Tesla sales continue to slump across Europe despite April EV sales swell

Tesla’s new car sales in Spain fell 36% in April to just 571 vehicles year-over-year, Reuters reports. That slump comes as sales of electric cars made by other brands rose in the Iberian country. Tesla sales in Spain mirror those in Europe generally, which plunged in the first four months of the year by 37.2%, […]

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Datadog acquires Eppo, a feature flagging and experimentation platform

Datadog is on an acquisition spree. Just a few weeks after snatching up Metaplane, an AI-powered observability startup, the cloud monitoring and security company has acquired Eppo, a feature flagging and experimentation platform. Eppo will continue supporting existing customers and bringing on new ones under the brand “Eppo by Datadog.” Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, […]

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From ‘Cockroach Award’ to the Big Board: Hinge Health’s unlikely path to IPO

Hinge Health, a 10-year-old digital health company, is poised to kick off its IPO roadshow at a time when fellow upstarts are delaying plans to go public.

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Beware phony IT calls after Co-op and M&S hacks, says UK cyber centre

The NCSC urges firms to check IT help desk “password reset processes” as hackers target retailers.

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The Dream of the Metaverse Is Dying. Manufacturing Is Keeping It Alive

Forget Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of VR meetings; the industrial metaverse bridges digital and physical worlds in a way that’s actually useful.

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Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.

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TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US govt. officials, has been hacked

A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, which provides modded versions of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, to extract archived messages and other data relating to U.S. government officials and companies who used the tool, 404 Media reported. TeleMessage came into the spotlight last week after it was reported that […]

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Apple plans to split iPhone 18 launch into two phases in 2026

Apple is planning to split the launch of its iPhone 18 range, expected in 2026, by about half a year, The Information reported, citing supply chain sources. The company is planning to release the Pro versions of the iPhone 18 in fall 2026, and push the release of the less expensive iPhone 18, along with […]

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Anysphere, which makes Cursor, has reportedly raised $900M at $9B valuation

Anysphere, the maker of AI-powered coding tool Cursor, has attracted $900 million in a fresh round of funding led by Thrive Capital, Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the deal. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Accel are also participating in the round, which values Anysphere at about $9 billion, the report said. Cursor raised […]

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MoneyFellows raises $13M to take its group savings model outside Egypt

While most African digital lenders depend on working capital to fuel growth, MoneyFellows has quietly done what few others have: lend billions of Egyptian pounds with almost no debt or balance sheet exposure. Now, after raising $13 million in a pre-Series C round led by Casablanca-based Al Mada Ventures and DPI’s Nclude Fund, the Cairo-based […]

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