Missing the chance to install a heat pump in his London home had always bothered tech industry whizz Aadil Qureshi. While builders were in the middle of renovating and extending his terraced house during the depths of the pandemic, he had stumbled on a YouTube channel called Heat Geek.  The videos explained — in extreme detail — how heat pumps, when...

From semiconductors to chocolate, you’d be surprised how many products are already made with the help of AI.   And it’s precisely on the factory floor where Swiss startup EthonAI is looking to gain a foothold in this emerging market.  “Manufacturing is at a critical juncture, and companies that fail to adapt with AI risk falling behind,” said CEO Julian...

Four people have been arrested in the “largest ever operation against botnets,” EU police force Europol announced on Thursday. The Netherlands, Germany, and France led the sting, dubbed “Operation Endgame.” According to Dutch police, their investigation uncovered financial damages totalling “hundreds of millions” of euros. They also estimate that the...

Finnish mobile game developer Supercell released Squad Busters yesterday, its first new title in over five years. The game launched alongside an admittedly hilarious promo video featuring the likes of Chris Hemsworth and Ken Jeong.  At the time of writing, Squad Busters has already been downloaded over 10 million times on Google Play. It was the most...

Web-hosting platform Hostinger today announced a 57% year-on-year growth of its consolidated revenue, reaching €110.2mn in 2023 — surpassing the €100mn milestone for the first time since its founding in 2004. This was also Hostinger’s first year of EBITDA profitability. The Lithuanian company reached € 2.4mn in EBITDA profit, while maintaining positive...

Over two-thirds of British MPs and almost half of EU MEPs have had their email addresses leaked on the dark web. That’s according to new research from cybersecurity firm Proton. With election season looming in the UK and the EU, the company partnered with Constella Intelligence to explore online threats to national security. The team focused on 2,279...