This week’s stories are about tech, AI and social media, coming from Australia, Korea, Netherlands and the USA Global AI race and Greenland’s rare earth minerals Greenland’s vast reserves of rare earths and other critical minerals are drawing renewed geopolitical attention as the United States […]
Sharp decline in Turkish startup investments and no Series C or later-stage investments were recorded during the year Venture capital (VC) investment in Turkish startups fell sharply in 2025, reflecting a broader slowdown across European tech markets as deal activity and funding sizes declined amid […]
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 […]
This week’s stories are about tech, startup and sustainability, coming from Egypt, Mexico and the USA 1-NASA, IBM unveil AI ‘Digital Twin’ of the sun to improve solar storm forecasting NASA and IBM have joined forces on a project called Surya, an AI system designed […]
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) […]
This week’s stories are about tech, and gadgets, coming from China, UK and USA 1-Apple sues Oppo, alleging theft of trade secrets Apple has filed a lawsuit against Chinese smartphone maker Oppo, accusing the company of hiring away one of its top engineers to steal […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from Taiwan and the USA 1-Delivery drones near wider takeoff in the U.S: FAA Delivery drones may soon become a common sight in American neighborhoods. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed new regulations that […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from Denmark and the USA 1-AI data centers drive rise in U.S. electricity prices Electricity prices are climbing across the United States, driven in part by the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence data centers. […]
This week’s are about tech, startup and sustainability, coming from China, Taiwan and the USA 1-TSMC trade secrets leak: three arrested Authorities in Taiwan have arrested three people suspected of stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker. I […]
Fintech and gaming startups raised the highest funding, while Uber’s Trendyol Go acqisition gained traction Turkish startups raised $211 million across 91 disclosed equity funding rounds in the first half of 2025, according to a new report by startup intelligence platform Startups.watch. While fintech, gaming, […]
This week’s are about tech, EV, AI and sustainability, coming from Tesla, Anthropic and Google 1-Tesla signs $4.3 billion battery deal with LG Energy Solution Tesla has signed a $4.3 billion agreement with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) to secure lithium iron phosphate (LFP) […]
This week’s stories are about tech, startup and sustainability, coming from Germany and the USA 1-Germany receives 90% of Europe’s defence tech funding Venture capital funding for European defense technology startups reach to $971 million in the first half of 2025, with Germany accounting for […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and coming from Europe and the USA 1-EU’s fight against disinformation: ChatEurope A coalition of prominent European news organizations unveiled ChatEurope, a multilingual chatbot designed to fight disinformation by delivering fact-checked journalism on European affairs. I saw this […]
