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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €34 million to German teledriving technology startup Vay to help it develop its operations in Europe. The EIB loan will enable the Berlin-based company to accelerate the development of technology that enables a vehicle to be safely driven on city streets by a professionally trained human driver located ...
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Meta is continuing its flurry of teen safety features for Instagram as the company faces mounting questions about its handling of younger users’ privacy and safety in its apps. The latest batch of updates are meant to tighten its protections against sextortion. With the changes, Meta says it will make it harder for “potentially scammy” accounts to target teens on Instagram. The company will start to send follow requests from... Read more ›
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She was the 20th hire at Google, then the head of Yahoo, and now the CEO of Sunshine. For Mayer, geekery supersedes gender. Read more ›
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Apple secretly collaborated with Chinese automaker BYD to develop long-range electric vehicle battery technology as part of its now-nixed Apple Car project, according to Bloomberg. Beginning around 2017, the partnership focused on creating a battery system using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. The joint effort aimed to produce batteries with longer range and improved safety compared to typical EV batteries of the time. Apple reportedly brought expertise in advanced battery... Read more ›
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Kamala Harris faced Fox News host Bret Baier and things got tense quickly. She said a Harris presidency wouldn't be a continuation of Joe Biden's. Read more ›
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Liam Payne, who rose to fame as part of the band One Direction, died Wednesday at 31. The singer reportedly fell from his hotel room in Buenos Aires. Read more ›
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Bank executives said that lower rates appear to be boosting demand for mortgages, refinancing, and loans in general, as well as driving repayments. Read more ›
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Google's original Meet app no longer works, so you’ll have to download Meet instead. Read more ›
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Rent fell in September, especially in large Southern cities. Here are 24 markets where rent is at least 10% cheaper than the national median. Read more ›
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Klarna is recruiting four people to work on a product for customers to buy and sell stocks on its app, according to an internal message seen by BI. Read more ›
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US efforts to increase the production of semiconductor chips will continue under either a Harris and Trump presidency. Read more ›
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Astro Bot is releasing one speedrun level per week until mid-November - and the first is available today. Read more ›
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Apple today announced an update to its Apple Business Connect feature, designed to allow any verified business to create a consistent branding and location presence across apps that include Maps, Wallet, Phone, and Mail. Using Business Connect, companies are able to sign up to display their brand in the Phone app when a call is placed to an iPhone user, or in the Mail app to make an incoming email... Read more ›
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NASA has scheduled two SpaceX launches — Crew-10 and Crew-11 — before Starliner's next planned launch in late 2025. Read more ›
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Employment identity theft is a dishonest way for crooks to make an honest living using your Social Security number. Read more ›
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Hey buddy, maybe take a look around? | Image: Bluetti Bluetti has taken portable power to absurd levels with its new Handsfree Backpack Power Stations. They’re available in big or bigger versions depending on how long — and how much gear — you want to keep powered in the great outdoors. They’re primarily aimed at outdoor photographers, but Bluetti also thinks they’ll appeal to hikers, rock climbers, campers, adventurers, bikepackers,... Read more ›
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Gladia, an AI transcription and audio intelligence provider, has completed a €14.7 million Series A funding round. The company will use the funding to develop an end-to-end audio infrastructure – starting with a new real-time audio transcription and analytics engine – enabling voice-first platforms to deliver more value to their users across borders with cutting-edge ... Read more ›
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The venture capital landscape, a critical driver of innovation and startup growth, has long been dominated by U.S.-based firms. These firms traditionally lead the way in funding emerging technologies and disruptive businesses globally. However, the latest HEC Paris-Dow Jones Venture Capital Performance Ranking, a study that evaluates the world’s top-performing VC firms, reveals a dramatic ... Read more ›
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Last week, the scientific world celebrated a historic event: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking contributions to neural networks and deep learning. At the same time, Demis Hassabis, head of DeepMind, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of AlphaFold, which has revolutionised ... Read more ›
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Leading digital bank Monzo has launched a secondary share sale with a group of renowned global technology investors to provide liquidity to employees as the business continues to scale at pace. The share sale enables the company to meet further demand from investors to buy into Monzo equity, and values Monzo at €5.4 billion. Investors ... Read more ›
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PSV Hafnium, a Danish venture fund dedicated solely to deep tech, has landed a €24.8 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and a €13.4 million commitment from Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) in supporting groundbreaking startups in Denmark and across the Nordic region. With a fund size cap of €80.4 million ... Read more ›
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London-based Where You At (WYA), a female-founded app designed to improve nightlife safety, has secured €3 million in pre-seed funding. The app,which uses indoor mapping and offline mesh technology to keep users connected in crowded venues, aims to tackle the common issue of losing contact with friends in busy environments where mobile signals often fail. ... Read more ›
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Nomos, a Berlin-based energy tech startup, announced it has raised €1.9 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Speedinvest. The round also saw participation from prominent entrepreneurs including Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss (Co-Founder of Soundcloud & Dance), Henrik Langeland (Co-Founder & CEO of Enode), Nicolas Benady (Co-Founder & CEO of Swan), and the founding team of ... Read more ›
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French cyber insurance leader Stoïk announced a €25 million Series B funding round led by Alven with participation from existing investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Munich Re Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures, and Anthemis. Stoïk also announced the addition of Cyber Integrity Capital (CYBICA) and Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), a leading specialty insurance group and a member ... Read more ›
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Montigny-le-Bretonneux-based Constellation Technologies & Operations, a startup developing a constellation of satellites to empower telecom operators to deliver high-speed, low-latency internet access from space, has secured €9.3 million in funding. The investment comes from Expansion, which is a fund dedicated to New Space and New Air Mobility, and the French Tech Seed fund managed by ... Read more ›
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Diesta, a B2B SaaS company revolutionising payment operations for the insurance industry, has announced the successful close of a €3.5 million seed funding round. The round was led by FinTech Collective, a New York-based VC firm, with participation from Commerce Ventures and existing investors Restive Ventures and SixThirty. This latest investment follows Diesta’s €1.8 million ... Read more ›
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