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Cusp Capital launches with a $361M fund for early stage startups in Germany and Europe

In the past ten years, an investment team led by Christian Winter, Jan Sessenhausen, Helmut Klawitter and Wilken Engelbracht worked principally with German family offices, investing in startups such as Klarna, Zalando and Delivery Hero that went on to be worth around "80 billion in total. Today they ...

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Cusp Capital launches with a $361M fund for early stage startups in Germany and Europe

The Verge

EPOS? new $119 H3 wired gaming headset is basic, but comfortable

Not the most affordable wired model, but it's a solid choice Continue reading…

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EPOS? new $119 H3 wired gaming headset is basic, but comfortable

Engadget

Hackers stole driver's license numbers from Geico's website

Geico has filed a data breach notice with the California attorney general's office, admitting that fraudsters had stolen customers' driver's license numbers from its website.

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Hackers stole driver's license numbers from Geico's website

The Verge

VanMoof's PowerBank is a range extender and problem solver

VanMoof S3 with PowerBank arriving at Castricum aan Zee from Amsterdam. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge We put a new 2021 S3 model to the test on a three-hour ride Continue reading…

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VanMoof's PowerBank is a range extender and problem solver

The Verge

Google adds Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, Gundam mechs, and more to AR search

Google has added a bunch of popular Japanese characters to its AR feature in mobile search, which has previously featured animals, historical artifacts, and dinosaurs. The list of characters is taken from Japanese pop culture including anime, TV, and video games, with names like Pac-Man, ...

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Google adds Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, Gundam mechs, and more to AR search

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Qapita, a developer of equity management software for startups, raises $5M led by MassMutual Ventures

Qapita, a Singapore-based fintech that provides capitalization table and employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) management software, has raised $5 million in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by MassMutual Ventures, with participation from Endiya Partners and angel investors including Avaana Capital ...

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Qapita, a developer of equity management software for startups, raises $5M led by MassMutual Ventures

TechCrunch

Huawei is not a carmaker. It wants to be the Bosch of China

One after another, Chinese tech giants have announced their plans for the auto space over the last few months. Some internet companies, like search engine provider Baidu, decided to recruit help from a traditional carmaker to produce cars. Xiaomi, which makes its own smartphones but has stressed for ...

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Huawei is not a carmaker. It wants to be the Bosch of China

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European e-scooter and micromobility startup Dott raises $85 million

Dott has raised a new $85 million Series B funding round – this round is a mix of equity and asset-backed debt financing. Belgium-based investment company Sofina is leading the investment. Dott is a micromobility startup that is better known for its colorful electric scooters that you can find across ...

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European e-scooter and micromobility startup Dott raises $85 million

Engadget

What's on TV this week: 'Mortal Kombat,' 'Shadow and Bone'

This week 'Mortal Kombat' streams on HBO Max, MLB the Show crosses over to Xbox, and Netflix dives into sci-fi and fantasy.

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What's on TV this week: 'Mortal Kombat,' 'Shadow and Bone'

TechCrunch

Singapore-based fintech STACS raises $3.6M to develop blockchain platforms for financial institutions

Singapore-based fintech Hashstacs Pte Ltd (STACS) announced today it has raised $3.6 million USD in pre-Series A funding. The company develops blockchain platforms that can work with financial institutions? existing infrastructure, and its core technology is also used in GreenSTACS for environmental, ...

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Singapore-based fintech STACS raises $3.6M to develop blockchain platforms for financial institutions

The Verge

Samsung wants to make sure nobody's tracking you with its SmartTags

Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge Samsung has announced that customers will soon be able to scan for unknown Galaxy SmartTags trackers using Samsung's SmartThings Find service. The feature, called Unknown Tag Search, will be coming to the SmartThings app starting next week. ...

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Samsung wants to make sure nobody's tracking you with its SmartTags

TechCrunch

Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures

Indonesian startup CoLearn started as a chain of physical tutoring centers and was in the process of shifting to a hybrid offline-online model when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The team sensed that remote learning would permanently change how students want to be tutored and decided to focus completely ...

