In the heart of Europe, a small but formidable nation stands as a testament to innovation and resilience. Switzerland, known for its precision and quality, faced a significant challenge in 2023 as the startup investment climate took a downturn. The EY Swiss Startup Barometer H2 2023 report revealed a 29% decline in investment volume compared ... Read more ›
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This March 6th Dubai will be host to the USA-UAE Alliance’s blockchain forum, founded by entrepreneurs and Georgetown University alumni Edward Cullen and Michael Amatulli. The event, which looks to unite diverse interests within the blockchain communities, will foster impact-driven investments to better build a global network with lasting influence. USA-UAE Alliance’s Dubai event will ... Read more ›
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The first reviews of Apple Vision Pro seem disappointing. Without a doubt, we’re talking about groundbreaking technology that melds real-world experiences with virtual reality. But Apple’s initial success has been clouded by a higher-than-average return rate as customers return the expensive product, which retails for about $3,500. While returns are normal, it is less normal ... Read more ›
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Four European pet tech companies are among Leap Venture Studio & Academy‘s eighth cohort, which kicks off in London on 4 March and culminates with a Demo Day in New York City on 13 June. The accelerator program is among the most prestigious in the world for pet care startups, and is backed by multinational ... Read more ›
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2023 has become a year of a bear market and challenges for all blockchain projects, the financing of which depends on the value of cryptocurrencies. Blockchain business players are actively preparing for a bull run fueled by the recent adoption of Bitcoin ETFs, the potential adoption of Ethereum ETFs, and the upcoming Bitcoin halving. Despite ... Read more ›
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Heura Foods, recently awarded ‘Barcelona Small Business (PYME) of the Year 2023‘ by Santander Bank and the local chamber of commerce, announced that it completed a Series B round of €40 million. The round included Upfield, a manufacturer of plant-based products, and investment funds Unovis Asset Management, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF VC), and Newtree ... Read more ›
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Along with the size of the data used to train an AI, the quality of that data contributes too to the final picture. Now, what do I mean by the quality of the data? Beforehand, in case you didn’t know, I base my writing only on the tools I use to rationalize. I don’t go ... Read more ›
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Artificial Intelligence’s omnipresence was unmistakable at Davos this year, with its applications permeating diverse sectors. This year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland, from 15 January to 19 January 2024, provided a ripe platform for deep discussions on the trajectory of AI. Setting the tone for the meetings, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI said, “AI ... Read more ›
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In the ever-changing IT industry landscape, the choice between working for a startup or a large technology company is a decision faced by many professionals, including product designers and UI/UX designers. Each path offers a unique experience, challenges, and opportunities, making it crucial to understand the differences before choosing. As a product designer, I have ... Read more ›
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A merger between two of Europe’s largest micro-mobility startups, TIER and Dott, is expected to be finalized before March and will yield Europe’s largest e-scooter rental company. The strategic consolidation is buoyed by a fresh €60 million investment from venture capitalists. According to a company statement, investors include Mubadala Capital, Sofina, Estari, M&G, Prosus Ventures, ... Read more ›
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Nisum, a global technology consultancy that operates in the United States, Latin America, India, and Pakistan, has announced it will expand into the Middle East thanks to a recent partnership with iVolve, a regional cloud consulting firm. The strategic move will place Nisum in a marketplace located at the crossroads between Europe, Asia, and Africa, ... Read more ›
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Financial crime has not been immune to the transformations brought about by generative AI, and financial institutions are now having to face unprecedented challenges in preventing criminals from leveraging the tech for more dangerous and complex system abuses. But that is not the only new front in financial crime prevention. A provisional agreement by the ... Read more ›
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It’s becoming a bit of a broken record: news of cybersecurity breaches and data leaks at public and private organizations around the globe. In fact, STAT News reported that last year was the worst year on record for data breaches in the healthcare space, with as many as 116 million people impacted in 2023. But ... Read more ›
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Thawing from a long, cold bear-winter, we enter 2024 riding the emotional hype of last quarter’s price action. Let’s welcome Crypto Spring with optimism, curiosity, and arms wide open. Institutions are pilling in.Regulators are warming up.Retail remains mostly uninvolved. Opportunity can be heard in the conversations of crypto-natives discussing the powerful confluence of positive industry ... Read more ›
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In a significant shift from the investment fervor of 2021, European tech startups in 2023 raised about 50% of the funding that they raised that year, according to new data from Crunchbase. The business intelligence firm reported this week that European startups raised USD $52 billion last year, down from over USD $100 billion in ... Read more ›
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Turkish app Kimseen has announced it will be released on Apple Store and Google Play in January of 2024. The startup, led by entrepreneurs Emir Ekşioğlu and Berk Anıl Ünal, helps users receive all the needed biographies and information of the people near to them. The app was designed from founding to be about creating ... Read more ›
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At the tail end of a 3-day marathon negotiation, the European parliament and council leadership reached a ‘provisional,’ milestone agreement on harmonized rules governing the use of artificial intelligence. This landmark agreement comes after years of sensitive negotiations since April 2021—when the framework was first brought forward. Here’s a timeline of events since then, shared by the European ... Read more ›
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As my exchange semester at Technische Universität Berlin approached, I started looking for places to live. Without an existing network in Berlin, I used the website wg-geuscht.de to contact potential flatshares. This was a very repetitive process, and I decided to automate it. Automate the Boring Stuff With JavaScript I set up email alerts for all new ... Read more ›
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This week it was announced that United States SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (featured photo) will speak at Georgetown University. The fireside chat on January 26th will discuss Peirce’s thoughts on digital asset regulation. In 2020 Peirce won a second term as commissioner, and she was earlier given the nickname “crypto mom” for her support of ... Read more ›
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Trickest is a fully managed, user-centric, and hyper-scalable platform for cybersecurity teams to build, manage, orchestrate, and run critical custom offensive security workflows and integrations. Read more ›
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