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Qumulo launches Cork hub to build the backbone of AI-scale data
Today data storage and cloud infrastructure company Qumulo announced the official launch of its European Software R&D hub in Cork. Through this strategic expansion, Qumulo will create 50 highly skilled R&D positions in the coming three years to solve the major challenges for data management at enormous scale and scope for global business. Information, derived read more
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Aleph Alpha’s former CEO lures Apple engineer from US to join European startup
The co-founder and former CEO of high-profile German AI startup Aleph Alpha has today revealed fresh details about his new AI startup, which launched last month and is backed by a multi-million-dollar investment from the German consultancy Roland Berger. The new startup founded by Jonas Andrulis, who left Aleph Alpha last year after six years read more
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Call to Submit: 2026 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award
Calling all artists, illustrators, and photographers! It’s the return of one of our most popular open calls, the Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award! Once again we are teaming up with our friends over at Bookmobile to offer the chance to have your work published as a standalone book for free! This year, we will read more
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David Sacks is done as AI czar — here's what he's doing instead | TechCrunch
David Sacks has used up his days as Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar. Speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday, the longtime entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster, confirmed that his non-consecutive 130-day stint as a special government employee is over and that he’s moving on to co-chair the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) read more
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Czechia vs Ireland free streams: How to watch 2026 World Cup playoffs, TV schedule, preview
Watch Czechia vs Ireland FREE live streams to find out who will advance to the playoff final and remain in with a chance of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Runners-up in 1934 and 1962, Czechia are aiming to reach the World Cup for the 10th time after read more
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DSV and Renaissance Philanthropy set out to rewire crop resilience innovation
Deep Science Ventures(DSV), a UK-based deeptech venture creator, and Renaissance Philanthropy, a nonprofit fueling a 21st-century renaissance by increasing the ambition of philanthropists, scientists, and innovators, today announce a venture-creation project designed for systemic intervention in crop resilience. The project is part of DSV and Renaissance Philanthropy’s existing partnership to form the Climate Emergencies Resilience read more
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Remembering Asher Remy-Toledo, Media Art Luminary
Obituary The Colombian-born cultural producer, who died in February at age 62, cultivated community and experimentation for New York City artists, including me. Asher Remy-Toledo at Creative Tech Week at the Red Door, Hyphen Hub, circa 2013–15 (all images courtesy the Hyphen Hub Archive, unless otherwise noted) Asher Remy-Toledo, a beloved New York cultural producer, read more
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OpenTelemetry Profiles Enters Public Alpha
Since OpenTelemetry first introduced Profiles, momentum has only grown towards building a unified industry standard for continuous production profiling, standing alongside traces, metrics, and logs. Today, the Profiling SIG is proud to announce that the Profiles signal has officially entered public Alpha, and we are ready for broader community use and feedback. Production profiling for read more
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A Short Film Joins In the Timeless Swiss Masked Tradition of Silvesterchlausen
In communities throughout Switzerlands’s Appenzell Hinterland and Midland regions, a unique tradition with enigmatic origins unfolds around the New Year. Known as Silvesterchlausen, the custom entails a group of boys and men who don remarkable, handmade costumes with masks and headdresses that represent rural, wild, and natural scenes. “Silvesterchlausen,” a dreamy short film by writer read more
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Bioniq cashes in on personalised health boom with $150M Herbalife acquisition
Bioniq, creator of personalised supplements based on blood biomarker analysis, has entered into an agreement for the sale of its assets to global nutrition company Herbalife. Founded in 2019, Bioniq develops personalised supplement formulas using its patented product personalisation engine, an individual’s health background, and a proprietary database of biomarkers. Bioniq’s personalised supplement formulations are read more
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Allday Goods raises £765K to scale its cult, recycled-plastic knife brand
We don’t get many press pitches about consumer brands these days, so when I heard about a kitchen knife company that had raised VC funding, my interest was piqued. Allday Goods is an East London-based kitchenware brand crafting colourful, chef-quality knives. Ex-chef Hugo Worsley started making knives using recycled plastic and a toastie maker in read more
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Theia Insights grabs $8M to map the global economy with AI
Cambridge-based deeptech companyTheia Insights has raised $8 million in Series A funding, led by MiddleGame Ventures, with participation from Further Ventures and Unusual Ventures. The round brings the company’s total funding to $14.5 million to date. Theia is addressing a structural limitation in financial markets: the lack of a real-time, accurate representation of the global read more
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Klarna veterans launch Galdera with €1.5M for AI financial modeling
Stockholm-based Galdera Labs has launched with €1.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop an AI-driven platform for financial modelling. The round was led by J12 Ventures, with participation from Antler and angel investors with experience at companies including Klarna, DeepL, Stripe, and Plata. The company is addressing a common challenge faced by finance teams: financial read more
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Giraffe360 raises $10M Series B financing led by Cipio Partners
Giraffe360, an AI-powered real estate marketing technology company, has closed a $10 million Series B funding round led by Cipio Partners. Existing investors, including Founders Fund, which led the company’s Series A, as well as Hoxton Ventures, LAUNCHub Ventures, and Change Ventures, also participated in the round. Giraffe360 is focused on transforming how real estate read more
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Arkadia Space secures €14.5M EIC backing for green propulsion tech
Spanish space company Arkadia Space has secured €14.5 million in funding from the European Innovation Council Accelerator. The package includes a €2.5 million grant, €6 million in equity from the EIC Fund, and €6 million in private investment. Beyond financial backing, the selection reflects direct institutional support from the European Commission for Arkadia’s green propulsion read more
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SOUS secures €4M to develop AI growth tools for restaurants
Amsterdam-based SOUS, an AI-powered growth platform for independent food and beverage businesses, has raised €4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Seed +Speed Ventures, with participation from existing investor PeakBridge, alongside āltitude, Gekko Capital, and a group of experienced angel investors. As restaurant discovery increasingly shifts to digital channels, many operators face read more
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AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly
Inside a giant autonomous warehouse, hundreds of robots dart down aisles as they collect and distribute items to fulfill a steady stream of customer orders. In this busy environment, even small traffic jams or minor collisions can snowball into massive slowdowns. To avoid such an avalanche of inefficiencies, researchers from MIT and the tech firm read more
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tvOS 26.4 Adds These New Features to Your Apple TV
Apple this week released tvOS 26.4, and the software update includes a handful of new features and changes for the Apple TV. tvOS 26.4 is compatible with all Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD models released since 2015. To update your Apple TV, open the Settings app on the device, navigate to System → read more
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At Art Basel Hong Kong, Blue-Chips Report Flurry of 7-Figure Deals, While Others Lament ‘Slower Than Usual’ Sales
Editor’s Note:This story originally appeared inOn Balance,the ARTnewsnewsletter about the art market and beyond.Sign up hereto receive it every Wednesday. Cash flowed, but confidence trickled on Day 1 of Art Basel Hong Kong, wherea cross-section of the 240 galleries offered a spectrum ofresponses to one simple question: How are sales? At Hauser & Wirth, MarcPayot,presiding overa read more
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Booooooom x Capture Photography Festival: Sami Farra Interview
If you had to choose three life moments that have shaped who you are today, what would they be? If I had to choose three life moments that have shaped who I am, I would start with the Arab Springs and the beginning of the Syrian Civil War. I grew up in Switzerland, but my read more
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