Monthly Archives: September 2022

How to Unlock Spacerift Eyrie in Tower of Fantasy

Tower of Fantasy released the 1.5-update on 15 September 2022. The update includes a new map called the artificial island, a home system, a new 8-player cooperative “raid” gameplay, and more. The update also fixed multiple issues like icon displays, stuns, interface, and more. Artificial Island contains new quests, activities, and monsters. You can also…

General Atlantic buys out SoftBank’s 15% stake in edtech Kahoot, now valued at about $152M vs the $215M SoftBank ponied up 2 years ago

SoftBank’s retreat from its past investing exuberance continues apace. This morning, Kahoot, the Norwegian startup that provides a popular platform for people to build and use education-focused games, announced that General Atlantic is buying out SoftBank’s entire 15% stake in the company. SoftBank is exiting at a loss. The firm sunk at least $215 million…

Connected-fitness company Ergatta is bringing its rowers to the UK

Ergatta cofounders Alessandra Gotbaum, Prasanna Swaminathan, and Tom Aulet. Ergatta Connected-fitness company Ergatta is bringing its rowers to the UK and Ireland. Presales for the £2,495 machine begin on Friday, with the first orders shipping at the end of the month. Ergatta has a gamified approach to workouts, and releases new software roughly every two…

Germany seizes control of 3 oil refineries owned by Russian giant Rosneft to brace for winter energy crisis

Oil refineries are under severe strain around the world. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Germany took control Friday of Russian-owned Rosneft’s subsidiary in the country, including 3 oil refineries. The move secures a refinery key to fuel for Berlin, which is threatened by an EU ban on Russian oil. It sends a message to Moscow as Europe…