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2026
Wired
The Busy Bar Is a Gadget to Get People to Leave You Alone
Flipper Devices launched Busy Bar as a physical focus timer and status display for people trying to protect attention from calls, notifications, and interruptions.
The Verge
The Flipper Zero creators' Busy Bar productivity display will go on sale next month
The Verge covered Busy Bar's open-sale timing, $249 price, LED status display, Pomodoro timer, Matter support, open API, and app ecosystem.
TechCrunch
Malaysia's AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Respond.io, one of Malaysia's startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per conversation, not per seat.
Sifted
Inside Dwelly's AI-powered rollup playbook
When Dwelly announced a £69m raise in February, the UK proptech startup had already become one of Europe’s most closely watched examples of a new startup model: buying traditional businesses and using AI to transform how they operate.
Gizmodo
The Company Behind the Flipper Zero Hacking Tool Is Making a Cyberdeck
Flipper is developing Flipper One, a compact Linux-based network multitool that aims to make small personal computers more approachable for tinkerers, travelers, and networking enthusiasts.
InfoWorld
What's missing from AI-assisted software development
If we want AI-assisted development to actually scale, we need to confront the barriers to deploying AI-generated code safely and reliably.
TechCrunch
Open Source Endowment is trying to solve open source’s funding problem, permanently
A group of notable open-source programmers are joining with a VC investor to launch a nonprofit called the Open Source Endowment in hopes of permanently solving the perennial issue with developing open-source software: funding.
Fortune
Dwelly, an ‘AI roll-up’ buying U.K. real estate agencies, gets $93 million to fuel expansion
A startup founded by former Uber and Gett executives that is aiming to roll up independent real estate agencies across the U.K. and modernize their operations using AI and other digital technology has raised $93 million to further its expansion.
ZDNET
7 useful things I can do with my Flipper Zero - as someone who's used it for years
ZDNET highlighted practical Flipper Zero uses, from hardware testing to everyday utility tasks.
2025
Business Insider
McKinsey, BCG, and Deloitte's new competition is small, fast, and driven by AI
A new wave of AI-driven boutique consulting firms is challenging the dominance of McKinsey, BCG, Deloitte, and other consulting giants.
Riding Unicorns
Pioneering the AI-rollup model in the property management space with Dan Lifshits, Co-Founder @ Dwelly
Riding Unicorns interviewed Dwelly cofounder Dan Lifshits about the company's AI-first roll-up model for property management.
TechCrunch
Shuttle raises $6M to fix vibe-coding's deployment problem
Shuttle raised $6 million to solve deployment and infrastructure pain points for vibe-coding workflows.
Tech.eu
Startups embrace "AI roll-up" strategies
Three startup founders talk about their AI roll-up strategies.
Sifted
What every startup needs to know about building with AI
Sifted covered a discussion on building AI products responsibly, featuring Dwelly cofounder Dan Lifshits alongside leaders from Pleo, Incident.io, and Vanta.
The New Stack
How Python Grew From a Language to a Community
The New Stack covered Python's evolution from a programming language into a global developer community with its own foundation and conference.
TechCrunch
Weekly subscriptions dominate iOS app revenue, report finds
A new report found that weekly subscriptions have become the dominant monetization format for iOS app revenue.
Blockworks
How Arch Labs plans to deploy $13M raise
Blockworks covered Arch Labs' post-raise priorities, including engineering scale-up, ecosystem growth, developer adoption, and the path toward mainnet.
Fortune
Exclusive: Bitcoin infrastructure company Arch Labs raises $13 million from Pantera Capital to launch Arch Virtual Machine
Arch Labs raised $13 million from Pantera Capital and others to expand its Bitcoin-focused developer infrastructure.
CoinDesk
Arch Labs Raises $13M in Funding for Bitcoin-Based Smart Contracts
CoinDesk covered Arch Labs' $13 million funding round for Bitcoin-native smart contracts, led by Pantera Capital at a $200 million valuation.
tech.eu
From a Congo prison cell to a $9M raise: how AgriDex is rewiring the backbone of global agriculture
AgriDex empowers farmers, buyers, and other stakeholders to trade more efficiently, securely, and fairly — reshaping how agricultural commodities are bought and sold worldwide.
InfoWorld
How pet projects fuel innovation and careers in tech
InfoWorld explored how developer side projects help people learn new skills, test ideas, and create value for companies.
The Verge
The Flipper Zero creators have a new tool to fight work distractions
The creators of the Flipper Zero, a sort of electronic Swiss army knife for communicating with other devices, have come up with another tool that’s designed to boost productivity and reduce distractions. The Busy Bar is a customizable app-connected pixelated display that lets others know when you need to be left alone to focus, but it can also be used to help with self-motivation and sticking to a schedule or routine.
