A year after expanding to Europe, Nigerian fintech Lidya raises $8.3M to scale lending operations
Nigerian fintech and lending startup Lidya today announced that it has completed its $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round. Alitheia Capital led the investment via its uMunthu Fund. Other investors that participated include Bamboo Capital Partners,.....»»
New tool provides knowledge on heat stress vulnerability in cities for more targeted adaptation
Heat-related deaths and diseases are a major concern in Europe amid increasing extended periods of extreme heat. A recent study proposes a novel way of quantifying and projecting future vulnerability to heat stress in different areas of a city, provi.....»»
One dead as storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, France
The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain before dumping heavy rains on France that left at least one dead......»»
X reinstated in Brazil after Musk pays fines, agrees to follow local laws
X blocked accounts and paid $5 million in fines to get back online in Brazil. Brazil's Supreme Court is allowing Elon Musk's X to resume operations, apparently ending a months-lon.....»»
Octopus suckers inspire new tech for gripping objects underwater
New adhesive system could be powerful tool for underwater salvage, rescue operations. Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspir.....»»
Scientist raises questions about Al Gore-founded global climate pollution database
New research from NAU found that a global database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is underestimating greenhouse gas emissions at power plants by an average of 50%......»»
The M4 iPad Pro might be in trouble
Sales for this year’s iPad Pro appeared promising at launch in May, but Apple’s expectations for the expensive product are now decreasing......»»
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: everything we know so far
Another year and another Call of Duty title. This time we're taking aim at Call of Duty: Black Ops Gulf War with all the intel we've collected on the new title......»»
Prime Day 2 highlights: Black titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2 hits best price ever, AirPods 4 and Pro 2, iPhone 16 cases, and more
We are now well into the second half of with all of the best deals ready and waiting in our master deal hub. Alongside ongoing and particularly impressive price drops on the latest AirPods Pro 2 back at the best price of the year with $80 in savings.....»»
Global Mac shipments fell 17.5% ahead of M4 updates
A new market intelligence report indicates that global Mac shipments fell by 17.5% year-on-year in the previous quarter. That’s against a backdrop of roughly flat sales across all laptops and desktops. Technically Q3 saw the global PC market ach.....»»
Report: M4 iPad Pro demand drops significantly, price might be to blame
The M4 iPad Pro debuted earlier this year with impressive feature upgrades—and higher prices than ever before. According to a new report, demand for the Pro models has dropped significantly, and those premium prices may be to blame. more….....»»
Frontegg Flows simplifies customer identity processes
Frontegg launched Flows, a journey-time orchestration capability that uses generative AI to simplify the creation of advanced customer identity processes. As growing businesses emerge from startup mode and enter scale-up mode, their user identities s.....»»
HiddenLayer enhances risk detection for enterprise AI models
HiddenLayer launched several new features to its AISec Platform and Model Scanner, designed to enhance risk detection, scalability, and operational control for enterprises deploying AI at scale. As the pace of AI adoption accelerates, so do the threa.....»»
How foreign influence campaigns manipulate your social media feeds
Russians, Chinese, Iranians, and Israelis are trying to change your beliefs. Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024.....»»
NOAA drops scientist’s ashes into the eye of Category 5 Milton
Hurricane hunter Peter Dodge's last flight into the storms he spent his life studying. On Tuesday evening during a measurement flight, the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center dropped.....»»
Stellantis poised to secure Italian approval to sell stake in Comau robotics unit, report says
One Equity, which invests in businesses in the industrial, healthcare and technology industries in the U.S. and Europe, is expected to take a 50.1 percent stake in the robotics unit......»»
Ford moves into Michigan Central Station as it looks to harness ‘entrepreneurial spirit’
Ford Motor Co.’s first 500 workers have moved into Michigan Central Station, and the automaker plans to double that number by the end of the year......»»
BYD targets 100,000 EV sales in Mexico in 2025
BYD will announce where it will build its first factory in Mexico by the end of this year......»»
Boom! Soundcore’s two best Bluetooth speakers are Prime Day dynamite
Souncore's Boom 2 and Boom 2 Plus are two of my favorite rugged Bluetooth speakers of the year, and both are on for a steal for Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days......»»
Ford moves in to Michigan Central Station as it looks to harness ‘entrepreneurial spirit’
Ford Motor Co.’s first 500 workers moved into Michigan Central Station this week, and the automaker plans to double that number by the end of the year......»»
This Prime Day Deal Slashes the OnePlus 12R’s Price by $120!
Grab the 12R with more than a hundred bucks off! The post This Prime Day Deal Slashes the OnePlus 12R’s Price by $120! appeared first on Phandroid. It’s that time of the year again – and no, we’re not talking about.....»»