Dublin travel platform Hostelworld has acquired OccasionGenius, the US-based B2B event discovery platform, for $12m to support its social monetisation strategy.
Read more: Hostelworld acquires US event discovery platform OccasionGenius for $12m
The Series A was reportedly led by venture capital giants Greenoaks and Thrive Capital.
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Business leaders are now 'used to the uncertainty' and are 'comfortable' navigating it now, says Amárach chair Gerard O’Neill.
Read more: Huawei finds Irish firms optimistic for 2026 despite the turbulence
The two hosting providers will now need to take measures to stop the spread of extremist content on their platforms.
Read more: Media watchdog says WhatsApp, Pinterest ‘exposed to terrorist content’
Fresh from a major Series B raise, Nscale expands on its existing partnership with Microsoft.
Read more: Nscale to deploy 200,000 GPUs to Microsoft in reported $14bn deal
Exploration and innovation at NASA has taken a hit with the announcement that 10pc of staff at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory are to be laid off.
Read more: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to lay off 10pc of workforce
The funding round could value the autonomous driving start-up at more than $8bn.
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Nexperia was acquired by Chinese contract manufacturing giant Wingtech Technology in 2018.
Read more: Netherlands takes over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
Australian AI research star Andrew Tulloch has reportedly departed Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines as Meta continues to poach top AI talent.
Read more: Meta poaches Thinking Labs co-founder Tulloch in ongoing AI drive