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UK Home Office works with US defence start-up to identify

The UK Home Office is working with US defence start-up Anduril Industries to identify migrants crossing the English Channel, using the company’s artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technology to track small boats. Anduril, which is backed by Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley… Read Full Article Here FT

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Recharge buys technology of failed battery start-up Britishvolt

Australia’s Recharge Industries has bought the fledgling battery technology of collapsed start-up Britishvolt. It has been given until the end of next month to close a deal to buy the failed start-up’s site in Northumberland, according to two people close to the process. Administrator… Read Full Article Here FT

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DE Star: Web3 Fashion Startup Secures $700k in Angel Funding with

DE Star, a fashion startup founded by a Parsons alumni with the goal of developing a Web3 Asian-futuristic phygital co-creation fashion label, has recently completed its seed round financing. /EIN News/ — New York, NY, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DE Star, a fashion startup founded by a Parsons alumni with the goal of […]

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EY under fire over its two roles at battery start-up Britishvolt

EY has come under fire over its switch from adviser to administrator of failed battery start-up Britishvolt as questions mount over a possible conflict of interest created by its twin roles. The Big Four consultancy was a longstanding adviser to Britishvolt, playing a central role in devising its failed strategy, seconding a team to the […]

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Technology

Is your startup heading to MWC? TechCrunch wants to hear from you

Nature is healing, the tech show is returning to in-person events. I’m not sure I’m entirely over CES less than a month after returning from Vegas, but we’re already in full planning mode for TechCrunch’s return to Barcelona. We’ll be sending an extremely scaled down team to this year’s event, but while we’re in Catalonia, […]

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Cardano-oriented GameFi Startup Joins Microsoft’s Web3 Program

Gamza Khanzadaev Paima Studios joins Microsoft for Startups program to boost Japanese Web3 gaming Paima Studios, a Cardano and Milkomeda-focused GameFi project, will take part in a new Web3 initiative from Microsoft, it has been revealed. In particular, the studio will join the tech giant’s startup program to help Japanese game developers and Web3 entrepreneurs deploy the […]

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web3 music firm Hume buys generative audio startup Blocktones –

web3 music firm Hume buys generative audio startup Blocktones Music Ally Source link

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From start-up to scale-up: Volo reveals ambitious growth plans

L-R: Liviu Elama, Raffaella del Prete (Volo) Credit: Supplied New Zealand-based multi-cloud turnkey platform Volo is gearing up to launch from start-up to scale-up, capitalising on key market opportunities in 2023.  The bootstrapped and self-funded company was founded in 2020 by Raffaella del Prete (CEO) and Liviu Elama (CTO), both Auckland-based.  Volo’s product is a […]

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Web3 Startup Funding Closes Out 2022 With 74% Decline, But It’s

A recent article by Crunchbase reports a staggering decline in Web3 funding. A number of high-profile bankruptcies in the space and an overall decline in sentiment mean venture capitalists (VCs) are starting to slow the pace of funding in the space. FTX was one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world and a major […]

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Tech startup offers £800k reward to use robot lawyer in court

The founder of a new startup is offering a $1million (£808,000) reward to anyone who is willing to secretly bring the company’s robot lawyer into the US Supreme Court and argue their case for them. Joshua Browder, the CEO of Do Not Pay, made this announcement on Twitter, offering the services of his artificial intelligence […]