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Vsquared Ventures, one of Europe’s leading early-stage deep tech funds, announced the successful final closing of its latest fund, Vsquared II. Vsquared closes Vsquared II oversubscribed at €214 million, above the initial target size of €165 million. The fund is the largest European early-stage deep tech fund to date, cementing the deep tech momentum in ...
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PayPay and Alipay+ announced an extended partnership at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2024, to increasing merchant coverage across Japan. PayPay, Japan’s leading QR payment operator, and AliPay+, Ant International’s mobile payment method that helps merchants reach shoppers in Asia, will now connect over three million local merchants to the global payment ecosystem. The extended partnership... Read more » Read more ›
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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Trade associations involved in US broadband and wireless service say competition forces them to have good customer service, which may be news to many customers. The comments are in response to the FCC’s October inquiry reviewing the quality of internet and phone providers’ customer support. Ars Technica quotes a filing from NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, which says... Read more ›
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge If you’re looking to catch up on recent shows and movies — including Shogun, The Penguin, and Dune: Part Two — the upcoming holiday weekend is the perfect time to do so. Thankfully, multiple streaming services are slashing subscription prices ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, including Max, Hulu, and others. Right now, for example, you can sign up for a year... Read more ›
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A still from a video generated by OpenAI’s Sora. | OpenAI OpenAI first teased its text-to-video AI model, Sora, back in February and hasn’t provided any meaningful updates on when it will be released since then. Now, it looks like some artists leaked access to the model in protest of being used by the company for what they claim is “unpaid R&D and PR.” On Tuesday, a group of Sora... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge These days, Black Friday isn’t so much a single-day shopping holiday as it is an ever-expanding, monthslong event that often begins as early as October. The 24-hour deal blitz that once was the focus of newspaper headlines and mobs outside of stores is no more, which makes knowing when and where you should be spending your cash all the more confusing. Luckily, we’re here... Read more ›
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The Tesla CEO went after the F-35, calling crewed fighter jets "obsolete in the age of drones," but uncrewed technology isn't there yet. Read more ›
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Nintendo's Switch might be nipping at its heels, but PlayStation 2 continues to hold the record as the best-selling console of all time - with Sony now confirming the machine has shifted a whopping 160m units since launching all the way back in March 2000. Read more Read more ›
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iRacing, Forza Horizon or Gran Turismo is about to get a whole lot better with our choices for the best racing sims cockpits. Read more ›
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Bloomberg reports that Uber has started farming out independent contractors for data-labeling services as well as coders-for-hire. Uber describes its new Scaled Solutions division as a platform of “analysts, testers and independent data operators,” according to the company’s website. Scaled Solutions began life as an internal team, handling “large-scale annotation tasks” for Uber’s other services. Now it’s been expanded to provide coders and data labelers for outside companies like Pokémon... Read more ›
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According to industry figures, recording an album can cost $250,000 to $300,000, making it difficult for artists to make a living without a record label. Read more ›
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The best extra accessories we've seen on sale to go with your Quest 3/3S headset: straps, batteries, and more. Read more ›
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Microsoft has quietly announced the end of an era, with the Xbox Avatar Editor going away early next year. "Due to low engagement and our shift in focus towards delivering other player experiences, the Xbox Avatar Editor app will no longer be available starting on January 9, 2025," the company wrote in its FAQ about the feature. The latest approach to personalizing avatars launched in 2018. The Xbox Avatar Editor... Read more ›
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I take dozens of flights a year and you won't see me board a plane without this travel bag. Read more ›
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There may or may not be some deals on high-end graphics cards during the Black Friday timeframe, but it's a bad idea to plunk down a wad of cash on soon to be deprecated hardware. Midrange and budget GPUs are at less risk, but the top GPUs will be surpassed when the next-gen parts arrive in early 2025. Read more ›
