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Tapbots teases a new Bluesky app, Phoenix, saying it can’t ‘survive on Mastodon alone’ There’s a new Bluesky app in the works from a popular developer of iOS applications. Tapbots, the company behind the popular Mastodon client Ivory, born out of its earlier efforts with Tweetbot (RIP), is readying a
Canoo’s CEO is buying the bankrupt EV startup’s assets The CEO of Canoo is buying nearly all of the defunct EV startup’s assets out of bankruptcy, according to a court filing. A new entity controlled by the CEO, Anthony Aquila, has offered to purchase “substantially all” of the assets for
Trump gives automakers one-month tariff reprieve to move operations from Canada, Mexico to US President Donald Trump has delayed tariffs on automobile imports from Canada and Mexico for one month after requests from executives at the Big Three automakers — General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis — with the expectation that
Eric Schmidt argues against a ‘Manhattan Project for AGI’ In a policy paper published Wednesday, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks said that the U.S. should not pursue a Manhattan Project-style push to develop AI systems with “superhuman”
The state of gender diversity in European startups: Female Innovation Index 2025 Today sees the launch of the Female Innovation Index 2025 launched by Female Foundry. The Index is Europe’s largest report on the funnel of innovation and funding driven by female entrepreneurs, in partnership with over thirty-five private equity
VTT and IQM’s 50-qubit quantum computer now available for business and research The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and IQM Quantum Computers have completed and launched Europe’s first 50-qubit superconducting quantum computer, now open to researchers and companies through the VTT QX quantum computing service. The quantum computer offers industries
How the world’s first mental health-focused VC Fund Masawa is changing venture investing Founding or being employed by a startup can result in a plethora of mental health challenges. The constant pressure to design and build novel tech solutions, fundraise, and gain customers can result in stress, sleep disruption and
Combinder closes $500K Pre-Seed for decentralised energy network Community-driven energy data network Combinder, has successfully closed a $500,000 Pre-Seed funding round for a $10 million valuation. Combinder is a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN). A DePIN is a network that uses blockchain technology to decentralise the development, maintenance, and operation of
QuantWare secures €20M Series A to help develop large-scale quantum processors Quantum computing company QuantWare has raised a €20 million Series A round. The Delft company develops VIO, a technology that allows its customers to create the world’s largest quantum processors (QPUs). Traditional quantum processors are limited in their number
Beyond voices: Dubformer raises €3.4 million to transform the art of dubbing Dubformer, an Amsterdam-based startup specialising in professional AI dubbing, announced a €3.4 million Seed funding round to push the boundaries of emotional expression in AI dubbing, enhancing media localisation for TV, broadcast, and film productions. The round was