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Madrid-based Civitatis, a marketplace for guided tours and activities for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking consumers, has secured an additional $50M (approximately €46.73M) in funding from existing investor Vitruvian Partners, a London-based investment firm. With this funding, Civitatis says it will continue cementing its position as the premier brand for tours and activities in Spain and Latin ... Read more
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Apple will launch new AirPods featuring infrared cameras to improve spatial experiences with Apple's Vision Pro headset, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a new post on Medium, Kuo explained that Apple plans to mass-produce new AirPods with integrated IR camera modules by 2026. These IR cameras will apparently be similar to the iPhone's Face ID receiver. The purpose of IR cameras on AirPods is related to Apple Vision... Read more ›
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Illustration: The Verge If you’re disappointed that the only AI model that will integrate with Apple devices so far will be ChatGPT, it sounds like you won’t have to wait long for that to change. Apple will announce “at least” one other deal — to add Google Gemini, too — this fall, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter today. Gemini has been part of the iOS... Read more ›
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Bloomberg and The Washington Post "claim AI power usage is dire," writes Slashdot reader NoWayNoShapeNoForm. But Ars Technica "begs to disagree with those speculations." From Ars Technica's article: The high-profile pieces lean heavily on recent projections from Goldman Sachs and the International Energy Agency (IEA) to cast AI's "insatiable" demand for energy as an almost apocalyptic threat to our power infrastructure. The Post piece even cites anonymous "some [people]" in... Read more ›
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From having 50 direct reports to forgoing 1-on-1 meetings, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has some pretty unconventional leadership and management advice. Read more ›
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Google surprised us all by announcing a Pixel event in August, instead of October. The Pixel 9 series, which will feature three phones for the first time, is coming on August 13! The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite is official. It packs a 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED, and the Snapdragon 695 SoC. The Nord CE4 Lite is equipped with a battery with 10% higher capacity, 5,500mAh. That is the capacity for the... Read more ›
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Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook, strictly limits the time his kids can spend in front of a screen. Read more ›
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Madrid-based Civitatis, a marketplace for guided tours and activities for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking consumers, has secured an additional $50M (approximately €46.73M) in funding from existing investor Vitruvian Partners, a London-based investment firm. With this funding, Civitatis says it will continue cementing its position as the premier brand for tours and activities in Spain and Latin ... Read more Read more ›
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Prague-based Rohlik Group, a European e-grocery retailer, announced that it has secured €160M in a fresh round of growth funding. The round was led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with participation from existing investors Sofina, Index Ventures, Quadrille, and TCF Capital. Additionally, the European Investment Bank (EIB) contributed growth capital through ... Read more Read more ›
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North Brabant, the Netherlands-based Ebusco, a company known for developing electric buses and energy solutions, announced an update on Tuesday stating that its previous forecast of revenue exceeding €325M and a positive EBITDA in 2024 is no longer achievable. The announcement comes after evaluating the results for the first few months of 2024 and the ... Read more Read more ›
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Dublin-based Better Futures, an early-stage AI-focused startup, has secured €500K in a pre-seed round of funding from angel investors. The funding will accelerate the roll-out of EVA (Engineering Virtual Assistant), Better Futures’ AI Assistant and Platform designed for engineers and manufacturers. Anthony Mc Loughlin, CEO and founder of Better Futures, says, “This pre-seed funding will ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based NLC Health Ventures, in collaboration with Verily (an Alphabet Inc. company formerly known as Google LifeSciences), on Monday announced the launch of Exolvo Biosciences, a biotech company delivering solutions for biologic drug delivery. Through Exolvo, NLC seeks to advance drug delivery technology that was incubated within Verily and is now being spun out as ... Read more Read more ›
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Leiden-based Vico Therapeutics, a clinical-stage genetic medicines company, announced on Monday that it has secured €11.5M funding in a second closing of a Series B financing round from Seroba and Kurma Partners. The announcement comes six months after raising €54M in a Series B funding round earlier this year to support the development of therapies ... Read more Read more ›
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Ghent-based Otamiser, a ranking management solution provider for the hospitality industry, has secured $3M (approximately €2.79M) in fresh funding. Previously operating with bootstrapped resources, Otamiser is now attracting tech investors for global expansion. The company’s current round was led by Pitchdrive VC, represented by Wim Derkinderen, Boris Bogaert, and Koen Christiaens. Investors also include Stijn ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Deskpro, a provider of helpdesk software solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $25M (approximately €23.4M) in a Series A funding round led by Elsewhere Partners. The UK company plans to use the funding to enhance its customer experience team, expand its AI-powered help desk solutions, and further establish a presence in key ... Read more Read more ›
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Munich-based Zing Coach, a health tech startup with an AI-powered fitness app, has secured $10M (approximately €9.34M) in Series A round of funding from Zubr Capital and Triple Point Capital. This investment will help the company enhance its AI-powered fitness app, grow its team, and expand into new markets. Viktar Dzenisevich, Investment Director and Partner ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Supercede, a provider of a reinsurance technology platform, on Thursday, June 27 announced that it has secured $15M (approximately €14M) in a Series A funding round led by Alven. Others, including Mundi Ventures, as well as existing investors Outward, Seedcamp, MMC Ventures, and AFG Partners, also participated in the round. The UK company will ... Read more Read more ›
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