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Atomico Partner Tom Wehmeier reviews 'The State of European Tech' 2019 report

http://tinyurl.com/vnhaeqt Atomico, the European venture capital firm founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, has released its latest annual The State of European Tech report, published in partnership with Slush and ...

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Why Notion is staying small as its valuation gets bigger

http://tinyurl.com/s9plnxc Work tools startup Notion, which recently reached a reported $800 million valuation, isn’t on the verge of a big SoftBank round. In fact, COO Akshay Kothari says the startup has “never ...

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'Carpentry Compiler' turns 3D models to instructions on how to build them

http://tinyurl.com/ubgt3tw Even to an experienced carpenter, it may not be obvious what the best way is to build a structure they’ve designed. A new digital tool, Carpentry Compiler, provides a way forward, ...

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Lunaz is electrifying beautiful but unreliable classic cars

http://tinyurl.com/vz9morj A stripped-down Rolls-Royce Phantom V.The team takes a 3D scan of the car and uses professional CAD (computer-aided design) software Solidworks to model each part and figure ...

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Apple now owns Intel's mobile modem business

http://tinyurl.com/u7ppd6c The sale only includes Intel's smartphone modem business; the chipmaker will still be creating modems for PCs, IoT gadgets and ...

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Cellphone plans get up to 40% costlier in India

http://tinyurl.com/wjrd4cb India has long been a wonderland for cellphone users. At a time when most telecom operators across the globe charge anywhere between $5 to $10 for a gigabyte of mobile data, telcos in India ...

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Cyber Monday Disrupt Berlin special: Get a $200 gift with purchase

http://tinyurl.com/wbmjvv4 The holiday season is officially on, and Disrupt Berlin 2019 opens  its doors in just nine days. We’re ready to celebrate both occasions in festive style with a one-day Cyber ...

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Facebook launches a photo portability tool, starting in Ireland

http://tinyurl.com/tuayer7 It’s not friend portability, but Facebook has announced the launch today of a photo transfer tool to enable users of its social network to port their photos directly to Google’s photo ...

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Millions of SMS messages exposed in database security lapse

http://tinyurl.com/uekr5wm A massive database storing tens of millions of SMS text messages, most of which were sent by businesses to potential customers, has been found online. The database is run by ...

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SoFi founder Mike Cagney's already well-funded new startup is raising another $100 million

http://tinyurl.com/w4q2ks6 Figure Technologies, a nearly two-year-old, San Francisco-based fintech cofounded by Mike Cagney, the founder of the more established fintech company SoFi, is raising a whole ...

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Now even the FBI is warning about your smart TV's security

http://tinyurl.com/t6tsbrk If you just bought a smart TV on Black Friday or plan to buy one for Cyber Monday tomorrow, the FBI wants you to know a few things. Smart TVs are like regular television sets ...

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Battle of the smart screens: Lenovo and Amazon's latest compared

http://tinyurl.com/uc9ttw9 Now, there are two more models entering the fray. Amazon has unveiled the Echo Show 8 ($130), which lies somewhere in between the ...

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Apple offers three-month News+ trials through Black Friday weekend

http://tinyurl.com/v5sbpg2 As always, you'll want to keep an eye on when your trial date ends. Apple will automatically renew your News+ service for $10 per ...

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Storm Ventures just closed its sixth fund with $130 million

http://tinyurl.com/vntals8 Storm Ventures, a now 19-year-old, Sand Hill Road venture firm in Menlo Park, Ca., has closed on $130.4 million, shows a new SEC filing. The outfit began its fundraising late ...

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Ockam raises $3.2 million in seed funding to make it easier for developers to secure and scale their IoT apps

http://tinyurl.com/vpj85wu Ockam, a two-year-old, Bay Area-based company that’s selling tools to developers so they can establish an “architecture for trust” within their connected device ...

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Black Friday sees record $7.4B in online sales, $2.9B spent using smartphones

http://tinyurl.com/qmvphzb Following swiftly on the heels of a Thanksgiving that broke records with $4.2 billion in online sales, Black Friday also hit a new high, although it just fell short of predictions. According ...

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LG Gram 17 review: The oversized thin-and-light no one asked for

http://tinyurl.com/v4355sa I also like that the display was really bright and colorful. Images from a sample 4K video on YouTube looked straight up gorgeous. Plus, I could place the Gram 17 on the table in a ...