TechCrunch
Adapty releases a web-based solution for app makers to earn money outside app stores
TechCrunch covered Adapty's FunnelFox launch, a web-based product that helps app makers acquire customers and monetize outside app stores.
TechCrunch
JetBrains launches Junie, a new AI coding agent for its IDEs
JetBrains, the company behind coding tools like the IntelliJ IDE for Java and Kotlin (and, indeed, the Kotlin language itself), on Thursday launched Junie, a new AI coding agent.
2024
DevClass
Huge developer survey shows which AI assistants are most adopted and trend towards coding with VR headsets
DevClass covered JetBrains' State of Developer Ecosystem survey, including AI assistant adoption and developer tooling trends.
Tech Funding News
Revolut alums's Brighty lands $10M to make using cryptocurrency as simple as traditional money
Brighty, a Switzerland-based digital finance platform enabling crypto-card payments in the real world, raised $10 million from Futurecraft Ventures.
Tech.eu
Brighty raises $10M for crypto-integrated digital banking platform
Tech.eu covered Brighty's $10 million raise for its crypto-integrated digital banking platform.
CoinDesk
The Comeback of Bitcoin Programmability Like 'Renaissance': Portal VC Founder
CoinDesk interviewed Portal VC founder Evan Fisher about the comeback of Bitcoin programmability and infrastructure opportunities.
Fortune
Exclusive: Portal Ventures raises oversubscribed $75 million crypto fund backed by Chris Dixon and Marc Andreessen
The pre-seed crypto venture fund Portal Ventures is close to the final close of its second fund, a $75 million vehicle that its founder and general partner, Evan Fisher, tells me was oversubscribed to the tune of $90 million.
CoinDesk
YieldNest Unveils First Liquid-Restaking Token on BNB Chain as Return-Boosting Strategy Gains Ground
CoinDesk covered YieldNest's ynBNB launch, introducing the first liquid-restaking token on BNB Chain as restaking strategies gained ground.
The Block
Restaking startup YieldNest builds novel liquid restaking token on EigenLayer
The Block covered YieldNest's ynLSDe liquid restaking token, designed to earn additional yield from liquid staking platforms including Lido, FRAX, Origin Protocol, and Mantle.
CoinDesk
Hamster Kombat Says It Skipped VC Fund Offers, Bashes 'Exit Liquidity' Behavior
The Telegram game said it rejected venture capital offers and criticized projects that use users as exit liquidity.
Wired
How Telegram Game 'Hamster Kombat' Got 300 Million Users—and the Ire of Iran’s Military
In June, Iranian authorities claimed the crypto game was distracting voters during the presidential election. Telegram's CEO later touted its potential to bring millions to blockchain, while its creators said they were just getting started.
InfoWorld
How AI will transform data analytics
InfoWorld explored how AI-powered tools could streamline data analytics workflows and expand access to business insights.
FastCompany
This toylike gadget is actually a stealthy hacking device
Flipper Zero is a hacking device that looks nothing like a hacking device. Despite its toylike appearance, Flipper Zero—the winner of Fast Company’s 2024 Innovation by Design Awards in security—enables users to interact with a wide range of digital systems, from wireless radio devices to NFC and RFID cards.
Sifted
Revolut graduates raise $6.5m for crypto exchange to fill the void left by FTX
X10, a new crypto exchange for professional traders founded by three former Revolut employees, has raised a $6.5m round. The platform aims to address a gap in the market that FTX — which the jailed Sam Bankman-Fried founded – once occupied.
Fortune
XION, a blockchain from 'BurntBanksy,' announces $25 million in Series A funding
Consumer-focused blockchain XION announced a $25 million Series A funding round led by major crypto investors.
Tom's Hardware
Video Game Module for Flipper Zero Review: Gaming Comes to Hacker Device
Tom's Hardware reviewed the Raspberry Pi Pico-powered Video Game Module for Flipper Zero.
The Block
Modular blockchain developer Inco raises $4.5 million, launches first testnet
The Block covered Inco's $4.5 million seed round and the launch of its first confidentiality-focused blockchain testnet.
Fortune
Raising $7.5 million, Blueprint Finance launches Concrete Protocol, an on-chain credit market
Following a $7.5 million raise led by Hashed and Tribe Capital, Blueprint Finance, emerging from stealth, today announces Concrete Protocol, an on-chain credit market that protects borrowers from liquidation, while offering yield to liquidity providers to fund short-term capital demands.
