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Helsinki-based FinanceKey, a fintech company, has announced a €3M seed funding round. The funding will be used to grow its client base, enter new markets, and increase development of automated enterprise treasury systems. The round was led by Maki.vc, a Helsinki-based VC firm, with additional support from First Fellow Partners, an existing investor. Tiago Prista, ... Read more
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OpenAI might be a poster-child of the AI industry, but as the hype starts to cool and other major players slow their advances, questions arise about where profitability might be found in this new AI revolution. Read more ›
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Walmart said it managed to avoid some of the price hikes it expected last quarter, but its costs continue to increase each week. Read more ›
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A group of five New York judges struck down the fines issued by the trial court, finding it excessive — but couldn't agree on much else. Read more ›
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The Trump administration has ruled out deploying US troops on the ground in Ukraine, but officials suggest Washington could provide air support. Read more ›
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The monthly price of Apple TV+ is increasing to $12.99 per month in the U.S., according to 9to5Mac's Benjamin Mayo. Apple TV+ cost just $4.99 per month in the U.S. when it launched in 2019, but the price has now increased three times. The price went up to $6.99 per month in 2022, and then to $9.99 per month in 2023, and now the service costs $12.99 per month. The... Read more ›
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As the US birth rate continues to decline, employers, universities, and the entire economy is already scrambling to bridge the gap. Read more ›
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The Redmi Note 15 series is now official in China, and the two Pro models arrive with several improvements over their predecessors in key areas, including the display, chipset, and battery capacity. Redmi Note 15 Pro/Pro+ Note 15 Pro and Note 15 Pro+ share the same 6.83-inch AMOLED display with 1,280 x 2,772 px resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and 3,200 nits peak local brightness. The panel offers 12-bit color... Read more ›
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Hank Green's "Focus Friend" asks users to put down their phone for 15 minutes so their bean friend has time to knit. I decided to give it a try. Read more ›
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As NASA grapples with major proposed budget cuts and losing some of its most brilliant minds, America’s willingness to look outward is also at risk. Read more ›
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Apple TV+'s monthly price is rising 30%. The streamer is cheaper than its ad-free peers, but YouTube and other free options have been taking share. Read more ›
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Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus. Read more ›
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Dawn of War 4 is back, and I'm feeling pretty good about it. You can read my full thoughts on actually playing it - or really, playing the one available skirmish about six times over and over - in our big Dawn of War 4 preview, but alongside that hands-on time we also had a virtual sit-down with DoW 4's brand new development team. Read more Read more ›
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The U.S. is drifting away from science and climate reality. So why does life seem so normal? Read more ›
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Earlier this month, a fundraiser for nonprofits that fight to end factory farming went a little viral — at least in one corner of the internet. Dwarkesh Patel, the influential tech podcaster, announced on his show that if his listeners donated a collective $250,000 to FarmKind, an organization that distributes money to anti-factory farming charities, […] Read more ›
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The US company, which is specialised in operational content, safety and training management solutions, announced the acquisition of a German company for these crucial reasons. Beloit, US-based Comply365, a provider of operational content, safety and training management solutions, announced the acquisition of a German company, Beams Technology, a provider of AI for safety risk management ... Read more Read more ›
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The Singapore-based payments company announced the largest fintech acquisition in Dutch history. Singapore-based Coda, a digital content monetisation platform, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Recharge, an Amsterdam-based prepaid payments platform. The transaction marks the largest fintech acquisition in Dutch history, reports FD.nl. According to the report, Recharge has been sold for at ... Read more Read more ›
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UK-based SugaROx raises additional funding to accelerate the development of its plant-enhancing product. The company leverages scientific research to improve crop growth, resilience, and sustainability. UK-based SugaROx has raised £1M (nearly €1.15M) in a seed round extension. The company is developing biostimulants designed to enhance plant metabolism and support food production through sustainable practices. The ... Read more Read more ›
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We spoke with CEO Juho Uzkurt Kaljunen to explore how NPHarvest’s name reflects its mission to recover nutrients from wastewater for sustainable agriculture. Despite growing fertiliser demand and mounting EU tariffs on Russian imports, nutrient sourcing in Europe remains heavily dependent on geopolitically risky suppliers. Wastewater treatment plants and biogas facilities still lose vast amounts ... Read more Read more ›
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KPMG has released the global fintech investment trends—Pulse of Fintech report. Here are the key takeaways. The EMEA region was the only major market to grow fintech investment in H1 2025, while the global fintech market experienced a significant dip in investment. The total investment volume in fintech within EMEA rose from €9.4B across 780 ... Read more Read more ›
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UK’s first AI-native insurance broker closed an oversubscribed funding round from prominent investors to modernise this broken model from scratch. London-based Meshed, an AI-native insurance broker, announced that it has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of £950K (approximately €1.10M). The funding round was backed by UK-based VC funds Haatch, Aviva via Founders Factory and ... Read more Read more ›
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Electronic Payments has acquired Handpoint. The deal expands EPI’s global reach and integrates Handpoint’s payment technology into its platform. New York-based Electronic Payments, Inc. (EPI), a developer of innovative payment processing and point of sale solutions, announced the acquisition of England’s Handpoint. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded by Thordur Heidar Thorarinsson, ... Read more Read more ›
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This prominent non-profit foundation from Sweden announces an oversubscribed first close and rebrands as a part of its evolution since 2020. Stockholm-based Norrsken Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on solving the world’s greatest challenges, has rebranded its accelerator to Norrsken Evolve. Additionally, the firm announced that it has completed an oversubscribed first close of a ... Read more Read more ›
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A 2024-founded Dutch energy tech startup secures funding to build an AI-led platform that lets households store, share, and time-shift locally generated power. Alkmaar, the Netherlands-based WePositive.Energy, an energy tech startup, announced that it has received a convertible loan of €350K from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland. The Innovation Fund North Holland is an initiative of the Province ... Read more Read more ›
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The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision has launched the News Wisdom Manifesto, the first manifesto in the Netherlands that promotes a collaborative approach to handling news and information. A healthy democracy depends on independent and diverse news. But with social media, AI, growing inequality, and political division, navigating information is harder than ever. News ... Read more Read more ›
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