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The pride and joy of the Dutch tech ecosystem, ASML, has featured heavily in the news this past couple of weeks, after news broke the government was scrambling to keep the company in the country. However, ASML’s plans to potentially relocate due to difficulty securing talent and infrastructure bottlenecks does not mean it is not still actively supporting the Dutch tech ecosystem. The company has just contributed an undisclosed amount to Eindhoven-based DeepTechXL’s €110mn fund. The VC is …

Dutch startup Eye Security has raised €36mn as it looks to defend European businesses from cyber criminals.  Founded in 2020 by a group of Dutch intelligence and security experts, the Hague-based outfit provides cyber protection, incident response, and cyber insurance services to small-to-medium sized companies.  The funding round, which brings Eye Security’s total amount raised so far to €57.5mn, was led by JPMorgan, the private investment arm of American financial giant JPMorgan Chase. Eye…

A Portillo's Beef Bus in Kissimmee, Florida.Source: Portillo'sWhen Chicago-based Portillo's enters a new market, it sends its "Beef Bus" ahead of time, slinging its hot dogs and Italian beef sandwiches to new customers for weeks, introducing them to the brand and whetting their appetites before a new restaurant finally opens.Recently, the Beef Bus has been making a lot of trips to the Sun Belt."Texas, by itself, has grown more people in the last decade than eight midwestern states that we have a presence in combined,"…

The Dutch government has reportedly launched a secret task force to keep chip giant ASML in the Netherlands. Dubbed “Operation Beethoven,” the task force was formed to allay ASML’s fears about the local business climate, according to De Telegraaf. Citing anonymous sources, the Dutch newspaper said the company was considering an expansion outside the Netherlands. France was mooted as a potential destination. Such a move would leave a deep impact. ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company.…

Amsterdam-based Mews, a cloud-based property management system (PMS) for the hospitality industry, has become the latest Dutch unicorn. In a fresh funding round, the startup — which is also a TNW community member — achieved unicorn status after raising $110mn (€101mn) at a valuation of $1.2bn (€1.1bn). Mews was founded in 2012 by Richard Valtr, an ex-hotelier on a mission to accelerate the digital transformation of the hospitality space. “Digital transformation is challenging for many…

Charli XCX and her bratty eye rolls can never be tamed. On Thursday, the British pop star released the video for “Von Dutch,” the single she’s been teasing for weeks ahead of her long-anticipated dance music album, Brat, out this summer. The Torso-directed video opens with the singer strutting through Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport after escaping a group of paparazzi shoving microphones in her face. But when they catch up to her inside, things quickly escalate.…

A group of 60 top students from South Korean technical universities on Friday completed the first "Future Chips Academy" in Eindhoven, intended in part to help attract much-needed foreign semiconductor engineering talent. The week-long programme of lectures and study was put together by the Eindhoven University of Technology together with the Dutch computer chip industry, including equipment makers ASML and ASM International, chipmaker NXP, and the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec) in nearby Belgium. Elevate…

Amsterdam-based Fastned has raised more than €24mn in new bonds to grow its fast charging network across Europe. Investors have also extended €3.5mn from earlier bonds, bringing the total funding to over €27.5mn. Founded in 2012, the startup provides over 280 fast charging stations across several European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France. In January last year, it announced an expansion to Spain as well. Drivers can add up to 300km of range in about 15 minutes,…

Fears that ASML's computer chip equipment will be used for Chinese military ends underlie recent decisions to deny the company export licences, the Dutch trade minister said in answers to questions from parliament.Netherlands-based ASML, Europe's largest tech firm, dominates the world market for lithography systems, needed by computer chip makers to help create circuitry. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIM…

Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Current News, Image | Tagged: Blood Squad Seven, Chap Yaep, Dutch, joe casey, Paul Fry, youngbloodJoe Casey and Paul Fry are creating a new superhero series in Blood Squad Seven, spinning out of the recent Dutch miniseries.Published Sun, 18 Feb 2024 05:58:10 -0600 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Sun, 18 Feb 2024 06:09:49 -0600 | Article Summary Joe Casey and Paul Fry launch Blood Squad Seven, a new superhero series. Blood Squad Seven spins off from the recognized Dutch…