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Nothing Phone (3) review

​Carl Pei led electronics manufacturer OnePlus from being a scrappy brand for tech enthusiasts offering affordable phones to one that produces multiple lines of devices, including flagship phones that challenge Samsung and Apple. He is running a similar playbook with Nothing, a five-year-old, venture-backed hardware startup that just launched its most ambitious device, the Phone […]  

Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto

​Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising – and surprisingly affordable – customizable electric truck, has raised $700 million to date. But long before the EV startup broke cover, it quietly raised a Series A round of more than $100 million in 2023. And while Jeff Bezos was […]  

Environmentally friendly heating: what’s the solution?

Environmentally friendly heating: what’s the solution?

​[[{“value”:” Environmentally friendly heating: what’s the solution? Published: At McMaster University in Canada, Dr Marilyn Lightstone is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering researching how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by the existing buildings and homes in Canada. Since energy use in buildings generates about 18% of the country’s emissions, this work is critical if Canada is to reach its…

UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe

​If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy when it came to listings. Such experiences led Jad Antoun to start Huspy, a startup streamlining how people in the UAE buy homes digitally. Over the past […]  

OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

​OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in January, with OpenAI alleging that DeepSeek improperly copied its models using “distillation” techniques. The beefed-up security includes “information tenting” policies that limit […]