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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 ...
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Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don’t. Read more ›
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After visiting all 50 states in the US, I've been pleasantly surprised by the amazing food at a few, including Connecticut, Wyoming, and Oregon. Read more ›
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Представьте, что вам сказали: «Этого не существует, просто запомни». Многие из вас слышали это в школе или в вузе, когда речь зашла о корне из минус единицы. О комплексных числах вам говорили как о воображаемых и предлагали с ними работать абстрактно, как с математической фикцией, которой нет в природе.У многих это вызвало определенную травму, ошибочное отношение к комплексным числам как к какой-то изобретенной людьми вещи, которой нет в природе. Но... Read more ›
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HKC is bringing a 1,080 Hz gaming monitor to CES under its AntGamer brand, showing off a native 1440p 540 Hz panel that can use dual-mode to switch to a blistering 1,080 Hz at 720p. It's a Fast TN panel that is supposed to have DP 2.1 UHBR20 support. Read more ›
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Yesterday, the ground shook off the coast of Taiwan, slamming the country with the strongest earthquake in 27 years. The seismic wave registered 7.0 in Taiwan's scales, or 6.6 to 6.7 according to the USGS standard. Thankfully, according to reports, TSMC's factories are all intact, saving the world from yet another spike in chip prices. Read more ›
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Lou Gerstner, who led IBM's 1990s turnaround, has died, the company told staff. Read more ›
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'Dune: Part 3' and 'Avengers: Doomsday' share the same December 2026 date. Are they another 'Barbenheimer,' or will one movie blink? Read more ›
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Fully programmable, autonomous robots 'smaller than a grain of salt' have been developed by research teams from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan. Read more ›
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A US Navy special operations veteran told BI that ground robots are helpful, but it's best to have more cheap one than fewer expensive ones. Read more ›
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An electronics technician succeeds in the most intricate gaming laptop motherboard repair we have seen completed. Read more ›
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Sridhar Ramaswamy told Business Insider that while "meetings are like bureaucracies," he depends on them to make decisions. Read more ›
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The US president flies on Air Force One. World leaders in other countries also have their own official aircraft. Read more ›
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Even after its acquisition by Qualcomm, the EFF believes Arduino "isn't imposing any new bans on tinkering with or reverse engineering Arduino boards," (according to Mitch Stoltz, EFF director for competition and IP litigation). While Adafruit's managing editor Phillip Torrone had claimed to 36,000+ followers on LinkedIn that Arduino users were now "explicitly forbidden from reverse engineering," Arduino corrected him in a blog post, noting that clause in their Terms... Read more ›
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Nexperia’s China unit is moving to line up new wafer suppliers over the next six to nine months amid a deepening legal and operational dispute with its Dutch parent company. Read more ›
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Barbara Brown, 83, works as a yoga instructor at nursing homes in Richmond, Virginia. She said her work has been fulfilling, though she needs to work. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shared this report from the CBC: Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac says he may have been defamed by Google after it recently produced an AI-generated summary falsely identifying him as a sex offender. The Juno Award-winning musician said he learned of the online misinformation last week after a First Nation north of Halifax confronted him with the summary and cancelled a concert planned for Dec. 19. "You... Read more ›
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Many people asked me for money when my company made a million dollars. I often gave in, but it was never enough — until I set boundaries. Read more ›
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The battle for AI dominance has left a large footprint—and it’s only getting bigger and more expensive. Read more ›
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The Register reports on challenges facing Europe's pursuit of "digital sovereignty": The US CLOUD Act of 2018 allows American authorities to compel US-based technology companies to provide requested data, regardless of where that data is stored globally. This places European organizations in a precarious position, as it directly clashes with Europe's own stringent privacy regulation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)... Furthermore, these warrants often come with a gag order,... Read more ›
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"I use it, despite the fact that I think it's going to destroy us," one Democratic senator told Business Insider. 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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