The Verge
The Flipper Zero has a powerful new hat, and yes, it runs Doom
The $49 Video Game Module is a collab with Raspberry Pi that fits right on top of the Flipper Zero to combine all the features of that device with tilt controls, video out, and all the code you can run on an RP2040.
2023
GamesBeat
GDEV makes a big bet on Hero Wars Universe
GamesBeat covered GDEV's bet on expanding Hero Wars beyond gaming into a broader universe of games, comics, animation, and transmedia.
InfoWorld
JetBrains ships AI Assistant for JetBrains IDEs
InfoWorld covered JetBrains AI Assistant, including code explanation, refactoring, generation, documentation, and test support.
TechCrunch
As a new AI-driven coding assistant is launched, the battle for AI-mindshare moves to developers
Prague-based JetBrains — which developed the Kotlin programming language recommended by Google for Android development — has just released JetBrains AI Assistant, a Microsoft Copilot alternative. The Assistant will be integrated into JetBrains’ development environments (IDEs), code editors and other products and powered by LLMs from OpenAI, Google and JetBrains itself.
SiliconANGLE
JetBrains unleashes AI-powered coding assistant across its developer productivity tools
SiliconANGLE covered JetBrains' AI Assistant launch across its developer productivity tools.
TechRepublic
JetBrains State of Developer Ecosystem 2023: Key Findings and Insights
TechRepublic highlighted findings from JetBrains' State of Developer Ecosystem 2023 survey of more than 26,000 developers around the world.
CoinDesk
Injective Labs CEO Discusses a 'Highly Promising Sign' for the Evolution of DeFi
Injective Labs co-founder and CEO Eric Chen discusses a new Injective survey which indicates a small amount of respondents weren't able to tell if they were operating on a centralized or decentralized exchange.
Forbes
Refurbed Raises $57 Million For Its Renovated Tech Marketplace
Forbes covered Refurbed's $57 million funding round to expand its refurbished technology marketplace in Europe.
Sifted
No European universities inside top 20 for alumni VC funding
Sifted covered Runa Capital's ranking of universities by alumni VC funding, with U.S. institutions dominating the top 20.
InfoWorld
JetBrains' Kotlin Multiplatform is now stable
InfoWorld covered the stable release of JetBrains' Kotlin Multiplatform technology for sharing code across iOS, Android, desktop, web, and other platforms.
The Verge
This limited-edition Flipper Zero is the latest transparent gadget
The Flipper Zero — which the company calls a “portable multi-tool for pentesters and geeks in a toy-like body,” Verge friend Chris Person calls “a Swiss Army Knife of antennas,” and my kids call “the meebo” because I use it to emulate Amiibos for them — is now available in a limited edition with a transparent shell. I could have made several sentences from that info, but it felt appropriate to the spirit of Flipper Zero to cram it all into one.
Forbes
Sidekick—The Browser Built For Work—Raises $4 million
Sidekick strips out many of the distractions that afflict modern web browsers, including ads, notifications and personal websites during work hours. It’s designed to keep people focused on their work, particularly those who suffer from ADHD.
TechCrunch
Vessel Capital emerges from stealth with $55M fund focused on web3 infrastructure and apps
TechCrunch covered Vessel Capital's emergence from stealth with $55 million in assets under management to invest in web3 infrastructure and applications.
TechCrunch
Akhetonics raises capital for its all-optical processor prototype
All-optical processors startup Akhetonics raised €2.3 million in early-stage funding led by deep tech investors Runa Capital. The company is aiming for a full-scale optical CPU, with a full prototype by 2024.
Dexerto
Flipper Zero gets brand-new feature that makes hacking even easier
Dexerto covered Flipper Zero's app store launch and how it makes installing new tools easier.
The Verge
The Flipper Zero has an app store now
The Flipper Zero — a dolphin-themed digital multitool — now has a mobile app store, which makes it much easier to browse and install third-party tools and plug-ins right from your phone. The marketplace is built into the latest version of Flipper’s official app, which is out today.
Tech in Asia
Is the hype for generative AI justified?
Despite the buzz around generative AI, the article looks at the hurdles facing the technology, from scalability and training costs to regulation.
VentureBeat
How AI and advanced computing can pull us back from the brink of accelerated climate change
Artificial Intelligence will determine whether we blow through the tipping point or row back from the brink. AI is one of the significant tools left in the fight against climate change. AI has turned its hand to risk prediction, the prevention of damaging weather events, such as wildfires and carbon offsets. It has been described as vital to ensuring that companies meet their ESG targets.
FastCompany
Do you have ADHD? This web browser is designed to make it easier to focus
When Dmitry Pushkarev left his job as an executive at Amazon, he started pondering one question: Why aren’t web browsers designed for work and productivity? Seeing an opportunity—and informed by a lifelong struggle with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD—Pushkarev set out to create a browser specifically designed to help increase productivity, particularly for people with ADHD.
