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makesense, a Paris-based nonprofit organisation working on social and environmental transitions, announces the first close of makesense seed II, a new pre-Seed investment fund to finance a socially inclusive, circular economy in France and Europe. €15 million have already been raised through the European Investment Fund (EIF), Mirova, Revital’Empoi and a dozen business angels and ...
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Darth Vader and other Disney characters are coming to ChatGPT and OpenAI's Sora AI video app as part of a three-year licensing deal. Read more ›
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Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and has entered into a three-year licensing deal that will let users generate AI-powered short videos and images featuring more than 200 characters from its Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar franchises. The new features are expected to launch in 2026 through Sora, OpenAI's short-form video platform, and ChatGPT. A selection of user-generated short videos will also be available to stream on Disney+.... Read more ›
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Deal forms part of broader tie-up for media giant’s intellectual property to feature within ChatGPT maker’s products Read more ›
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For most of this year, Republican members of the House of Representatives seemed to move in lockstep with President Donald Trump, not hesitating to back him on controversial measures on immigration and the economy. But now they seem to be breaking ranks. Some Republican members of Congress have stood up to Trump on the release […] Read more ›
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The drones are still in limited supply and are not always the ideal interception method, Ukrainian soldiers and an official told Business Insider. Read more ›
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My son was born in December, and while he was young, he thought Christmas was for him. I want to keep his birthday separate, though. Read more ›
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Scalpers exploit the memory shortage to sell memory kits at exorbitant prices on platforms like eBay. Read more ›
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Opera has opened its AI-powered browser Neon to the public after a couple of months of testing, and anyone interested in trying it will need to pay $19.90 per month. The Norway-based company first unveiled Neon in May and launched it in early access to select users in October. Like Perplexity's Comet, OpenAI's Atlas, and The Browser Company's Dia, Neon bakes an AI chatbot into its interface that can answer... Read more ›
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It looks like Disney wasted no time delivering on CEO Bob Iger’s promise to bring AI-generated content to Disney+. On Thursday, the company announced the start of a three-year licensing agreement with OpenAI to bring more than 200 of its beloved characters, including those from Star Wars and Pixar, to the Sora app and ChatGPT. With the deal in place, OpenAI users will be able to prompt ChatGPT to generate... Read more ›
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The carrier is targeting specific accounts for the new promotion, but the selection criteria is unknown. Read more ›
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The common refrain that a patchwork of regulations would kill innovation doesn't pass the smell test. Read more ›
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There’s a lot of enthusiasm over what is increasingly seen as the next big frontier in computing Read more ›
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Drone schools in Ukraine say they've realized what traits tend to make people the best pilots for the fight against Russia. Read more ›
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Ryanair Flight 555 from Manchester to Dublin had two failed landing attempts before it returned to where it came from due to high winds. Read more ›
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Trivago CEO Johannes Thomas shares how he rose from intern to chief executive without finishing college, driven by curiosity and learning. Read more ›
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Here are seven fitness and audio gifts from HUAWEI, to please the health or sport lover in your life. Read more ›
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ASRock’s X870E Taichi OCF is a well-designed motherboard full of high-end features and tools for manual overclocking. Read more ›
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Todd Combs, Warren Buffett's longtime deputy and Geico's CEO since 2020, thanked his employees and heralded his successor in an internal email. Read more ›
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Amazon this week is discounting a collection of Beats headphones and speakers, including a low price on the Powerbeats Pro 2. You can get this new 2025 model for $199.95 in four colors, down from $249.99. This deal on the Powerbeats Pro 2 is being matched at Best Buy, along with a few other Beats deals. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click... 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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yuv, a British beauty technology company developing a smart hair colour lab system for salons and freelancers, today announced the close of its €10 million ($12 million) Series A funding round. The round was led by Nineyards Equity, with participation from yuv’s Founder Francisco Gimenez, existing investor VNV Global, and a network of strategic angels. ... 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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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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Why do so many promising startups trip at the regulatory stage? It’s not because they’re careless or underqualified. It’s because they treat regulation as a bureaucratic chore, not a strategic advantage. By the time someone notices how much those rules shape timelines, costs, and investor confidence, it’s already a scramble. But it doesn’t have to ... 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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For me, agriculture has never just been about yields; it has been about resilience. In my family, this meant keeping a horticultural business alive in wartime, or building one of the first tissue culture labs in Europe. Today, for me, it means asking: How can we take the most fragile, manual steps of plant propagation ... Read more ›
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Coremont, a London-based provider of real-time, multi-asset class portfolio management software and analytics, has received a €34 million ($40 million) strategic growth investment from funds managed by Blue Owl Capital. The investment will drive Coremont’s growth by expanding its product coverage into new asset classes, using AI to broaden access to advanced analytics, and strengthening ... Read more ›
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ReSoil, a Paris company supporting French farmers in the agroecological transition of their operations, has raised €4 million in order to scale its regenerative agriculture projects and expand its digital carbon-management platform. Participants include Banque des Territoires, InvESS Île-de-France Amorçage (initiated by the Île-de-France Region), and Generali Impact Investment – two funds managed by INCO ... 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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