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The number of disillusioned voters who abstain could determine if the far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, upends expectations in the presidential runoff.
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Australia-based cross-border payments startup Airwallex has closed a $13 million Series A round to expand its reach across Asia Pacific and into Europe. The deal was led by Chinese internet giant Tencent — marking its first investment in an Australian startup — with participation from Sequoia China, Mastercard and other undisclosed investors. Airwallex was founded last year… Read More
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Africa’s startup boom is moving into the used-vehicle space. Nigeria based Cars45.com raised a $5 million Series A round from the Frontier Cars Group, a holding company whose backers include Balderton Capital, EchoVC, TPG Growth, and NEA. Cars45 will deploy the capital to improve its platform that buys, sells, prices, and rates the condition of pre-owned autos. “The used-car… Read More
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Virtual assistant Bixby may have technically made its debut alongside Samsung’s latest Galaxy S8 flagships, but the full extent of the AI’s capabilities are still something of a mystery.
That’s because in its initial state, Bixby had a virtual gaping hole – its voice-control component was nowhere to be found. And although users can still fill that gap with the Google Assistant, that’s not what Samsung really wants you to use on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus.
That’s about to change, however, with the South Korean company beginning the rollout of that voice component, starting with customers in its home
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Following on the local launch of its well-received Mate 9 phablet, Chinese phone-maker Huawei is returning to Australian shores on May 25 with the release of its latest flagship handsets, the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus.
Continuing its successful relationship with renowned camera company Leica, the P10 and P10 Plus will be Huawei’s first ever phones to feature Leica-powered sensors on both the front and back on the phone.
The selfie cameras have a F/1.9 aperture and 8MP resolution for high quality pictures in low light situations, while the primary cameras pack 12-megapixel RGB and 20-megapixel monochrome lenses.
Improving on the camera
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New parents are faced with many conundrums and one of the most nerve-wracking is how to check a diaper without waking a sleeping baby. Korean startup Monit’s new Bluetooth sensor wants to make sniff tests a thing of the past by alerting parents as soon as their baby’s diaper is soiled. Later on, the sensor can be turned into a portable air quality and temperature monitor, extending… Read More
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Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
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