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This week’s UK tech funding deals include, for the second week in a row, AI infrastructure company Nscale as well as sustainable aviation fuel group OXCCU and more. UKTN tracked £388.7m worth of UK tech investment this week (29 September to 3 October), a 59% week-on-week decrease across six funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup ...
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Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation. Read more ›
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Microsoft is getting ready to announce an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell The Verge that the software maker has started testing ad-supported games streaming internally, allowing employees to play select titles free without a Game Pass subscription. I understand that the free ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming […] Read more ›
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At the end of Taylor Swift’s newly released 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, the narrator makes a somewhat shocking confession. In the album’s final song, the title track, the narrator describes the sordid life of a showgirl: the betrayals, the faithless men, the industry indifference. She urges the song’s second narrator — a wide-eyed […] Read more ›
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"I was devastated knowing I fell for something like this," wrote one person in Florida who said they lost $41,000. Read more ›
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The family of 19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara has filed a wrongful lawsuit against Tesla, alleging its “dangerously defective” Cybertruck door handle design trapped her inside a burning vehicle, as first reported by The New York Times. The lawsuit, filed in a California court on Thursday, claims Tesla continued to sell its vehicles despite “repeated and direct […] Read more ›
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Recent Russian drone violations into NATO airspace have sparked a new sense of urgency for the alliance to acquire low-cost defenses. Read more ›
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While it is unclear if Apple will host an October event this year, or stick to press releases, rumors suggest it will announce several new products this month. In any case, Apple will likely provide the public with advanced notice. The table below outlines when Apple teased its October launches over the past four years. Year Announcement/Teaser Event/Tagline Event/Press Releases 2021 Tuesday, October 12 "Unleashed" Event Monday, October 18 2022... Read more ›
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President Donald Trump announced the latest addition to his personal branding empire this week: TrumpRx, a government website that claims it will offer deeply discounted drugs to many Americans. News of the website’s forthcoming launch was accompanied by an announcement from Pfizer that it would voluntarily reduce the prices it charges the Medicaid program. It […] Read more ›
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Apple has removed ICEBlock, the app which allowed users to put a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, from the App Store. It has also pulled other apps that served a similar purpose. According to Fox Business, Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded their takedown, telling Apple that the apps were "designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs." Bondi... Read more ›
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The penultimate episode of 'Peacemaker' saw unlikely alliances, ships all but setting sail, and plenty of running from racists. Read more ›
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Our multigenerational Royal Caribbean cruise in Asia had pros and cons. I learned great travel tips, but cruising with my older parents was tough. Read more ›
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Tech employers want specialized talent, and opportunities advertised specifically to beginners have been scarce lately. Read more ›
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We moved to West Virginia and built an off-grid cabin on rural land. Our home requires a lot of upkeep, but our lifestyle has financial benefits. Read more ›
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OpenAI products and ideas are spooking investors and redefining industries like SaaS, e-commerce, and digital advertising. Read more ›
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We're gearing up for big Prime Day deals over the next few days, and this week saw multiple early Prime Day discounts arriving for iPhone 17 cases, the second generation Apple Watch SE, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Early Prime... Read more ›
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Taylor Swift's new song, "Actually Romantic," seems like a direct response to "Sympathy Is a Knife" from Charli XCX's 2024 album "Brat." Read more ›
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A French company is rolling out Energizer-branded laptops with its largest featuring a high-capacity 192Wh battery. Read more ›
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Lancashire County Council has signed a contract worth £4.3m with software group Netcall to integrate autonomous AI agents into its public services. The multi-year partnership will see Netcall, which specialises in process automation and customer engagement, incorporate a “digital front door platform” for residents and businesses to access local services. The move includes the deployment ... Read more ›
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The majority of UK SMEs are concerned about their data being stored in the US amid a rise in data storage scrutiny, according to a new survey. Research conducted by team.blue and names.co.uk has found that in its survey of UK businesses, 73% were “worried about their data being stored in the US”, due in ... Read more ›
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A new sensor network using technology from Amazon Web Services (AWS) will collect live data to make the Natural History Museum the most intensively studied urban nature site of its kind. The network of 25 sensors have been installed across the Nature Discovery Garden, gathering a range of environmental and acoustic data. This includes temperature ... Read more ›
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Willo, a recruitment technology based in Glasgow, has secured a £3m investment from the founder of cyber giant Mimecast. Founded in 2020, Willo is a candidate screening platform used by clients such as Samsung, DPD, Toyota and the NHS. The platform is used to verify candidate credentials, something particularly necessary, according to the company, amid ... Read more ›
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The latest group of aviation tech projects to be backed by the state-funded Future Flight Programme has been revealed. Innovate UK will deliver an investment of £4.4m across the 14 projects, which will aim to develop commercially viable and scalable use cases for drone and aviation technology. Among the funded projects are the ‘Dragon’s Heart’ ... Read more ›
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OXCCU, a University of Oxford spinout developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has secured £20.75m for its Series B funding round. Considered by many in aviation to be the key to ensuring the industry can continue, SAF is a term describing a variety of fuels for aircrafts developed sustainably. While reliable large-scale SAF development has been ... Read more ›
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MyEdSpace, a London-founded edtech platform that hosts live lessons and lectures, has raised $15m (£11.15m) in a Series A funding round. Founded in 2022, MyEdSpace is a digital schooling platform that claims to source teachers from the top 1% educators in the UK. The digitally hosted tutoring sessions have been used by more than 16,000 ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Richard Jeffery, co-founder and chief executive officer of ActiveOps, who discusses the challenges of managing work productivity in large organisations and the impact of AI on decision intelligence and operational efficiency. ActiveOps is a workflow management software provider founded in 2005, now operating in 40 countries around the world. Listen ... Read more ›
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London-based investor Concept Ventures has announced the close of its new $88m (£65.6m) Fund II, targeting UK and European early-stage tech firms. This marks the second institutionally backed fund from the Monzo and ElevenLabs investor. The raise was supported by limited partners including Aldea Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Marktlink Capital, Dominus, and Granite Capital ... Read more ›
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NoBACZ Healthcare, a spinout company from the University of Cambridge developing novel technologies to treat wounds in livestock, has raised £4.8m in a new funding round. The new investment will support the development and commercialisation of the company’s patented “liquid bandage technology”, a new system for treating wounds on animals that it claims are healthier ... Read more ›
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