Court Decision to Allow Nuclear Regulator to Ignore Climate Impacts on Future Reactor Operations Does Not Serve Public Safety

Pär-Jörgen Pärson, a partner at Northzone and Spotify’s first investor, has led a $12.3 million pre-Series A round for Yope, a private photo app for friends. With this round, Yope’s total funding reaches $20 million. The app has gained 14 million users and enabled the sharing of half a billion photos and videos, all without…

India’s startup funding activity slowed during the week of July 17-23, with startups raising $186.1 million across 13 funding rounds, marking a 44.4% decline from the $334.8 million raised through 19 deals in the previous week. The latest tally was also 17.6% lower than the $225.8 million raised across 23 funding rounds in the week…

Intrinsic Power has completed the first close of its Seed financing to accelerate commercialization of its AI-enabled power orchestration platform for data centers and other critical infrastructure. The financing included participation from Kyocera Ventures, Drive Catalyst, Boost VC and RPV Global. Intrinsic Power plans to use the funding to continue developing its platform, expand its…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 135, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, crank the AC, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about cold plunges and Colson Whitehead and the food truck mafia,…

Lorde was performing at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses. While she didn’t specify any brands in particular, it’s likely she was taking a shot at festival sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI smartglasses….

For years, European iGaming growth has been driven by better products, faster payments, and expansion into new markets. These things still matter, but they’re not enough on their own anymore. Players now see the same types of games, bonuses, and payment options almost everywhere. So, what really makes a difference is whether you trust the…