Facebook has failed in its bid to prevent its lead EU data protection regulator from pushing…
Author: Natasha Lomas
Sylvera grabs seed backing from Index to help close the accountability gap around carbon offsetting
UK-based startup Sylvera is using satellite, radar and lidar data-fuelled machine learning to bolster transparency around…
Worksome pulls $13M into its high skill freelancer talent platform
More money for the now very buzzy business of reshaping how people work: Worksome is announcing…
Google hit with $123M antitrust fine in Italy over Android Auto
Google has been fined just over €100 million (~$123M) by Italy’s antitrust watchdog for abuse of…
Holidu books $45M after growing its vacation rentals business ~50% YoY during COVID-19
Vacation rental startup Holidu has tucked $45 million in Series D funding into its suitcase —…
Elderly caretech platform Birdie gets $11.5M Series A led by Index
SaaS-maker Birdie has closed an $11.5 million Series A round of funding led by Index Ventures.…
CMU researchers show potential of privacy-preserving activity tracking using radar
Imagine if you could settle/rekindle domestic arguments by asking your smart speaker when the room last…
Exeger takes $38M to ramp up production of its flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets
Sweden’s Exeger, which for over a decade has been developing flexible solar cell technology (called Powerfoyle)…
Longevity startup Gero AI has a mobile API for quantifying health changes
Sensor data from smartphones and wearables can meaningfully predict an individual’s ‘biological age’ and resilience to…