Monthly Archives: September 2023

Mecho Autotech raises $2.4M, ventures into wholesale spare parts distribution

Mecho Autotech, a startup offering automotive spare parts, vehicle repairs and maintenance services, has raised a $2.4 million pre-Series A round. The firm targets the Nigerian market, where 90% of the country’s more than 12 million registered cars (mainly used) … Continue reading

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China’s Honor returns to the Indian smartphone market

Honor is a top five smartphone maker in its native China. Now the company is returning to India with the Honor 90, its first new device for the world’s second largest smartphone market in more than three years. The new … Continue reading

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A Concrete Crisis Has the UK Literally Crumbling

Hundreds of schools, hospitals, and other public buildings made from RAAC, a cheap, lightweight concrete, have to close—the victims of quick fixes and decades of cost-cutting.

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UK DeepTech gets another boost with new $100M SCVC fund out of Bristol

Europe has far too few VCs created by former founders, or “Operators” as the industry often likes to call them. Yes, Atomico has Niklas Zennström. Firstminute Capital has Brent Hoberman. More recently Plural was created by Taavet Hinrikus (ex-Wise), Sten … Continue reading

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Access code: Evidence brings open source BI to technical data teams

From Tableau and Looker, to PowerBI and beyond, there are no shortage of business intelligence (BI) tools designed to help companies unlock insights from their vast swathes of data. But a newcomer has arrived on the scene with some fresh … Continue reading

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San Francisco requests redo on Cruise, Waymo robotaxi expansion hearing

San Francisco has formally requested state regulators redo an August hearing that expanded robotaxi permits for Cruise and Waymo, giving both companies permission to widen commercial operations throughout the city 24/7. The contentious decision was met with much opposition as … Continue reading

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Arm share sale values UK chip designer at over $54bn

The shares were priced at the top of the range that had been indicated to prospective investors.

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‘Overwhelming consensus’ on AI regulation – Musk

Tech heavyweights gathered in Washington DC to discuss the regulation of artificial intelligence.

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AI and sound – helping firms build their own ‘sonic identity’

Artificial intelligence is assisting companies in developing their own signature sounds.

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