Earlybird closes €360M Fund VIII, its largest ever, with a new perpetual ownership model and a deeptech-first thesis

The Berlin firm, founded in 1997, has raised a new fund every three to four years through every market cycle. Fund VIII is oversubscribed, manages €2.5 billion across strategies, and bets heavily on [...]

Is your IT ticket being lost in the 'ghost shift'? New report finds nearly half of complaints now land after hours

Already-stretched IT workers are now facing IT tickets after hours, support requests through improper channels and occasional surges. [...]

Thumbtack’s new AI wants to diagnose your leaky ceiling

The home-services marketplace is overhauling its app to help homeowners figure out what’s wrong—and which of its 300,000 pros can actually fix it. [...]

SoftBank is planning a U.S. IPO for a new AI and robotics spinout valued at $100 billion

The new entity, called Roze, would focus on building data centers using autonomous robots and could list as early as this year [...]

Spotify's new verification badge shows that music is not AI-generated

"Verified by Spotify" will start rolling out over the coming weeks. [...]

Should phones be banned from concerts? Fred Again's tour has tapped into a global movement of people wanting to unplug at events that's grown 567%, according to new data — and I want to know where you stand

Did you mind Fred Again’s USB002 tour being smartphone free? Weigh in on the no phone debate. [...]

Researchers discover new all-in-one ‘Bluekit’ phishing kit capable of bypassing enterprise 2FA protocols and emulating 40+ global brands

Bluekit centralizes and automates entire phishing campaigns, and is capable of stealing sessions, avoiding detection, and spoofing locations. [...]

Legendary Deus Ex and Thief director Warren Spector is back with a new game — it’s a stealth-heist-em-up called Thick as Thieves, and even the price is a steal at just five bucks on Steam

Thick as Thieves will launch at a steal of a price. [...]

I Played the New 007 James Bond Game. It's Hitman With a Heart

007: First Light, the first Bond game in a decade and a half, blends infiltration and action worthy of the iconic spy. [...]