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Riga-based Aerones has secured $62 million in a financing round led by Activate Capital and S2G Investments, with participation from Carbon Equity and Overlap Holdings, and existing investors Lightrock, Blume Equity, Metaplanet, Change Ventures, and Extantia. This latest funding follows Aerones’ securing of a €4 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund in 2024 and […]
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A real estate developer searched Google for a cruise ship company's customer service number, reports the Washington Post, calling the number in Google's AI Overview. "He chatted with a knowledgeable representative and provided his credit card details," the Post's reporter notes — but the next day he "saw fishy credit card charges and realized that he'd been fooled by an impostor for Royal Caribbean customer service." And the Post's reporter... Read more ›
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Surbhi Madan, a senior software engineer at Google, says her life and career in the US feel temporary because of her visa. Read more ›
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David Sacks, the White House AI czar, doesn't believe "AI psychosis" is real. But he does believe there's a mental health crisis in the country. Read more ›
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Today marks 43 years since the first commercial compact disc (CD) pressing. Polygram in Germany is credited with pressing the first copies of Abba's The Visitors on this date, back in 1982. Read more ›
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14 months ago a jury ruled against Boeing, awarding $81 million in damages to failed electric airplane startup Zunum. "Zunum alleged that Boeing, while ostensibly investing seed money to get the startup off the ground, stole Zunum's technology and actively undermined its attempts to build a business," the Seattle Times reported at the time. But two months later that verdict was overturned, Reuters reports, with U.S. district judge James Robart... Read more ›
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In addition to 'Superman,' Terence Stamp could also be seen (or heard) in 'Haunted Mansion,' 'Halo 3,' and 'Elder Scrolls IV.' Read more ›
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Crypto loans are back near bull-market highs, but last week’s $1B liquidation shows leverage is cutting both ways. Read more ›
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"AI itself is going to be gone by the time you finish a Ph.D.," Jad Tarifi, the founder of Google's first generative AI team, said. Read more ›
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A large new submarine drone, dubbed Excalibur, can be controlled while it is 'submerged on the other side of the world.' Read more ›
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Terrence Rohan, managing director of the Otherwise Fund, was one of Figma's first backers. He spoke to BI about the traits he looks for in a founder. Read more ›
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The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Games have come to a close with some new world records, but don't expect them to beat humans in a 100-meter dash any time soon. The three-day robotics event in Beijing, China that saw humanoid robots compete in everything from boxing to cleaning concluded this weekend. According to the World Humanoid Robot Games, more than 280 teams from 16 countries, including the US, Germany, Brazil... Read more ›
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Last week, Apple released and then pulled a software tool that accidentally contained identifiers for many unreleased devices and chips, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. His findings included new models of the Studio Display, Apple TV, Apple Watches, Apple Vision Pro, iPad mini, HomePod mini, and more. Here is what was uncovered in the file, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris:A new HomePod mini with an S9 chip or... Read more ›
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Valve’s Steam Beta is testing an overlay that tracks GPU usage more accurately than Windows Task Manager, including multi-process games. Early rollout is inconsistent, but once stable, it could give gamers real-time, reliable performance stats without extra apps, rivaling tools like MSI Afterburner. Read more ›
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Microsoft wants to keep you safe by ensuring that you always update your apps. Read more ›
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Uber users in Atlanta are dropping rides with human drivers to maximize their chances of getting a self-driving Waymo taxi. Read more ›
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I spent six days exploring three cities in Italy — Venice, Rome, and Milan. It was my first time visiting the country, and I left with some regrets. Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 18, No. 799. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump’s administration is scrutinizing higher education. Last week, the White House issued a memorandum requiring all universities receiving federal funds to submit admissions data on all applicants to the Department of Education. The goal is to enforce the 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended race-based affirmative action. Days before the memo was released, […] Read more ›
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Anthropic's latest feature for two of its Claude AI models could be the beginning of the end for the AI jailbreaking community. The company announced in a post on its website that the Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 models now have the power to end a conversation with users. According to Anthropic, this feature will only be used in "rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions." To... Read more ›
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"Consensus kills ambition": Procedural hurdles once again foil progress on a global agreement to end plastic pollution. Read more ›
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Delphinus Venture Capital, an Aarhus-based evergreen investment fund, has raised €80 million to finance research-driven startups in East and Central Jutland. Established by the Aarhus University Research Foundation, HEARTLAND, Norlys, and Salling Group, the fund will invest from pre-seed through scale-up stages, with a focus on companies emerging from academic and research environments. Newly appointed […] Read more ›
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VILOX, the Helsingborg-based technology firm redefining how furniture and flooring are assembled, has secured a strategic funding round anchored by IKEA veteran Anders Moberg and Bergendahl & Son CEO Lars Ljungälv. The investor group also includes seasoned Nordic business leaders Lars Kongstad, Stefan Lundgren, and Daniel Koch, bringing deep expertise in industrial growth, capital markets, […] Read more ›
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Kaunas-based startup GREÏ has raised €650,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Baltic venture capital firm FIRSTPICK. The company develops an AI-driven platform that integrates with existing cameras and sensors at large physical sites—such as warehouses and factories—to provide real-time monitoring of operations, identify risks, and highlight inefficiencies. The new funding will support further […] Read more ›
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Aira, a Stockholm-based clean energy technology company, has raised €150 million in equity financing from existing investors Altor Equity Partners, Kallskär, Kinnevik, Lingotto, and Temasek. Founded in 2023, the company develops and installs air-source heat pumps aimed at replacing gas boilers in residential properties. It currently operates in Germany, Italy, and the UK, employing around […] Read more ›
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Riva Money, a Helsingborg-based fintech, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to develop a cross-border payments platform that uses both blockchain and traditional payment infrastructure. The round was led by Project A and joined by angel investors from Revolut, Ebury, Monzo Bank, and J.P. Morgan. Founded by former Revolut and Wise employees, Riva aims […] Read more ›
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Ulobby, a Copenhagen-based provider of software for Public Affairs teams, has appointed Sosun S. Breitenbach as its new chief executive officer, effective July 1. Breitenbach brings more than a decade of experience in the SaaS sector, combining expertise in public relations, public affairs, and business development. Her career has focused on bridging the gap between […] Read more ›
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Gorilla Capital Fund III has invested in Remos Space Systems AB, marking its 32nd portfolio addition. Remos develops advanced ground systems that simplify satellite communications for small satellite operators, including modems, Earth-based ground stations, and mission control software. The company enables fast, secure, and cost-efficient satellite data management. The new funding, structured as a secondary […] Read more ›
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VentriJect, a Copenhagen-based medical technology company, has raised €1.7 million in a funding round involving existing and new investors, including the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), TechStation | HardTech Innovation Hub, Investo Capital, and private investor Carsten Stendevad. The company develops the Seismofit device, which uses seismocardiography to estimate VO₂ max without exercise. […] Read more ›
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Saga Robotics has entered into a three-way data partnership with Bitwise Agronomy and Chambers Farm, aimed at integrating robotics, AI, and commercial farming practices in the UK’s strawberry sector. Saga’s Thorvald robots, already used for UV-C treatment on a significant share of the country’s tabletop strawberries, will now also collect detailed plant imagery twice weekly […] Read more ›
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Saga Robotics has raised $11.2 million to expand the use of its Thorvald autonomous farming robots in the UK and US. The funding round brought in new backer Praesidium Agri-FoodTech alongside existing investors including Aker, Nysnø Climate Investments, Blystad, Hatteland, Melesio, Sanden, and MP Pensjon. Thorvald is already in use on more than 150 farms, […] Read more ›
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