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TRIFFT Loyalty, a UK tech startup helping brands cultivate “meaningful emotional connections” with customers, has raised €474k in a pre-Seed funding round to grow their team, embed AI functionality, and expand to the US. The round was led by Lighthouse Ventures, with participation from BD Partners, Gi21 Capital and Koopeo. The company has also confirmed ...
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Five lawsuits were filed in Texas this week, putting some of the biggest names in PC tech under an uncomfortable spotlight, as their components are still being found in Russian weaponry. Read more ›
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Ukraine's drone schools are preparing soldiers to take on Russia and working to keep pace with an ever-changing fight. Read more ›
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A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety? Read more ›
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I struggled after giving birth to my son, so I was thankful to be living with my mother. She took care of my newborn and me without any judgment. Read more ›
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The return of measles, weakening vaccines, and the complete destruction of the CDC are just a few of Kennedy's ignoble accomplishments in 2025. Read more ›
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From protests to elections, governments are increasingly pulling the internet plug on entire populations. Connectivity is slowly becoming a tool of control, not a guarantee. Read more ›
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My husband and I aren't posting photos of our son's face on social media. We understand why other people do, but this is what's right for us. Read more ›
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The Reds look to lift themselves out of lowly mid-table as they host a Seagulls team eyeing a top-five spot. Read more ›
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How to watch NBA for free. Live stream Orlando Magic vs. New York Knicks in the NBA Cup for free from anywhere in the world. Read more ›
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A lack of lounges has long been JetBlue's glaring weak spot, but BlueHouse represents the airline's greater push to elevate its premium offering. Read more ›
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Wealthy heirs are reshaping family offices around impact and innovation, but the talent to run them is scarce, a new IMD report says. Read more ›
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Elon Musk's automaker has introduced a smorgasbord of discounts and deals, with Tesla facing a race to avoid another year of declining sales. Read more ›
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Renee and Kelley Hayes bought an RV when they became empty nesters. They ended up living in it and are happy with downsizing. Read more ›
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A fight over words like "execution," "manifesto" and "Faraday" is the undercard bout at Luigi Mangione's ongoing evidence-suppression hearing in NYC. Read more ›
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Bat-Fam, The Girlfriend, and The Mighty Nein are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week. Read more ›
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Rivian executives said AI and autonomy not only makes sense for their company, but also reflects the direction of the entire auto industry. Read more ›
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe has repeated its record-breaking speed and flyby distance, entering perihelion for its orbit around the sun on Dec. 13, 2025. Read more ›
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Harsh Varshney, who works on Chrome AI security at Google, shares four tips for protecting your data and identity when you talk to AI chatbots. Read more ›
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The US has gone all-in on artificial intelligence. But the idea of an end-of-times battle with China over tomorrow’s key technology is part delusion, part lobbying tool for Silicon Valley Read more ›
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APEX, a Oeiras-based investment firm specialising in sports assets, has announced the launch of a new private equity fund targeting €300 million ($350 million) to back minority investments in European sports teams, leagues, and related businesses, with a focus on small to mid-size assets historically ignored by larger institutional investors. The new fund will focus ... Read more ›
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A new report, The European Open-Source AI Landscape, has just been released by the StepUp Startups project. The report offers a snapshot of where Europe currently stands in the global AI race, and explores how faster adoption of open-source AI could boost competitiveness while strengthening the EU’s digital sovereignty. Open-source AI refers to models, tools ... Read more ›
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EpilepsyGTx, a Cambridge-based BioTech startup focused on research and development of gene therapies to treat refractory epilepsy, today announced it has raised €28 million ($33 million) in Series A financing to advance its lead programme EPY201 through Phase 1/2a clinical trials. The round included investment from XGEN Venture, the British Business Bank (who invested €12 ... Read more ›
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This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Karim Saleh, Co-founder and CEO of Cerrion. This Zurich-based company is building agentic AI that watches factory lines around the clock and intervenes in real time to prevent safety incidents, scrap, and costly downtime. By plugging into standard cameras and understanding production flows like an ... Read more ›
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Melt&Marble, the Swedish biotech scale-up using precision fermentation to produce designer fats, has just raised €7.3 million in Series A funding, to scale production and bring its first ingredients to market. Designed to deliver enhanced functionality, taste and even health outcomes, the company’s ingredients offer sustainable, high-performance alternatives to conventional oils and fats for use ... Read more ›
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Across Europe, buildings account for nearly 40% of total energy use and over a third of CO₂ emissions. Yet every year, less than 1% of the housing stock is renovated to modern efficiency standards when experts say 2–3% is needed to reach the EU’s 2030 and 2050 decarbonisation targets. This “renovation wave gap” is one of Europe’s most pressing and underestimated climate ... Read more ›
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Helsinki-based news service Freepress has raised €1 million in seed funding to further develop its AI-powered platform and prepare for international expansion. As part of its growth strategy, the company plans to enter global markets together with local publishers and will share up to half of its revenue with them to support quality journalism. Founded ... Read more ›
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Equixly, the Verona-based cybersecurity startup using agentic AI to automate API security testing, has raised €10 million in Series A funding to expand its team, advance its proprietary AI models and accelerate its international presence, beginning with the launch of a UK sales and marketing function next year. The round was led by 33N Ventures, ... Read more ›
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London-based dementia care startup Punto Health has raised €2.3 million ($2.7 million) in a Seed funding round to accelerate product development and commercial expansion across the UK and Spain. The round was co-led by Shilling VC and Plus Partners, with participation from Exceptional Ventures, Heartfelt, Fondo Bolsa Social, and ABAC Nest. “Dementia is never just ... Read more ›
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Spoor, an Oslo-based startup that leverages AI to help wind farms monitor and protect wildlife, announced it has secured an €8 million Series A investment round to support further global expansion and new hires. The round was led by European EnergyTech VC SET Ventures, with additional participation from EnBW New Ventures, Ørsted Ventures and Superorganism. ... Read more ›
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