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The Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen (NVP), the Dutch Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has published its annual report outlining the state of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) in the Netherlands for 2024. The Dutch company NVP is focused on enhancing the investment climate in the Netherlands by advocating for the private equity ... Read more
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At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels. Read more ›
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If you’re all caught up on The Last of Us (the TV version that is) then you’ll know that season two made clear that when the show returns it will focus a lot more on Kaitlyn’s Dever’s Abby. But it sounds like we’re going to have to wait a while to see that side of the story unfold. Speaking to Variety off the back of The Last of Us netting... Read more ›
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The Houthis recently carried out their first attacks in months, sinking two merchant vessels in the Red Sea. Read more ›
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A Ukrainian soldier told BI that the thermonaric warheads have gotten bigger, while a first responder said Russia is using them more frequently. 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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Razer has just released its Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma, a premium docking station designed for creative professionals and gamers seeking expanded connectivity options. The $399.99 device supports up to three 4K displays at 144Hz or a single 8K display at 60Hz. The dock features four Thunderbolt 5 ports, three DisplayPort 2.1 connections, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port, Gigabit Ethernet, and a 3.5mm audio... Read more ›
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Hyperlite Mountain Gear and Dyneema collaborate on lighter, more durable hiking backpacks, which lets you put even more Dyneema on your Dyneema. Read more ›
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Uri Levine predicts that Gen Beta won't drive, saying that a decade from now, most paid mobility and transportation services will be autonomous. Read more ›
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We may finally have a definitive list of all color options for the iPhone 17 series, ahead of the devices launching in September. A few of the alleged iPhone 17 Pro color options (MacRumors concept) In a report for Macworld today, Filipe Espósito said he obtained an "internal document" that allegedly reveals all of the color options for the upcoming iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone... Read more ›
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Steam has added a new rule to its guidelines that has resulted in certain games getting banned, according to a report by Automaton. The new clause states that "content that may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam's payment processors and related card networks and banks, or internet network providers" is not allowed and could result in removal from the platform. In other words, if credit card companies... Read more ›
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The fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" premieres Nov. 26 on Netflix. If this teaser is anything to go by, Hawkins is in trouble. Read more ›
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Scale AI, the AI industry’s chief data dealer, will lay off 14 percent of the company, or about 200 employees, just one month after Meta took a multibillion-dollar stake in the company and hired its CEO and other staff. The layoffs also include 500 of its global contractors, Scale spokesperson Joe Osborne told The Verge, […] Read more ›
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Since last Monday, when the Justice Department announced it would not be releasing documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein and his 2019 death in a New York prison, the MAGA movement has been up in arms. Prominent voices like Megyn Kelly are calling on President Donald Trump to fire Attorney General Pam Bondi. FBI Deputy Director […] Read more ›
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Several years of repeated volcanic eruptions near the town of Grindavík have driven most residents to flee. Read more ›
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New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI cutoff—has become a "public health emergency." Read more ›
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Following four price changes between 2020 and 2023, Oracle customers aren't happy with Java pricing - and are seeking alternatives. Read more ›
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AWS declares a new era of AI agents, promising a bigger shift than the start of the internet. Read more ›
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"There's very little difference between a madman and a genius," Trump said of the Unabomber. Read more ›
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Texas-based Oracle, a cloud technology company, announced its plans to invest $1B (approximately €855.4M) in the Netherlands over the next five years. This investment will boost Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in the Netherlands by expanding AI capacity in the Oracle Cloud Amsterdam Region. “Organisations in the Netherlands are rapidly embracing AI and new technologies,” says ... 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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Rotterdam-based Passionfruit, an AI startup that helps food companies tackle ESG, quality, and compliance challenges, has secured a €250,000 investment from Smarter Ventures. Smarter Ventures offers a new approach to venture capital by investing in entrepreneurs who use technology to solve real-world problems. They focus on early-growth software companies, especially in AI and Web3. In ... 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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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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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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Berlin-based re:cap, a fintech company, has launched a €125M credit facility for onward lending and has expanded its operations to the UK. The funding was provided by HSBC Innovation Banking and Avellinia Capital. Julian Schickel, Founding Partner at Avellinia Capital, says, “re:cap is solving a major headache for tech founders. Traditional banks rarely lend to ... Read more Read more ›
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