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  • Mobile fetal heart monitoring linked to fewer newborn deaths

    iCTG used on Tanzanian mothers: The team leader in Tanzania, Dr. Beatrice Mwilike, showing how to use the iCTG. Image source: Hiroshima University; credit: Melody International Ltd. The main causes of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Tanzania are prematurity and hypoxia. Current fetal monitoring technology in many LMICs is either immobile and expensive to maintain read more

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  • Nodu lands $1.45M to upgrade Europe’s payment rails as stablecoins surge

    Stablecoin infrastructure startup Nodu has closed a $1.45 million pre-seed round led by Digital Space Ventures.Nodu is a London-based stablecoin infrastructure startup with Latvian roots, founded in 2025 by Alex Novozhenov (CEO), Vladislav Nikolayev (CTO), and Daria Dubinina, the team behind the fintech platform Crassula. Nodu provides banks, fintechs, and businesses with a ready-to-use global read more

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    Nodu lands .45M to upgrade Europe’s payment rails as stablecoins surge

  • StretchSense raises $2.3M to drive global expansion of XR training gloves

    StretchSense, a wearable technology company that develops data capture gloves, has secured $2.3 million in funding led by PXN Ventures, with support from Scottish Enterprise. The company has now raised nearly $20 million across three external funding rounds. Founded in 2012, StretchSense specialises in advanced motion capture gloves designed to connect human movement with digital read more

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    StretchSense raises .3M to drive global expansion of XR training gloves

  • South Africa: Kruger National Park Implements Gate Quotas to Avoid Overcrowding

    The South African National Parks (SANParks) has advised day visitors planning to visit the Kruger National Park (KNP) during the festive season that gate quotas will be in place to prevent overcrowding on the roads and facilities. “Once daily quotas are reached, only pre-booked visitors will be allowed entry. Queueing will then apply, and access read more

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    South Africa: Kruger National Park Implements Gate Quotas to Avoid Overcrowding

  • “Wait, we have the tech skills to build that”

    Students can take many possible routes through MIT’s curriculum, which can zigag through different departments, linking classes and disciplines in unexpected ways. With so many options, charting an academic path can be overwhelming, but a new tool called NerdXing is here to help. The brainchild of senior Julianna Schneider and other students in the MIT read more

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    “Wait, we have the tech skills to build that”

  • How to reduce the risk of head and neck lymphedema after radiotherapy

    Head and neck cancer […] affects a sensitive area with a lot of pain and side effects such as speech impairment and problems associated with eating, which in turn impacts many social situations Agneta Hagren “It was shown that three months after treatment, 80% of the patients had lymphedema and after nine months the figure read more

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    How to reduce the risk of head and neck lymphedema after radiotherapy

  • When music lights up the brain: insights from fMRI

    Music as a mirror of the mind For Anne-Isabelle de Parcevaux, this journey into neuroscience is more than an experiment – it’s a new way of hearing herself. ‘As musicians, we work so hard on technique that we sometimes forget how complex our perception really is. Seeing the brain in action reminds us that music read more

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    When music lights up the brain: insights from fMRI

  • Neural Concept raises $100M to scale AI-native engineering

    Swiss-based Neural Concept has raised a $100 million Series C round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Forestay Capital, Alven, HTGF, D.E. Shaw Ventures, and Aster Capital. Founded in 2019 and spun out of EPFL in Lausanne, Neural Concept develops an AI-focused engineering platform for product development. The read more

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    Neural Concept raises 0M to scale AI-native engineering

  • Endra closes $20M seed round amid surging demand in construction supercycle

    Stockholm-based Endra, an AI-powered mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) platform, has closed a $20 million seed round led by Notion Capital, with participation from existing investor Norrsken VC. The built-environment sector is under pressure to increase delivery capacity substantially. Some estimates suggest global construction output would need to grow by more than 40 per cent read more

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    Endra closes M seed round amid surging demand in construction supercycle

  • Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation to turn non-developers into software builders

    Lovable has raised $330 million in Series B funding at a $6.6 billion valuation, led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures’ Anthology fund. Additional investors in this round include the venture arms of leading companies building the future of work: NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Salesforce Ventures, Databricks Ventures, T. Capital (Deutsche Telekom), Atlassian Ventures, and read more

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    Lovable raises 0M at a .6B valuation to turn non-developers into software builders

  • Enlightra exits stealth with $15M to power energy-efficient AI data centre lasers

