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 Europe’s largest dedicated deep tech growth fund has taken a major step forward after closing the first tranche of its fundraising effort at €750 million. The fund, known as Kembara Fund I and managed by Spain-based Mundi Ventures, is aiming for a €1 billion target. It will invest in European companies developing breakthrough technologies in areas such as clean energy, AI, quantum computing



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A Waymo exec faced tough questioning by lawmakers over the company's use of Chinese vehicles and offshore workers.
  • A Waymo exec got grilled over the company's use of Chinese-made vehicles and overseas workers.
  • A senator accused Waymo of contradicting its push for US leadership in self-driving tech while relying on Chinese cars.
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Taco Bell outperformed the rest of the fast-food segment in Q4, posting growth in same-store sales while other chains struggled to remain flat.
  • Taco Bell delivered 7% same-store sales growth in Q4, outpacing the rest of the fast food category.
  • CEO Sean Tresvant sat down with Business Insider to explain the secret to the chain's success.
  • Tresvant said Taco Bell's



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Last fall, teens younger than 18 who logged into Instagram last fall were met with a PG-13-like shroud on their feeds. No longer could they follow accounts that regularly share what Meta deemed "age-inappropriate content" or search for terms like gore and alcohol. To opt out of these automatically applied guardrails, they'd need their parents to grant permission


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Tesla is mixing up its Model Y lineup with a new, lower-cost option and a name change-up on its trim levels.
  • Tesla is adding another Model Y option with cloth seats and fewer screens that starts at $43,630.
  • The All-Wheel-Drive car saves $7,000 compared to its more luxe sibling.
  • The move comes as Tesla pivots toward robotics and self-driving — and grapples with a decline in car sales in 2025.

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It looks as though Jon Stewart wasn't the only late night host mentioned in the Epstein files. The Late Show's Stephen Colbert has not also addressed being name-dropped in the most recently released batch of files, which contain information on the investigation into convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Fortunately, like Stewart, Colbert wasn't actually involved in Epstein's activities, and



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Netflix has released a teaser trailer for upcoming K-drama Boyfriend on Demand, featuring BLACKPINK's Jisoo living BookTok's wildest dreams.

The series follows overworked webtoon producer Mi-rae (Jisoo), who is tired of her job and fed up with dating, but still dreams of romance and escape. Fortunately for her, Mi-rae soon finds some relief in a subscription-based virtual dating service that allows



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The 2026 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was held in New York this week, celebrating its 150th anniversary the best way it knows how — with a plethora of perfect pups.

This year's Westminster Dog Show featured over 2,500 entrants from across the world, all of whom were already American Kennel Club champions in their own right. These dogs were categorised into seven groups: Sporting, Herding



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Cameras had an interesting year in 2025, with the launch of some long-delayed models like Sony’s 61MP RX1III, wholly original cameras (the Fujifilm X Half and Sigma BF) and much anticipated updates like the Sony A7 V and Canon R6 III. All told, there were 27 new cameras launched last year that joined the 20 new models on the market from 2024.

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  • Miranda Kerr says choosing forgiveness helped her co-parent peacefully with her ex, Orlando Bloom.
  • "There are going to be situations where you're going to need to talk if you like it or not," she said.
  • The model said her husband, Snapchat cofounder Evan Spiegel, helped her set better boundaries with Bloom.

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OpenClaw is taking off in China as cloud giants add support and users embrace the AI agent.
  • Chinese tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent have added cloud support for OpenClaw.
  • The viral AI agent has also taken off among Chinese users, with some buying Mac Minis to run it.
  • The agent's rapid adoption comes despite privacy and

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