Used smartphones, Cosmopolitan at ChatGPT and AI warning are this week’s top 3 stories 1-Cosmopolitan joins ChatGPT Cosmopolitan Magazine, as a brand of Hearst, joins ChatGPT. Having founded in 1887, Hearst owns several media brands, including 175 websites, and 200 global magazine editions and Cosmopolitan […]
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Turkey’s EV producer Togg replaces board
The new board aims to expand to international markets Fuat Tosyalı has been appointed as the new chairman of Turkey’s EV manufacturer, Togg. Tosyalı, who also leads the Turkish conglomerate Tosyalı Holding. Tosyalı takes over from Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, who had held the position since 2018, […]
Domestic quantum computer crucial for Turkey as protectionist walls ascend: expert
Domestic quantum computing shouldn’t be overlooked in the days protectionism Developing domestic quantum computing technology is crucial for Türkiye and should not be overlooked, especially as protectionist barriers rise globally, said Abdurrahman Keklik, head of Istanbul-based tech company ComPro. During Teknofest, Türkiye’s leading tech event […]
EU’s high-tech imports surpasses €500 billion in 2023
EU exported €5 billion of high-tech to Turkey, led with aerospace category The EU’s high-tech imports reached €478 billion ($527.1 billion), marking a slight 1% decrease from 2022, according to data released by Eurostat. China and the US together made up more than half of […]
Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, 30th Sept – 4th Oct, 2024
This week’s stories come from Europe and the USA, two on startups one on AI 1–Atomico raised the largest fund for European startups Atomico, one of Europe’s leading VC firms, raised $1.24 billion to back startups in Europe This has been the largest its largest […]
Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, September 23rd – 27th, 2024
This week’s stories come from Europe, two of them on sustainability and one on startups 1-Europe owns global 30 VC cities among 104 ones PitchBook, a financial data company, announced top global venture capital (VC) cities. The list covers 104 cities, with 30 of them […]
Global solar industry to grow 29% in 2024
Importance of grid capacity and battery storage to sustain the industry’s growth The solar industry is poised to expand by nearly a third in 2024, exceeding predictions by adding 593 gigawatts of new capacity, with China leading the way, according to a report by Ember, […]
Turkey introduces TechVisa program to attract foreign startups
The program offers three-year work permit and various incentives Turkey introduced a new visa scheme designed to ease the process of obtaining work permits for foreign professionals and entrepreneurs with specialized skills, aiming to draw in high-value tech startups. Being launched last week, The Türkiye […]
Picus Security bagged $45 million to foster adversarial exposure validation
Riverwood Capital leads investment in Picus, reaching a total investment of $80m Picus Security, the security validation company, announced it raised a $45 million growth investment round led by Riverwood Capital with the participation of existing investor Early Bird Digital East Fund . The new […]
Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, 16th – 20th September, 2024
This week’s three stories come from Europe and Saudi Arabia 1-Amazon’s $10B UK investment to build cloud and AI infrastructure Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud business, announced to invest £8 billion ($10.45 billion) over the next five years to establish and operate data centers […]