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Cambridge-based AllFocal Optics, a deeptech startup specialising in nanophotonic lens technology, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $5.3M (approximately €5M) funding, comprised of a $3.6M (approximately €3.3M) equity raise, led by SpeedInvest, and Innovate UK grants. Others, including 7PC Ventures (an early investor in Oculus VR), Martlet, Another.VC, Professional football player, and business angel ... Read more
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Elon Musk has grown about $105 billion richer this year, boosting his net worth to a near-record $335 billion at Monday's market close. Read more ›
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ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said there isn't much opportunity for the oil industry to increase production in the short term. Read more ›
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"Saturday Night Live" comedian Chloe Fineman said the Tesla CEO made her cry when he hosted the show in 2021. On Sunday, he said "SNL" had been "slowly dying for years." Read more ›
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, under Donald Trump's administration, Trump said. Read more ›
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Jude Law added that people in middle age should start to reflect on their relationship patterns. Read more ›
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The why and how of leaving X. The joy of Bluesky and the fear of what it might become. Read more ›
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Platform gains IRAP protected status: “A new benchmark in cybersecurity.” The Infosec Registered Assessors Programme (IRAP), an initiative set up by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has evaluated the Qualys Cloud Platform, giving it a “Protected” level. This is a significant achievement for Qualys, which describes itself as an “Enterprise Cyber Risk & Security Platform.”... Read more » Read more ›
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President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk as the leader of a new “Department of Government Efficiency," that will “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” The Tesla CEO and owner of X will spearhead the effort along with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump announced in a statement on Truth Social. The scope of the role isn’t exactly clear. Trump’s press release said... Read more ›
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Users can choose to grant others full admin access or customize their access and permissions. Read more ›
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Denzel Washington may have let slip that director Ryan Coogler is working on a third "Black Panther" film, which Marvel has not yet announced. Read more ›
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"This is really weird, maybe, but I had really heavy breasts. They were like 10 pounds when they removed them," Kathy Bates said on a podcast. Read more ›
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Image: Freevee Amazon is going to shut down Freevee, its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service. The service’s content has already been migrated over to Prime Video and new episodes of Freevee shows will be available to people who don’t pay for Prime, Deadline reports. The brand will be phased out “over the coming weeks,” Deadline says. Freevee originally launched out of Amazon-owned IMDb in 2019 as IMDb Freedive and... Read more ›
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Finding the right gear to use at home can be tough. Here's the best home gym equipment for a challenging full-body workout. Read more ›
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"I think they say they want autonomy. I think their actions don't say the same thing," Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky recently said in an interview. Read more ›
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Apple is planning to launch an AI-powered smart home display as soon as March 2025, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The display will measure in at approximately six inches, and while it is similar to an iPad, it is square rather than rectangular and it has thick bezels around the edges. There is a camera at the top front so that it can be used for FaceTime, plus there are... Read more ›
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Five years on from its incredible debut, The Mandalorian has come to embody a lot of the issues facing Star Wars in its uncertain current moment. Read more ›
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Amazon has been scrutinized in the past over workplace safety. An Amazon spokesperson said the accident will be investigated. Read more ›
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Stellar Blade, the well-received sci-fi action-adventure from developer Shift Up, is targeting a 2025 release on PC, and the studio says it expects sales to exceed those seen on console. Read more Read more ›
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This year's action RPG Stellar Blade has been a solid win for Sony as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. Developer Shift Up revealed in a recent quarterly earnings report that sales "have remained steady even as the initial surge has calmed" following its spring launch. But there may be a second boost coming for the game, because the studio is planning a PC port of Stellar Blade some time next year.... Read more ›
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Valve released the latest Steam client version on November 5, which drops support for Windows 7 and 8. Users are advised to "update to a more recent version of Windows" to continue gaming. SteamOS should work as well. Read more ›
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Dutch e-bike manufacturer Stella Fietsen was declared bankrupt on Friday, according to a spokesperson for the Gelderland court. The announcement comes a few days after the company requested a payment suspension. Stella Fietsen currently has about 440 employees in 48 locations in the Netherlands and Belgium. In a statement, Frans van Oss, who has been ... Read more Read more ›
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Vienna-based iDWELL, a PropTech company, announced on Monday, November 4 that, it has secured €10M in funding from Knight Capital as well as existing investors such as Flashpoint Venture Capital and Wecken & Cie. The Austrian company will use the funds to accelerate its growth, invest in an even smarter property management platform, and expand ... Read more Read more ›
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Oslo-based Verdane, an investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses, has closed its latest sustainable-focused fund, Idun II, at €700M hard cap. This is more than double the size of its previous Idun I fund, which closed at €300M. Aimed at decarbonising the economy, the Idun funds are designed to support European ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Cogna, a provider of precision software solutions, announced on Monday that it has secured $15M (approximately €14M) in a Series A funding round led by Notion Capital, with participation from Hoxton Ventures and Chalfen Ventures. With this investment, the London-based company plans to expand its platform capabilities, supporting a broader range of sectors and ... Read more Read more ›
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Jyväskylä-based Spinnova, a Finnish company that aims to transform the way textiles are manufactured globally, has been awarded an R&D loan of up to €12.7M from Business Finland to advance its textile manufacturing technology. The loan, which spans July 2024 to December 2027, is divided into two phases: €7.7M for the first two years, focused ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based ZE Energy, an independent renewable energy producer specialising in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), has raised €54M in a new funding round. The investment, led by Amundi Transition Énergétique, introduces two new stakeholders: Amundi’s Core+ infrastructure funds, and Demeter’s Climate Infrastructure Fund, a player in energy transition financing. Existing shareholder Sorégies also invested in ... Read more Read more ›
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The province of Noord-Brabant has announced the launch of BOOST (the Brabant Supporting Organisation Student Teams), a new development platform designed to accelerate student innovation across the region. With an allocation of €2.8M from the Provincie Noord-Brabant, the initiative offers funding to student teams from MBO, HBO, and WO institutions in the province. The subsidy ... Read more Read more ›
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Cambridge-based AllFocal Optics, a deeptech startup specialising in nanophotonic lens technology, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $5.3M (approximately €5M) funding, comprised of a $3.6M (approximately €3.3M) equity raise, led by SpeedInvest, and Innovate UK grants. Others, including 7PC Ventures (an early investor in Oculus VR), Martlet, Another.VC, Professional football player, and business angel ... Read more Read more ›
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The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) helps entrepreneurs and organisations to invest, develop and expand their businesses and projects both in the Netherlands and abroad. RVO, which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, does this by supporting around 1.9M entrepreneurs every year through funding and network. In 2024, RVO allocated €36M to six ... Read more Read more ›
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The Hague-based UNIIQ, an investment fund focused on the proof-of-concept phase, announced on Thursday, that it has invested €350K in Bionomic, a Dutch agtech company. The investment comes around a month after UNIIQ invested €2.5M in seven startups and signed a partnership with TNO, an independent organisation for applied research. The seven startups, which also ... Read more Read more ›
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