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Billionaire Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has joined backers of a £40m investment fund targeting early-stage startups in the AI and data space. London and Belfast-based VC firm Iona Star has raised £22m in the first close of its new fund. The Iona Star fund will target AI and data startups with investments between £1m and ...
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Amazon cuts nearly $100 off the popular AirPods Pro 2 with Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio. Read more ›
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Shuhei Yoshida will step down from PlayStation in January 2025, after more than 30 years at the company. Read more Read more ›
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Guests booked on a Royal Caribbean cruise can use Royal Up to bid on an upgraded cabin. I spent $100 and won a deluxe interior stateroom. Read more ›
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A public library card or a university email gets you access to Kanopy's vast catalog of films that include seasonal classics. Read more ›
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Apple experienced minimal iPhone growth in 2024 despite a significant rebound in the global smartphone market, according to new data published by IDC. Worldwide smartphone shipments increased 6.2% to reach 1.24 billion units, but iPhone shipments grew by just 0.4% during the same period. The tepid performance underlines Apple's challenges in key markets like China, where domestic rivals are gaining ground through aggressive pricing and technological innovation. Chinese manufacturers like... Read more ›
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Microsoft said it does not use customer data to train LLMs, despite allegations from the creative community. Read more ›
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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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Dragon Age writer David Gaider has continued sharing stories on the series' most beloved characters in the wake of The Veilguard's release, most recently focusing on the origins of gay mage Dorian. Read more Read more ›
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Avocados, queso, and sour cream have all become more expensive, and this could push Chipotle to increase prices. Read more ›
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I have two children and neither of them want kids. I'm coming to terms with the fact that I won't have grandchildren. Read more ›
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The US gave Ukraine permission to hit Russia with long-range missiles, as it had long wanted. But the delay meant Russia was able to prepare. Read more ›
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Microsoft says it isn’t using customer data from its Microsoft 365 apps to train its AI models. The clarification addresses reports circulating online in the last few weeks claiming Microsoft required Word and Excel users to opt out of training the company’s AI systems. The confusion arose from a privacy setting in Microsoft Office that toggles “optional connected... Read more ›
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Black Friday bargains bring you a 25% discount off this Herman Miller gaming chair. Read more ›
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A short walk not only beats the post-meal grogginess, it sets you up for a healthier season by boosting energy and digestion and managing blood sugar. Read more ›
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The CEO of Kohl's said the retailer was not satisfied its performance this year and was taking "aggressive action" to reverse the sharp sales decline. Read more ›
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Choosing a gift for someone can be hard, especially if they seem to have it all. If you’re stumped on what to get, our gifting experts uncovered the best gifts for people who have everything. From a weighted robe to a human dog bed, these picks will definitely impress those on your list. Read more ›
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Mike Manalac has worked in the tech hubs of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and now Chicago. Here are his thoughts on each place and why one stood out. Read more ›
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This Wednesday morning, Amazon has further reduced prices across a broad selection of its catalog for Black Friday. Read more ›
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Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, told reporters on Tuesday that he had a "good" conversation with Trump following the president-elect's post. Read more ›
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London’s transport board has vowed to take legal action against e-bike rental operators whose cycles get in the way of pedestrians and vehicles as it steps up efforts to combat obstructed pathways. Under updated guidance on dockless e-bike and e-scooter rental published today, Transport for London (TfL) has warned it will impound vehicles that get ... Read more ›
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New safer electric buses have begun their London rollout today on the 358 route powered by tram-like pantograph technology. The technology means drivers can charge the buses in as little as six minutes at either end of the 15-mile route, removing the need to return to garages to recharge. This comes as part of Mayor ... Read more ›
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A ‘myopic’ focus on concerns over equity splits in university spin-outs has been ‘put to bed’ one year on from the publication of a government-commissioned review, one of its authors has said. Doctor Andrew Williamson, Managing Partner of Cambridge Innovation Capital and co-author of the independent review of university spin-out companies, said concerns over the ... Read more ›
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HSBC Innovation Banking has poached Citi star Emily Turner as its new CEO as the lender at the centre of Britain’s tech ecosystem marks a new chapter in its growth. Turner departs her role at Citi as Head of Business Development, ending a 13-year career at the top US bank. Over the past decade, Emily ... Read more ›
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A clean tech startup is converting sawdust and woodchips into natural alternatives to essential chemicals in an effort to reduce the reliance on fossil fuel-derived products. Scotland-based Sonichem is working towards opening its first commercial plant in 2027, aiming to process up to 15,000 tonnes of forestry material a year as the UK government looks ... Read more ›
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Chris Ballance is the co-founder and CEO of Oxford Ionics, a startup developing a “trapped-ion” approach to quantum computer technology. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Ballance discusses why founders should focus on the challenges they don’t understand as much as those that they do, motivating teams with a vision they can believe in and ... Read more ›
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In May 2024 UKTN released a regional tech report in partnership with KPMG putting a spotlight on the innovation, strengths and challenges faced by the Scottish tech industry. To explore the topic further, UKTN and KPMG brought together a group of experts in all things Scottish tech for a panel discussion on how the local ... Read more ›
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The cryptoasset market has surged these past few weeks, fuelled no doubt by the electoral victory of the newly pro-crypto Donald Trump and the elevation of longtime blockchain advocate Elon Musk to presidential confidant. Musk’s preferred coin Doge, for which his unofficial cabinet role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency was named, jumped ... Read more ›
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Revolut’s new network of vending machines could soon make their way to the UK after a successful European rollout. The machines, which offer free debit cards to prospective customers, have already been installed across a host of European airports including in Milan, Rome, Porto, Brussels and Helsinki. Revolut, which gained a provisional UK banking licence ... Read more ›
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The value of venture capital deals and valuations in the UK in the third quarter of the year is pacing above 2023’s full-year figures, though the number of rounds appears to have dropped, according to a new report. The European VC Valuations report from PitchBook found that the venture capital market has shown a promising ... Read more ›
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