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Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures

The Verge

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is now free for PS4 and PS5 owners

Image:Guerrilla Games Sony and Guerrilla Games? PS4 hit Horizon Zero Dawn is now available, free of charge, to PS4 and PS5 owners. PlayStation owners on both consoles can redeem a free digital copy of the game until May 14th at 8PM PT / 11PM ET. The free copy Sony is offering ...

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Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is now free for PS4 and PS5 owners

Engadget

Elon Musk: Data recovered 'so far' shows Autopilot not enabled in Houston crash

Tesla 'technoking' Elon Musk said that so far, data logs show a Model S that hit a tree in Texas this weekend did not have Autopilot enabled.

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Elon Musk: Data recovered 'so far' shows Autopilot not enabled in Houston crash

WIRED

Facebook Announces Live Audio Rooms, Its Clubhouse Clone

Clubhouse is the latest startup to get cloned by Facebook, as the social media giant announces a suite of new audio features. Who will use them?

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Facebook Announces Live Audio Rooms, Its Clubhouse Clone

Recode

Mark Zuckerberg says he's standing up for you. Yes, you.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at a press event hosted by News Corp in October 2019. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The CEO of Facebook makes the case for Facebook. What does the man who singlehandedly controls the world's most important tech platform think about that platform's ...

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Mark Zuckerberg says he's standing up for you. Yes, you.

Ars Technica

Marvel drops first teaser for Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings

Simu Liu stars as a gifted martial artist seeking to escape his dark family history.

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Marvel drops first teaser for Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings

Engadget

ACLU and 70 other organizations ask DHS to stop using Clearview AI

More than 70 advocacy groups have called on the Department of Homeland Security to stop using Clearview AI's facial recognition software.

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ACLU and 70 other organizations ask DHS to stop using Clearview AI

Ars Technica

More J&J troubles: Vaccine manufacturing halted and more possible clot cases

CDC advisory committee will meet Friday to decide the fate of the troubled vaccine.

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More J&J troubles: Vaccine manufacturing halted and more possible clot cases

The Verge

Parler will relaunch on Apple's App Store next week

Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The embattled social network Parler is slated to reappear on iOS on the week of April 26th, following its re-acceptance into Apple's App Store earlier today. However, the iOS app will block some content ...

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Parler will relaunch on Apple's App Store next week

Engadget

Jalen Suggs announces he's going pro with an NFT

With Suggs now heading to the NBA draft and expected to land somewhere among the top three picks, he's auctioning off a commemorative NFT celebrating his semi-finals buzzer beater.

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Jalen Suggs announces he's going pro with an NFT

Ars Technica

Parler re-platformed as Apple allows social network back into App Store

"Free speech" social media network reportedly revamped its moderation approach.

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Ars Technica

Parler re-platformed as Apple allows social network back into App Store

Engadget

Toyota's first electric vehicle will hit the road in 2022

Toyota announced today it plans to sell around 70 different electric cars globally by the end of 2025, including 15 new fully electric models.

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Toyota's first electric vehicle will hit the road in 2022

Ars Technica

Millions of web surfers are being targeted by a single malvertising group

Tag Barnakle is using infected ad servers to go "straight for the jugular," firm says.

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Millions of web surfers are being targeted by a single malvertising group

Ars Technica

Sony reverses course, keeps legacy PlayStation online stores open

PS3 and Vita stores will remain available, but PSP will sunset as planned.

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Ars Technica

Sony reverses course, keeps legacy PlayStation online stores open

Ars Technica

Missing Arctic ice fueled the "Beast of the East" winter storm

Less ice means more moisture in the air, but connecting it to weather is difficult.

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Missing Arctic ice fueled the "Beast of the East" winter storm

Fast Company

Why is there a boba tea shortage? Yes, the bubble is really bursting, and it could get even worse

The boba tea bubble has burst, because there's a shortage of bubbles. Well, they're not really bubbles, but tapioca pearls mixed into the drink. The problem is there's not enough tapioca starch, due to shipping delays from Asia. Originally from Taiwan, boba tea, aka bubble tea, is sweetened green ...

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Why is there a boba tea shortage? Yes, the bubble is really bursting, and it could get even worse

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Amy Klobuchar takes aim at 12 vaccine misinformation influencers

Sen. Amy Klobuchar has written to the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to ask about vaccine misinformation superspreaders. | Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Senators have written to Facebook and Twitter to ask about vaccine misinformation superspreaders. As ...

