Dutch neobank Bunq accelerates US expansion plan after second year of profitability

Dutch neobank Bunq, Europe’s second-largest digital bank, is gearing up to expand across the Atlantic. The fintech company has filed for a broker-dealer licence with US regulators, completing the first…

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LinkedIn’s AI action figure fad is ‘obviously unsustainable,’ warns UK tech mogul

If you’ve been scrolling social media over the past week, you may have noticed miniature action figure versions of friends, family, or colleagues neatly wrapped in a blister pack. These…

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How the McMurtry Spéirling defied gravity to become the first car to drive upside down

Motorheads have long theorised that the extreme downforce generated by high-performance cars could one day let them drive upside down. Now, British carmaker McMurtry has turned that wild idea into…

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Meet the 5 Nordic scaleup stars in the finals of TECH5 — the ‘Champions League of Tech’

Five fast-growing Nordic scaleups have reached the finals of TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” They join a standout quintet from Benelux, unveiled last week, in the race to…

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We rode a remote-driven EV through Berlin. Is this the future of car sharing?

“Hello, I will be your driver for today,” says Bartek Szurgot, a software engineer at German startup Vay and my chauffeur for this ride. He disengages the handbrake, gently presses…

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