VOCHI, a Belarus-based startup behind a clever computer vision-based video editing app used by online creators, has raised an additional $2.4 million in a “late-seed” round that follows the company’s initial $1.5 million round led by Ukraine-based Genesis Investments last year. The new funds follow a period of significant growth for the mobile tool, which […]
2021-07-22
YouTube has acquired social commerce startup Simsim, the Google-owned firm said on Tuesday. Neither of the firms disclosed the terms of the deal, but two people with knowledge of the matter told TechCrunch the Indian startup was valued at more than $70 million. Two-year-old Simsim had raised about $17 million prior to today’s announcement and […]
2021-07-20
A new voice-based social app that cites Clubhouse as its biggest inspiration offers a playful new way to stay in touch with close friends and family. Zebra leaves video out of the equation altogether, inviting users to snap on-the-fly photos and send them off paired with casual voice updates. Zebra focuses on asynchronous sharing, but it […]
2021-07-21
Paris est-elle redevenue une fête ? Depuis le début de la pandémie de Covid-19, le monde de la nuit a beaucoup souffert. Le 9 juillet, les boîtes de nuit françaises ont enfin pu rouvrir leurs portes mais sous certaines conditions et avec la menace du variant Delta. Les acteurs du secteur ont donc dû se réinventer. C'est notamment le cas de la troupe de transformistes Mixity : privés de cabaret, les artistes ont décidé de se produire aux fenêtres d'un immeuble de Montmartre.
2021-07-23
Au cœur des vacances d'été, la France veut tout faire pour freiner l'explosion des cas de Covid-19, qui doublent chaque semaine depuis début juillet. Elle souhaite éviter, surtout, que la diffusion du variant Delta conduise à une saturation des capacités hospitalières.
2021-07-24
Alors que la quatrième vague pandémique de Covid-19 frappe déjà l’Hexagone, le gouvernement entend renforcer l’injonction vaccinale, tandis que le passe sanitaire entre en vigueur ce mercredi 21 juillet. Un des téléphones portables d’Emmanuel Macron aurait été la cible du logiciel israélien d'espionnage Pegasus. Le donneur d’ordre serait un service de renseignement marocain.
2021-07-21
Appointments at Whipps Cross have also been rearranged with some to be held virtually.
A man died in hospital two days after being restrained by officers at a home in north London.
2021-07-27
As social-distancing and other Covid rules end in England, how can people who were shielding stay safe?
2021-07-13
Sadiq Khan warns that extremists have used the lockdowns to "radicalise the vulnerable".
2021-07-27
More than 700 children suffered cruelty and sexual abuse at care homes in south London, an inquiry finds.
2021-07-27
The leading cryptocurrency exchange announced that it would cease crypto margin trading with the…
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BTC declined to lows of $36,413, with the sell-off coming after the cryptocurrency surged…
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Multiverse claims to be the first “true” metaverse and could mirror the success of…
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Polygon (MATIC) continues its breathtaking 2021 bull run, charting gains of 17% on the…
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Campaign group Animal Aid set up covert cameras in one of the few slaughterhouses licensed to kill horses.
2021-07-19
How are countries enforcing vaccine passports and what can people use them for?
2021-07-26
The first in-person climate meeting in 18 months sees some tentative progress, but no breakthroughs.
2021-07-26
Cardinal Becciu was once close to the Pope but was sacked after reports of financial misdeeds.
2021-07-27
A truck filled with 2,000kg of fireworks goes up in flames, injuring at least 17 people in Los Angeles.
2021-07-01
More than 2,000 migrant children are being detained in an overcrowded camp in Texas ridden with disease.
2021-06-23
201.304 Fahrzeuge innerhalb von drei Monaten verkauft, den Umsatz verzehnfacht: Der Elektroautobauer Tesla präsentierte der US-Börse starke Zahlen vor. Eine wichtige Einnahmequelle allerdings schwächelte.
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201.304 Fahrzeuge innerhalb von drei Monaten verkauft, den Umsatz verzehnfacht: Der Elektroautobauer Tesla präsentierte der US-Börse starke Zahlen vor. Eine wichtige Einnahmequelle allerdings schwächelte.
2021-07-27
The president says rebels would need more than guns to take on the nuclear-armed US government.
2021-06-24
The BBC has uncovered allegations of cold temperatures, sickness, lice and abuse, through a series of interviews with children and staff at US detention camps for children.
2021-05-23
New laws in France have increased police powers at a time when their use of force is under scrutiny.
2021-05-19
Decades after she was told girls couldn't do the job, she got a chance to live her childhood dream.
2021-06-29
As it gears up to expand access to younger users, Instagram this morning announced a series of updates designed to make its app a safer place for online teens. The company says it will now default users to private accounts at sign-up if they’re under the age of 16 — or under 18 in certain […]
2021-07-27
Spotify announced this morning a new partnership with online GIF database GIPHY to enable discovery of new music through GIFs. No, the GIFs themselves won’t play song clips, if that’s what you’re thinking. Instead, through a series of new Spotify-linked GIFs, there will be an option to click a button to be taken to Spotify […]
2021-07-22
Instagram is giving its users a tiny bit more power to see what they want — and not see what they don’t want — in its content discovery hub. The company introduced a new toggle called “Sensitive Content Control” on Tuesday that allows anyone to screen posts that it thinks could be offensive, hiding them […]
2021-07-20
The Tumblr community often refers to itself as the Wild West of the internet, and they’re not wrong. A text post with over 70,000 notes puts it best: “Tumblr is my favorite social media site because this place is literally uninhabitable for celebrities. No verification system, no algorithm that boosts their posts, it’s a completely […]
2021-07-22
Au cœur des vacances d'été, la France veut tout faire pour freiner l'explosion des cas de Covid-19, qui doublent chaque semaine depuis début juillet. Elle souhaite éviter, surtout, que la diffusion du variant Delta conduise à une saturation des capacités hospitalières.
2021-07-24
Lors du déplacement d'Emmanuel Macron, les Polynésiens attendent des annonces sur la question sensible des essais nucléaires menés par la France dans l'archipel, de 1966 à 1996. Nombre d'entre eux estiment que ces essais ont provoqué une hausse des cancers dans la population et réclament reconnaissance et indemnisations.
2021-07-25
Tous deux candidats à l’élection présidentielle de 2022, Florian Philippot et Nicolas Dupont-Aignan ont pris la tête du mouvement anti-vaccin et anti-passe sanitaire. Quand certains les accusent de mettre de l'huile sur le feu, eux affirment se battre pour la défense des libertés individuelles.
2021-07-26
Both Croatia and Serbia claim Nikola Tesla, pioneer of alternating current electricity, as their hero.
2021-07-27
The 84-year-old kept the vehicle in his basement, along with an anti-aircraft gun and a torpedo.
2021-07-26
The famous Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park are symbols of the Spanish capital's history.
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Cities across the world are at risk of extreme rainfall overwhelming their streets
2021-07-26
New research indicates that stained glass windows from Canterbury Cathedral may be among the oldest in the world.
2021-07-26
The UK government says plans on the transport of medicines, food and animals do not go far enough.
2021-07-27