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Amsterdam’s Factris, a FinTech specialising in financing solutions for SMEs using invoices as collateral, announced a €100 million funding facility from Brand New Day Bank. The funding is dedicated to financing SME factoring across Europe, enabling Factris to support sellers in nine countries and manage receivables from debtors in 27 – primarily EU markets. Brian ...
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Reporter Marisa Kabas, founder of The Handbasket, posted on Bluesky today that more than 1.7 million subscribers canceled their paid Disney streaming plans between September 17 and September 23. The total allegedly includes subscriptions to Disney+, Hulu and ESPN. That falloff reportedly marked a 436 percent increase over the usual churn rate for the service. We’ve reached out to Disney+ for comment on this claim. Disney also chose to increase... Read more ›
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In total, YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle the suit brought by President Donald Trump. Read more ›
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Trump said on Monday that Zohran Mamdani "won't be getting any" federal funding to fulfill his campaign promises if elected mayor. Read more ›
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After "Grey's Anatomy, Jesse Williams didn't want just any role. In fact, a checklist of key criteria led him to his new series "Hotel Costiera." Read more ›
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After Apple released the original iPad in 2010, it tested a second-generation model that only had 8GB of storage. AppleDemoYT, known for sourcing rare prototype devices, recently shared a video featuring the test iPad. The iPad runs SwitchBoard, Apple's internal factory testing software, instead of a version of iOS. It was manufactured in 2011, but it is a 2012 iPad that has an iPad 2,4 identifier. The iPad is a... Read more ›
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James Gunn's DC blockbuster racked up 13 million views in its first 10 days on the Warner Bros. streaming platform. Read more ›
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A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of Kennedy's performance as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Read more ›
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"I'm just so happy not to be divorced yet," Emma Watson said when asked what goes through her mind when people question why she isn't married. Read more ›
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Costs for vehicle repairs have soared, but the services are getting less availability and mission readiness in return. Read more ›
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Apple today released iOS 26.0.1 and iPadOS 26.0.1, the first updates to the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 operating systems that came out earlier this week. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. According to Apple's release notes for the update, iOS 26.0.1 addresses a bug that could cause aberrations in photos captured with the iPhone... Read more ›
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The Taliban have imposed a nationwide telecommunications shutdown in Afghanistan, severing fibre-optic connections and cutting off internet, mobile, and satellite services as part of "morality" measures. Netblock is currently tracking the outages. The BBC reports: Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed numerous restrictions in accordance with their interpretation of Islamic Sharia law. Flights from Kabul airport have also been disrupted, according to reports. Several people in Kabul... Read more ›
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OpenAI’s new Instant Checkout lets users buy products from Etsy and soon millions of Shopify merchants. Read more ›
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"The ADL hates Christians, therefore it is is a hate group," Musk tweeted Sunday. Read more ›
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In a since-deleted Truth Social post, an AI version of Trump promised every American would soon have access to their very own medbed. Read more ›
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iPadOS 26 feels closer to macOS than ever. These five settings unlock new multitasking, better files, audio tweaks, and hidden visual tricks. Read more ›
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Google shared today that two of the best features on Pixel phones are gaining access within Android Auto in the near future. Specifically, both Call Screen and Call Notes will be available through Android Auto to help with unwanted calls and also takes notes from them. They only suggested that Call Notes will come to … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Phone’s Call Notes and Call Screen Features Coming... Read more ›
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The President has reiterated a threat he first made back in May, and once again, without any details as to how such a threat could be acted upon in the first place. Read more ›
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Coming out of stealth mode, Laussane-based semiconductor cooling startup Corintis has today announced that it has raised a €20 million Series A to address the cooling bottleneck faced by computer chips in the age of AI – raising €28.5 million in total. The round was led by BlueYard Capital with participation from Founderful, Acequia Capital, Celsius ... Read more ›
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Amsterdam-based VC firm DFF Ventures (formerly Dutch Founders Fund) announces its third fund, DFF Ventures III, with €50 million out of the €60 million already committed – expanding beyond just Europe to back founders in Vertical AI, recommerce platforms, and marketplaces. “pre-Seed investing has changed a lot in just a few years,” said Laurens Groenendijk, ... Read more ›
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I have dedicated my work to building bridges between continents, connecting ecosystems, creating opportunities for exchange, and developing new business ties between startups across Africa and Europe. We cannot deny that, compared to Europe, many African startup ecosystems are still less mature. The figures underscore that, while African startups raised €1.4 billion in the first ... Read more ›
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In 2016, we launched GuestReady in six countries at the same time. Our ambition was to build a globally leading company, so building across different locations was a given from day one. Our thinking was simple: if Airbnb worked in a market, we would work in that market too. We picked these markets fast and ... Read more ›
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Time after time, London proves why it’s Europe’s startup capital. Take my own experience: of the four Uber General Managers from the Eastern Europe region I managed, all four now live in London. Two of us are building our own startups, while the other two lead high-growth ventures. It’s a small snapshot, highlighting how the ... Read more ›
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Sunhat, a Cologne-based startup helping enterprises automatically validate and share ESG and vital non-financial data, today announced €9.2 million in Series A funding. The round was led by CommerzVentures, with participation from existing investors Capnamic, EnBW New Ventures, xdeck, and WEPA Ventures. “Enterprises don’t have a sustainability problem, they have a proof problem,” said Lukas ... Read more ›
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deskbird, a Schwyz-based workplace management platform, raises €19 million in Series B funding to expand into the UK and European markets, advancing its mission to pioneer AI-powered workplace intelligence that provides predictive insights. The round is led by Octopus Ventures, with co-investments from Neva SGR (Intesa Sanpaolo Bank) and AVP, alongside participation from Alstin Capital, ... Read more ›
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Nscale, the London-based hyperscaler engineered for AI, today announced it has raised the largest Series B in UK and European history, at €936 million to challenge established global cloud providers and accelerate European sovereign AI infrastructure deployment. The financing was led by Aker ASA, with continued support from existing shareholders, including Sandton Capital, and participation ... Read more ›
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Light, an AI-native finance platform out of Copenhagen that processes 280 million records in under a second, today announced €25 million in Series A funding to expand to the US, triple its engineering team, and further build out the deployment department. The round was led by Balderton Capital. Atomico, Cherry, Seedcamp, and Entrée also participated ... Read more ›
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C4 Ventures, a French VC firm, announces the launch of its third fund, with a target fund size of €100 million to focus on early-stage investments in AI and DeepTech startups across Europe, reinforcing the continent’s ability to create global contenders in the field. “The AI revolution is bigger than any previous technological shift we’ve ... Read more ›
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