Tag: Europe
OnePlus downsizes European teams to focus on key markets
It’s only been a little over a week since the OnePlus 8 launch, but the company apparently went ahead and announced significant redundancies across Europe since yesterday. According to sources close to the matter, many regional offices — namely UK, F… Source
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Apple and Google update joint coronavirus tracing tech to improve user privacy and developer flexibility
Apple and Google have provided a number of updates about the technical details of their joint contact tracing system, which they’re now exclusively referring to as an “exposure notification” technology, since the companies say this is a better way to describe what they’re offering. The system is just one part…
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Germany’s COVID-19 contacts tracing app to link to labs for test result notification
A German research institute that’s involved in developing a COVID-19 contacts tracing app with the backing of the national government has released some new details about the work which suggests the app is being designed as more of a ‘one-stop shop’ to manage coronavirus impacts at an individual level, rather…
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Polestar’s first all-electric vehicle will start at $59,900 in the U.S.
Polestar, the electric performance brand spun out of Volvo, said the base price of its first all-electric vehicle will be $59,900 in the United States, lower than originally targeted. The 2021 Polestar 2, an electric performance fastback, is the first EV to come out of a brand that was relaunched three…
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Digging into Europe’s Q1 venture results
Q1 was alright. Q2 and Q3 are going to suffer. Alex Wilhelm 7 hours Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today we’re taking a look at a bit of data on the European venture capital scene…
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UK’s BBI puts $12M into Startup Funding Club for early stage startups
SFC (formerly known as Startup Funding Club – a UK a seed stage investor – has received £10 million from British Business Investments (the commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank), to deploy a total of £40 million across more than 100 early-stage startups in the UK. SFC intends to…
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