Having founded last year, Loom Games’s Pixel Flow! already surpassed 10 million global players Mobile gaming company Scopely acquires a majority stake in Loom Games, the Istanbul-based developer of the mobile puzzle title Pixel Flow!, at a valuation of $1 billion. The game, launched in […]
Temu’s Turkish subsidiary, WhaleCo Turkey Teknoloji, will handle imports directly Temu resumed sales in Türkiye under a new import structure after briefly suspending cross-border shipments earlier this month. The halt followed a government move to end simplified customs procedures for goods valued below €30. During […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and chips, coming from Korea, Netherlands and the USA Global chip sales to reach $1 trillion Global semiconductor sales are on track to reach $1 trillion this year, driven by surging demand tied to artificial intelligence (AI) The […]
Uber adds Getir’s food, grocery, retail and water delivery services to the portfolio Uber Technologies agreed to acquire Getir’s delivery operations in Türkiye, expanding its presence in the country’s fast-growing on-demand market. No financial terms of the deal have been announced. The deal covers Getir’s […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI, startup and sustainability, coming from Korea, Norway and Saudi Arabia South Korea’s revised AI Basic Act to enter into force South Korea’s revised AI Basic Act is set to take effect Jan. 22, marking a major shift in […]
Regulations revised in 2024 allowed duty-free imports for noncommercial goods worth up to 27 Euros per order, plus a 3-Euro shipping allowance Türkiye removed a 30-Euro ($35) duty-free allowance for noncommercial goods purchased from abroad via mail or express cargo, according to a presidential decree […]
Turkey owns 1,200 AI startups about 70% of which were founded after 2020 Turkey’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is expanding rapidly, fueled by a surge in global investment, a growing startup base and an increasingly influential diaspora, according to the Turkish Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem and […]
This week’s stories are about tech and AI, coming from Taiwan and the USA New AI and deepfake regulations before US midterms New state laws taking effect in 2026 will address artificial intelligence (AI), paid family leave, health insurance costs and voting rules as states […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from Japan, the UK and the USA AI boom brings more than 50 new billionaires in 2025 Explosive growth in artificial intelligence (AI) helped create more than 50 new billionaires in 2025, as record investment, […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from Korea and the USA New York signs new AI legislation New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation requiring developers of the most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems to adopt formal safety frameworks, disclose […]
This week’s stories are about tech and AI, coming Korea, UK and USA Almost a third of American teens interact with AI chatbots everyday Nearly a third of U.S. teenagers say they use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots every day, according to a new Pew Research […]
The deal aims to transform customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing AI BBVA and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing artificial intelligence (AI) at the core of its […]
The fund marks the first health-focused venture capital fund in Türkiye established by foreign investors International healthcare investment firm BioScience Managers, in partnership with Maxis, a subsidiary of Türkiye İş Bankası, launched the BioScience Managers Venture Capital Fund, marking the first health-focused venture capital fund […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from the USA U.S. Health Department releases plan to broaden use of AI The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a strategy to accelerate its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). I read […]
