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Liledu, an educational toy subscription service from Vilnius, Lithuania, has raised €500K in funding led by FIRSTPICK, with support from Heartfelt_, BADideas, and angel investors. The company focuses on sustainability in the toy industry, offering a subscription model for expertly designed toy sets that grow with the child, reducing waste and promoting eco-friendly play and […]
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While the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are not expected to launch for 10 more months, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices. Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models so far: Aluminum frame: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum frame, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models have a titanium frame, and... Read more ›
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(David Eulitt/Getty Images)David Eulitt via Getty Images Maybe you're a huge football fan, maybe you're someone who wants to kick up your feet on the couch and enjoy something on in the background while you scroll for Black Friday deals on your phone and recover from Thanksgiving. Either way, we (and the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs) have got you covered. This Friday, the Chiefs (10-1) host the... Read more ›
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The Miss Universe first runner-up, Chidimma Adetshina, earned Nigeria's highest-ever placement. She shared her tumultuous pageant journey with BI. Read more ›
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Will New Kids on the Block’s Joey McIntyre find love again, or will he just shop at Walmart? | Image: Roku Walmart is linking up with Roku to release a full-length Christmas movie that will let viewers buy products on their TV during specific parts of the story, Business Insider reports. It’s the retailer’s second go at the idea of shoppable TV after previously trying out a social media romcom... Read more ›
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The Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest finalists include photos of a puma prowling, a pack of wolves, and more. Read more ›
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We just found the best Black Friday deal on the best earbuds for iPhone owners. Read more ›
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Belkin is recalling its BoostCharge Pro due to a manufacturing defect that can cause overheating and the risk of fire. | Image: Belkin Belkin is recalling all of its BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K and asking owners to stop using them immediately. The company says a manufacturing defect can cause the charger’s “lithium cell component to overheat” in some circumstances, potentially causing a... Read more ›
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Larian would like you to know it's still not done with the Baldur's Gate 3. The studio has now revealed what's next for the multi-award-winning RPG, with cross-play, a photo mode, and 12 new subclasses all set to launch next year. Read more Read more ›
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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said her country would go after the US with its own tariffs if Donald Trump pushed ahead with his. Read more ›
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Bluesky is bigger than ever. But as the upstart social media service surges, the platform is facing some growing pains. Among them: The influx of new users has opened up new opportunities for scammers and impersonators hoping to capitalize on the attention — and Bluesky’s lack of a conventional verification system. A recent analysis by Alexios Mantzarlis, director of the Security Trust and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech found that... Read more ›
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The Verge Elon Musk’s xAI could soon make its next move to compete with OpenAI: launching a standalone app for its Grok chatbot. Musk created xAI as an alternative to OpenAI, the company he helped found but later distanced himself from over ideological differences. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports, xAI is planning to launch an app as soon as December that could go head-to-head with OpenAI’s ChatGPT as it... Read more ›
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The Redmi K80 series is official and the Xiaomi sub-brand also announced a new smartwatch and TWS buds alongside its latest and greatest smartphones. Redmi Watch 5 Redmi Watch 5 is the logical successor to last year’s Redmi Watch 4 and it brings a larger 2.07-inch AMOLED screen which now peaks at 1,500 nits. Xiaomi also trimmed the bezels and kept the 60Hz refresh rate. Redmi Watch 5 key specs... Read more ›
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Black Friday deals are in full swing and you can save big on Beats headphones this year. One of the best discounts we’re seeing is on the Solo 4 wireless headphones, which are a whopping 50 percent off and down to $100. That’s a record low, and the discount applies to all color options. The Beats Solo 4 headphones came out in April and received a 79 in our review.... Read more ›
