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Mobile Gaming Company Metasports Interactive Secures $20 Million Funding

Metasports Interactive, a mobile gaming company, has secured $20 million in user acquisition (UA) funding from London-based growth financing firm Metica.

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OpenAI Would Develop a SmartPhone

OpenAI would develop a smartphone chip with MediaTek and Qualcomm, with Luxshare acting as a co-design and manufacturing partner.

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Ineffable Intelligence to Build an AI that Learns Without Human Data

Ineffable aims to create a “superlearner” capable of discovering knowledge and skills without relying on human data by leveraging reinforcement learning

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Applications for AI For Good Fellowship Now Open

AI FOR GOOD FELLOWSHIP: Do you want to help solve Africa’s challenges using ethical AI? ​Are you a technologist with experience using AI to solve real-world problems?

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Call for Research Officer in African Health Economics and Diagnostics, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Candidates should hold a doctoral degree Health Economics, Economics, Public Health, Health Policy, or Development Economics or a closely related discipline.

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Social Networking App Series Secures a $5.1 Million Pre-Seed Round

Series, a social networking app, announced that it raised a $5.1 million pre-seed round, with investors including Venmo co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Pear VC, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and GPTZero founder Edward Tian.

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Pronto to Raise About $20 Million in Fresh Capital

Pronto, an Indian instant house-help startup, is finalizing a funding round led by tech investor Lachy Groom that would value the fast-growing company at about $200 million after investment

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Indian Startup Snabbit Close to Raising Fresh Funding

Snabbit, an Indian instant house-help startup, is close to raising fresh funding at a valuation of around $400 million in a round led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, TechCrunch has learned.

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The Transformative Power of Sport

Sports have the unique power to forge identity and legacy. Iconic figures like Pelé and Plato - originally named Edson Arantes do Nascimento and Aristocles - carried names earned through athletic prowess rather than birth.

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Nigeria's Opposition Political Parties to Present Single Presidential Candidate

Nigeria's Opposition political parties have announced plans to present a single presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.

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Applications for PhD Studentships in Computing, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Open

The Department of Computing has six competitive EPSRC DTP studentships available for suitably qualified students who also meet the EPSRC residency criteria starting in October 2026.

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Apply for the Fully Funded PhD Program in Banking and Finance, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

As a Ph.D. student, you will work closely with our faculty on joint research projects. Our faculty will also assist you in your efforts to develop your own independent research agenda.

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