TechCrunch
ADHD startups are exploding, and now there's even a dedicated browser
TechCrunch covered Sidekick's launch of browser features built for people with ADHD and anyone trying to reduce distraction at work.
ZDNET
This might be my new favorite web browser
ZDNET reviewed Sidekick as a work-focused browser that stands out in a crowded field.
Tech.eu
With its neutral-atom approach, Welinq raises €5 million to scale up quantum computing
Tech.eu covered Welinq's €5 million pre-seed round to scale quantum computing using a neutral-atom approach.
2022
TechCrunch
Despite the Crypto Winter and other scandals, blockchains seem here to stay in the sports betting market
New York-based Frontrunner, a decentralized sports prediction market, has now raised a $4.75M funding round by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLP. Joining the raise was Soma Capital, Gilgamesh Ventures, FBG Capital, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Toy Ventures, Gaingels, Ledger Prime, WAGMI Ventures, and NOA Capital.
TechCrunch
Singapore-based financial admin platform Osome raises $25M Series B
Osome is a financial admin platform that helps business owners with administrative tasks like payroll, accounting and tax reporting. The company announced today it has raised a $25 million Series B from Illuminate Financial, AFG Partners and Winter Capital.
Tech in Asia
Singapore's Osome banks $25m in series B money
Tech in Asia covered Osome's $25 million Series B financing for its AI-powered corporate management platform.
TechCrunch
Malaysia-based Respond.io helps businesses juggle multiple messaging apps
Respond.io serves as a central dashboard for the biggest apps, including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Line, Viber, Telegram and WeChat. The Malaysia-based company said today it has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Headline, with participation from AltaIR Capital, Smart Partnership Capital, Sterling Oak Group and Calendula Ventures.
TechCrunch
Runa Capital kicks off new fund as it joins the VC Scramble for Europe
After 12 years in the U.S., Runa Capital relocated its headquarters to Luxembourg to refocus on the European market.
TechCrunch
As Crypto exchanges struggle in a bear market, are hardware wallets about to make a comeback?
TechCrunch covered Hito and the crypto hardware wallet industry's potential comeback as centralized exchanges struggled in a bear market.
TechCrunch
Endel raises $15M to further develop its AI-powered sound wellness technology
Endel raised $15 million to scale its AI-powered sound wellness platform and product development.
2021
The Register
Hands on with Fleet, the new JetBrains IDE
The Register tested an early preview of JetBrains Fleet, highlighting its minimalist design, remote development architecture, and collaboration model.
ZDNET
JetBrains starts adding remote dev functionality on IDEs and introduces Fleet
ZDNET covered JetBrains' move into remote development workflows and its introduction of Fleet as a lightweight IDE.
InfoWorld
JetBrains previews next-gen Fleet IDE
InfoWorld covered JetBrains' Fleet preview, positioning it as a lightweight code editor that would coexist with the IntelliJ line.
TechCrunch
Podcastle raises $7M for its all-in-one platform for podcast production and publishing
TechCrunch covered Podcastle's $7 million early-stage funding round for its all-in-one podcast recording, production, and publishing platform.
Business Insider
This startup wants to disrupt copper, silver, and gold trading. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck it used to raise $33 million.
Open Mineral's platform allows companies trading copper, silver, and gold to make data-driven and more efficient deals.
TechCrunch
Open Mineral raises $33M Series C funding for its 'eBay for commodities trading' platform
TechCrunch covered Open Mineral's $33 million Series C for its commodities trading platform.
Tech.eu
Emerging markets same day courier Borzo raises $35 million
Tech.eu covered Borzo's $35 million Series C round to support global rebranding and further product development for its same-day courier platform.
DealStreetAsia
Mubadala joins Dutch same-day delivery platform Dostavista's $35m Series C round
DealStreetAsia covered Mubadala joining Dostavista's $35 million Series C round for same-day delivery expansion.
TechCrunch
European refurbished electronics marketplace Refurbed raises $54M Series B
TechCrunch covered Refurbed's $54 million Series B to grow its European refurbished electronics marketplace.
Tech.eu
Refurbished electronics marketplace Refurbed raises $54 million in recent round
Tech.eu covered Refurbed's $54 million round for its refurbished electronics marketplace.
Sifted
Vienna's refurbed raises $54m for refurbished electronics
Sifted covered Refurbed's $54 million raise and its European expansion plans for secondhand electronics.