    Enlightra, a deeptech startup developing chip-scale multiwavelength lasers for next-generation data transmission, has raised a total of $15 million. Investors include Y Combinator, Runa Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Protocol Labs, Halo Labs, Asymmetry Ventures, and TRAC VC, among others. Modern AI training increasingly depends on faster connections between GPUs, yet many systems still rely on read more

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    Enlightra exits stealth with M to power energy-efficient AI data centre lasers

  • Exein raises an additional €100M to expand its embedded cybersecurity platform

    Italian-based Exein, a company focused on embedded cybersecurity for connected devices, has secured €100 million in new funding, following its €70 million Series C round in July 2025. This brings the company’s total capital raised in 2025 to €170 million. The round is led by Blue Cloud Ventures, with participation from HV Capital, Intrepid Growth read more

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    Exein raises an additional €100M to expand its embedded cybersecurity platform

  • ÄIO wins €1.2M grant to scale fermentation-based flavoured fats for food

    Tallinn-based ÄIO, a biotechnology company developing sustainable, non-animal fats and oils through fermentation, has been awarded a €1.2 million grant from Enterprise Estonia to advance its FERM-OIL project. The total project budget is €2.3 million. Founded in 2022 as a spin-off from TalTech (Tallinn University of Technology), ÄIO produces food-grade fats and oils by using read more

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    ÄIO wins €1.2M grant to scale fermentation-based flavoured fats for food

  • Why cardiovascular disease and depression often develop together

    By clarifying how these diseases influence each other, we can design interventions that break the cycle of comorbidity rather than simply manage its consequences Evangelos Andreakos CVD is the leading cause of death worldwide, with 10.2 million people falling ill with CVD every year across Europe. CVD has remained the most common cause of death read more

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    Why cardiovascular disease and depression often develop together

  • Klebsiella strain to protect against IBD gut infections

    Not only did the bacterium eliminate the infection, but it also helped the microbiota regain balance much faster Karina Xavier The breakthrough began when the team noticed something unusual in their antibiotic-treated mice: animals carrying ARO112 showed remarkable resistance to infection. Initial findings, published in Nature Microbiology in 2020, revealed that this harmless Klebsiella competes read more

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    Klebsiella strain to protect against IBD gut infections

  • Kenya: Govt Travel Costs Hit Sh4.97 Billion in Three Months Despite Austerity Pledge

    Nairobi — The national government spent nearly Sh5 billion on travel in just the first three months of the 2025/26 financial year, raising fresh questions about adherence to austerity measures promised by President William Ruto to curb public spending. According to the National Government Budget Implementation Review Report for the First Three Months of FY read more

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    Kenya: Govt Travel Costs Hit Sh4.97 Billion in Three Months Despite Austerity Pledge

  • Nigeria: Us Travel Ban – Stay Back and Build Your Country – – Shehu Sani Advises Nigerians

    Former lawmaker Shehu Sani has reacted to the newly announced United States travel restrictions affecting Nigerians, describing the move as a clear signal that migrants from developing countries are no longer welcome. Sani shared his reaction on X on Tuesday, after the Donald Trump administration announced fresh visa restrictions on Nigerians seeking to travel to read more

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    Nigeria: Us Travel Ban – Stay Back and Build Your Country – – Shehu Sani Advises Nigerians

  • The pickup counter Is food delivery’s blind spot — Pickpad is fixing it

    As digital ordering reshapes how people buy food, one of the biggest operational bottlenecks in restaurants isn’t the kitchen — it’s the pickup counter. Off-premises orders now dominate in many markets, yet the moment where digital orders meet the physical world remains largely manual, inefficient, and data-blind. Startup Pickpad was founded in 2024 with a read more

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    The pickup counter Is food delivery’s blind spot — Pickpad is fixing it

  • Small business tech tips: A guide to getting more done with Zoom Workplace

    As a small business owner, you have to be scrappy. You need to find ways to break out in today’s crowded market — reach new audiences, automate processes, improve efficiencies, and do more with less — without overextending your team. The right technology can unlock all that, and then some. A 2024 study by the read more

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    Small business tech tips: A guide to getting more done with Zoom Workplace

  • Monzo wins European banking licence, as investors agitate for CEO return

    Monzo has been given the green lightto expand across Europe, after winning a banking licence. The UK digital bank announced today that it has secured a European banking licence. The winning of the licence comes amid reports that well-known Monzo shareholders are agitating to reinstate the Monzo CEO and push out the Monzo chair. Monzo read more

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    Monzo wins European banking licence, as investors agitate for CEO return