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Oslo-based Verdane, an investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses, has closed its latest sustainable-focused fund, Idun II, at €700M hard cap. This is more than double the size of its previous Idun I fund, which closed at €300M. Aimed at decarbonising the economy, the Idun funds are designed to support European ... Read more
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Digital agritech holds promise for climate action and gender equality. Adoption remains low, with only six percent of farmers using digital tools. Agriculture is both a driver of and vulnerable to climate change, and digital technology is stepping in as a possible game-changer. In Southeast Asia—places like Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and the... Read more » Read more ›
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Tesla is recalling the Cybertruck for the sixth time in 12 months over a problem with some trucks that could cause them to lose drive power. Read more ›
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The world's wealthiest man is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and he has a number of other roles across his many companies. Read more ›
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While overall toy sales are in decline, sales driven by nostalgic adults are on the rise, representing 17% of US toy sales last year, per Circana. Read more ›
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The best Black Friday VPN deal is on ExpressVPN. Save 61% on a two-year plan and get six months free. Read more ›
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Bluesky may still be the underdog in the race for alternatives to X, but the once Twitter-affiliated service is gaining momentum. The app just passed the 15 million user mark after adding more than a million new users over the last week, the company said in an update. While Bluesky is still considerably smaller than Threads, which with 275 million users is its biggest rival, there are signs that Threads... Read more ›
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Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson told the Cars and Culture podcast that the problem with EVs in the US was "not perception, but reality." Read more ›
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The Guardian announced it will no longer be active on X (formerly Twitter) — all its editorial accounts will stop posting on the platform. Users can, of course, still share the outlet's articles on X, and journalists working for The Guardian may link to or embed X posts in their articles or continue using the platform to gather news. According to the statement, X has become rife with “far-right conspiracy... Read more ›
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People awarded its inaugural Sexiest Man Alive title to Mel Gibson in 1985. This year, the honor was bestowed upon John Krasinski. Read more ›
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This week, a number of social media users were, once again, disappointed by the selection of a certain man to a coveted position. Actor John Krasinski — yes, Jim from The Office — was given the title of People’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” It’s a choice that’s less egregious than genuinely perplexing. It’s not that Krasinski […] Read more ›
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The "SNL" comedian Chloe Fineman said Musk made her cry when he hosted the show in 2021. On Sunday, he said "SNL" had been "slowly dying for years." Read more ›
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October's consumer price index was expected to show inflation heating up at a 2.6% rate. Read more ›
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Waves of new users are flocking to the Twitter alternative, but Bluesky's many customization options can be a bit overwhelming for newcomers. Here’s some advice on managing the flow. Read more ›
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Amazon is phasing out its free streamer Freevee, which struggled with identity and financial losses while competing with Prime Video for resources. Read more ›
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John Krasinski was revealed as People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2024. Here are 34 other men we think could snag the title in the future. Read more ›
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Supersonic aviation startup Exosonic, which was working on commercial and military faster-than-sound jets, shutdown after five years of business. Read more ›
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While campaigning, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to dismantle the US Department of Education (DOE), on the basis that the federal education apparatus is “indoctrinating young people with inappropriate racial, sexual, and political material.” “One thing I’ll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, DC, and […] Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Short-form posting platform Bluesky crossed the 15 million user mark today amid a recent surge of user signups in the wake of the US presidential election. That’s according to a stat-tracking site put together by Bluesky developer Jaz, using the Bluesky API. The platform, which rests on the decentralized AT Protocol, added about a million new users in the last week. Bluesky COO Rose... Read more ›
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Dutch e-bike manufacturer Stella Fietsen was declared bankrupt on Friday, according to a spokesperson for the Gelderland court. The announcement comes a few days after the company requested a payment suspension. Stella Fietsen currently has about 440 employees in 48 locations in the Netherlands and Belgium. In a statement, Frans van Oss, who has been ... Read more Read more ›
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Helsinki-based venture capital firm Maki.vc has launched its third fund of €100M to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across the Nordics and Northern Europe. Focused on the Nordic region, the fund leverages deep tech expertise and a supportive public investment landscape. Backed by over 50 limited partners—including leaders from Skype, Wise, RELEX Solutions, WithSecure ... Read more Read more ›
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Berlin-based Quantune, a deep tech startup in optics and photonics technology, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €13.5M in seed financing round. Out of the total, the company raised €8.5M in equity financing, led by U.S.-based Point72 Ventures and Munich-based Vsquared Ventures. This funding comes on top of more than €5M in public grants ... Read more Read more ›
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Lyon-based Agicap, a treasury management platform, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €45M in a Series C funding round led by AVP. The announcement comes around three years after raising €82M in its Series B round of funding led by Greenoaks. Fund utilisation The company will use the funds to continue investing in its ... Read more Read more ›
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Oslo-based Verdane, an investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses, has closed its latest sustainable-focused fund, Idun II, at €700M hard cap. This is more than double the size of its previous Idun I fund, which closed at €300M. Aimed at decarbonising the economy, the Idun funds are designed to support European ... Read more Read more ›
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London-based Cogna, a provider of precision software solutions, announced on Monday that it has secured $15M (approximately €14M) in a Series A funding round led by Notion Capital, with participation from Hoxton Ventures and Chalfen Ventures. With this investment, the London-based company plans to expand its platform capabilities, supporting a broader range of sectors and ... Read more Read more ›
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Paris-based ZE Energy, an independent renewable energy producer specialising in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), has raised €54M in a new funding round. The investment, led by Amundi Transition Énergétique, introduces two new stakeholders: Amundi’s Core+ infrastructure funds, and Demeter’s Climate Infrastructure Fund, a player in energy transition financing. Existing shareholder Sorégies also invested in ... Read more Read more ›
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The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) helps entrepreneurs and organisations to invest, develop and expand their businesses and projects both in the Netherlands and abroad. RVO, which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, does this by supporting around 1.9M entrepreneurs every year through funding and network. In 2024, RVO allocated €36M to six ... Read more Read more ›
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The Hague-based UNIIQ, an investment fund focused on the proof-of-concept phase, announced on Thursday, that it has invested €350K in Bionomic, a Dutch agtech company. The investment comes around a month after UNIIQ invested €2.5M in seven startups and signed a partnership with TNO, an independent organisation for applied research. The seven startups, which also ... Read more Read more ›
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Oslo-based Glint Solar, a Norwegian solar developer software, announced that has raised $8M (approximately €7.43M) in a Series A round of funding. The round was led by Smedvig Ventures, with support from Momentum, Futurum Ventures, and Antler. Jonathan Lerner, Partner at Smedvig Ventures, says, “The solar industry has done a great job at developing ways ... Read more Read more ›
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