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GoEuro plugs its data into Chinese travel booking platform, Qunar

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Berlin-based GoEuro, the well-funded European travel planner platform, is looking to the Far East for business growth, announcing today that it’s inked a distribution partnership with Chinese travel booking platform, Qunar. Its hope: to capture some of the [...]

Wayra UK launches accelerator to tackle the ‘poverty premium’

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Wayra, the Telefónica backed accelerator network, is launching a new startup program in the UK that aims to tackle the so-called ‘poverty premium’ — whereby people on low incomes pay more for some goods and services. Read More [...]

Future commercial astronauts will train using this new facility’s super deep pool

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

The UK is getting a new commercial astronaut training facility, called “Blue Abyss,” which will include a pool with a depth of 50 meters, Engadget reports. That’s 164 feet, which tops (or undercuts, rather) NASA’s own 12 meter [...]

The next generational shift in enterprise infrastructure has arrived

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Cloud computing is driving growth at 3 of the 5 most valuable companies in the world. AI will impact jobs only as quickly as AI-powered business software evolves. These are just two of the ramifications of disruptions in [...]

Last chance to get 2-4-1 tickets to Disrupt Berlin

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Okay, European startup fans. You’ve procrastinated long enough. Tomorrow, we’ll be releasing a batch of 50 pairs of tickets to Disrupt Berlin 2017, but in order to take advantage of this limited-time 2-4-1 opportunity, you’ll need to sign [...]

Alibaba ups its stake in Southeast Asia’s Lazada with $1 billion investment

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Alibaba is doubling down on Southeast Asia after it paid close to $1 billion to raise its stake in e-commerce firm Lazada from 51 percent to 83 percent. The Chinese firm made an initial $1 billion investment in [...]

GoEuro to plug its data into Chinese travel booking platform, Qunar

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Berlin-based GoEuro, the well-funded European travel planner platform, is looking to the Far East for business growth, announcing today that it’s inked a distribution partnership with Chinese travel booking platform, Qunar. Its hope: to capture some of the [...]

Samsung will reportedly revive the Galaxy Note 7 with a Korea-only ‘Fandom Edition’

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Samsung is reportedly gearing to revive the Galaxy Note 7, its disastrous 2016 smartphone that was recalled after battery problems caused units to catch fire, with the limited release of a new model. The company hinted a few [...]

Sign up for PragueCrunch V now!

June 28th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Almost every year my buddy Jack Deneut has helped set up PragueCrunch, our kind-of-semi-annual celebration of Czech startups. And it’s happening again this year! The event is on July 13, 2017 at Riegrovy Sady Beer Garden. You can [...]