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An acquisition deal to rescue struggling graphene firm Versarien has been blocked by ministers over national security concerns. Versarien, an AIM-listed advanced materials manufacturing group based in Gloucestershire, had been considering an acquisition deal that would see it bought by a “UK joint venture company” in partnership with Chinese group Anhui Boundary Innovative Materials Technology ...
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When a president gives a primetime televised speech, it is typically about something of serious import: to make the case for a major new policy or to announce the beginning of a war. President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday night had no grave significance. In fact, there didn’t seem to be much of a point […] Read more ›
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"This moratorium will give democracy a chance to catch up with the transformative changes that we are witnessing," Sanders said. Read more ›
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VC firm Speciale Invest plans to launch a growth stage fund with a target corpus of INR 1,400 Cr ($155.3… Read more ›
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to delay AI data center projects to slow down progress, to ensure that AI will benefit the largest number of people and not just the richest few. Read more ›
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In July, Sony sued Tencent to prevent the release of Light of Motiram, a game Sony alleged was a "slavish clone" of its popular Horizon series. But the legal battle is already over; the two companies have reached a "confidential settlement" and the case has been dismissed with prejudice, according to a court document filed […] Read more ›
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Texas AG Ken Paxton claims the companies are "illegally recording Americans’ devices inside their own homes." Read more ›
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Apple has reportedly kicked off early development work to bring OLED displays to future iMac models. Read more ›
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Micron posted record revenues in its first earnings call since killing the consumer Crucial brand, though it admits that supply shortages will persist. Read more ›
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Shareholder’s claims of impairments put billionaire investor Oliver Samwer’s stewardship back in the spotlight Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Ars Technica: Every other week, it seems, a new Chinese launch company pops up with a rocket design and a plan to reach orbit within a few years. For a long time, the majority of these companies revealed designs that looked a lot like SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. The first of these copy cats, the medium-lift Zhuque-3 rocket built by LandSpace, launched... Read more ›
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) fired off a letter on Tuesday to Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and several major data center developers to investigate the impact they're having on Americans' utility bills. The move comes as rising electricity rates became an increasingly hot-button issue in the US, which […] Read more ›
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Peter DeSantis appointed to oversee a new group leading the company’s artificial intelligence model development Read more ›
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Billionaire Ray Dalio and his wife said they would donate $250 to the Trump Accounts of about 300,000 children in Connecticut. Read more ›
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The actress would like to see DreamWorks re-release the film to honor the late, great Alan Rickman. Read more ›
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Google DeepMind will open an automated research lab in Britain next year as part of an expanded partnership between the company and the government. Announced on Thursday, the lab will be run by a team of researchers to “harness technology and robotics to push forward cutting-edge work”. Built to be fully integrated with Gemini, Google’s ... Read more ›
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Uber Eats has launched its new autonomous delivery robots in Leeds in partnership with Starship Technologies. The firms announced last month that they would be bringing robotic couriers to select UK locations this year, with the West Yorkshire city being the first. “It’s brilliant to see autonomous innovation supporting one of our busiest times of ... Read more ›
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Zilch has secured a new payments services licence that will allow it to develop in-house payment methods ahead of a major product launch. The firm said that the licence, granted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), will remove its reliance on third-parties when building payment methods and new products. The licence has been secured ahead ... Read more ›
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London-based fintech CapRelease has completed a $36m (£27m) funding round to accelerate its growth in the embedded finance market. Founded in 2023, CapRelease provides flexible capital to ecommerce retailers across all sectors. Rather than basing its loans on credit scores, the platform uses real time data from logistics partners, sales performance, payment systems and consumer ... Read more ›
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University of Cambridge spinout Kodiaq Technologies has secured an £850,000 investment in support of its metal-free energy storage product. The firm has developed proprietary organic electrolyte technology to increase energy density and therefore enhance storage capacity. It claims its technology will enhance the performance of flow batteries with a significant reduction in the investment cost ... Read more ›
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A recent surge in entrants for this year’s Greater Manchester Tech Climbers showcase has revealed the global scale of ambition among the region’s startups. Tech Climbers revealed its latest shortlist of the best performing product-led tech businesses in Greater Manchester this week in a year that has seen the number of new entrants skyrocket. Almost ... Read more ›
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The UK and Canada have agreed to ramp up AI adoption among SMEs, strengthen tech ties and collaborate on semiconductor research. At a G7 meeting in Canada the UK agreed to launch a joint semiconductor research network that will bring together experts from both countries to develop smarter and more energy-efficient chips. The network has ... Read more ›
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Danae Shell is the founder and chief executive officer of Valla, an Edinburgh-based AI platform that offers legal guidance and support. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Shell discusses nightmare pitches and the motivating power of believing in your mission. What’s your worst pitching experience? My very first pitch for Valla was a disaster. In ... Read more ›
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Matta, an industrial AI startup offering data insights to factories, has secured a $14m (£10.5m) seed funding round. Founded with a mission to build “sentient factories”, Matta’s AI technology provides factories with insights on production lines and can spot defects and their trace routes to help fix issues before they become overly costly. Matta described ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include quantum computing group Nu Quantum, embedded finance fintech CapRelease and more. UKTN tracked £123.55m worth of UK tech investment this week (8 December to 12 December), a 45% week-on-week increase across eight funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. Nu Quantum – £45m ... Read more ›
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