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SaaS founders thinking about what they need for their next funding round can turn to Point Nine’s popular annual report, “SaaS Funding Napkin” (the term refers to “back of the napkin” plans and calculations). Now, the European Hardware Deep Tech team is getting similar resources from First Momentum, a pre-seed fund that invests in technology B2B and deep tech startups. Through DeepTech Hardware Napkin, the German venture capital firm wants to democratize knowledge and benchmarking on funding, team, product and commercialization, step by step. The company focuses on the fast-growing deeptech sector in Europe, which delivers very different results than…

Senator Fatima Peyman, who left the Labour Party last week to become an independent crossbench MP, said she would advise Muslims not to form their own political parties. The Middle East conflict has led to a significant increase in Islamic activity, sparking speculation that an Islamic political party could be formed to contest seats in western and south-western Sydney and some Melbourne seats. “I can’t speculate on what they may or may not plan to do, but what I can say is I don’t think it would be wise to have an Islamist political party,” Peyman told The Conversation politics…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Disney Cruises is scheduled to start sailing from Tokyo by 2029. Daniel Slim (via Getty Images) Oriental Land, owner of Tokyo Disneyland, plans to invest $2 billion to bring Disney Cruises to Japan.The cruises will operate year-round from Japan from early 2029 and will be able to accommodate 4,000 passengers per voyage.Disney’s cruise business, which also includes its theme parks, accounted for 37% of its revenue last year. The owner of Tokyo Disneyland is putting more of an emphasis on the Disney Magic with new investments in cruises.Oriental Land,…

NATO leaders are due to meet in the US capital not only to approve new military aid to Ukraine but also to take a tougher stance against China. In an interview with U.S. media ahead of the summit, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg described China as “the main supporter of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine.” Secretary of State Blinken asked by DW about China’s support for RussiaThis browser does not support the video element.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told DW at a foreign ministers’ meeting in Prague in May that China’s support is “making a huge difference on the…

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the 53rd St. Gallen Symposium in St. Gallen, Switzerland on May 3, 2024. Jan Ellenzeller/Keystone via The Associated Press Hide caption Toggle caption Jan Ellenzeller/Keystone via The Associated Press A Russian court ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a hearing held without absenteeism on Tuesday as part of the Kremlin’s sweeping crackdown on the opposition. Yulia Navalnaya, who lives abroad, faces arrest if she returns to Russia. Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ruled for Navalnaya’s arrest on suspicion of ties to extremist…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has removed Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from the senior national selection committee.The decision comes after Pakistan’s disappointing performances at the T20 World Cups held in the West Indies and the United States. Pakistan finished third in a group topped by India and hosts the United States. Babar Azam’s team suffered a shock defeat to the US in the Super Over and was also beaten by India. While Razzaq served on both the men’s and women’s national team selection committees, Wahab served as the men’s selection chairman until he was demoted to a member of…

Las Vegas – When the U.S. takes on Canada on Wednesday night, it’s best not to think too hard about who will start.”We’re going to purposely try all sorts of combinations,” USA coach Steve Kerr said. “We’re going to try and move around the starting lineup for the first few games, try different things. Everybody understands this is a very unique situation. Not only are all of these guys starters, they’re all superstars, future Hall of Famers, so they all deserve to start, but we can only have five of them. We’ll figure it out.”Kerr has options, but if Paris…

Taiwan’s defence ministry said China’s Shandong aircraft carrier had passed near the northern Philippines on its way to exercises in the Pacific Ocean, and Taipei said dozens of Chinese aircraft had joined the carrier in drills around Taiwan. Taipei said on Wednesday that “since 5:20 a.m. today (11:50 p.m. UTC Tuesday), the Ministry of National Defense has confirmed a total of 37 Chinese aircraft, including fighter jets, bombers and drones, around Taiwan.” “[The aircraft] “The ship traveled through southern and southeastern airspace towards the western Pacific Ocean and conducted ‘joint naval and air training’ in cooperation with the aircraft carrier…

Where are the baby boomers going?”Baby Boomers, stop hog-holding the house. Millennials can’t win with post-child-rearing generations making up a third of the market,” Dallas Cottram, Sunday Opinion.Cottram is spot on about the Baby Boomers dominating housing, but not enough: We are an active, retired couple with two dogs living in a large 4 bedroom, 4 bath home with a pool and large yard. Our home is in a great location, near a creek with walking paths, near shopping, near the library, in a safe neighborhood, and with easy freeway access to the theater and symphony.Our neighborhood is stable with…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Former President Donald Trump (left) has tried out a variety of nicknames for Vice President Kamala Harris (right), including “Laughing Kamala Harris” and “Grinning Co-Pilot Kamala Harris.” Justin Sullivan (via Getty Images); Arturo Holmes (via Getty Images) Joe Biden maintains that he is still seeking reelection.But rival Donald Trump appears to be preparing to replace him with his running mate, Kamala Harris.Trump has begun using nicknames like “Laughing Kamala Harris” and “Giggle Co-Pilot Kamala Harris.” While President Joe Biden remains the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, former…