Slush and VC pitch judges revoke decision to hand $1M to Russian founders after industry outcry

Immigram — a talent immigration platform founded by two Russian passport holders which last week won the startup pitch stage at the large Slush conference in Helsinki — is now out of the competition, after a swirl of controversy enveloped the decision in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This morning, Immigram made a statement…

‘Stranger Things’ actor wants to spread the wealth around tbh, his vegan Nutella alternative

Actor Noah Schnapp, who plays Will on Netflix’s hit original series Stranger Things, is passionate about tbh, a company he co-founded which aims to “reinvent” hazelnut cocoa spread Nutella. And now, Schnapp is turning to investing platform Republic to give his fans, and the masses, an opportunity to invest in the company behind the Nutella…

Mastodon will lose to Hive as the ‘next Twitter’ if it doesn’t fix 3 big problems

Since Twitter CEO Elon Musk took over the social media platform, users have been flocking to alternatives such as Mastodon to see if they could be suitable replacements for Twitter. Users have been moving away for a variety of reasons, such as Twitter’s subscription service Blue being made available for $8 / £7 / AU$9 and offering…

Microsoft’s embarrassing Windows 11 printer fail finally gets fixed – but is it too late?

Microsoft has officially marked a frustrating printer bug as resolved, and those folks who were being blocked from upgrading to Windows 11 22H2 due to the compatibility issue will doubtless be pleased to hear that. You might recall this seriously troublesome bug that emerged in late September 2022, forcing printers to revert to their default…