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A new VC focusing on gaming in Turkey shows that the industry there continues to gain popularity

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Turkey has gained a well-deserved fame as a veritable hotbed of mobile gaming startups, which has led to the emergence of VCs dedicated to the sector. The latest addition to this coterie is Laton Ventures, a new gaming-focused VC fund that has raised a $35 million fund. Founding partner – and Solo GP – Görkem Türk says his goal is to construct a bridge between the Turkish gaming ecosystem and the remainder of the world by investing at pre- and seed stages. The fund is legally domiciled in the Netherlands.

As an emerging market with a young population, Turks have devoured mobile games as fast as they will be produced, leading to the creation of over 740 gaming startups. Over 48% of Turkey’s 86 million individuals are under 30 years old, and over 92% of web users play games in Turkey compared to the global average of 82%.

Indeed, between 2018 and 2022, Turkish startups in the gaming industry lifted up financing in excess of $1 billion.

It have to be admitted that Laton has some competition. At least they at the moment are 25 VC funds that invest in video game startups based in Turkey. That said, most invest in other tech sectors as well.

Türk, a former gaming and startup manager at Google, explained to me in a phone interview that Laton plans to differentiate itself by emphasizing operational consulting for its portfolio corporations.

“We position ourselves as a bridge between the Turkish gaming ecosystem, which is prospering, and the international gaming ecosystem. Second, we’ll double operational support in areas comparable to user acquisition, game design, cohort evaluation, development, and so on. We are supported by over 20 former founders. That’s what really sets us apart,” he said.

Over the past six months, the fund has already invested in five corporations: two in Turkey, two in Europe and one in the US, and plans to leverage its network of experienced industry advisors.

For this purpose, Latona’s LPs include, amongst others: Mehmet Ecevit, co-founder of Gram Games; Mert Gür, founding father of Loop Games; Mert Can Kurum, founding father of Ruby Games; Fırat İleri, Managing Partner of Hummingbird Ventures; Nevzat Aydın, founding father of Yemeksepeti and Eric Kress, founding father of Gossamer.

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US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during a cybersecurity incident

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Artivion, a medical device company that produces implantable tissue for heart and vascular transplants, says its services have been “disrupted” resulting from a cybersecurity incident.

In 8-K filing In an interview with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “compromise and encryption” of information on November 21. This suggests that the corporate was attacked by ransomware, but Artivion has not yet confirmed the character of the incident and didn’t immediately reply to TechCrunch’s questions. No major ransomware group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Artivion said it took some systems offline in response to the cyberattack, which the corporate said caused “disruptions to certain ordering and shipping processes.”

Artivion, which reported third-quarter revenue of $95.8 million, said it didn’t expect the incident to have a material impact on the corporate’s funds.

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It’s a Raspberry Pi 5 in a keyboard and it’s called Raspberry Pi 500

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Manufacturer of single-board computers Raspberry Pi is updating its cute little computer keyboard device with higher specs. Named Raspberry Pi500This successor to the Raspberry Pi 400 is just as powerful as the present Raspberry Pi flagship, the Raspberry Pi 5. It is on the market for purchase now from Raspberry Pi resellers.

The Raspberry Pi 500 is the simplest method to start with the Raspberry Pi because it’s not as intimidating because the Raspberry Pi 5. When you take a look at the Raspberry Pi 500, you do not see any chipsets or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The Raspberry Pi is totally hidden in the familiar housing, the keyboard.

The idea with the Raspberry Pi 500 is you could connect a mouse and a display and you are able to go. If, for instance, you’ve got a relative who uses a very outdated computer with an outdated version of Windows, the Raspberry Pi 500 can easily replace the old PC tower for many computing tasks.

More importantly, this device brings us back to the roots of the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi computers were originally intended for educational applications. Over time, technology enthusiasts and industrial customers began using single-board computers all over the place. (For example, when you’ve ever been to London Heathrow Airport, all of the departures and arrivals boards are there powered by Raspberry Pi.)

Raspberry Pi 500 draws inspiration from the roots of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a non-profit organization. It’s the right first computer for college. In some ways, it’s a lot better than a Chromebook or iPad because it’s low cost and highly customizable, which inspires creative pondering.

The Raspberry Pi 500 comes with a 32GB SD card that comes pre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution. It costs $90, which is a slight ($20) price increase over the Raspberry Pi 400.

Only UK and US keyboard variants will probably be available at launch. But versions with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Nordic and Spanish keyboard layouts will probably be available soon. And when you’re in search of a bundle that features all the things you would like, Raspberry Pi also offers a $120 desktop kit that features the Raspberry Pi 500, a mouse, a 27W USB-C power adapter, and a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable.

In other news, Raspberry Pi has announced one other recent thing: the Raspberry Pi monitor. It is a 15.6-inch 1080p monitor that’s priced at $100. Since there are quite a few 1080p portable monitors available on the market, this launch is not as noteworthy because the Pi 500. However, for die-hard Pi fans, there’s now also a Raspberry Pi-branded monitor option available.

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Apple Vision Pro may add support for PlayStation VR controllers

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According to Apple, Apple desires to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive for gamers and game developers latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

The Vision Pro was presented more as a productivity and media consumption device than a tool geared toward gamers, due partly to its reliance on visual and hand controls moderately than a separate controller.

However, Apple may need gamers if it desires to expand the Vision Pro’s audience, especially since Gurman reports that lower than half one million units have been sold to this point. As such, the corporate has reportedly been in talks with Sony about adding support for PlayStation VR2 handheld controllers, and has also talked to developers about whether they may support the controllers of their games.

Offering more precise control, Apple may also make other forms of software available in Vision Pro, reminiscent of Final Cut Pro or Adobe Photoshop.

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