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Watch India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon landing live

Chandrayaan-3, India’s latest mission to the moon, is set to undertake its key final stage today as the unmanned spacecraft attempts a soft landing on the lunar surface — 40 days after its launch from the southern part of the … Continue reading

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More complaints prompt NHTSA probe of Ford 2022 Mach-E recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Monday it is investigating whether Ford‘s 2022 recall of nearly 49,000 Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles sufficiently addressed issues and whether more vehicles should be included in the recall. Ford recalled 48,924 of … Continue reading

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After seeing record traffic, Bluesky adds rate limits to improve network stability

Twitter/X rival Bluesky announced it will impose rate limits to improve its network stability and security, but assured users their posting experience would not be impacted. The move comes shortly after Bluesky saw a record high in traffic, thanks to … Continue reading

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Meta releases an AI model that can transcribe and translate close to 100 languages

In its quest to develop AI that can understand a range of different dialects, Meta has created an AI model, SeamlessM4T, that can translate and transcribe close to 100 languages across text and speech. Available in open source along with … Continue reading

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Swedish EV battery maker raises $1.2B to expand to North America

Northvolt, a Swedish producer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised around $1.2 billion from BlackRock and various Canadian pension plans to build new factories in North America and Europe, according to report from Reuters. Tuesday’s announcement signals the first time Northvolt … Continue reading

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Mucker Capital backs ScribeUp’s ‘fully-automated’ approach to managing subscriptions

Most of our product subscriptions sit passively in the background and keep sending us things until we don’t want them anymore. However, what happens when we don’t want the subscription in the first place? Enter ScribeUp, a free subscription management … Continue reading

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Sidus Space acquires Exo-Space to ramp up on orbit data offerings

Sidus Space is taking another step toward full vertical integration with the acquisition of California-based Exo-Space, a startup that offers edge computing on orbit. While the exact financial details were not disclosed, Sidus is paying cash for 15% of Exo-Space, … Continue reading

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Moniepoint cleared to acquire Kenyan fintech Kopo Kopo

The competition regulator in Kenya has given Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech that provides business payments and banking platforms, the green light to acquire Kopo Kopo, a Kenya-based company offering payments services and credit to businesses. Following the approval by Competition … Continue reading

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Grip Security raises $41M to help enterprises manage their SaaS identity risk

Grip Security, which provides businesses with the tools to protect their SaaS applications and describes itself as the “industry’s first SaaS security control plane,” today announced that it has raised a $41 million Series B funding round led by Third … Continue reading

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How this VC evaluates generative AI startups

Adam B. Struck Contributor Share on Twitter Adam B. Struck is a founding partner of Struck Capital, Struck Crypto, and Struck Studio. The launch of ChatGPT in November of 2022 propelled our world into the Age of AI, and the … Continue reading

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