Arnaldo Otegi’s statement before 10th anniversary of end of campaign goes further than previous apologiesA leading leftwing Basque nationalist politician and former Eta member has said the violence the terrorist group used in its quest for independence…
CCTV footage appears to challenge singer’s claims in Star of David row
Police express ‘serious doubts’ after Jewish symbol absent in images of Gil Ofarim published by German mediaCCTV footage published in the German media appears not to show the Star of David pendant that a Jewish German singer alleged a Leipzig hotel had…
Macron statement on 1961 protest killings ‘falls short’, say critics
French historians had hoped for outright apology for police attacks on Algerians during peaceful protestFrench historians have accused the president, Emmanuel Macron, of failing to fully admit the state’s responsibility in the police killing of scores …
Enpal closes out Series C with $174M from SoftBank for tech to make it easier for homeowners to make the switch to solar energy
One of the gating factors for getting more homeowners to make the switch to solar energy has been that solar, as a business, is hard one to get right, with many a company failing when they’ve been unable to strike the right balance between the technology working as it should, provisioning services in a cost-effective […]
WIREDが選ぶ、ヨーロッパでいま最も注目されるスタートアップ100 ── ロンドン/バルセロナ篇
『WIRED』UK版がヨーロッパ10都市から100のスタートアップを選ぶ「The Hottest Startups in EU」シリーズ、3週目はブレグジットとパンデミックを乗り越えてその魅力をさらに輝かせるロンドンと、いまやヒップスターやデザイナー、欧州大陸で最も革新的なスタートアップの拠点となっているバルセロナから注目のスタートアップを紹介しよう。
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Researchers show Facebook’s ad tools can target a single user
A new research paper written by a team of academics and computer scientists from Spain and Austria has demonstrated that it’s possible to use Facebook’s targeting tools to deliver an ad exclusively to a single individual if you know enough about the interests Facebook’s platform assigns them. The paper — entitled “Unique on Facebook: Formulation […]
Dott launches bike-sharing service in Paris
Nearly a year after Dott originally announced plans to launch a bike-sharing service, the new offering is going live in Paris. Dott is better known for its scooter-sharing service across dozens of European cities. It is adding electric bikes to complement its service. In addition to Dott, Lime and Tier also have scooters currently available […]
2150 VC hits $312M for fund to build and run cities greener, and emit vastly less CO2
Back in February new European VC 2150 launched the first $240 million close of its fund to back technologies reducing carbon emissions via the medium of cities, which pump out CO2 at a prodigious rate as they develop and grow. This ‘Urban Sustainability Technology Fund’, as it’s dubbed, is now announcing the final close of its […]
Personio, an HR platform for SMEs, raises $270M on a $6.3B valuation, expands into workflow automation
HR technology has been thrown into the spotlight in the last 20 months: COVID-19 has changed the way we work, and so how we manage people in the world of work has had to change, too. Today, a Munich-based startup called Personio, which has built a big business out of how to address that issue […]
Ex-minister predicts ‘huge battleground’ over UK’s plan to set Internet content rules
The former UK minster of state for what is now the digital and culture department, DCMS, has warned of the looming battle in parliament over the exact shape of incoming online safety legislation. In an interview with TechCrunch, Ed Vaizey — a former Conservative Party MP, now Lord Vaizey of Didcot, who was head of […]