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UK public sector failing to be open about its use of AI, review finds
A report into the use of artificial intelligence by the UK’s public sector has warned that the government is failing…
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UK’s Tiney raises $6.5M to source, train and connect childminders to improve early-years care
A shortage of good teachers and carers is an acute problem in the world of education. Getting smart people into…
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Starling Bank raises another £60M from existing backers
Starling Bank, the U.K.-based challenger bank founded by banking veteran Anne Boden, has raised another £60 million from its existing…
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Index Fund’s portfolio is driving long-overdue innovation in femcare
U.K. startup Daye is rethinking female intimate care from a woman’s perspective, starting with a tampon infused with cannabidiol that…
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California’s new privacy law is off to a rocky start
California’s new privacy law was years in the making. The law, California’s Consumer Privacy Act — or CCPA — became…
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Facebook has acquired Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup
Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup working on location accuracy beyond the capabilities of GPS, has been acquired by…
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What to expect when pitching European VCs
Russ Heddleston Contributor Russ is the cofounder and CEO of DocSend. He was previously a product manager at Facebook, where…
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Apple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling users
France’s competition watchdog DGCCRF announced earlier today that Apple will pay a $27.4 million (€25 million) fine due to an…
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Europe’s A/O PropTech is a new €250M fund dedicated to companies disrupting real estate
A/O PropTech is a new European VC officially launching today, after raising €250 million of so-called “permanent capital” to invest…
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