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Google Play Books purchases on iOS now skirt the App Store’s commission Google has gained permission to sell its e-books and audiobooks directly to customers through its iOS app, Google Play Books. While iOS apps today can offer access to content previously purchased elsewhere, like e-books bought via a website,
Duolingo ‘killed’ its mascot with a Cybertruck, and it’s going weirdly well Duolingo’s mascot, Duo the owl, is dead. Okay, Duo isn’t really dead (we think), but the language learning app committed so hard to this bit that its CEO, Luis von Ahn, read a eulogy for this beloved green
Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government ‘less dumb’ A senior Elon Musk staffer created a custom AI chatbot that’s supposed to help DOGE “eliminate” government waste. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/elon-musk-staffer-created-a-doge-ai-assistant-for-making-government-less-dumb/
The Interreg of Tomorrow, Imagined by Youth During the “Youth for Future Cooperation – On the road to Interreg GO!” event, held in November 2024 in Brussels, 100 young participants were asked to share their perspectives on shaping the future of territorial cooperation. Discover the “Declaration by young people on
TimeFlow raises €4M to scale IT resource management platform Italian workplace management startup TimeFlow has raised €4 million. Founded in 2020, the company has developed a platform that automates and optimises resource management and procurement processes in the IT supply chain. Its proprietary solution leverages AI to streamline the process
Can OlsAro’s genetic breakthrough solve the global soil salinity crisis? Salt-contaminated soil is a global threat to crop production and soil health. Research reveals that over 1 billion hectares of soil suffer from salinisation. Globally, about 20 per cent of irrigated soils are salinised, with this figure rising to over
Meal prep platform Remy acquires food waste app Kitche Remy, an AI-driven platform dedicated to tackling food waste in the home, announced today it has acquired Kitche, a UK-based home food waste prevention app. Remy is an AI-driven meal planning app designed to help users reduce food waste and save
FLIT secures £1.2M for lightweight folding e-bikes FLIT, an engineering company that builds folding electric bikes, has raised £1.2M in new funding from ACF Investors, Cambridge Angels and former Head of Technical Development at British Cycling, Tony Purnell. FLIT designs and manufactures lightweight, compact folding electric bikes. Their main model,
Only 2 days left to get discounted tickets for the Tech.eu Summit London 2025! The Tech.eu Summit London 2025 is just around the corner! Taking place on March 25-26 at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Centre, this two-day event will bring together the global tech and investment community for insightful
InsurTech muffintech secures €3.5 million in funding to revolutionise insurance with AI Berlin-based InsurTech startup muffintech has raised €3.5 million to advance its AI-driven solutions for insurance companies and brokers to aid in answering customer queries, searching policy details, handling objections, and providing benefit arguments. The funding round was led