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Nordic neobank Lunar raises $77M at $2B valuation, launches crypto trading platform and B2B payments

TechCrunch

Lunar has a full banking license (setting it apart from a number of other neobanks, which operate on other banks’ rails), and it offers checking and deposit accounts; loans and other credit services like buy now, pay later; stock, fund and ETF investing for consumers; plus business accounts, loans and financial management for SMBs.

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Varjo, an early mover in building XR headsets and software for enterprises, taps $40M

TechCrunch

The company is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland — founded and run by longtime veterans from Nokia cast asunder when that company, once a leading smartphone and mobile maker, went into a tailspin last decade — and its backers in this round include a number of big investors out of the region. .”

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Sono Motors reveals final design of its solar-charging Sion EV

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Sono expects the energy generated by the solar cells to extend that by an average of 70 miles, and up to 152 miles, each week. Sono switched gears in April and signed a contract with a new partner, Valmet Automotive , which manufactures in Finland. The car’s 54 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery has a range of about 190 miles.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

But there is one caveat: he doesn’t think first-generation immigrants in Sweden do nearly as well as their children. As second generation success stories go, the rise of Klarna is up there with the best, even if it has already been 15 years in the making. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. “My

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Xbox Series X and S: everything you need to know about the next-gen of Xbox

The Verge

Two consoles, a streaming service, and a lot of promises The next-generation of Xbox gaming is a little more complicated than what we’re used to. Not only that, but Microsoft’s initial crop of first-party games will also be playable on its last generation Xbox, the Xbox One, as well as Windows PCs.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

But there is one caveat: he doesn’t think first-generation immigrants in Sweden do nearly as well as their children. As second generation success stories go, the rise of Klarna is up there with the best, even if it has already been 15 years in the making. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. “My

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

Our data licensing and API with X is an incredible business. It added that, unlike its competitors TikTok and Instagram, Twitter hasn’t struck a music licensing deal for the use of copyrighted music. The operational run rate right now… we’re pretty close to break even.” “Our Our new subscription business [is] growing,” Yaccarino said.

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