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Dear SaaStr: Is Bashing Your Competitors in Marketing OK? Yes, a few folks make this work. Marc Benioff has made a career of bashing Oracle for years, Microsoft, and more. Positioning them as very dated platforms, very aggressively. Iβve also seen my own competitors do this effectively. When you look at how Copilot has been... Continue Reading
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Revolut saw its revenue jump 72 per cent to 3.1bn in 2024, fuelled by a bounce in its subscription and crypto offerings. Europeβs most valuable private tech company reported pre-tax profits of 1.1bn...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Geopolitical pressures are accelerating a demand in many countries and regions to reshore β that is, to redevelop critical industry infrastructure, and to bring back businesses, which had moved or outsourced some or all of their industrial operations to cheaper countries farther away. But that is easier said than done. In the key area of [β¦]
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:The Croatian tech ecosystem is undergoing a period of accelerated growth, driven by increased startup activity, strategic public investment, and alignment with EU digital policies.The countryβs digita...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:As widely expected, the White House reacted angrily to yesterdayβs news that Meta and Apple were to be fined under EU DMA legislation. Read more: White House reacts angrily to Apple, Meta EU DMA fines
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:The research project, supported by IDA Ireland, will further Ericssonβs development of open programmable networks. Read more: Ericsson to invest 200m into Athlone RD&I project
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:UK software-first manufacturing company Isembard has raised $9M Seed fundingSmall businesses account for 95 per cent of precision manufacturing capacity yet are rapidly disappearing.The average owner...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:The recent survey found that 4 in 5 companies have faced challenges attracting staff for in-person work. Read more: Ireland good for fintech but geopolitical tensions present risks β survey
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:In a brand new Silicon Republic series, Jonathan McCrea looks beyond the headlines at how AI is transforming business, work, education and research. This week he takes on AI in higher education. Read more: Opinion: Leadership needed as AI and education at a crossroads
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Belgian medtech Nuclivision has secured 5M in a round co-led by LUMO Labs and Heran Partners, with participation from the imec.istart future fund.The investment will support the commercial rollout of...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:TheEuropean Payments Initiative (EPI) s a joint effort by major European banks and financial institutions to create a unified, pan-European payment system that enhancesEuropeβs sovereignty and indep...
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Despite some controversy leading up to its release, Assassinβs Creed Shadows managed to rise to the top of March sales charts in the U.S., according to industry-tracking firm Circana. It was one of several releases that month to make it onto the charts, with Shadows also becoming the second-best-selling game of the year. However, sales[β¦]
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Logitech announced it has added new tools for photographers, videographers and designers to the MX Creative Console in the Logi Marketplace.
Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source:Visa is one of those giant businesses that spans all commerce, but it has a program today that applies to developers and designers -- including game folks.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Google expanded Gemini's features, adding the popular podcast-style feature Audio Overviews to the platform.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:AI coding assistant startup Windsurf cut its prices βacross the boardβ it announced on Monday, touting βmassive savingsβ for its users as competition with its rival Cursor intensifies. Windsurf said itβs getting rid of its complex system of βflow action credits,β which charged developers for actions its AI did in the background. Itβs also cutting [β¦]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one βmegaround,β and seven companies raised rounds $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? [β¦]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:RAGEN stands out not just as a technical contribution but as a conceptual step toward more autonomous, reasoning-capable AI agents.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:The Political Machine is one of those games that never has to end, given that its fuel is interest in U.S. presidential politics.
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Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:After a sluggish couple of years, fintech appears to be making a comeback. In the first quarter of 2025, fintech startups globally raised a combined $10.3 billion β marking the highest level of funding since the first quarter of 2023, according to CB Insights research. The average deal size of $17.7 million also marked the [β¦]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Amazon launches SWE-PolyBench, a groundbreaking multi-language benchmark that exposes critical limitations in AI coding assistants across Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Java while introducing new metrics beyond simple pass rates for real-world development tasks.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Jason Citron is stepping down as CEO of Discord and he has hired game veteran Humam Sakhnini as the new CEO.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:The Swedish investment firm founded by the CEO of Klarna has made a small βangel investmentβ in hot Swedish AI startup Lovable.Flat Capital, founded by Klarna co-founder and CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowsk...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Digital Bandidos and the dev team at Game Smithing are bringing the million-selling action roguelike Soulstone Survivors to the consoles.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Youβre not the only one thinking about where AI is headed. So why come alone? From now through May 4, buy your Early Bird ticket to TechCrunch Sessions: AI and save up to $210 β plus get 50% off a second ticket for your colleague, co-founder, collaborator, friend, or whoever you want to bring. Itβs [β¦]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs tariffs have upended global trade and created an environment of uncertainty. But this situation wasnβt created in a vacuum. The rules of business have been shifting for years as technology moves quicker than regulation, geopolitics descend into turmoil, and the law erodes and becomes weaponized. Businesses might be asking themselves, how are they meant [β¦]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:So recently we had a SaaS buying experience that led to a No that is very common but many donβt realize is there, or at least is there that much: A SaaS Pricing Gap We went to buy Riverside, a podcasting tool, after years of being on Zoom. We wanted to move to Riverside, itβs... Continue Reading
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:So before we had AI, we had automation Of course, we still have plenty of automation. So much of business software in the end is about automation. But AI has begun to change everything here. And before AI, RPA was revolutionary. Robotic Process Automation. Call it fancy scripts if you want, but UiPath is... Continue Reading
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:USC's Ganek Immersive Studio, a creative hub, has announced the line-up for its annual student Immersive Showcase.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Microsoft unveils new AI reasoning agents and Copilot features to transform workplace productivity, with Chief Product Officer Aparna Chennapragada sharing exclusive insights on the company's vision for human-agent collaboration.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:B3, an open gaming ecosystem built by Coinbase veterans, has partnered with Chris DeWolfe's startup Reach Labsto deploy a UA platform.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Ubisoft and Immutable announced Might & Magic Fates, an original Web3 strategy card game set in the beloved Might & Magic universe.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:The Commission closed a separate investigation into Apple after the tech giant updated its services. Read more: Apple and Meta first to receive penalties under EU DMA
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:The European Commission is inviting all stakeholders to offer their input ahead of the drafting of upcoming guidelines on general-purpose AI in the AI Act. Read more: Commission: Have your say on EU rules for GPAI models
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