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Zurich-based Work-ID has closed a successful €4.2 million financing round to launch ‘Skills-Manager’, a tool that shows companies which people fit both professionally and personally. Strategic investors include the Swiss Commercial Association (Kaufmännischer Verband Schweiz) and the Zurich Commercial Association (Kaufmännischer Verband Zürich), two key players in Switzerland’s education and labor market. Also among the investors ...
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A joke in the new 'Masters of the Universe' trailer plays into a familiar online grift. Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Over the past few weeks, ICE’s actions have gotten a lot of attention — and if you step back, a disturbing picture is starting to […] Read more ›
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Video app launches US joint venture with American investors to enact deal criticised by China hawks Read more ›
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With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States. Read more ›
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From Black vampires gobbling up Oscar nominations to gay pro hockey players dominating the culture, diverse stories broke through in an environment that’s increasingly hostile to them. Read more ›
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Despite lots of hype, "voice AI" largely been a euphemism for a request-response loop. You speak, a cloud server transcribes your words, a language model thinks, and a robotic voice reads the text back. Functional, but not really conversational. That all changed in the past week with a rapid succession of powerful, fast, and more capable voice AI model releases from Nvidia, Inworld, FlashLabs, and Alibaba's Qwen team, combined with... Read more ›
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Humanoid robots, space travel, the science of aging—Musk was willing to weigh in on all of it at this week's World Economic Forum. But his predictions rarely work out the way he says they will. Read more ›
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Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, and James Cameron are among the stars who have left America and moved elsewhere due to politics. Read more ›
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The former Alameda Research chief and key witness against Sam Bankman-Fried has exited federal custody but remains subject to long-term bans, injunctions, and supervision tied to the FTX collapse. Read more ›
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A local news site compiled a list of over 200 businesses that have said they'll join an economic blackout day to protest ICE presence in Minnesota. Read more ›
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AI is set to wipe out many routine white-collar jobs while simultaneously fueling a historic infrastructure boom that boosts demand and wages for skilled blue-collar workers, believes Jensen Huang from Nvidia. Read more ›
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The car batteries that Costco sells are are typically a great deal, costing less than other retailers, even if they are from brands you find at other stores. Read more ›
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Amazon plans major cuts impacting thousands of corporate employees, following a previous round of job cuts in October. Read more ›
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A couple of days ago some images leaked purportedly showing the upcoming Oppo Find X9 Ultra with a telephoto extender, but those only showed the device's front. Today a new leak purportedly brings us our first look at its back, and it's definitely an interesting design that clearly wants to instantly make you think of digital cameras. Note that these aren't leaked images, they're allegedly created based on the design... Read more ›
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The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile. Read more ›
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If you live in a region where you get harsh winter storms, it's important to have certain power tools in case of emergencies. Read more ›
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"While these images may be digital, the harm to victims is very real," Ocasio-Cortez said alongside Hilton at a press conference on Thursday. Read more ›
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The alleged risks of being publicly identified have not stopped DHS and ICE employees from creating profiles on LinkedIn, even as Kristi Noem threatens to treat revealing agents' identities as a crime. Read more ›
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Intel says it is facing wafer supply shortages, but it's not going to "completely vacate the client market" as a result. Read more ›
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Darth Maul, the beloved, sometimes spider-legged former Sith Lord first introduced in Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, is officially getting his own animated spin-off on April 6, 2026, based on a new teaser trailer published by Disney. Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord was originally announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2025, and is set after Maul's arc in Star Wars: The Clone Wars but before his... Read more ›
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London-based Stream, a workplace finance provider (formerly Wagestream), today announced the close of its €76 million ($90 million) Series D funding round to accelerate its mission of delivering financial tools to the everyday worker by partnering with employers. The latest round is led by Sofina, with continued backing from existing investors Ascension Ventures, Balderton, Northzone, ... Read more ›
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We are pleased to announce that Joaquín Cuenca Abela, Co-founder and CEO of Freepik, will take the stage at the upcoming EU-Startups Summit, which will take place for the third time in sunny Malta on May 7 to 8, 2026. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Málaga, Spain, Freepik has evolved into a global all-in-one ... Read more ›
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Cloover, a Berlin-based climate FinTech building the operating system for energy independence, today announced that it has raised €18.8 million ($22 million) in Series A equity financing and secured a €1.02 billion ($1.2 billion) debt facility, taking its total capital commitments to €1.04 billion ($1.222 billion). The equity round was led by MMC Ventures and ... Read more ›
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Oxfordshire-based Ionech, a clean-energy tech company developing a process to harness thermal energy from ambient air to generate electricity, has received a €2.3 million (£2 million) Seed investment ClimateTech investor Elbow Beach. This investment is combined with a €807k (£700k) Innovate UK Grant, will enable the company to advance its Air Voltaic Cell technology from ... Read more ›
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Vanagon Ventures, a German DeepTech VC firm, has announced the final closing of its €20 million Fund I to back B2B startups from pre-Seed tackling fundamental system-level challenges and creating entirely new categories enabled by AI and DeepTech. The fund is backed by Allocator One. Further LPs include family offices and HNWIs, senior tech executives ... Read more ›
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Over the past few years, Germany has continued to strengthen its position as one of Europe’s most important startup ecosystems, building on its industrial heritage while embracing new technologies across AI, energy, defence and advanced manufacturing. Strong research institutions, a skilled engineering workforce and close links between industry and innovation continue to support the country’s ... Read more ›
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Exactly one month, after its founding, Kortrijk-based Tinrate – a platform that enables users to seek and share advice and expertise – has raised a €1.6 million Seed round to roll out the company. The round saw participation from Steve Rousseau (House of Talents), Helena Brutsaert (Get Driven) and Arne Vandendriessche (Signpost). Other notable names ... Read more ›
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Finst, a regulated cryptocurrency platform from Amsterdam, has raised €8 million in Series A funding to expand across Europe and accelerate the development of new products and services. The round was led by Endeit Capital, with participation from existing investors such as Eelko van Kooten (founder Spinnin’ Records) and DEGIRO co-founder Mark Fransen – this ... Read more ›
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We’re happy to announce that the 11th Edition of the Global Startup Awards Grand Finale will take place on 7–8 May 2026 as part of the EU-Startups Summit at the Mediterranean Conference Center in Valletta, Malta. The Grand Finale is a separate, globally-focused celebration embedded within our agenda – adding a fresh, international flavour to ... Read more ›
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