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With the technology developing at breakneck speed, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with every breakthrough, funding round, or acquisition. While major headlines dominate our news cycle, many significant developments often slip through the cracks. In our “In Other News This Week” series, we at Silicon Canals give a concise yet comprehensive look at the ... Read more
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Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.” Read more ›
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The popular podcaster is expressing outrage and disappointment with Donald Trump, whom he supported in the 2024 presidential election, alleging a cover-up of the Jeffrey Epstein case and amplifying conspiracy theories to his millions of followers. Read more ›
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A giant bust of Elon Musk appeared in Arches National Park over the weekend with a sign protesting DOGE cuts. Read more ›
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Is burning nearly a $1 million of food that you already bought a good example of "government efficiency"? Read more ›
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The DC Studios mascot has sparked a new wave of interest in rescue pets. Read more ›
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Jason Wei, who worked on OpenAI’s o3 and deep research models, will be joining Meta’s superintelligence lab. His colleague Hyung Won Chung is also joining Meta, a source tells WIRED. Read more ›
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Owners of Rivian vehicles are being treated to what could be a pretty major upgrade this week. In an announcement with Google, Rivian is introducing a new navigation experience that is powered by Google Maps. Rivian Navigation with Google Maps: Specifically, Rivian is switching to the Google Maps Auto SDK, which lets an automaker design … Continued Read the original post: Rivian Switches to Navigation System Powered by Google Maps Read more ›
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Forest Whitaker and Alan Tudyk were recognized, but we think a few other 'Star Wars' actors also deserved accolades. Read more ›
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The discovery challenges findings made by Voyager 2, which collected data suggesting Uranus, unlike other giant planets in the solar system, didn’t have an internal heat source. Read more ›
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In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to 1.82 million. Read more ›
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'Severance' led all nominees, and 'The Last of Us' and 'The Penguin' did well—plus Harrison Ford. Read more ›
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The rumored iPhone 17 Air will have a titanium frame, according to Apple analyst Jeff Pu. In an investor note with equity research firm GF Securities this week, Pu also said the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max will have aluminum frames, so the iPhone 17 Air will apparently be the only new model to use titanium. It is unclear why the iPhone 17 Air would... Read more ›
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xAI's new $300 monthly subscription comes with two AI companions powered by its most capable model to date. I tried them. It got weird. Read more ›
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US president hosts summit in critical swing state as he seeks to improve faltering approval rating Read more ›
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Apple today announced that it has received 81 Emmy Award nominations, for Apple TV+ Shows like Severance, The Studio, Bad Sisters, Dark Matter, Presumed Innocent, Slow Horses, and more. The second season Severance earned 27 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor for Adam Scott, and Outstanding Lead Actress for Britt Lower. Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, John Turturro, Patricia Arquette, Jane Alexander, Gwendoline Christie, and Merritt Wever also received... Read more ›
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Xbox is bringing its “stream your own game” feature to PC. On Tuesday, the company announced that Xbox Insiders with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription can try streaming the Xbox games they own, including some that are available on console only, directly from the Xbox PC app. Xbox started letting Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stream […] Read more ›
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Netherlands-based Ebusco, a motor vehicle manufacturing company, has announced that it has reached an agreement to restructure loans that were due in mid-August 2025. Additionally, the company has signed a contract for Ebusco Energy and has scheduled an Extraordinary General Meeting to take place on August 18, 2025. The announcement comes two months after the ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Conpend, an AI fintech scale-up, has secured a majority investment from Cape Investment Partners (CIP), an investment firm headquartered in the same city. The financial details of the deal, however, were not disclosed. The funds will support Conpend’s expansion across global markets, strengthen its product development efforts, and increase its reach among banks and ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Figo Mobility, a fintech that simplifies mobility management and travel expenses for employers, secures an investment from Edgar Verschuur, former Global Head of Payments at Adyen. Verschuur joins the Figo team as an investor and will support the company’s next phase of growth as a strategic advisor. With over ten years of experience in ... Read more Read more ›
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Kongsberg, Norway-based Kongsberg Ferrotech, a company specialised in robotic solutions for the inspection, maintenance and repair of critical offshore infrastructure, has raised €12M in a Seed funding round led by the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF). Investinor, Norway’s sovereign investment fund, also participated in the funding round. The new funding will help the company enhance the ... Read more Read more ›
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Netherlands-based NRG2fly, a company building the world’s first nationwide charging network for electric planes, has secured fresh funding. The funding amount, however, remains undisclosed. The investment comes from a group of angel investors and Horizon Flevoland, the regional development company of Flevoland. As part of this development, day-to-day management of the company will be handed ... Read more Read more ›
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Copenhagen-based Ageras, a software platform for accounting, administration, and banking for small businesses, has acquired Amsterdam’s Employes, a payroll software company. This is Ageras’s second acquisition in 2025 and its eighth overall. The company has expanded its operations in several European markets, including through the 2024 acquisition of Shine from Société Générale. With the acquisition ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Prosus, a global technology company, announced the launch of AI House Amsterdam, a state-of-the-art innovation hub designed to foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and development in AI. It is based out of the company’s headquarters in the Zuidas business district. “With AI House Amsterdam, we are doing what Europe urgently needs: bringing together ambition, talent and ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based Flow, a specialist in embedded finance, has recently become part of the SnelStart group, a supplier of administrative software for SMEs. The acquisition follows a successful partnership between Flow and SnelStart in delivering embedded banking solutions, made possible by Adyen’s banking-as-a-service platform. Embedded finance means integrating financial services, like payments or loans, into non-financial ... Read more Read more ›
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Darkstar, a defence tech ecosystem builder, announced the official launch of Europe’s first pan-European defence fund fully dedicated to backing real military systems, including weapons and dual-use technologies. The newly launched €25M fund has secured a first close of €15M, led by SmartCap, Estonia’s sovereign defence fund. Additionally, over 30 founders and supporters from across ... Read more Read more ›
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While most EVs sit idle for 95 per cent of their lives, the Barcelona-based startup sees them as untapped batteries on wheels. Founded in 2023 at Norrsken Barcelona by Luis Medina Rivas, Tether uses AI to predict and coordinate the charging behaviour of millions of EVs, effectively turning them into a decentralised, clean power reserve ... Read more Read more ›
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