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21 July 2025 Vol 19

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Want to know where VCs are investing next? See at Disrupt 2025

Early-stage founders, listen up! You will want a front row seat at the Builders Stage on Oct 27 at 1:00…

Scaling integrated digital health | MIT Technology Review

Through a survey of 300 health care executives and a program of interviews with industry experts, startup leaders, and academic…

Japanese shipping firm NYK acquires Kadmos, a salary payment platform for seafarers

Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, or NYK Line, is acquiring Germany’s salary payment platform for seafaring workers, Kadmos,…

The Download: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first pictures, and reframing privacy

The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a…

Book review: Surveillance & privacy

As another new book makes clear, this conversation also needs to include student data. Lindsay Weinberg’s Smart University: Student Surveillance…

Recycled Polyester Saved This American Factory. Environmentalists Hate It

In the bottle processing plant in Reidsville, North Carolina, drifts of plastic particles, like snow banks, are piled in every…

China’s Electric Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hotspots

Xiaomi released its first EV model, the SU7, in early 2024. By the end of the year, foreign diplomats, investors,…

The Best Sex Toys (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Sex Toys We Like Lovense Osci 3 Photograph: Lovense We test a lot of sex toys and accessories here…

SMB-focused Finom closes €115M as European fintech heats up

While funding may be scarce for some, Europe’s fastest-growing startups still have their pick. The latest beneficiary of that investor…

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 leaks tease squircle design

Curious what the Galaxy Watch8 might bring? Here’s a quick look at the latest leaks and what they mean for…