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Business

Partech Raises €300M for European Climate & Industrial Tech

Partech has closed a €300 million impact fund to provide growth capital for established European B2B companies, addressing a known…

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Artificial Intelligence

Join IEEE’s Global Virtual Career Fairs

In 2025, IEEE launched its first virtual career fair in the U.S., connecting thousands of participants with over 500 jobs…

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BigTech Companies

Sony Tests Dynamic Pricing on PlayStation Store

Sony is testing a dynamic pricing model on the PlayStation Store, where game prices may vary for different users based…

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BigTech Companies

Canal+ Closes Showmax: Is African Content Innovation Dead?

Canal+'s shutdown of Showmax removes a major commissioner of original African content, creating a significant void in a market with…

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BigTech Companies

Vodafone Taps Amazon Satellites to Bridge Broadband Gaps

Vodafone is partnering with Amazon's Project Kuiper to use low Earth orbit satellites for mobile backhaul, connecting remote 4G/5G base…

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Gadgets

Motorola Android 17 Beta: See Eligible Devices

Motorola has launched an early beta program for Android 17 on select devices, marking a faster engagement with a major…

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Health

Neanderthals May Have Preferred Mating With Early Modern Humans

Research reveals a mutual bias: Neanderthal X chromosomes also show a strong preference for modern human DNA, indicating selective mating…

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Culture

Ancient Chinese Skulls Rewrite Human History

New dating of skulls from Yunxian, China, reveals they are approximately 1.77 million years old, making them the oldest *Homo…

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Business

Global Game Sales Hit $195.6 Billion in 2025

The global video game industry reached a new revenue high of $195.6 billion in 2025, a 5.3% increase, but private…

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Business

Gen Z-Founded African Defensetech Terra Industries Raises $22M in a Month

Terra Industries, an African defense tech startup, rapidly secured $34 million in total funding within a month, reflecting strong investor…

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Business

WHO Condemns US-Funded Newborn Vaccine Trial as Unethical

The World Health Organization has condemned a US-funded vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau as unethical for planning to withhold a proven,…

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Cybersecurity

EU Satellites Allegedly Hacked by Russian Spycraft

European security agencies are alarmed by Russian Luch-1 and Luch-2 spacecraft, which conduct risky maneuvers near vital European satellites to…

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Business

Leaked Chats Reveal Life Inside a Scam Compound

The article reveals a brutal forced labor system within Southeast Asian cybercrime compounds, where workers are trapped by insurmountable debt,…

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Business

Drone Delivery: The Future of Burritos?

Zipline, a drone delivery company, has completed millions of deliveries since 2016, ranging from consumer goods in the US to…

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Business

How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Dominates the Global Market

Donghai County leveraged its natural quartz deposits and skilled artisans to become the world's crystal capital, driven by relentless innovation…

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BigTech Companies

Ubisoft Names New CCO in January 2026 Jobs Roundup

Major gaming companies like Ubisoft, Paramount, and Microsoft are appointing new executives in communications, games strategy, and governance to drive…

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Culture

9,500-Year-Old Cremation Found in Africa

Archaeologists in Malawi have discovered Africa's oldest known cremation pyre, dating back about 9,500 years, challenging previous assumptions about early…

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Culture

The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy Expansion Leak Revealed

The Sims 4's final major expansion is confirmed as "Royalty & Legacy," officially listed by a South Korean ratings board,…

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Business

Flutterwave Acquires Nigerian Fintech Mono in Landmark Deal

Flutterwave, Africa's largest fintech firm, has acquired open banking startup Mono in a significant all-stock deal, uniting two key infrastructure…

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Business

Africa-Wide Cybercrime Sweep: 574 Arrests, $3M Recovered

Operation Sentinel, a coordinated international law enforcement effort across 19 African countries, resulted in 574 arrests and the recovery of…

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