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Planet Smart, a London-based biomaterials startup developing a biodegradable superabsorbent polymer to replace fossil-based plastics, has raised $1m (£760,000) in a pre-seed funding round. The startup is targeting the sanitary product market, currently rife with harmful plastic waste in products such as nappies and sanitary pads. Planet Smart is developing its plastic alternative, called PlanetSorb, ...
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Paramount has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, calling Netflix’s $83 billion arrangement to purchase the entertainment giant’s studios and streaming service “inferior.” The Paramount proposal, unlike Netflix’s, would also include the linear networks owned by WBD. Paramount says its deal offers a “superior alternative to the Netflix transaction,” citing […] Read more ›
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The director reacted to what audiences liked and didn't like about his movie for its follow-up, out December 19. Read more ›
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A Slovenian security researcher has published an analysis of Sipeed’s NanoKVM that raises far-reaching concerns about the €30-€60 remote management device. Read more ›
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On Sunday night, President Donald Trump took to the stage in Washington, DC to host the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Presidents traditionally attend the awards, although Trump declined to do so in his first term. Now, after purging the Center’s traditionally bipartisan board of ideological rivals and installing himself as chair, Trump has become the […] Read more ›
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“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers. Read more ›
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Hoffman, the billionaire LinkedIn cofounder, said he visited Epstein's island as part of his work fundraising for MIT. Read more ›
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The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to let Nvidia ship its H200 accelerators to China, a move that could restore Nvidia’s influence in the Chinese AI market and reinforce CUDA’s dominance, but the question is if Beijing agrees to accept this hardware. Read more ›
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If you’ve followed the Supreme Court’s recent presidential power cases, you know there’s no mystery surrounding the Court’s eventual decision in Trump v. Slaughter, a case asking if President Donald Trump may fire several high-ranking federal officials who are protected from being terminated by federal law. All six members of the Court’s Republican majority are […] Read more ›
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Google Photos is testing a new “Touch Up” feature that adds AI-powered face retouching tools, letting users edit individual faces with simple sliders for natural, subtle adjustments. Read more ›
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Katsuhiro Harada, has announced his departure from Bandai Namco having worked on the Tekken series for 30 years. Read more Read more ›
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China has contributed less to global growth this year than the U.S. despite Beijing's frequent criticism of protectionism, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis citing new research from Goldman Sachs economists. U.S. imports are up 10% so far this year compared to a year earlier, while China's imports have fallen 3% in dollar terms. Goldman's economists found that the historical relationship between Chinese growth and global growth has turned... Read more ›
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Denmark's postal service, established by King Christian IV four centuries ago as one of Europe's first modern mail systems, will stop delivering letters on December 30, ending a tradition that once saw riders given a maximum of 45 minutes to cover each 10-kilometer stretch of routes running from Hamburg to Norway. PostNord, the postal service Denmark has shared with Sweden since 2009, started removing its 1,500 remaining red post boxes... Read more ›
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Rivian is about to give the public and its investors another taste of its future with an event focused on autonomy and AI on December 11. The company's Autonomy and AI day starts at 12PM ET. You can watch the event via the Rivian website. We'll be liveblogging the Autonomy and AI day right here on Engadget, so we'll be recapping the major news as it happens and sharing our... Read more ›
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Teased at Google I/O, Project Aura is a collaboration between Xreal and Google. It's the second Android XR device (the first being Samsung's Galaxy XR headset) and is expected to launch in 2026. Putting it on, I get why the term "smart glasses" doesn't exactly fit. Is it a headset? Smart glasses? Both? Those were […] Read more ›
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The real war in the new 'Doctor Who' spinoff isn't between the Sea Devils and humanity, but between the show's bold ideas and a wildly uneven tone. Read more ›
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Paramount's Larry and David Ellison are making a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Three of their partners are Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi. Read more ›
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A Furmark 2 benchmark of Intel's upcoming B370 Xe3 iGPU, has appeared on X with underwhelming results. Intel's outgoing Arc 140V Xe2 iGPU beats the B370 by 14% in this particular benchmark. Read more ›
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Less than a fifth (19%) of organisations in the UK have implemented a comprehensive AI strategy, despite widespread adoption, according to new research. Research from the law firm Shoosmiths with FT Longitude has found that AI governance is not a top priority for many firms, with less than a quarter (24%) citing regulatory compliance as ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Abu Bakkar, chief innovation officer at HLB International, who discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming the priorities of the professional services sector, the challenges this presents to the next generation of consultancy recruits and why upskilling has become mandatory. HLB International is a global network of advisory and accounting firms. ... Read more ›
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Software-focused growth equity firm Expedition Growth Capital has announced that it has raised a third investment fund, worth $375m (£283.8m). Founded in 2020, the London and Boston-based investor counts 17 software firms in its portfolio across nine European countries. According to Expedition, it favours backing founders with a “use” but not a “need” for capital. ... Read more ›
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The UK has bold ambitions to lead the global clean energy transition, but those ambitions rest on the shoulders of its startup businesses. We make up a third of all greentech companies in the UK, driving key innovations, while still being a relatively young sector with around 70% being in seed or venture stage. The ... Read more ›
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London-based fintech group Bourn has raised £3.5m in funding from a host of backers including NatWest Group. Founded in 2024, Bourn offers businesses flexible working capital and overdraft services via its trade account. The group said its mission is to tackle the funding gap faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by removing the friction ... Read more ›
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UK-based venture capital (VC) funds have been quietly outperforming equivalents in the US and Europe since 2020, according to a new report. Research from the British Business Bank has found the UK VC market has performed well compared to counterparts in other regions. The report looked at VC funds launched between 2020 and 2023 and ... Read more ›
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A new frontier AI research lab is coming to London via a five-year partnership between Thomson Reuters and Imperial College London announced on Tuesday. The lab will focus on foundational challenges regarding safety, reliability, frontier capabilities and broader societal and economic impacts in an effort to pursue world-leading academic research in AI. It will also ... Read more ›
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Climate impact specialist investor Elbow Beach will be working with clean tech founders from Imperial College London as part of a joint programme to advance the sector. The partnership will see the investment firm work with the Grantham Institute, a climate change focused research facility at the university and the Dyson School of Design and ... Read more ›
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British trade organisation the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has claimed that the UK will lose the global AI race without “urgent action” to increase the country’s nuclear capacity. In a new report the NIA found that the electricity demand from UK data centres is set to increase by more than fivefold by 2030, driven by ... Read more ›
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Modo Energy, a tech firm building software to value electrification assets, is planning to rapidly expand its business off the back of a £25m Series B investment. Currently operating in five markets, Modo Energy plans to expand to 20 after securing its lates capital injection. The firm is developing AI-powered software systems to assign valuations ... Read more ›
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