Zacua Ventures has launched a new $56 million fund dedicated to construction tech

Zacua, which has a regional presence in San Francisco, Madrid, Mexico and Singapore, is targeting startups addressing sustainability, productivity and urbanization.
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Huawei spinoff Honor developing a smart ring after Samsung debuts its own wearable

Chinese electronics maker Honor is developing a smart ring, its CEO said, a day after Samsung took the wraps off of the Galaxy Ring.

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Elon Musk eats humble pie over unpaid bakery bill

The world’s richest man steps in after his car firm Tesla U-turned on a request for 4,000 pies.

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More music leaving TikTok over Universal row

At first artists signed to the label were removed, but now writers are being taken off the platform.

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The Displace wireless TV, that sticks to walls, plans new models and new AI features

At CES 2023 a startup hardware company called Displace launched the 55-inch ‘Display Flex’, a “wireless” $3,000 4K OLED TV  which sticks to walls without a traditional mounting. The launch created a sensation at the time, and today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona I caught up with founder and CEO Balaji Krishna, who told […]
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MoneyHash raises $4.5M for its payment orchestration platform serving merchants in MENA

The payment landscape in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is marked by significant fragmentation, with numerous payment providers and methods in each country, evolving regulations and diverse customer preferences. This complexity is further compounded by challenges such as payment fraud, low checkout conversion rates, and high transaction failure rates. Although the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Humane reveals first international market for the Ai Pin, partnering with South Korea’s SK Telecom

Hyped AI startup Humane has announced plans for its first international market, inking a deal with South Korean carrier SK Telecom. The announcement comes shortly after the San Francisco-based company revealed it was pushing back the shipping date of its Ai Pin device from March to mid-April in its domestic U.S. market. Founded in 2017 by […]
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Microsoft made a $16 million investment in Mistral AI

Yesterday, Mistral AI, a Paris-based AI startup working on foundational models, announced a new large language model that could rival OpenAI’s GPT-4, a chat assistant and a distribution partnership with Microsoft yesterday. But Microsoft and Mistral AI buried the news — or at least an important part. As part of the partnership, Microsoft is investing €15 […]
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Palworld releases patch 0.1.50 and it’s a big one, but do Xbox saves have a bigger problem?

Palworld devs continue to pour their heart and soul into the surprise massive hit and today reach the milestone of a 0.1.5 release.
Posting on X  they unveiled a large set of patch notes fixing a ton of issues, but also, right at the very bottom said they were looking into a potentially serious Xbox-only issue that some people have been experiencing saying, “We are currently working on an issue where auto-save fails on the Xbox and Xbox Game Pass versions. We expect that this will be resolved in an upcoming update.”
As ever the Steam version has been released but the Xbox version 1 will follow “as soon as it is ready”, leading to more minor frustration for those who may be playing the game for free on Game Pass.
One of the biggest highlights is perhaps a small Quality of Life fix. The Work button can now be toggled to allow continuous work rather than repeat tapping. Our F key thanks you Palworld.
Palworld 0.1.5.0 patch notes and highlights
Major Fixes
・Implemented backup of save data on the world selection screen
・Resolved issue of unnecessary data accumulating in save data
Guild 
・Modified specification to allow guild members to be removed when not logged in
Player Issues
・Changed long-press operation during player tasks to allow continuous work by pressing the work button once (This is switchable in the options settings)
・Fixed issue where riding in prohibited hunting areas would not result in a crime
・Improved interaction accuracy with adjacent objects
Pals
・Changed specifications so that when a Pal is instructed to “attack aggressively,” the Pal will attack enemies indiscriminately even if they are not in combat
・Corrected an issue to allow Pals of rank 1 or higher to be selected as concentrated material (higher-ranked Pals yield more points when concentrated)
・Fixed bug where if a large amount of experience points were gained and the level increased to 50 at once, Pals would not learn any active skills
・Mitigated an issue where using Mossanda’s partner skill “Grenadier Panda” on a dungeon boss would cause the boss to get stuck in walls
Base Issues
・Fixed an issue where base Pals would get stuck on top of a logging site, etc.
・Added measures to prevent the issue where base Pals would wander around and get stuck at the border of the base area
・Fixed an issue where Pals at the base would get stuck repeatedly starting transportation tasks and the light bulbs icon would appear over and over again. 
・Added measures to prevent the issue of base Pals getting stuck in the farm on a roof 
・Fixed an issue where work Pals would get stuck in the summon space of Palbox when restarting the server on a dedicated server. 
・Adjusted the default work priority of base Pals (Anubis will prioritize manual labour) 
・Significantly relaxed building restrictions for stairs and triangular roofs 
・Fixed an issue where sound would play in an infinite loop when Pals at the base used certain active skills. 
・Specifications changed so that all changes in environmental temperature are added up (if you put 4 campfires next to each other, the surrounding area will have the temperature of a volcano) 
・Implemented “relax” working style on the monitoring stand 
Balance Adjustment 
・Significantly strengthened mining power for Digtoise partner skills 
・Fixed the abnormally high selling price of nails
・Significantly increased the number of police officers who appear when a crime is committed 
・Added electric shock effect to Free Pal Alliance’s crossbow 
・Adjusted the flight distance of Sphere Launcher and Scatter Sphere Launcher. 
・Increased the SAN value recovery amount of high-quality hot springs 
Others
・Fixed the issue where Day 5 Memo was not placed
・Fixed many minor bugs
・Improved measures against cheating 
*We are currently working on an issue where auto-save fails on the Xbox and Xbox Game Pass versions. We expect that this will be resolved in an upcoming update.
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MWC 2024: Motorola’s Rollable Concept phone laughs at your silly foldable

[Cartoonishly exaggerated Crocodile Dundee accent] That’s not a foldable. This is a foldable. More specifically, it’s a foldable concept device from Lenovo/Motorola showcased on the floor at this year’s MWC. The company walked us through a demo of a device that’s another terrific example of its ability to get weird with design. The Rollable Concept […]
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