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Global tech company Mastercard has announced its plan to acquire Sweden’s Minna Technologies, a subscription management company, pending regulatory approval. This move aims to bolster Mastercard’s services in the subscription economy. Aim of the acquisition According to Juniper Research, there are currently 6.8 billion subscriptions worldwide, a number projected to rise to 9.3 billion by ... Read more
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Ship tracking data show a growing number of cargo vessels and tankers sitting at anchor near US east coast ports as dockworkers strike. Read more ›
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The developer of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 has said it will take action to prevent in-game toxic behaviour, playing on beloved superfan actor Henry Cavill. Read more Read more ›
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Leeds-based studio XR Games looks set to lay off nearly all of its staff, following the poorly-received release of Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded. Read more Read more ›
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OpenAI has lost two of its cofounders in 2024. Here's where all 11 cofounders are now. Read more ›
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Slovakia's tech ecosystem is rapidly evolving, characterized by a burgeoning startup scene, a highly skilled workforce, and significant government support. Major cities like Bratislava and Košice are ... Read more ›
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Ubisoft is working on a co-op mode for the delayed Assassin's Creed Shadows, a new report has claimed. Read more Read more ›
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In not quite six months since Fallout first burst its unapologetically bloody way onto our screens, the show has passed an impressive milestone. Read more Read more ›
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"Job hopping as a way to boost your earnings may not be as profitable as it was in 2022," writes Slashdot reader NoWayNoShapeNoForm. "Data from ADP, based on payroll data of almost 10 million employees, suggests the salary gain between 'stay' and 'jump' has definitely narrowed across all age groups, gender classes, industries, and company sizes." Yahoo Finance reports: New data from ADP released Wednesday showed that the median year-over-year... Read more ›
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NASA's New Horizons mission team believed their spacecraft would have reached the outer edge of the solar system's so-called Kuiper Belt by now. Read more ›
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Jennison Grigsby's son is almost 9. He's surprised about how sugary breakfast is in the US compared to Spain, and how everything happens earlier. Read more ›
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The company strengthens its bitcoin position with a strategic options sale, generating nearly 24 BTC ($1.4M) in premium. Read more ›
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The Oura Ring 4 is now official and it brings a slew of improvements compared to the outgoing Gen 3 version from three years ago. Oura Ring 4 features a fully titanium exterior and interior ditching the epoxy interior of its predecessor. The new device is 2.88mm thick and weighs between 3.3 and 5.2 grams depending on the ring size. It is also water resistant up to 100m. The sensors... Read more ›
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Meta’s glasses include a privacy light, but it’s not always easily visible. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Two Harvard students have created an eerie demo of how smart glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly doxx people’s identities, phone numbers, and addresses. The most unsettling part is the demo uses current, widely available technology like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and public databases. AnhPhu Nguyen,... Read more ›
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JetBlue's economy passengers on transatlantic flights can only order cold meals. The airline has reduced crew numbers after profits dropped. Read more ›
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Paris-based Kurma Partners, an asset manager focused on improving human health, announced that it has raised €140 million, successfully completing the first closing of Biofund IV. Kurma aims to have raised a total of €250 million in its newest and largest venture capital investment fund to date by the final closing in 2025. Biofund IV ... Read more ›
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Is Gemini your new default assistant or are you sticking with Google Assistant for now? Read more ›
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An iPhone or Android phone's nemesis is heat. Here are some practical steps to keep it cool. Read more ›
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Nearly every TV on the market today is a smart TV, but not every operating system is a winner. A media streaming device lets you pair whichever user interface you prefer with just about any screen that has an HDMI port. In some cases, such as with older or less expensive smart TVs, a streaming stick or dongle could even be speedier and less glitchy than your TV’s built-in system.At... Read more ›
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Apple announced its AirPods 4 and AirPods Max with USB-C last month and the team over at iFixt has now shared their teardowns. Long story short, neither of the new AirPods offers improvements in terms of repairability. The small AirPods 4 require a specialized jig holder that keeps them in place while a heat gun helps loosen the adhesive to open up the top half of the buds. AirPods 4... Read more ›
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Helsinki-based Distance Technologies Ltd, a developer of glasses-free mixed reality technology for the automotive, aerospace, and defence industries, announced on Tuesday, September 24, that it has closed a €10M seed funding round. The round was led by GV (Google Ventures), with FOV Ventures and Maki.vc also participating. Roni Hiranand, Principal at GV, says, “We believe ... Read more Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based My Way, a startup specialised in improving the parking experience, announced on Tuesday that it has raised €2.5M in a funding round. The capital injection comes as the Dutch company prepares for the Series A investment round planned for early 2025. According to the company, the current investment will primarily support activities in the ... Read more Read more ›
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Vienna-based fynk, a SaaS company specialised in developing legal workflow tools, announced on Wednesday that it has raised €3.1M in funding. The funding round was led by 3VC and 10x Founders, with participation from existing investors — Hansi Hansmann and Lisa Pallweber (Hans(wo)men Group), Moritz Thiele (CoastCap), Personio Co-Founder Ignaz Forstmeier, PlanRadar Founder Domagoj Dolinsek, ... Read more Read more ›
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Earlier this year, Amsterdam’s Dott and Berlin’s TIER Mobility announced their merger to form a joint entity. TIER-Dott. On Tuesday, TIER-Dott announced that the company will operate under the single Dott brand name. Henri Moissinac, CEO of TIER-Dott, comments, “We are thrilled to announce that all TIER and Dott vehicles will be available in one ... Read more Read more ›
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Invest-NL, a Dutch national financing and development institution, announced that it is looking to launch a new fund-in-fund initiative aimed at supporting scale-ups with pension funds, together with pension funds. The CEO of Invest-NL, Rinke Zonneveld, announced the plans on LinkedIn to establish a fund with a target size ranging from €600M to €1B, which ... Read more Read more ›
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Vienna-based Flinn.ai, a startup that automates and optimises compliance processes for medtech companies, has secured €6M in seed round funding. This brings the company’s total raised capital to €10M within the past 18 months. The round was led by Berlin-based early-stage venture firm Cherry Ventures, with continued support from existing investors Speedinvest and SquareOne Venture ... Read more Read more ›
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Europe has long been a hotbed for innovative startups, and the third quarter of 2024 was no exception. Q3 2024 saw a significant influx of capital into the tech sector. Investors are showing increased confidence in Europe‘s potential to lead in technology, health, and sustainability. Here, we look at the ten biggest funding rounds that ... Read more Read more ›
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Utrecht-based Whoppah, a marketplace for secondhand design interior & art, announced that it has officially acquired the assets of Design Market, a marketplace specialising in interior design and home furniture. Founded in 2014 by Lionel Obadia and David Mimouni, Design Market is dedicated to vintage and second-hand furniture that offers a trusted framework for purchasing ... Read more Read more ›
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Vilnius-based regulatory technology company AMLYZE has secured a €2.35M Seed funding to expand its anti-financial crime services for banks, fintechs, and Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPs). In May 2023, AMLYZE secured €1M in its pre-Seed round led by Practica Capital, with participation from FIRSTPICK. Investors in the Seed round The Seed funding round was led ... Read more Read more ›
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Rotterdam-based Everday, a technology startup offering an AI-driven skill management platform, has secured €300K as part of its pre-seed funding round. The investment came from Builders Studio, a startup studio for SaaS companies. The pre-seed funding round is expected to close by December 2024. Officially launched today, (October 1, 2024), the AI-driven skill management platform ... Read more Read more ›
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