Scopely acquires Loom Games, Istanbul-based studio behind ‘Pixel Flow!’, for $1 billion

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 […]

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Temu restarted operations in Turkey

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 […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Feb 9-13, 2026

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 […]

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Uber acquires Getir

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 […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Oct. 27-31, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and autonomous vehicles, coming from Switzerland and the USA Governments struggle to scale Gen AI adoption, study finds A growing number of governments are experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT and CoPilot, but most […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, 6-10 Oct, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech and sustainability, coming from Japan and USA 1-California enacts landmark AI Safety Law California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (SB53), a landmark measure establishing some of the most comprehensive AI safety […]

Turkey to hold 5G tender in October, services to begin in 2026

Turkey expects 5G to transform its digital infrastructure, boosting mobile internet speeds at least tenfold Turkey will hold its long-awaited 5G spectrum tender on Oct. 16, with commercial services set to begin in April 2026, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced.  (Link in Turkish) […]