French deep tech spinout Diamfab crystallizes hopes for diamond semiconductors to support green transition
<div><p>Its long-term goal is to make more efficient semiconductors with a lower carbon footprint, while supporting what its CEO refers to as "the electrification of society," starting with transportation.</p>
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Furnished rental startup Blueground defies proptech woes with $560M in revenue, a new $45M raise
<div><p>Blueground, which operates a global network of furnished apartment rentals for stays of a month or more, has raised $45 million, on sales of $560 million.</p>
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Get a free Light Cone in Honkai: Star Rail
Credible leaks from the Honkai: Star Rail 2.2 version beta are coming thick and fast now. One of the latest is that players will receive a free Light Cone, an ATK, DEF, and HP boosting weapon when the patch drops.
The free Light Cone will be called For Tomorrow’s Journey and is a 4-star weapon. It’s a Harmony Path weapon so only Harmony characters will receive the passive bonus granted by the item.
2.2 Free 4 star Harmony LC byu/ukrisreng inHonkaiStarRail_leaks
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Coro, building cybersecurity for SMBs, locks down $100M at a $750M valuation
<div><p>Enterprises and other large organizations have long been a lucrative and obvious target for cybercriminals, but in recent years — thanks to more sophisticated breach techniques and the rise of AI — small and medium businesses are now also very much on the map. Now, Coro — one of the startups building tools specifically for […]</p>
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YouTuber ‘TodayTrader’ Launches Free Crypto Giveaway Of 120 Million PEPE Tokens
Crypto influencer TodayTrader has announced a giveaway opportunity for his audience of over 10,000 subscribers.
In one of his latest videos and on his X, the content creator revealed plans to distribute 120 million Pepe Tokens for free, in celebration of the popular meme coin’s market cap milestone of surpassing $3.5 billion.
120,000,000 $PEPE Token Giveaway RT then watch the video to get involved – Good Luck https://t.co/6h5aMWSECp
— Mark Kelly (@TodayTraderMark) March 26, 2024
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Astroforensics could be one of the coolest new careers of the future
Nasa’s Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, private companies are making significant steps in taking paying customers further into space. As humanity’s footprint expands beyond the familiar terrains of Earth to the Moon and possibly beyond, an intriguing new field emerges from the final frontier: astroforensics. This discipline, still in its infancy, is propelled by the inevitability of hu
This startup believes mobile apps for businesses should work more like consumer apps
<div><p>Have you noticed the massive gap between consumer and business apps on your phone? While consumer apps are both beautifully designed and easy to use, business apps are simply painful to use. A European startup is developing a suite of B2B apps that are designed for mobile first because phones have become the main computers […]</p>
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India court permits Byju’s key shareholder meeting for $200M rights issue
<div><p>Byju’s secured favorable outcomes in two court hearings Thursday, paving the way for the embattled edtech startup to move ahead with the extraordinary general meeting scheduled for Friday. The National Company Law Tribunal refused to defer on Thursday Byju’s planned EGM, where the Indian startup seeks to increase the authorized share capital to give effect […]</p>
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Climate tech VC Satgana closes first fund that targets early-stage startups in Africa, Europe
<div><p>Climate-tech VC Satgana has reached a final close of its first fund, which targets to back up to 30 early-stage startups in Africa and Europe. The VC firm reached a final close of £8 million ($8.6 million) following commitments from family offices and high-net-worth individuals, including Maurice Lévy of the Publicis Groupe, and Back Market […]</p>
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Ukraine’s drone startups aim to turn war experience into peacetime business
Juggling two jobs is hard work. It’s particularly hard work when one of the jobs is in a warzone. But for Ivan Kaunov, the roles are complementary. As the CEO and co-founder of Buntar Aerospace, Kaunov develops drones for long-range flights. As a member of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, he flies drones on combat missions. “We’re using them on the battlefield and we know what works, what doesn’t, and how they should be changed to fit the modern warfare reality.” the 33-year-old tells TNW on a video
Palworld maker Pocketpair teams up with Tencent Cloud so you don’t have to wait for multiplayer servers
Palworld creator Pocketpair just teamed up with Tencent, the world's biggest game company on cloud technology.Read More
Take-Two to acquire Gearbox from Embracer
Take-Two announced today that it has acquired Borderlands developer Gearbox for $460M, over 60% less than what Embracer paid for it in 2021.Read More
StealthMole raises $7M Series A for its AI-powered dark web intelligence platform
<div><p>StealthMole, an AI-powered dark web intelligence startup that specializes in monitoring cyber threats and detecting cybercrime, announced Thursday that it has raised a $7 million Series A funding round. The Singapore-headquartered startup with an R&D office in South Korea will use the fresh capital to establish additional R&D centers and support more commercial uses of […]</p>
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Elon Musk to Open Grok AI to Cheaper X Premium Tier
The AI-powered chatbot is currently only available via the most expensive Premium+, but that changes later this week, ...
‘The Circle Will Be Complete’—Elon Musk Issues A Shock Prediction That Could Cause Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin and Crypto Price Chaos
The bitcoin price has topped $70,000 per bitcoin, pushing up the price of other major cryptocurrencies ethereum and XRP as ...
Transcript: How Elon Musk Blew Up a Rare Chance for X Success
Read the discussion from the latest episode of Elon, Inc. on how the billionaire got more than he bargained for on Don ...
Elon Musk Unfollows Grimes After She Debuts New Boyfriend
Exes and Unfollows That was fast! It appears that billionaire Elon Musk has once again unfollowed his ex-girlfriend Claire ...
Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant to ultimately help humans merge with AI is sparking debate over safety and ethics
Elon Musk's Neuralink wants its brain chip to help treat neurological conditions, and, in the long term, to reduce the risks ...
Accel rethinks early-stage startup investing in India
<div><p>By any benchmark, Accel is among the top venture firms in India. With nearly two dozen Indian unicorn startups, including several category leaders, Accel’s track record speaks for itself. Yet the partners leading the firm’s early-stage accelerator program, called Atoms, are uncharacteristically introspective about their learnings and the changes they have been implementing to improve […]</p>
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With Quiet-STaR, language models learn to think before speaking
Researchers have taught AI models to think before responding to prompts — just as (most) people consider what to say before speaking. Read More