streamline VC firms’ workflows, assist with research, and generate reports. They help investors process vast amounts of information more efficiently and make decisions faster. Indeed, it’s a powerful tool, but despite its advantages, it still falls short in some crucial aspects of ... Read more ›
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Graz-based TACEO, a startup building infrastructure for secure computation on encrypted data, today announces it has closed its €4.8 million Seed funding round. The round is led by Archetype VC with participation from a16z CSX, Cyber.Fund, A.Capital Ventures, Polymorphic Capital, and a number of prominent angel investors. Lukas Helminger, Co-founder and CEO, comments: “For over ... Read more ›
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