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Rosita Longevity wants to teach seniors how to live long, healthy lives

Longevity, as far as startups are concerned, tends to be a moonshot-y space where technologies like biotech and AI are experimentally applied in a sort of modern day alchemical quest…

lecrab 15 October 2020

eSports

Gaming in Turkey launches collegiate CS:GO league with FACEIT

Media hub and esports agency Gaming in Turkey has partnered with online tournament platform FACEIT to launch a collegiate CS:GO league in Turkey. The announcement will formalise a collegiate CS:GO scene…

lecrab 15 October 2020

eSports

Shikenso Analytics to analyse Freaks 4U Gaming’s Prime League

Marketing agency and production company Freaks 4U Gaming has partnered with data analytics firm Shikenso Analytics to analyse marketing and sponsorship material for Riot Games‘ German Regional League, Prime League. The partnership aims to…

lecrab 15 October 2020

Technology News

Menlo Micro, a startup bringing semiconductor tech to the humble switch, is ready for its closeup

Sixteen years ago a group of material scientists and engineers at General Electric banded together to reinvent the circuit breaker. Now, Menlo Microsystems, the spinoff commercializing that technology, is ready…

lecrab 14 October 2020

eSports

LA Kings, LA Galaxy enter deal with Esports Entertainment Group

Malta-based gambling firm Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) has been named the official esports tournament provider of the LA Kings and LA Galaxy. Under the terms of the agreement, EEG will…

lecrab 14 October 2020

eSports

Mogul raises AU $8M in oversubscribed share placement

Australian-based matchmaking and tournament platform Mogul has raised AU $8M (~£4.432M) in a significantly oversubscribed share placement. The latest capital injection is expected to allow the company to continue operating fully funded…

lecrab 14 October 2020

Technology News

Huawei plans to divest budget phone unit Honor: reports

Besieged by U.S. tech sanctions, Huawei may be looking to shake up its smartphone business that has taken a hit after losing core semiconductor parts and software services. The Chinese…

lecrab 14 October 2020

Technology News

As investors and founders mature, Vienna emerges as a European startup hub

According to Austrian Startup Monitor, entrepreneurs have founded more than 2,200 startups in Austria since 2008, with the number of tech companies growing 12% per year since then, significantly faster…

lecrab 14 October 2020

Technology News

Gillmor Gang: Home Stretch

On this edition of the Gillmor Gang, the live recording session was briefly interrupted by a rolling upgrade from Zoom. We’ve been using Zoom to virtualize what we’ve been doing…

lecrab 14 October 2020

Technology News

Daily Crunch: Apple introduces the iPhone 12

Apple embraces 5G, Facebook Messenger gets better integrated with Instagram and Kahoot raises $215 million. This is your Daily Crunch for October 13, 2020. The big story: Apple introduces the…

lecrab 13 October 2020