Persistent Energy has raised $10 million Series C funding to grow its clean-tech venture building business in Africa, in a round led by Kyuden International Corporation, a subsidiary of the Japanese Kyushu Electric Power Group, and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa Investments. The equity round also saw the participation of six new private investors, high…
SAVE UP TO 39%: Roomba robot vacuums are on sale this Prime Day, saving you up to 39% on list price. The good news is that there are absolutely loads of Prime Day robot vacuums deals this year, with all the biggest brands on offer. The bad news is that there are so many deals…
Samsung Galaxy Watches will soon be getting new accessibility features that aim to improve device usability. Being billed as the “complete watch experience”, One UI Watch4.5 will offer new communication options, add tools for the visually impaired, and streamline menus for easier navigation. Samsung states the update will be released sometime in the “third [fiscal]…
Apple and Jony Ive are breaking up — and this time, according to The New York Times, it’s for real. Ive left the tech giant in 2019 after over two decades and formed his own company called LoveFrom, which counted Apple as its first and primary client. The publication said that both parties agreed not…
Sundar Pichai, boss of Google and its parent Alphabet, told employees to “be more entrepreneurial” and work with “more hunger” in a staff-wide email that warned of consolidation, several news outlets reported. Citing the “uncertain global economic outlook,” the CEO said Google would slow its hiring pace for the second half of 2022. Google brought…
China’s Tesla challenger Xpeng isn’t content with just making electric vehicles. It’s also betting on ridable robot unicorns for kids. Xpeng Robotics, a bionic robot maker affiliated with Xpeng, just raised an impressive $100 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital, at a time when venture investments are slowing in China. Other…
SAVE OVER £150: Beats Studio3 headphones are on sale for £149 this Prime Day, saving you 50% on list price. We’re into the second half of Prime Day, but the pace isn’t dropping. We’ve got a lot of new deals to work through today, so buckle up. This has been a good year for headphone…
TL;DR: The Complete 2022 Python Programmer Bundle is on sale for £32.60, saving you 97% on list price. If you’re learning to code, Python is a great place to start. Not only is Python the most popular programming language in the world, but it also has a huge variety of applications. It’s even used to…
SAVE UP TO 43%: Save on golf equipment this Prime Day, with deals on Callaway, TaylorMade, and other big brands. Did you know that golf equipment would feature in this year’s Prime Day? We didn’t, and we’re supposed to be on top of everything that’s going on. Anyway, we’ve now caught up on things and…
If you’re a big fan of Samsung phones, then look no further: loads of the biggest and best phones from the Korean brand are temporarily cheaper. So if you’ve been looking to pick up a new handset, now is the best time. These handsets, discounted for the Prime Day deals, range from top-end ones like…