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• Finnish startup bags €29M to decarbonise this niche building material

  12-12-2024 22:57 via thenextweb.com
  
  From bricklaying robots to zero-carbon cement, startups are shaking up construction in a high-tech bid to build better, greener structures.  One of these early-stage ventures is Finland-based Aisti. Founded in 2019, the company has come up with a way to make acoustic tiles that are “carbon-negative.” Acoustic panels are a common construction material used to reduce noise and improve sound quality in buildings. Aisti has raised €29mn in a mix of VC and debt funding to build
  
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• Apple Releases Its Picks for the Best Apps of 2024

  12-12-2024 17:55 via webdesignerdepot.com
  
  Every year, the App Store team takes on the exciting challenge of picking the most exceptional apps and games to celebrate with their App Store Awards.
  This year, Apple has recognized 17 incredible apps and games that made a big impact from a list of 45 finalists. From innovative tools that help creators and learners to games that bring pure fun, these winners showcase what’s possible when creativity and technology come together.Whether you’re looking for your next favorite app or ju
  
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• In Defense of the Humble Desktop

  12-12-2024 14:41 via webdesignerdepot.com
  
  The desktop computer is the underdog of the tech world—a bulky box that screams “1999” while the rest of us flex our slim laptops and shiny new tablets in coffee shops.
  But here’s the hot take you didn’t know you needed: the humble desktop isn’t just relevant—it’s superior. Forget the trendy gadgets. If you care about performance, value, and not being a sucker for marketing hype, it’s time to give the desktop its due.Your MacBook Is
  
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• Scientifica raises €200M to fund and provide lab space for deep tech startups

  12-12-2024 12:22 via thenextweb.com
  
  Rome-based venture capital firm Scientifica has launched a €200mn fund to support startups in quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and other frontier technologies. The fund, set to launch early next year, will provide early-stage companies with both financial backing and access to advanced lab spaces. Scientifica’s fund is based on a “Zero CapEx” model. Startups can use Scientifica’s 4,000 m² of laboratories and a network of 70 certified labs in Ita
  
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• Upvest — which powers stock trading on Revolut, N26, Bunq — secures €100M

  12-12-2024 10:50 via thenextweb.com
  
  If you live in Europe and you use a neobank, you’ve likely been interacting with Upvest’s investment products without even knowing it. The Berlin-based startup runs a stock-trading API that integrates into some of the biggest fintechs in Europe — Revolut, N26, Bunq, Plum, Raisin, Shares and Vivid. Through these banks, some 50 million users have access use the company’s investment products, it said. Amid a broader neobank boom, Upvest today announced it has raised €1
  
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• What we learned after taking part in a 100-day innovation sprint

  12-12-2024 08:07 via thenextweb.com
  
  On a warm day in October, three corporates and two startups gathered together in the TNW offices for the conclusion of the one-hundred-day Vodafone IoT Challenge. Innovation is something all businesses want, but few actually have time for. We read about the advanced new tools and technologies collecting richer insights and making things faster and easier than ever before. But, when it comes down to it, day-to-day tasks always end up taking precedence over the effort and progress we could make f
  
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