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OCBC has become the first bank in Singapore offering tokenised bonds. APAC leads in digital asset adoption, with 29% of 2024’s cryptocurrency trades. OCBC has appeared as the first bank in Singapore to offer bespoke tokenised bonds to corporate accredited investors (corporate AIs) – businesses with net assets exceeding SG$ 10 million. The tokenised bonds... Read more » Read more ›
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There are bad guys and then there are Bad Guys that you just can't wait to punch in the face. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's Emmerich Voss falls easily into that second category. He's a Nazi, and an especially vile one at that. Voss is so snide and so sure of himself in that greasy, smart arse kind of way. He plays on people's weaknesses and exploits them, allowing... Read more ›
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The ongoing deluge of Switch 2 leaks continues today with purported retail listings for Switch 2 MicroSD Express cards, a report that Nintendo's new console won't be compatible with the Switch 1 dock, and speculation over the new handheld's mysterious optical sensor. Read more Read more ›
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A new year is a great time for lists and thinking about the future. Ideally it's a time for lists that think about the future, such as this one, which I very much enjoyed. I always enjoy these lists - what's better than ruminating over the blank first page of a new diary? - but this one did something more for me. It made me sit up quite sharply and... Read more ›
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With the decorations packed away for another 12 months and the new year now well and truly begun, developer Mojang has roused from its festive slumber to launch six new features from Minecraft's first planned update of 2025 into testing. Read more Read more ›
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"I think if we try for $2 trillion, we've got a good shot at getting one," Musk told political strategist Mark Penn. Read more ›
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After nine of public beta access, hugely influential colony sim Dwarf Fortress' roguelike Adventure Mode is getting its full Steam release on 23rd January. Read more Read more ›
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"This is likely to end up being one of the most expensive wildfires in modern California history," said AccuWeather's chief meteorologist. Read more ›
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Splash Damage has announced it's cancelling the development of Transformers: Reactivate, and that it'll be "scaling down" the studio as result, leaving roles "at risk of redundancy". Read more Read more ›
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Jamie Lee Curtis appeared on "The Tonight Show" and gave a powerful and moving speech about the L.A. wildfires. Read more ›
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Millennials said they'd never be like their baby boomer parents. But from their wealth to their suburban homes, they're not that different. Read more ›
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Shayla Smith is the COO of a Hollywood law firm. She said her family didn't like her directives at home and so she changed her communication style. Read more ›
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Teens don't have the life experience, self-awareness, or maturity to make a major decision like choosing a career. We need to stop pressuring them to try. Read more ›
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"Everybody knows you made a mistake. How are you going to deal with that?" Read more ›
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After a decade in Oregon, Danielle-Ann Kealohilani Rugg moved back to Hawaii to care for her mother and her living costs skyrocketed. Read more ›
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In the UK today, McDonalds is finally launching its Sonic the Hedgehog 3 themed Happy Meals. Read more Read more ›
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Amazon and JPMorgan want to turn back the clock on working from home — but it's too late to stop it Read more ›
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Californians were already fighting to find affordable insurance policies. Read more ›
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Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to speak at prominent events such as WebSummit, EU-Startups Summit, slush, and several other influential conferences. These appearances played a pivotal role in helping me secure investments, forge partnerships, and gain essential media coverage for my startup. Each appearance not only expanded my network but also provided a ... Read more ›
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When we think of young entrepreneurs, names like Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Mullenweg, and Steve Jobs often come to mind—visionaries who began shaping the world in their late teens or early twenties. Zuckerberg launched Facebook at 19, redefining social networking; Mullenweg co-founded WordPress with the same age, empowering online publishing; and Jobs co-founded Apple at 21, ... Read more ›
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Venture capital is changing. The days of growth at any cost and pushing founders for outsized exits are long gone. Are they coming back? Are we in an ever-repeating cycle? Maybe, but hopefully with reinforced learning. Even though the public markets are tentatively beginning to re-open with Klarna’s recently announced IPO and private equity M&As ... Read more ›
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As part of the StepUp Startups project, the European Commission, has just published an insightful report named “Beyond Fragmentation: Connecting Europe’s Startup Ecosystems for Growth and Innovation“, aiming to enhance collaboration, innovation, and growth within Europe’s diverse startup ecosystems. This detailed study explores the challenges faced by Europe’s startup landscape, proposing strategies to foster a ... Read more ›
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The startup ecosystem in Belgium is very mature, signs are the increasing size of funding rounds, growing international investor participation, and frequent unicorns. A strong support network of incubators, accelerators, and venture funds bolsters this growth. Entrepreneurs are reinvesting in the ecosystem, creating a cycle of success that attracts new talent and funding. In 2024, ... Read more ›
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Swave Photonics, Leuven-based augmented reality (AR) startup, today announced the close of its €27 million Series A funding round that will help develop their Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) platform. The funding will also enable a reality-first user experience for AI-powered AR smartglasses and heads-up displays. The funding round was co-led by investors imec.xpand and SFPIM ... Read more ›
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Volocopter, a Bruchsal startup focused in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts, has filed for provisional insolvency after difficulty in finding further funding, marking a setback for the European eVTOL industry. Founded in 2011, Volocopter gained widespread recognition for its innovative air taxi solutions and was often seen as a frontrunner in the race ... Read more ›
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Paris-based Jeito Capital, a PE fund focused on biopharma innovation, has furthered its position as a player in global healthcare investment with two major contributions to clinical-stage biotech companies Aviceda Therapeutics and XyloCor Therapeutics – totalling over €264 million. Jeito’s current portfolio offering is valued at €534 million, with a focus on a patient-focused approach and ... Read more ›
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Berlin-based startup Apheris, a computing company powering data networks, has successfully closed a Series A funding round, bringing its total capital raised to €20.1 million in order to empower secure and collaborative data networks for the life sciences sector. The round was led by European DeepTech investors OTB Ventures and eCAPITAL, with participation from existing ... Read more ›
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