Category: Tech News

The International 2023 kicks off on October 14th. For the first time since 2017, The International, Dota 2’s most prestigious tournament, will take place in Valve’s hometown. The tournament will kick off with a group stage that begins on October 14th before moving to Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on October 27th, the studio announced on… Continue reading Dota 2’s biggest tournament will return to Seattle this year

Although state-backed limited partners (LPs) are reshaping China’s PE-VC landscape, contributing to 26.9% of the total RMB fundraising in 2022, not all fund managers or GPs are enthusiastic about taking on government capital after weighing the pros and cons. To make it clear, some GPs are turning down a pool of LPs who have collectively… Continue reading The LP View: Why are cash-strapped GPs turning down China’s state LPs?State LPs are often under pressure to prioritise political achievements over por…

Singapore-based climate investor TRIREC is closing its second fund, TRIREC Venture 1 (TV1), at around $80 million, which is above its $75 million initial target, according to a top executive of the firm. TRIREC, which focuses on decarbonisation, is also raising a new fund, which has a target of $100 million, said its founder &… Continue reading Climate investor TRIREC to raise $100m third fund, to close predecessor at $80m

Big Idea Ventures, the US- and Singapore-based food tech investor backed by Temasek, has hit the market to raise its second alternative protein fund, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing comes about two years after the venture firm raised $50 million for its debut alternative protein fund, New… Continue reading Temasek-backed Big Idea Ventures in the market to raise second alt protein fund

Glue arms, baby. Glue arms. Agent 00Buggin’ There’s an assassin on the loose in Australia — but not the kind you might be thinking. As detailed in a recent study published in the journal Biology Letters, scientists have discovered a new type of tool-wielding insect, nicknamed the “assassin bug” for a creative — and deadly… Continue reading Scientists Discover Bug That Uses Tool

This is going to happen to Earth one day. Tastes Like Chicken Until recently, scientists had never spotted a star in the act of consuming a planet — and now that it’s been captured, we likely have a glimpse of Earth’s future. Astronomers at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California Institute of Technology,… Continue reading Scientists Spot Tragic Planet Being Eaten by a Dying Star

This is sick. Shredding Bots AI chatbot sidekick ChatGPT has done it again. Thirteen-year-old guitarist Ava Toton asked the tool to “write a guitar solo” — and the results, as demonstrated in a short clip, didn’t disappoint. The musician turned simple, AI-generated guitar tab notations into a brain-searing solo. But should ChatGPT really get all… Continue reading ChatGPT Writes Shredding Guitar Solo