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Cost shouldn’t be a deterrent to furthering your career, so why not consider a free or lower cost course as part of your professional development? Read more: Top affordable STEM upskilling courses for careers in 2025
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If the reports from the Wall Street Journal are true, the $500m round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund would bring Cognition’s valuation to nearly $10bn. Read more: AI coding start-up Cognition raises $500m in new funding round – WSJ
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Cohere has also appointed former Uber executive Francois Chadwick as its CFO. Read more: Canadian AI start-up Cohere raises $500m, hires former Meta exec
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Donald Trump’s administration continues its unprecedented intervention in the chips industry, with a stake in troubled chips operator Intel on the cards. Read more: Intel shares up as US administration reportedly in talks to take stake
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The company plans to use the new funds to close another acquisition by early next year, reports Bloomberg. Read more: Bending Spoons raises €500m debt to support new acquisitions
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From literacy tools to mobile microlearning, we have put together a list of edtech start-ups worth learning about. Read more: Tech taught: 8 edtech start-ups worth watching
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The money raised in the pre-seed funding round will be used to roll-out the company’s beta model and address the issue of undetected head injuries in athletes. Read more: Start-up developing head impact detecting wearable, raises €650,000
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As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, for companies it has the potential to take on additional human-oriented tasks. Read more: Is AI going to be your next chief of staff or company peacekeeper?
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‘As AR and VR become mission-critical in nuclear operations, their security and reliability must match that of any other critical asset,’ argues Jamf’s Michael Covington. Read more: How to secure AR and VR tech in nuclear power operations
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DPC was made aware of potential issues through protected disclosures and a breach notification submitted by CHI. Read more: DPC investigates Children’s Health Ireland over data security