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M Squared Lasers, a photonics company based out of Glasgow, has entered administration after almost 20 years of operation. The company, which developed lasers for a broad range of uses from quantum computing to chemical sensing, served customers across the globe, including in the UK, Europe, Asia and the US. M Squared Lasers has now ...
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Trump promised to send $1,776 in bonus checks to military members for Christmas, and said that tariffs are funding the payments. Read more âș
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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 Trumpâs speech on Wednesday night had no grave significance. In fact, there didnât seem to be much of a point [âŠ] Read more âș
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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 âș
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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 âș
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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 âș
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Expect a new one-inch main camera sensor and a fancy Leica-certified APO telephoto lens. Read more âș
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See the moon phase expected for December 18, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected. Read more âș
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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 [âŠ] Read more âș
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Texas AG Ken Paxton claims the companies are "illegally recording Americansâ devices inside their own homes." Read more âș
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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 âș
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Shareholderâs claims of impairments put billionaire investor Oliver Samwerâs stewardship back in the spotlight Read more âș
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LG is teaming up with Dolby for a new collection of speakers that the companies are unveiling ahead of CES 2026. The LG Sound Suite features a modular lineup the H7 soundbar, M7 and M5 wireless surround speakers and the W7 subwoofer. The speakers can be combined in more than two dozen different configurations, from a pair to a full 13.1.7 channel surround sound home theater setup.The main pitch of... Read more âș
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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 âș
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NASAâs Perseverance rover has been exploring the surface of Mars since it landed there in spectacular fashion nearly five years ago. In that time, NASAâs most advanced rover to date, which is about the size of a small car, has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) while all the time conducting science research and collecting ... Read more âș
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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 [âŠ] Read more âș
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Peter DeSantis appointed to oversee a new group leading the companyâs artificial intelligence model development Read more âș
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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 âș
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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 âharness technology and robotics to push forward cutting-edge workâ. Built to be fully integrated with Gemini, Googleâs ... Read more âș
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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. âItâs brilliant to see autonomous innovation supporting one of our busiest times of ... Read more âș
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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 âș
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London-based fintech CapRelease has completed a $36m (ÂŁ27m) 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 âș
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University of Cambridge spinout Kodiaq Technologies has secured an ÂŁ850,000 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 âș
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A recent surge in entrants for this yearâs Greater Manchester Tech Climbers showcase has revealed the global scale of ambition among the regionâs 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 âș
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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 âș
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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 weekâs Founder in Five Q&A, Shell discusses nightmare pitches and the motivating power of believing in your mission. Whatâs your worst pitching experience? My very first pitch for Valla was a disaster. In ... Read more âș
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Matta, an industrial AI startup offering data insights to factories, has secured a $14m (ÂŁ10.5m) seed funding round. Founded with a mission to build âsentient factoriesâ, Mattaâs 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 âș
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This weekâs UK tech funding deals include quantum computing group Nu Quantum, embedded finance fintech CapRelease and more. UKTN tracked ÂŁ123.55m worth of UK tech investment this week (8 December to 12 December), a 45% week-on-week increase across eight funding rounds. Hereâs your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. Nu Quantum â ÂŁ45m ... Read more âș
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