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London-based Hometree, a residential energy services company, announced on Thursday that it has raised a £50M (approximately €60M) mezzanine facility backed by CPPIB Credit Investments., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The announcement comes four months after raising £250M (approximately €300M) asset-backed debt facility from Barclays. The UK company will use the ... Read more
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Gorilla Botnet launches over 300,000 DDoS attacks. Organisations must strengthen security with firewalls, DDoS protection, and traffic filtering. A new botnet named Gorilla (also known as GorillaBot) is creating headlines in the cybersecurity industry, and its origins can be traced back to the infamous Mirai botnet. For those unfamiliar, a botnet is a network of... Read more » Read more ›
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Ryobi is known for its power tools, but the company offers much more. If you're planning an outdoor adventure this fall, here are five products to consider. Read more ›
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Tesla's Optimus robots draw skepticism for remote operation, but Nvidia's Rev Lebaredian defends the AI sophistication required to get that far. Read more ›
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Matt Garman said nine out of 10 Amazon employees are "excited" about its RTO policy, a leaked transcript of an all-hands obtained by BI shows. Read more ›
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Karen Kissane runs her coaching business from her family's chateau in France. Her husband quit his job and takes care of the kids. Read more ›
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Jim Dreeben, 83, keeps active by kayaking, doing planks, swimming, walking, and doing battle-rope workouts. Read more ›
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Amazon has given its basic Fire TV Stick what seems to be a rebranding and has even shaved off a few dollars from its pricing. When you visit its old listing on the website, you'll see a note that says "There's a newer model of this product," which links to the new Fire TV Stick HD. We call it a "rebranding," since its specs seem pretty much identical to the... Read more ›
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Yakuza developer RGG and publisher Sega announced a new release date for Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii last night, during Microsoft's October Xbox Partner Preview event. Now, we know why. Read more Read more ›
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Republican control of the Senate would be key to passing bills such as FIT21 and appointing pro-crypto agency leaders, and digital asset reform would likely happen sooner with both chambers aligned, the report said. Read more ›
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Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona director Katsura Hashino has said he avoids reading fan feedback to protect his mental health. Read more Read more ›
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While mobile devices have a lot of variety in their screenshotting tools, desktop PCs are still old school -- unless you pick up one of these Chrome extensions. Read more ›
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Electric scooters have become a popular mode of modern urban mobility, offering a convenient and eco-friendly way to commute through city streets. In the Netherlands, the market is flooded with numerous low-quality knock-offs and unsafe E-steps sold as legitimate e-scooters. While e-scooters offer convenience, the influx of cheap, low-quality models, particularly from unregulated sources, has ... Read more Read more ›
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Some iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro users have been experiencing excessive and unexplainable battery drain, according to complaints on Reddit, the Apple Support Communities, and the MacRumors forums. While many of the reports are from iPhone 16 users, older iPhones running iOS 18 may also be experiencing battery life issues. There is a long-running iOS 18 battery life complaint thread on MacRumors that was started while the update was... Read more ›
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The iPhone Plus is the least favorite iPhone out there for being too close to the Pro price-wise, but with less features and the notoriously crippled OLED at 60Hz refresh rate. Still, its thin and lightweight design and amazing battery life has made sense to some buyers and they would probably want to know how the new Apple iPhone 16 Plus compares to the previous iPhone 15 Plus. Table of... Read more ›
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Milton's estimated damage was on par with the combined damage from Hurricanes Helene, Idalia, and Debby. Read more ›
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Following an early listing last week, the Honor X7c is now official, complete with a detailed spec sheet and pricing details. The device boasts a 6.77-inch TFT LCD with HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is rated at 850-nits peak brightness and it can dial down as low as 2-nits in dark environments. There’s an 8MP front-facing camera housed inside a punch-hole cutout. The area around the... Read more ›
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Where are the apps for the Apple Vision Pro, the $3,500 headset Apple introduced earlier this year? Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Node.vc, a Nordic early-stage venture capital firm, has closed a €71M fund. The firm aims to strengthen its ecosystem for entrepreneurs, focusing on supporting early-stage startups across the region. Key investors include Saminvest, a Stockholm-based venture capital firm established by the Swedish government, and several leading Nordic institutional investors such as Nordea Liv & ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Diesta, a B2B SaaS company focused on transforming payment operations for the insurance industry, has secured $3.8M (approximately €3.49M) in a Seed funding round led by New York-based FinTech Collective (FTC). FTC is a global VC firm founded in 2012. It focuses on backing founders in transforming financial processes and offers deep expertise in ... Read more Read more ›
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In today’s fast-paced digital age, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant flow of information. With so many changes happening daily and quickly, it’s easy for some stories to slip through the cracks. But worry not, we have gathered them all in this roundup to make sure that you stay updated in the ocean ... Read more Read more ›
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DataSnipper, an Amsterdam-based automation platform focused on audit and finance, has announced two key developments: the acquisition of UpLink, a secure cloud-based document request platform, and the launch of DocuMine, an AI-driven document validation tool. These initiatives aim to strengthen the Dutch company’s efforts to build an AI-powered audit ecosystem. The announcement follows the company’s ... Read more Read more ›
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Stockholm-based Aira, a company that offers clean energy-based heating solutions, has secured €63M in equity funding. The investment came from Aira’s existing investors, including Temasek, Statkraft Ventures, Kinnevik, and Altor. This extension is part of an upsized and oversubscribed €145M Series B round that was co-led by the same investors and closed in January 2024. ... Read more Read more ›
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Prague-based Eyeball.Club, a B2B SaaS sports tech company, announced on Wednesday that it has secured €5M in a Seed funding round led by Vendep Capital with participation from Sportlogiq, Heartland, and Founderment. The Czech company will use the funds to fuel its expansion into key U.S. and Latin American markets, as well as further improve ... Read more Read more ›
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Naarden, the Netherlands-based Forbion, a global life sciences VC firm, announced on Tuesday, that it has raised over €2B across its two newest funds — Forbion Growth Opportunities III and Forbion Ventures VII, bringing assets under management at Forbion to €5B. Both funds exceeded their original target sizes and reached €1.2B and €890M), respectively. Sander ... Read more Read more ›
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Europe’s on-demand food ordering and grocery delivery space has taken massive hits after the pandemic. Many of the on-demand companies—especially the flash delivery companies—are now struggling, and the ones that remain are seeking new avenues of revenue or profit. Glovo, the 2015-launched “multicategory app” as they like to call it, is taking a whole new ... Read more Read more ›
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Baar, Switzerland-based Albatross, an AI personalisation startup, announced on Wednesday that it has secured €3M in a fresh funding round led by redalpine, with participation from Daphni. The Swiss company will use the funds to transform user engagement across e-commerce, media, and online marketplaces with AI-driven personalisation, enabling conversions and revenue growth for businesses. “Users ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Hometree, a residential energy services company, announced on Thursday that it has raised a £50M (approximately €60M) mezzanine facility backed by CPPIB Credit Investments., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The announcement comes four months after raising £250M (approximately €300M) asset-backed debt facility from Barclays. The UK company will use the ... Read more Read more ›
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