Motion Ventures, a Singapore-based maritime venture firm, has launched a new $100 million fund. The firm claims it is the largest maritime-focused tech fund to date. The new fund, called Motion Ventures Fund II, plans to invest between $250,000 and $10 million in at least 25 companies over the next 18 to 24 months. It ... Read more ›
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Maju Kuruvilla, the former CEO of Bolt, has launched a new e-commerce startup called Spangle AI. The company aims to solve a common issue for online shoppers by creating custom landing pages based on their search or ad clicks. Kuruvilla explained that many users often land on pages that may not have the advertised products, ... Read more ›
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Lars Staack started selling his index funds in January, moving them into bond and Treasury funds. He had invested his retirement savings in S&P 500 index funds after the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s. This strategy brought him peace of mind for more than two decades until the election of President Trump. As ... Read more ›
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NVIDIA has released a playable demo of Half-Life 2 RTX, showcasing the game’s cutting-edge graphics enhancements. The demo is available for free to Half-Life 2 owners on Steam. The mod, developed using NVIDIA’s RTX Remix platform, brings features like DLSS 4 support, ray tracing, and improved textures to the classic game. The demo includes two ... Read more ›
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Roku users were surprised and frustrated this week when they encountered video ads playing automatically before they could even access their device’s home screen. The ads, which included a trailer for the upcoming movie “Moana 2,” appeared without warning and could not be skipped by some users. Roku confirmed that the autoplay ads are part ... Read more ›
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Specialty chemical startup Scimplify has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Accel and Bertelsmann India Investments. UMI and existing investors also participated in the round, bringing Scimplify’s total funding to $54 million. The company, founded in mid-2023 by Salil Srivastava, Sachin Santhosh, and Dheeraj Dhingra, aims to address gaps in ... Read more ›
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Google’s new AI model, Gemini 2.0 Flash, has sparked controversy because it can remove watermarks from images. Users on social media platforms have discovered that the model can effectively erase watermarks, including those from well-known stock media platforms like Getty Images. Last week, Google expanded access to Gemini 2.0 Flash’s image generation feature, which allows ... Read more ›
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Inside Real Estate has acquired ListAssist, a startup that offers AI-enhanced search as well as image and data automation and optimization. The acquisition is a significant milestone for Inside Real Estate, a Utah-based real estate software provider, aiming to revolutionize how consumers search for homes. “We are thrilled to welcome ListAssist to our ecosystem and ... Read more ›
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Sony recently unveiled a groundbreaking display technology that could revolutionize the TV industry. The new system, called “New RGB LED,” allows each of the three primary colors (red, green, and blue) in LEDs to emit light independently. This individual control results in higher color purity and enables images to cover 99% of the DCI-P3 color ... Read more ›
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Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. The path of a startup founder is often riddled with stress, difficult decisions, and constant self-reflection. Marty Kausas, co-founder and CEO of Pylon, shares his personal journey, a story filled with challenges, doubts, and pivotal moments that pushed him to keep moving forward. An experienced industry leader, ... Read more ›
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A group of European technology founders have teamed up to create an investment platform to support young entrepreneurs. The “Project Europe” initiative is a €10 million fund that will offer €200,000 to entrepreneurs aged 18-25 to build tech startups. The project brings together successful founders from various tech industries looking to pass on their expertise ... Read more ›
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Women entrepreneurs are thriving in all sectors. They are breaking barriers and redefining success. Two out of three women entrepreneurs now work in industries once led by men. Women are showing that passion and business skills create unstoppable success. More and more women are becoming entrepreneurs. Grant funding is helping them succeed. With the proper ... Read more ›
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According to legal filings submitted as part of a Google antitrust case, Google owns a 14% stake in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. The internet giant’s investment in Anthropic is capped at 15% and holds no voting rights, board seats, or board observer rights in the company. Court documents reveal that Google is set to ... Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s close ties to President Donald Trump have become a double-edged sword for Tesla. While Musk’s influence in the administration has grown, Tesla’s stock price has taken a significant hit. On Tuesday, the White House South Lawn was transformed into a miniature Tesla showroom. Musk showcased Tesla cars to highlight the company’s latest innovations. ... Read more ›
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Google is apparently planning to add a third camera to the base model Pixel 10, according to leaked renders. This raises questions about how the Pro model will differentiate itself. The renders reveal that Google’s 2025 smartphones will likely look nearly identical to the Pixel 9 series. However, the base Pixel 10 seems to feature ... Read more ›
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Iman Gadzhi and Simon Squibb’s YouTube video on personal branding provides an insightful perspective on the immense value of a well-crafted personal brand. The discussion emphasized that personal branding isn’t just about accumulating followers—it is a powerful tool that drives business growth and creates long-term wealth. I was particularly struck by the argument that personal ... Read more ›
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President Trump’s policies aimed at putting America first are unexpectedly boosting stock markets overseas. Since his inauguration, the S&P 500 has fallen 6 percent and is now trailing major markets in Europe and China. In contrast, the Dax index in Germany has risen 10 percent, and the Europe-wide Stoxx 600 index has gained more than ... Read more ›
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Thailand’s stock market has been hit hard this year, with the SET Index dropping 16%, making it the worst-performing market globally. The government’s efforts to revive the market through the $4.5 billion Vayupak Fund have not been successful so far. Analysts attribute the market downturn to several factors, including weak economic growth, high household debt, ... Read more ›
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Sakana, a Japanese AI startup, recently announced that its AI system, AI Scientist-v2, generated a scientific paper that passed peer review. This marks one of the first instances of an AI-produced research paper being accepted for publication. The AI-generated paper was submitted to a workshop at the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), a respected ... Read more ›
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Apple is planning a major redesign of its operating systems for iPhones, iPads, and Macs. iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 will be unveiled at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The update is described as “one of the most dramatic software overhauls in the company’s history.” It aims to simplify the ... Read more ›
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