Ctrl Alt raises €2.2 million to democratize access to alternative assets
Ctrl Alt, a fintech start-up based in London and Dundalk, has raised €2.2 million in funding from Enterprise Ireland and MiddleMame Ventures. The company assists...
Chevron to acquire Hess Corp. in a $53 billion deal
Chevron Corp. has agreed to buy Hess Corp. for $53 billion in an all-stock deal, in a bid to boost production growth and consolidate its...
SpaceX partners EU to launch European Galileo satellites into orbit
SpaceX has signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch four Galileo navigation and communications satellites into orbit. This is the first...
Roche buys Telavant for $7.1 billion, gains access to novel IBD drug
Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical giant, has agreed to a US$7.1 billion deal to acquire Telavant, a biotech company that is developing a promising drug for...
Google faces antitrust probe in Japan over web search dominance
Just after pulling out of the Web Summit, Google is under scrutiny by Japan’s competition watchdog for allegedly abusing its market power in web search...
Beyonca, a Renault-Dongfeng EV joint venture, secures Saudi investment
Beyonca, an electric vehicle brand jointly owned by French automaker Renault and Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Motor, announced on Monday that it had received an investment...
Oxford University’s AI tool predicts virus variants before they emerge
A new artificial intelligence tool, called EVEscape, can forecast how viruses will mutate and evade the human immune system. Researchers from Oxford and Harvard say...
Samsung SDI to supply batteries for Hyundai EVs in Europe
Samsung SDI, the second-largest car battery maker in South Korea, has signed a 7-year deal with Hyundai Motor Co. to provide batteries for its electric...
Apple has released a new version of iOS 17.1, but only for the iPhone 15 models
This is the second release candidate (RC) for iOS 17.1, following the third one from October 10, which replaced the second one from October 3....
WhatsApp Introduces Multi-Account Feature on Android and iOS
WhatsApp users can now use two accounts simultaneously on a single Android or iOS device. This new feature eliminates the need for users to log...
Netflix raises prices in US, UK and France as it adds 9 million subscribers
Netflix, the world’s largest streaming service, announced on Tuesday that it was increasing the subscription prices for some of its plans in the US, UK...
Nokia to slash up to 14,000 jobs after earnings plunge
Nokia, the Finnish telecommunications giant, has announced that it will cut up to 14,000 jobs by the end of 2026 as part of a cost...