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Why Techstars is doubling down on Europe

TechCrunch

Our perspective on the matter is hardly unique: Techstars recently announced two new programs on the continent, one in France and one in Sweden, indicating that it too sees lots to like in Europe. So, we got on the phone with Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet to dig into her company’s decision. Let’s talk Europe!

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How to Set Up an Instagram Printer for Your Next Event

Tech Soup

TechSoup Sweden's Andreas Ericsson shared a cool weekend project on TechSoup's Digital Engagement forum that any organization can adopt for their next event. He printed photos posted on Instagram to document a large gathering in Sweden. He also set up a script that triggered the print function from his phone to his laptop.

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The best air purifier for 2025

Engadget

Its designed and made in Sweden and each unit comes with an impressive certificate of performance. It looks more like a tiny mid-century-modern credenza than an air purifier and the little shelf up top doubles as a wireless phone charger. Coways Airmega Icon S Coways Airmega Icon S was our previous pick for best design.

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Swedish fintech Zaver raises $5M to bring cardless payments and BNPL to ‘durables’ sector

TechCrunch

Its target market is “durables,” starting in Sweden. Today, we have a product market fit proving that the users are willing to leave old habits, and instead use their phone in order to pay for even larger items or services,” he says. Swedish fintech Zaver has raised $1.2M seed for its P2P payments platform.

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Clear Channel’s billboards will start tracking consumers in Europe

The Verge

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings’ Radar tracking technology, which gives advertisers access to anonymized mobile phone data about people who pass by billboards, is launching in Europe next month, the Financial Times reported. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings posted a net loss of $137.2

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15 steps to launch your own tech startup: Part 2

The Next Web

The camera of the iPhone and the invention of photo filters on mobile phones solved this problem. Again, the mobile phone and Instagram’s smart uploading process solved this problem. He started Skype in Sweden. If we would have been successful in Sweden, we wouldn’t have been successful at all.

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Lynk & Co will make you rethink outdated ideas of car ownership

The Verge

Lynk & Co first announced its ambitious approach to car sharing five years ago in its home city of Gothenburg, Sweden, emboldened by studies that say cars sit unused 96 percent of the time. In my live test, the borrower phone connected to the lender’s car when I was about five feet (1.5

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