Amazon sells MOBA March of Giants to Ubisoft
Kris Holt / engadget - Ubisoft is moving deeper into MOBAs after buying March of Giants from Amazon and acquiring the team that made the game. As part of the agreement, Amazon will help promote March of Giants on Twitch. The deal is expected to close on December 16There’s no re…
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US Tech Force Aims To Recruit 1,000 Technologists
msmash / slashdot - The Trump administration announced Monday the United States Tech Force, a new program to recruit around 1,000 technologists for two-year government stints starting as soon as March -- less than a year after dismantling several federal technology teams and…
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Ford Ends F-150 Lightning Production, Starts Battery Storage Business
BeauHD / slashdot - Ford has effectively pulled the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning, pivoting away from full-size BEV pickups toward hybrids, range-extended EVs (EREVs), and even data-center battery storage. Ars Technica reports: Ford's announcements today can't be …
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Ford takes $19.5 billion charge as it retreats from EVs
Reuters / fastcompany - Ford Motor said on Monday it will take a $19.5 billion writedown and is killing several electric-vehicle models, in the most dramatic example yet of the auto industry’s retreat from battery-powered models in response to the Trump administration’s policies…
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Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Luminar, the lidar manufacturer that rode a wave of self-driving car hype to land deals with major automakers like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, filed for bankruptcy Monday. The company has been mired in a legal fight with its founder and former CEO, Austin Ru…
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Roomba Maker iRobot Declares Bankruptcy, Falls Into Chinese Hands
John Gruber / wsj - John Keilman, reporting for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): The company that makes Roomba robotic vacuums declared bankruptcySunday but said its devices will continue to function normallywhile the company restructures.Massachusetts-based iRobot has s…
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Mirelo Raises $41M in Seed Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Mirelo, a Berlin, Germany-based audio company generating synchronized sound effects for videos, raised $41M in Seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Atlantic.vc and TriplePoint Capital. Angel in…
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IVFmicro Secures £3.5M To Improve IVF Accessibility And Outcomes
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - IVFmicro, a University of Leeds spinout focused on improving IVF outcomes by enhancing embryo quality and quantity per cycle, has raised £3.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Northern Gritstone and supported by the Innovate UK Investor Pa…
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QuantumDiamonds plans €152 million investment in quantum chip inspection facility in Munich
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - QuantumDiamonds (QD), a Munich-based quantum sensing company for semiconductor inspection, has unveiled plans to invest €152 million to build what it calls the world’s first production facility for advanced chip testing systems. The planned Munich facilit…
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BOE chairman meets with Samsung Electronics officials after OLED dispute
Kim Boram / co - SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Chen Yanshun, chairman of China's BOE Technology Grou...
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Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics set up Europe’s first foreign drone production line for Ukraine
Cate Lawrence / tech - Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics today announced the creation of “Quantum Frontline Industries” (QFI), a German-Ukrainian joint venture that will establish Europe’s first fully automated, indus...
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ServiceNow Eyes $7 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Armis
PYMNTS / pymnts - Workflow automation platform ServiceNow is reportedly in advanced discussions to purchase cybersecurity startup Armis. The deal, which could be worth up to $7 billion, could be announced in the coming days and comes in the wake of Armis’ preparations for …
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Founders’ Financial Blind Spots: Misreading Burn, CAC And Profitability
Sadhika Agarwal / inc42 - For all the energy, passion and grit founders bring to building companies, the one area that consistently catches even the…
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