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A PopSocket allows you to hold your phone with one hand, prevents drops and can double as a phone stand. Get one or several for up to 50% off for Black Friday. Read more ›
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Rumors on social media inflamed speculation of a pay disparity between Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Read more ›
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Eric Schmidt said the emotionally and physically "perfect" AI girlfriend may lead young male users to become obsessed with the chatbot. Read more ›
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A recent neo-Nazi rally in Columbus, Ohio drew national attention—but it was just one of dozens that increasingly emboldened white power groups have held this year. Read more ›
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Trump's promise to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico mimics his old strategy of using tariff threats as a negotiating tool. Read more ›
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Outside of London, Manchester stands as the second-biggest startup hub for tech startups in the UK, housing over 1,600 new ventures and fostering a vibrant ecosystem of innovation. A combination of world-class universities, a supportive business ecosystem, and a growing network of investors has made Manchester an ideal breeding ground for new ventures. As more ... Read more ›
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Liquid Wind, a Swedish developer of eFuel production facilities, has successfully raised €44 million in Series C financing. The funding round, led by Uniper, HYCAP Fund I SCSp, and Samsung Ventures, marks one of the largest investments in Europe’s eFuel sector this year. This capital injection will accelerate the company’s strategy to develop 10 eFuel ... Read more ›
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Apeiron Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund, has partnered with Z Link, a Gen Z marketing agency, to release a survey exploring Gen Z’s entrepreneurial ambitions across Europe. The research, conducted with 691 participants aged 17 to 26 during October 2024, spanned 14 different countries, including the UK, Greece, and Moldova. The survey aims to provide ... Read more ›
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Belgian BiocSol, a UCLouvain spin-off specialising in sustainable microbial-based crop protection, has secured €5.2 million in seed funding led by Agri Investment Fund (AIF) and VIVES IUF, the round also included Belgian investors Invest.BW and IMBC Spinnova. This funding marks the first step toward BiocSol’s €10 million fundraising goal by year-end, enabling the company to ... Read more ›
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Cloud management platform emma has successfully closed a €16.3 million Series A funding round to fur ther develop their cloud management platform, led by venture capital firm Smartfin with participation from RTP Global and existing investors. This brings emma’s total funding to €22.1 million, following its €5.7 million Seed Round in March 2023. Founded in ... Read more ›
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Swansea-based Three-Sixty Aquaculture, the UK’s only sushi-grade prawn farm, has raised €4.1 million in a Series A funding round led by PrimeStar Industries. The round also saw participation from investors including chef Marcus Wareing and Matthew Freud. The funding will enable Three-Sixty to scale its operations by establishing a new facility in Neath, Wales, expanding ... Read more ›
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Welsh Laennec AI Limited has announced the completion of its pre-seed funding round, securing investment from SFC Capital and OVC Ventures, which will accelerate the development of the company’s AI-powered medical devices, designed to bring affordable, patient-focused healthcare into homes. Founded with a vision to further healthcare delivery, Laennec AI integrates advanced algorithms into a ... Read more ›
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Taito.ai has secured $2.7 million in seed funding, led by Accel, to transform employee performance management using AI. The round also attracted prominent angel investors, including Eléonore Crespo, (Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Pigment), Robert Gentz (Co-founder and Co-CEO of Zalando), Miki Kuusi (Founder and CEO of Wolt) and Ilkka Paananen (Co-Founder and CEO of Supercell). ... Read more ›
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Anymaster, a Cyprus service marketplace connecting clients with trusted local professionals, has announced its launch in Athens following a successful €350,000 funding round. Backed by prominent investors, including Lamda Development and Oxean, the startup is set to enter Greece’s service industry with its platform. Founded to address inefficiencies in the service market, Anymaster enables clients ... Read more ›
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Extantia Capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to climate tech, has closed its flagship Article 9 fund at €204 million. The fund saw support from institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and family offices. Founded in 2020, Extantia targets high-impact opportunities within the climate sector, investing in both software and hardware ... Read more ›
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