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The Kobo Libra Colour is $80 cheaper than the Kindle Colorsoft and comes with stylus support. | Image: Rakuten Kobo The Kindle Colorsoft offers an impressive color screen, but it’s not for everybody. Luckily, if you don’t want to lock yourself into Amazon’s ecosystem, the Kobo Libra Colour is an excellent alternative that’s on sale for an all-time low of $199.99 ($20 off) at Amazon and Target for Black Friday.... Read more ›
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Big phones, big discounts. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Black Friday, you may have noticed, is no longer a specific date on the calendar. This year especially, with a late Thanksgiving in the US, it’s a vibe. The deals started arriving well before Friday and they’ll last all weekend, just like turkey leftovers. If the new vibes-based Black Friday means shopping for discounted phones and accessories online... Read more ›
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BSV Ventures has secured €15 million to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage deeptech startups across the Baltics and the EU. Backed by partners like the NATO Innovation Fund and Lithuania’s ILTE fund, the firm focuses on helping researchers turn advanced scientific developments into scalable commercial solutions. With offices in Lithuania, Estonia, and Finland, BSV Ventures […] Read more ›
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Helsinki-based gaming studio BIT ODD has raised €17 million in a funding round led by Griffin Gaming Partners, with contributions from Makers Fund, Index Ventures, and other prominent investors. BIT ODD aims to bring creativity and emotional depth back to mobile gaming, countering the industry’s trend toward data-driven, finance-first game design. The studio plans to […] Read more ›
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Vilnius-based edtech startup Turing College has been awarded a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC), one of 70 projects selected out of 969 applications across Europe. The funding will support the development of AI-driven tools to enhance digital skills education. These tools aim to personalize learning by adapting curricula to individual progress, […] Read more ›
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Oslo-based Augere Medical has raised €1.9 million (NOK 23 million) in its first close funding round to accelerate the rollout of its AI-driven PolypAID™ system, designed to enhance polyp detection during colorectal cancer screenings. The funding will be directed toward expanding European sales and marketing efforts and strengthening the company’s AI development team. With the […] Read more ›
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Oslo-based AI-driven platform Deckmatch has raised $3.1 million in an oversubscribed seed round co-led by Alliance VC and Luminar Ventures, with additional backing from First Degree Capital and Skyfall Ventures—all existing customers of the company. Founded in 2023 by Leo Gasteen and Walid Mustapha PhD, Deckmatch automates the analysis of startup pitch decks through REST […] Read more ›
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FinEstLove Fund Management has announced the launch of the “FinEst-Faroe” investment fund at the Slush event in Helsinki, aiming to drive economic growth in the Faroe Islands. The fund, led by Faroese experts Olaf Olsen Sundstein and Tórheðin Jensen, seeks to raise between €30 million and €50 million to support both startups and established companies […] Read more ›
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Freya Biosciences, a biotech company based in Copenhagen and Boston, has raised $10.4 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with an additional $1.4 million from Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund (EIFO). The funding will support the further development of Freya’s DYSCOVER™ platform, which focuses on microbial immunotherapies for bacterial vaginosis (BV) […] Read more ›
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Finnish startups have maintained steady funding momentum in the first half of 2024, with €497 million raised, matching last year’s pace, according to the Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA). A sentiment survey conducted among Finnish venture capital (VC) investors reveals a cautiously optimistic outlook, suggesting the market downturn is easing. Positively, early-stage investments remain robust, […] Read more ›
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Taito.ai has secured $2.7 million in seed funding to revolutionize performance management, with Accel leading the round and angel investors from Illusian participating. The Helsinki-based startup leverages AI to transition companies from annual reviews to a continuous, growth-focused feedback culture. The funding will accelerate the platform’s launch in 2025, expanding its reach to teams globally. […] Read more ›
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Kodiak Hub, a Stockholm-based company focused on transforming Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) with AI-powered tools, has secured €6 million in funding from the B2B SaaS investment firm Oxx. The investment will support the company’s expansion, especially in the US, and help enhance its platform with advanced data analytics capabilities. Kodiak Hub’s platform offers procurement leaders […] Read more ›
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