Penemue Secures €1.7M to Expand AI Hate Speech Detection

The German startup detects online hate, digital violence, and disinformation across 89 languages in real time, and works with public prosecutors and police alongside commercial clients. Investors were not disclosed. Penemue, the Freiburg-based TrustTech startup developing AI to detect and counter online hate speech, digital violence, and disinformation, has raised more than €1.7 million in […]

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Xbox Intends to Launch New Controller in 2026

The Verge, the upcoming controller may be a component of Microsoft’s initiative to expand its Xbox Cloud Gaming audience. The new controller is said to connect directly to the Cloud, potentially decreasing latency by linking straight to the game instead of routing through a console or other device. The existing selection of Xbox controllers only pairs with devices via Bluetooth or USB-C. Microsoft is allegedly nearing the launch of an advertisement-supported variant of Xbox Cloud Gaming, which could attract a larger group of mobile gamers. There are also speculations regarding a new Elite Controller 3, which is rumored to be released in 2026.

If the speculations hold true, the new Xbox controller could make its appearance as early as the Xbox Games Showcase on June 7. The showcase will present teasers of some of Xbox’s most significant first-party titles, including a Direct centered on the forthcoming prequel “Gears of War: E-Day”.

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Italian rehabilitation robotics startup Wearable Robotics raises €5M to expand its arm exoskeleton

The Pisa-based Sant’Anna spin-off has deployed its ALEX RS bilateral upper-limb exoskeleton across 20 countries since founding in 2014. CDP Venture Capital led the Series A, with SIMEST providing international expansion funding through Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Wearable Robotics, an Italian rehabilitation technology company spun out of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in […]

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