Spare fixes cities’ outdated transport services for disabled residents
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Spare fixes cities’ outdated transport services for disabled residents

Cities spend hundreds of millions each year on paratransit services, or public rides for disabled residents, yet those services remain limited and unpredictable. Wheelchair users often face late pickups, hindering them from getting to work or medical appointments on time. As populations age, the strain on these services and city budgets continues to grow.  Vancouver-based […]

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Cities spend hundreds of millions each year on paratransit services, or public rides for disabled residents, yet those services remain limited and unpredictable. Wheelchair users often face late pickups, hindering them from getting to work or medical appointments on time. As populations age, the strain on these services and city budgets continues to grow.  Vancouver-based
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Apple embraces the AI craze with its newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup
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Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s latest attempt to latch onto a technology trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon.Apple on Monday charged into the artificial intelligence craze with a new iPhone lineup that marks the company’s latest attempt to latch onto a technology trend and transform it into a cultural phenomenon.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

Hardware companies dominate a list of promising climate tech startups
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Hardware companies dominate a list of promising climate tech startups

A new report from Congruent Ventures and SVB highlights startups that could significantly reduce carbon emissions, mitigating climate change.

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A new report from Congruent Ventures and SVB highlights startups that could significantly reduce carbon emissions, mitigating climate change.
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Smartcat secures $43M for its AI-powered translation platform
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Smartcat secures $43M for its AI-powered translation platform

Smartcat, founded in 2016, is among the vendors providing automated translation tools geared toward enterprises, and its co-founder and CEO, Ivan Smolnikov, says business is good.

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Smartcat, founded in 2016, is among the vendors providing automated translation tools geared toward enterprises, and its co-founder and CEO, Ivan Smolnikov, says business is good.
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Formo gets investors’ mouths watering with Koji protein-based animal-free cheese
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Formo gets investors’ mouths watering with Koji protein-based animal-free cheese

A love of food — and, well, cheese — has landed German fermentation startup Formo‘s co-founder Roman Plewka and its team a hefty $61 million Series B round to keep scaling production of their climate-friendly, animal-free cheese. The Berlin-based startup’s first products use a base of Koji protein, a type of fungal microorganism that’s been […]

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A love of food — and, well, cheese — has landed German fermentation startup Formo‘s co-founder Roman Plewka and its team a hefty $61 million Series B round to keep scaling production of their climate-friendly, animal-free cheese. The Berlin-based startup’s first products use a base of Koji protein, a type of fungal microorganism that’s been
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Swiggy weighs $150M boost for up to $1.4B India IPO
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Swiggy weighs $150M boost for up to $1.4B India IPO

Indian food delivery startup Swiggy is weighing increasing the fresh issue component of its initial public offering by $150 million, aiming to raise a total of up to $1.4 billion in what is shaping up to be one of the largest public listings in India this year. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup will ask shareholders to approve […]

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Indian food delivery startup Swiggy is weighing increasing the fresh issue component of its initial public offering by $150 million, aiming to raise a total of up to $1.4 billion in what is shaping up to be one of the largest public listings in India this year. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup will ask shareholders to approve
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Sri Mandir helps Hindus visit sacred temples and offer donations virtually, from their phones
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Sri Mandir helps Hindus visit sacred temples and offer donations virtually, from their phones

AppsForBharat, the startup behind Hindu devotional app Sri Mandir, has raised $18 million to penetrate into global markets and add new features.

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AppsForBharat, the startup behind Hindu devotional app Sri Mandir, has raised $18 million to penetrate into global markets and add new features.
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Heart disease is the world’s biggest killer — this Cambridge Uni spinout is using AI to find new treatments
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Heart disease is the world’s biggest killer — this Cambridge Uni spinout is using AI to find new treatments

Cambridge University spinout CardiaTec is striving to tackle cardiovascular diseases, one of the world’s leading causes of death, with AI.

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Cambridge University spinout CardiaTec is striving to tackle cardiovascular diseases, one of the world’s leading causes of death, with AI.
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Here’s the full list of 35 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024
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Here’s the full list of 35 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024

In the first half of 2024 alone, more than $35.5 billion was invested into AI startups globally.

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In the first half of 2024 alone, more than $35.5 billion was invested into AI startups globally.
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