Inverse
This app lets people draw, mint, and auction NFTs instantly
Inverse covered SketchAR's rollout of tools for artists to draw, mint, and auction NFTs from inside the app.
The Guardian
Flying cats and a burning Banksy: why are digital art prices suddenly rocketing?
The Guardian examined the NFT boom through the sale of digital artworks, including Injective Protocol's burning of a Banksy print.
CBS News
Blockchain company buys and burns Banksy artwork to turn it into a digital original
CBS News covered Injective Protocol's purchase and burning of Banksy's Morons print before minting it as an NFT.
Tech.eu
Berlin-based Monite raises €1.1 million to automate admin and accounting for SMEs in Europe
Tech.eu covered Monite's €1.1 million raise to automate administrative and accounting workflows for European SMEs.
Forbes
Burned Banksy NFT Sets Art And Crypto Worlds Alight
Forbes covered the burning of a Banksy artwork and its transformation into an NFT, connecting the art and crypto worlds.
TechCrunch
SuperAnnotate, a computer vision platform, partners with OpenCV to spread visual ML
TechCrunch covered SuperAnnotate's OpenCV partnership to help more teams build computer vision and visual machine learning systems.
TechCrunch
Joompay launches its bill-splitting payment app across Europe to take on TransferWise and others
TechCrunch covered Joompay's European launch for its bill-splitting and payments app.
2020
Bloomberg
Czech Startup Founders Turn Billionaires Without VC Help
A Bloomberg profile on Czech startup founders building billion-dollar outcomes without relying on venture capital.
TechCrunch
As crypto comes back, Binance-backed Injective Protocol launches testnet for its DeFi trading platform
TechCrunch covered Injective Protocol's testnet launch for decentralized derivatives trading backed by Binance.
TechCrunch
S16 Angel Fund launches a community of founders to invest in other founders
TechCrunch covered S16 Angel Fund, a community of founders investing in other founders.
The Next Web
5 tips for global software sales my team learned the hard way
The Next Web published JetBrains' lessons on localizing product, marketing, and sales strategy while expanding software sales globally.
TechCrunch
Agtech startup iFarm bags $4M to help vertical farms grow more tasty stuff
TechCrunch covered iFarm's $4 million seed round for its vertical farming technology platform.
VentureBeat
iFarm Raises $4 million to automate urban farming with AI and drones
VentureBeat covered iFarm's $4 million raise to automate urban farming with AI and drones.
Business Insider
We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck indoor farming startup iFarm used to raise $4 million
Business Insider covered iFarm's $4 million seed round and the pitch deck behind its indoor farming growth during the pandemic.
The Register
IDE like an update, please: JetBrains freshens IntelliJ, adds improved GitHub integration, Java support
The Register covered IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2, including Java 15 support, improved GitHub pull request workflows, and shared indexes.
TechRadar
Java beats Python to remain the most popular programming language around
TechRadar reported on JetBrains' developer ecosystem research, including Java's popularity and growing Python adoption.
Business Insider
We got an exclusive look the pitch deck that SuperAnnotate used to raise $3 million to help AI 'see' objects
Business Insider profiled SuperAnnotate's $3 million raise and the pitch deck behind its AI labeling platform.
Forbes
Looking Inside A Big Data Toolbox
Forbes looked inside the modern big data toolbox and the technologies shaping data-driven software.
VentureBeat
Refurbed raises $17 million to expand its refurbished gadget marketplace
VentureBeat covered Refurbed's $17 million round to expand its refurbished consumer electronics marketplace.
Sifted
Refurbed raises $17m to sell you second-hand laptops and smartphones
Sifted covered Refurbed's $17 million raise and its effort to reduce e-waste through refurbished electronics.
Tech.eu
Vienna-based startup refurbed raises $17 million for its electronics marketplace
Tech.eu covered Refurbed's Series A funding for its marketplace for refurbished electronics.
2018
YouTube
Joe Rogan Experience #1211 - Dr. Ben Goertzel
Dr. Ben Goertzel joined Joe Rogan to discuss artificial intelligence, SingularityNET, and blockchain-based AI marketplaces.
The New York Times
How the Blockchain Could Break Big Tech's Hold on A.I.
The New York Times covered Ben Goertzel's work on SingularityNET and the push to decentralize artificial intelligence with blockchain infrastructure.
Business Insider
How a guy who used to struggle as a student went on to create a math startup that serves school districts around the world
Business Insider profiled Happy Numbers and its founders' approach to building adaptive math software for school districts.
VentureBeat
HappyNumbers uses AI to augment math teachers, not replace them
VentureBeat covered how HappyNumbers uses AI as a personal teaching assistant for K-2 math teachers, helping personalize instruction without replacing educators.
