The images coming from Catalonia this weekend have been a worrying throwback to less peaceful times in Spain, Europe’s sixth largest economy. An independence referendum, outlawed by the government in Madrid, went ahead despite…
Made in Taiwan: How an Asian Tiger is Still Searching for its Startup Stripes
It’s difficult to find a stronger hardware nation, per capita, than Taiwan: the island state, officially the Republic of China, is home to just 23 million people. But it has produced a…
Khosrowshahi vs London: Uber’s CEO Faces Biggest Challenge Yet
“There is a high cost to a bad reputation”: that was new Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s response to his employees, as British capital London became the highest profile city to refuse to…
Podcast Startup Acast Secures $19.5m Funding Round
On-demand podcast provider Acast has announced a Series B funding round worth $19.5 million. The company, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with additional offices in New York, London and Sydney, won the round…
Is the iPhone X Opening a Global Door to Chinese Competition?
So, finally, it’s here. Apple’s iPhone X has arrived with all the pomp and grandiosity of a Persian emperor. But is the Cupertino company’s latest offering–which marks a decade, improbably, since the first…
How One Woman’s Facebook Posts Became a “Lifeline” for a Besieged Philippine City
When dozens of armed militants stormed Narayan M. Ampang’s home city in the Philippines this year, she was as shocked as her government. It was May 23, and hundreds of ISIS-affiliated fighters,…
Malta Already Became Europe’s Unlikely iGaming King. Its Startup Scene is Following Suit
In 2004, tiny Malta stole a vital march on its European neighbors. The island nation, nestled between Sicily, Tunisia and Libya in the Mediterranean sea, launched remote gaming regulations–the first on the…
Mexico City: The 22 Million-Strong Underdog of Mexican Tech
Why doesn’t Mexico City, Mexico’s giant, sprawling capital, win more tech plaudits? Perhaps because the backstories of manufacturing and manic Jalisco and Tijuana are more captivating for those looking to link Silicon…
Tech Rounds on American Far-Right, as Trump Loses Intel from Manufacturing Council
The events in Charlottesville have shamed America, and shocked the rest of the world. The sight of neo-Nazis marching through an American city conjures all kinds of horrors from a past many…
Hackerbay is Harnessing the Dark Arts – And It’s Winning
If you press the buzzer at Hackerbay’s Berlin office, no-one comes to the door. Instead, its team have built a custom door-answering machine, with cantilevered arm and camera, that can check you…