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The Netherlands fintech sector saw a significant increase in funding in H1 2024, with total investment increasing by 39 per cent year-on-year, according to the State of European FinTech 2024’ report. Amsterdam-based Finch Capital, a European thematic growth investor, announced on Thursday that it has published the 9th edition of annual ‘State of European FinTech ... Read more
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Electricity from renewable sources provided for a third of total demand in September, according to provisional data from grid operator EirGrid. The majority of renewable electricity generated last month came from wind farms, which accounted for just under 29% of all electricity used in Ireland. Total generation from wind energy amounted to 776 GWh (Gigawatt […] Read more ›
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Hurricane Helene's heavy rains devastated western North Carolina, and few properties had flood insurance. Read more ›
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Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and five others died after the Bayesian superyacht was caught in a sudden storm in August near Sicily. Read more ›
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Diablo 4, which is developed by the Microsoft-owned Blizzard, will be getting the PS5 Pro Enhanced label on the release of Sony's console. Read more Read more ›
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The unemployment rate ticked down in September as the Fed pivots to supporting the labor market. Read more ›
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Nikkei Asia that the company is "evaluating technologies like small modular nuclear reactors" to meet its energy needs. Read more ›
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Raising children while working was the most "daunting task" she's ever had to do, the mom to NFL stars, Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce said. Read more ›
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Bloomberg recently reported that Apple is close to releasing an updated iPhone SE, which will be its first update to the low-end model since 2022. According to 9to5Mac, Apple is also planning to use the phone as a launching pad for its in-house 5G modems. The company purchased the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion back in 2019 after taking steps to be more self-reliant and aggressively... Read more ›
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I'd be cautious with your software updates if you’ve got a Galaxy phone with a 2019 vintage. An update rolling out from Samsung is reportedly bricking devices from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series of phones. 9to5Google reported some users had the same issue with Galaxy M51 and A90 models. The Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are five years old, running Android 12 and circling an age where... Read more ›
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The iPhone 16 isn't the most technically impressive smartphone available in 2024, but it does one thing better than any of its competitors. Read more ›
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The Register's Thomas Claburn reports: Buck Shlegeris, CEO at Redwood Research, a nonprofit that explores the risks posed by AI, recently learned an amusing but hard lesson in automation when he asked his LLM-powered agent to open a secure connection from his laptop to his desktop machine. "I expected the model would scan the network and find the desktop computer, then stop," Shlegeris explained to The Register via email. "I... Read more ›
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Spotify has announced a new feature called Offline Backup, designed to give Premium subscribers an additional way to listen to music offline without manually downloading playlists. Rolling out globally this week, the feature aims to address situations where users find themselves without an internet connection and haven't prepared their offline music library in advance. Offline Backup works by automatically creating a personalized playlist using tracks that have been recently streamed... Read more ›
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A group of business leaders are launching a new podcast in a bid to convince economy-minded swing voters to back Kamala Harris. Read more ›
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Sean "Diddy" Combs' lavish parties over the years are being viewed from a new perspective after the indictment of the hip-hop mogul. Read more ›
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Neo-Nazis are joining SimpleX Chat, a relatively unknown app that received funding from Jack Dorsey and promises users there is no way for it or law enforcement to track their identity. Read more ›
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From bestsellers to indie hits to Switch exclusives, including top Pokémon, Zelda and Mario titles, these are the best Nintendo Switch games. Read more ›
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FromSoftware has announced a salary increase for its employees of "approximately" 11.8 percent. This increase will begin in April next year. Read more Read more ›
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Police in New Zealand say they caught a teen carrying out a massive "smishing" scam using a device that forces cellphones to connect to its network. 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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OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, announced that it has raised $6.6B (approximately €6B) in funding at a $157B (approximately €142B) post-money valuation. The company received funding in the form of convertible notes. The funding round was backed majorly by existing venture capital investors, including Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, Microsoft, and new participation from NVIDIA, reports ... 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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Copenhagen-based Final Frontier, a Nordic venture capital fund specialising in space and defence technologies announced it has officially launched. The Danish VC aims to raise €150M to enhance the commercial development of space and the innovative capabilities of the European defense sector for the safety and autonomy of European democracies. Niels Vejrup Carlsen, founding partner, ... 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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The Netherlands fintech sector saw a significant increase in funding in H1 2024, with total investment increasing by 39 per cent year-on-year, according to the State of European FinTech 2024’ report. Amsterdam-based Finch Capital, a European thematic growth investor, announced on Thursday that it has published the 9th edition of annual ‘State of European FinTech ... 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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