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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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Meta's about-face on fact checking shows how Musk has remade the world in his image. 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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Apple today reiterated its commitment to Siri privacy, making it clear that Siri data has never been used to build marketing profiles, nor has any Siri information been made available to advertisers or sold for any purpose. Apple's newsroom post comes after it settled a class action lawsuit related to Siri for $95 million. Plaintiffs accused Apple of recording conversations captured after accidental Siri activations, and then sharing information from... Read more ›
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Content moderation has always been a nightmare for Meta. But Mark Zuckerberg's "apology tour" from the past few years seems to be officially over. 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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Classic FM is launching a new video game music radio series presented by Minecraft YouTuber DanTDM. Read more Read more ›
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Only after his hush-money sentencing can NJ officials move to revoke his liquor licenses. A revocation hearing is still pending, they told BI. Read more ›
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10 years after he was first attached to the project, It and The Flash director Andrés Muschietti says he still has plans for Sony's Shadow of the Colossus film adaptation. Read more 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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The Palisades and Eaton fires are still raging through Los Angeles. Emerging photos offer a glimpse of how devastating their toll will be. Read more ›
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The Pokémon Company will once again hold a Pokémon Presents livestream next month, according to leak of data from Pokémon Go. Read more Read more ›
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The latest crop of AI-enabled wearables like Bee AI and Omi listen to your conversations to help organize your life. They are also normalizing embedded microphones that are always on. Read more ›
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Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge As I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if they should look for a new home. Over at X, Elon Musk has essentially become part of the incoming Trump administration, while various changes have made the formerly popular social network a dark and forbidding forest for many of its former inhabitants. Meanwhile, Meta’s announcement that it was... Read more ›
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The crypto betting platform has several wagers open about the fires in California. It says crowds can help lend "unbiased forecasts" for big events. Read more ›
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Zou Qiang works from home in Shanghai. Since her partner earns more and commutes, she knows she'd be the one responsible for taking care of a child. Read more ›
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Companies have continued to cut jobs in 2025 after a wave of layoffs last year. Microsoft, Blackrock, and Ally are among those shedding staff. Read more ›
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Meta's shocking decision to get rid of its fact-checkers shows how Mark Zuckerberg is reshaping his company in some impactful ways. 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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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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Amsterdamn-based Ver.iD, an SaaS platform for digital identity verification, has announced the raising of €2 million in angel funding in order to expand ahead of the recent eIDAS 2.0 regulation. Looking ahead from this recent funding, the platform is preparing for a new €4 million funding round to accelerate its European growth. “In a time ... Read more ›
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