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Paris-based VC firm Sofinnova Partners has closed its latest flagship fund, Sofinnova Capital XI, at an impressive €650 million – a haul that surpasses its original target and reinforces its position as a major player in life sciences investment. Backing for the new fund came from a global pool of top-tier institutional investors, including sovereign ...
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GameStop just released a press release saying that it will help Valve co-founder Gabe Newell learn how to count to three. Read more ›
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The modern EV age has come to the entire auto industry, but it’s defined by newcomers. The Tesla Model S captured the public’s imagination in a way the Nissan Leaf couldn’t, and that set the tone for everything that followed. Whether it’s fair or not, established automakers are viewed as followers, not leaders, when it ... Read more ›
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Between 'Wonder Woman 1984' and her game getting canned, the 2020s haven't been Diana's decade. Maybe that'll change with the 2030s? Read more ›
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I left my kids — including a newborn — to see the Backstreet Boys in August. They're back at the Sphere, and I hope another mom is doing the same. Read more ›
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We might be looking at literally the most cooked RTX 5090 yet, with a burnt power connector that has melted into itself, despite using a native 12V-2x6 cable on an ATX 3.1 certified PSU. The person smelled fire, saw it, and lived to tell the tale, all on Christmas eve. Read more ›
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Bankruptcies are suddenly everywhere, from billion-dollar giants to small businesses to individuals. Experts are stumped at the breadth of industries. Read more ›
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The 2011 meltdown at Fukushima's nuclear plant "was the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986," CNN remembers. But this week Japanese authorities "have approved a decision to restart the world's biggest nuclear power plant," reports CNN, "which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster." Despite nerves from many local residents, the Niigata prefectural assembly, home to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, approved a bill... Read more ›
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I moved across the world for my husband and ended up a single mom. Years later, I met the love of my life when I least expected it. Read more ›
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Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions. Read more ›
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If you’re taking it easy during the slow, in-between week between Christmas and New Year’s, now’s a good time to catch up on deals you might’ve missed. Many of our favorite discounts from the past week are still hanging around, making this an especially convenient moment to shop. Whether you’re eyeing a new phone, gearing […] Read more ›
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Copilot wasn't asked for by users, but by shareholders - and quite frankly, it shows. Read more ›
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Finland may not be the first country that comes to mind when you think of an Air Force, but it is nonetheless expanding with an expensive new jet. Read more ›
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On Wednesday (Christmas Eve), the Free Software Foundation announced it had received two major contributions totaling around $900,000 USD — in the cryptocurrency Monero. The two donations "are among some of the largest private gifts ever made to the organization," the FSF said in a statement. "The donors wish to remain anonymous," according to the FSF's statement: The organization is in its annual winter fundraising drive, currently at three-quarters of... Read more ›
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OpenAI is reportedly still working on baking in ads into ChatGPT's results despite Altman's 'Code Red' earlier this month. Read more ›
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OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness. Or, in other words, someone whose primary job is to think about all the ways AI could go horribly, horribly wrong. In a post on X, Sam Altman announced the position by acknowledging that the rapid improvement of AI models poses "some real challenges." Read more ›
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Some Japanese computer stores are limiting GPU purchases because of supply uncertainty, especially for models with 16GB of VRAM and up. Read more ›
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Maren Droubay moved from Salt Lake City to NYC with her husband and five children. She says her family is thriving despite the cost of living. Read more ›
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Editor’s Note: This post was created in collaboration with and with financial support from EIT Food. On 25 November, the Demo Day of the Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme took place in the PKO Rotunda in Warsaw, an initiative that supports women entrepreneurs working to create a more sustainable and innovative food system. Now in its ... Read more ›
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Ghent-based FoodTech startup Those Vegan Cowboys has secured €6.25 million in its first funding round to accelerate the development of its cow-free casein, a vital dairy protein made using precision fermentation – with plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign in the coming months. The funding round was led by Pieter Geelen, co-founder of navigation giant ... Read more ›
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A new report published by the European Commission and the StepUp StartUps Consortium outlines how Europe is entering a critical phase in which the ability to integrate AI across civilian and defense innovation ecosystems will determine both technological competitiveness and strategic autonomy. AI is becoming central to Europe’s dual-use technologies, with the European startup and ... Read more ›
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Jyväskylä-based startup Aisti has secured €20 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to expand production of its bio-based noise-reducing tiles for buildings. The financing will support Aisti’s factory expansion in Kitee, a rural city in Eastern Finland. The loan will also be used for research and development to further enhance its product offering. ... Read more ›
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Stowlog, a SaaS platform developed by Castellón-based Estudio Cactus, has closed a €1 million investment round to accelerate the digitisation of safety and security processes across port logistics operations. The round was led by Draper B1, a venture capital fund affiliated with the Draper Venture Network, with participation from First Drop and the Castellón-based technology ... Read more ›
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Editor’s Note: This post was created in collaboration with and with financial support from EIT Food. On 20 November 2025 concluded the six-month Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme concluded with Demo Day in North Macedonia. The event showcased the innovative ideas of women entrepreneurs who received support, training, mentorship, and financial backing to develop their agrifood ... Read more ›
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Belgium-based predictive maintenance company I-care has announced the completion of a €20 million fundraising and refinancing operation conducted as a round reserved for existing shareholders and employees. With this transaction, the company has hit unicorn status. According to I-care, this fundraising is the first step in a three-phase development plan. Following the “Eau Rouge” operation ... Read more ›
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Kyiv-based Reface, a startup that develops AI tools to empower content creation, has secured €15.2 million ($18 million) in non-dilutive user acquisition funding from Singapore’s PvX Partners. PvX Partners is a financial services and data intelligence platform for consumer apps. It co-invests in a company’s sales and marketing budget, and in return, receives a share ... Read more ›
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Quakenbrück-based BIOWEG, in partnership with Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), has secured €1.5 million to support the development of its waste-to-value platform tech for water-based Rare Earth Element (REE) recovery. The funding comes from SPRIND, Germany’s Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation, as part of the Tech Metal Transformation Challenge; the aim of which is to ... Read more ›
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ScrubMarine, a UK-based startup developing subsea robotics and data systems for inspection and maintenance, has closed its €849k ($1 million) pre-Seed round to accelerate engineering, expand its team, and move into the next phase. PXN Ventures North Of England, SFC Capital, and strategic angel investors Colin Greene and Graham Westgarth supported the round. According to ... Read more ›
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