Tag: Consumer

Technode

ByteDance’s Doubao reaches 100M DAU with minimal marketing spend

The intern targeted the team’s model training tasks rather than the company’s Doubao model. Credit: ByteDance Doubao’s daily active users (DAU) have surpassed 100 million, according […]
December 25th, 2025
Technode

JD.com says Paris-area warehouse hit by theft, disputes reported loss estimate

JD.com said a warehouse operated by the company in the Paris region was targeted by a professional theft ring in the early hours of Dec. 22 […]
December 24th, 2025
Technode

ByteDance moves forward with AI smartphone partnerships, including Vivo, Lenovo, and Transsion

Credit: ZTE ByteDance is pushing ahead with partnerships with hardware makers including Vivo, Lenovo and Transsion to develop AI smartphones, aiming to preinstall AIGC plug-ins on […]
December 23rd, 2025
TechCabal

Here is why bank transfers in Nigeria will cost more from 2026

This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every […]
December 22nd, 2025
Korea Tech Today

Kakao in Talks to Sell Daum, With AI Startup Upstage as Top Contender

Proposed deal highlights Kakao’s restructuring drive and Upstage’s push for data and scale Kakao is pressing ahead with efforts to divest Daum, a move that would […]
December 22nd, 2025
EU-Startups

Cow-free dairy startup Those Vegan Cowboys closes €6.25 million funding round as it eyes crowdfunding campaign

Ghent-based FoodTech startup Those Vegan Cowboys has secured €6.25 million in its first funding round to accelerate the development of its cow-free casein, a vital dairy […]
December 22nd, 2025
EU-Startups

German BioTech startup BIOWEG raises €1.5 million to turn industrial waste into valuable metals

Quakenbrück-based BIOWEG, in partnership with Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), has secured €1.5 million to support the development of its waste-to-value platform tech for water-based Rare […]
December 22nd, 2025
EU-Startups

Making startup investing accessible, Madrid’s Akka channeled near €9 million into tech companies in 2025

Akka, a Spanish FinTech company that allows anyone to invest in high-potential technology startups through a private investment club, has reached almost €9 million invested this […]
December 22nd, 2025
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