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Amy Klobuchar takes aim at 12 vaccine misinformation influencers

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Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse " and podcasts " with a suite of new audio products

Mark Zuckerwerk testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee in October 2020. | Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images But the products won't show up for a while. Update, April 19, 1:42 pm: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a suite of audio products, including ...

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Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse " and podcasts " with a suite of new audio products

Fast Company

This $340 adjustable standing desk saved my back?and looks great too

I spend 8-10 hours a day sitting behind my computer at a desk. That's not counting the 2-3 hours a day I spend cradling my phone or laptop while sitting on the couch, scrolling through TikTok and online shopping, feeling my body slowly recede into itself like an armadillo. When I worked in a newsroom, ...

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This $340 adjustable standing desk saved my back?and looks great too

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Watch NASA's new autonomous helicopter take flight on Mars

The Perseverance rover is the size of a small car and more technologically sophisticated than anything you've ever seen. | NASA / JPL Some powerful tech has landed on the red planet. On Monday morning, a small helicopter named Ingenuity became the first aircraft ...

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Watch NASA's new autonomous helicopter take flight on Mars

Fast Company

This lantern only needs sea water to charge

The Guajira Peninsula, a coastal desert at the northernmost tip of South America, is one of the poorest places on the continent. It's a remote area, and there's limited access to electricity. But residents recently started testing small lanterns that charge on something available in abundance: saltwater. ...

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This lantern only needs sea water to charge

Fast Company

BTS meets the Golden Arches: McDonald's unveils a new meal inspired by the K-pop superstars

Is it any real surprise" After the unmitigated U.S. success of its celebrity meal partnerships with Travis Scott and J Balvin, McDonald's is now going global with one of the planet's most popular groups. Today, the fast-feeder announced that it's teaming up with Korean pop superstars BTS for its newest ...

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Fast Company

BTS meets the Golden Arches: McDonald's unveils a new meal inspired by the K-pop superstars

Fast Company

This is how much exercise you really need to stay healthy at 40, 50, and 60

When it comes to exercise, doing the minimum may not be enough. A new study out this week challenges the current minimum exercise guideline&xA0;of 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity exercise each week, because it does not lead to long-term cardiovascular health. Researchers followed 5,000 adults in Birmingham, ...

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This is how much exercise you really need to stay healthy at 40, 50, and 60

WIRED

A Firmware Issue Threatens to Make PS4 Games Unplayable

Without a fix to older PlayStations, it's only a matter of time before older games are rendered obsolete.

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A Firmware Issue Threatens to Make PS4 Games Unplayable

WIRED

Hackers Used to Be Humans. Soon, AIs Will Hack Humanity

Like crafty genies, AIs will grant our wishes, and then hack them, exploiting our social, political, and economic systems like never before.

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Hackers Used to Be Humans. Soon, AIs Will Hack Humanity

WIRED

Let Lonely Mountains: Downhill Take Your Breath Away

Unspoiled wilderness meets high-speed thrills in a meditative mountain biking game that's still picking up new fans.

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Let Lonely Mountains: Downhill Take Your Breath Away

WIRED

Union Says Amazon Violated Labor Law in the Alabama Election

Amazon defeated the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union's bid to represent workers at one warehouse. The union claims the company fought dirty.

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Union Says Amazon Violated Labor Law in the Alabama Election

WIRED

Crush the Dance Floor With These Colorful Retro Beat Machines

The Polish company Polyend has collaborated with a trio of electronic music artists to infuse its audio creation hardware with blasts of color.

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Crush the Dance Floor With These Colorful Retro Beat Machines

Fast Company

"No one was in the driver seat" during Tesla crash that killed two

Authorities in Spring, Texas, say they're 100% certain that no one was driving during a fatal Tesla crash on Saturday evening. According to KHOU-11, the 2019 Tesla Model S had two passengers inside, one aged 59 and the other aged 69, when the car went off the road at a slight curve and crashed into ...

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Fast Company

"No one was in the driver seat" during Tesla crash that killed two