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• Uber rival Bolt secures €220M in prep for IPO

  03-05-2024 16:38 via thenextweb.com
  
  Estonian mobility startup Bolt has secured a €220mn credit facility as it plans to go public next year.   This type of financing is a more flexible loan option, which allows a business to withdraw and repay funds as needed, on an ongoing basis. Kind of like a credit card for companies.  The credit facility  provides Bolt  “with additional flexibility as we work towards being IPO-ready,” CEO and founder Markus Villig said in a statement. Lenders including Bar
  
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• Deeptech VC raises €300M in push for ‘semiconductor supremacy’

  03-05-2024 12:50 via thenextweb.com
  
  Flemish venture capital firm Imec.xpand has raised €300mn to invest in deeptech startups.    The VC is a spinoff from Leuven-based Imec, one of the world’s largest microelectronics research institutions.  The new fund targets  AI, semiconductors, nanotechnology, photonics, and quantum computing. It will also invest in startups working on new ways to diagnose and treat medical conditions.    To date, Imec.xpand has invested in 23 companies that
  
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• Framer’s Masking & Workflow Upgrades: What’s New?

  03-05-2024 08:37 via webdesignernews.com
  Framer’s update empowers designers with a new masking feature for creative effects. Layers can be masked with gradients or images, and stacked for intricate layouts. Improved collaboration and workflow refinements further streamline the design process.
  
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• Rethinking Design Pricing: Strategies for Fair Compensation

  03-05-2024 08:30 via webdesignernews.com
  Choosing between flat and hourly rates involves weighing various pros and cons, which can differ significantly across design disciplines. Opting for a flat rate, however, usually reflects a high degree of trust and professionalism, attracting clients who value and are willing to invest in quality and certainty.
  
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• Transforming Design Practices

  03-05-2024 08:16 via webdesignernews.com
  Imagine a design team that takes months to perfect a product’s user interface without user feedback. They’ve put in a lot of time, effort and resources. Then, they discover a shift in the market’s needs. Their design, now outdated, needs major changes.
  
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• Enhancing Styling Flexibility

  03-05-2024 08:05 via webdesignernews.com
  While the CSS :has() pseudo-class is widely celebrated for its ability to select a parent element up the chain conditionally based on its contents, there is more conditional logic it is capable of handling when we move it up the chain, so to speak. Amit Sheen demonstrates using :has() to apply styles conditionally when a certain <option> in a <select> element is chosen by the user and how we gain even more conditional styling capabilities when
  
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• Improving JavaScript Speed and Responsiveness

  03-05-2024 08:02 via webdesignernews.com
  JavaScript is a versatile and powerful language used for building interactive web applications. However, as applications grow in complexity, it’s important to optimize the performance of your JavaScript code to ensure a smooth and responsive user experience. In this blog post, we will discuss some best practices for optimizing performance in JavaScript
  
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• Creating a global design system

  03-05-2024 07:56 via webdesignernews.com
  This idea split a lot of virtual ink and even led to a podcast episode exchanging ideas around this theme. Between disruptive ideas and killing some time discussing the concept, there is yet no clear future for the super design system. What can be said about it? What are the pros and cons that come to mind when we consider a global design system? Here are my thoughts about the concept.
  
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