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  • Venezuelan Nobel winner tells BBC she knows risks of Oslo trip after months in hiding

    Kayla Epstein, Tiffany Wertheimerand Yang Tian Watch: BBC speaks to Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who has been in hiding for months, has told the BBC that she knows “exactly the risks” she’s taking by travelling to Norway to collect her Nobel Peace Prize. Machado appeared in read more

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  • Zilch bags payments licence

    Zilch, the UK BNPL fintech, has received a licence which it says willremove its reliance on third parties and allow it to build more payment methods in-house. Zilch, which is backed by Goldman Sachs and eBay, also said it had strengthened its ties with Visa, which earlier this year replaced Mastercard as Zilch’s card network read more

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  • FICUS secures €3M to expand its clinical documentation platform

    Berlin-based AI healthtech company FICUS Health has closed its seed round, raising a total of €3 million together with its previous pre-seed financing. The round was led by European early-stage investor Redstone and supported by Merantix Capital as well as leading industry business angels. Founded in 2024, FICUS Health develops an AI platform that supports read more

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    FICUS secures €3M to expand its clinical documentation platform

  • Qargo expands AI-driven transport management with $33M Series B

    Qargo, an intelligent transport management system (TMS), has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round led by Sofina, with participation from existing investor Balderton Capital. The round follows Qargo’s rapid expansion across key European logistics hubs over the last 18 months. This latest investment brings Qargo’s total funding to $54 million. Founded in read more

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  • Myanmar: More than 30 dead after military air strike hits hospital

    At least 34 people have died and dozens more are injured after air strikes from Myanmar’s military hit a hospital in the country’s west on Wednesday night, according to ground sources. The hospital is located in Mrauk-U town in Rakhine state, an area controlled by the Arakan Army – one of the strongest ethnic armies read more

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    Myanmar: More than 30 dead after military air strike hits hospital

  • Goa nightclub fire: Owners who fled to Thailand detained

    Two brothers wanted in connection with a deadly fire at their nightclub in India’s Goa state, which killed 25 people, have been detained in Thailand, India’s ambassador to Thailand, Nagesh Singh, told the BBC. Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who own Birch By Romeo Lane club, fled to Phuket, shortly after the incident earlier this week. read more

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    Goa nightclub fire: Owners who fled to Thailand detained

  • Zentio raises €1.4M for AI-native production planning

    Berlin-based Zentio has closed a €1.4 million pre-seed funding round led by HTGF, with additional support from SIVentures. Alongside capital, the investors will provide strategic and operational support for Zentio’s next phase of growth. Industrial companies make thousands of decisions every day, from minor operational adjustments to major strategic shifts, and each choice can trigger read more

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    Zentio raises €1.4M for AI-native production planning

  • Internxt AI debuts as Europe’s answer to ChatGPT — with total user anonymity

    This week, Spanish technology company Internxt launched Internxt AI, a conversational AI tool designed as an ethical and secure alternative to tools like ChatGPT. Internxt AI prioritises user privacy, total anonymity and strict compliance with European regulations, offering an accessible, sovereign AI experience free from mass surveillance. This launch aligns with Internxt’s mission to establish read more

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    Internxt AI debuts as Europe’s answer to ChatGPT — with total user anonymity

  • Trendtracker raises $7M to scale its AI strategic intelligence platform

    Ghent-based tech scale-up Trendtracker has closed a $7 million Series A funding round led by Armilar, with participation from existing investor Capricorn Partners. The investment will support the further development of Trendtracker’s autonomous AI strategy and foresight platform, which is designed to help organisations streamline strategic research, planning, and decision-making amid growing demand for AI read more

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    Trendtracker raises M to scale its AI strategic intelligence platform

  • Benin coup attempt: Ringleader Lt Col Pascal Tigri hiding in Togo, official tells BBC

    Nicolas NégoceBBC Africa BTV Most of the soldiers who appeared on state TV early on Sunday morning are on the run A senior government official in Benin has told the BBC that the leader of Sunday’s failed coup is taking refuge in neighbouring Togo. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said that the government read more

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    Benin coup attempt: Ringleader Lt Col Pascal Tigri hiding in Togo, official tells BBC

  • Indigenous deaths in custody hit record high in Australia

    The number of Indigenous people who have died in custody in Australia has hit the highest level since records began in 1980. New data from the Australian Institute of Criminology showed 33 of the 113 people who died in custody in the 12 months to June this year were Indigenous, up from 24 compared to read more

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    Indigenous deaths in custody hit record high in Australia

  • Trump launches $1m gold card immigration visas

    President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m (£750,000). The card will give buyers a “direct path to Citizenship for all qualified and vetted people. SO EXCITING! Our Great American Companies can finally keep their invaluable Talent,” Trump said on social media on read more

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  • Brain tumour or radiation necrosis? AI can tell them apart

    York Research Chair and Professor Ali Sadeghi Naini, lead author on the study. Image source: YorkUniversity “The study shows, for the first time, that novel attention-guided AI methods coupled with advanced MRI can differentiate, with high accuracy, between tumour progression and radiation necrosis in patients with brain metastasis treated with stereotactic radiosurgery,” says York Research read more

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    Brain tumour or radiation necrosis? AI can tell them apart

  • Vulvodynia: study paves way for patient-centred treatment

    Athina Zoi Lountzi Image source: University of Stirling Athina, of Stirling’s Faculty of Natural Sciences, said: “This is, to our knowledge, the first participatory, consensus-driven prioritisation focused specifically on vulvodynia research. It shows that patients and clinicians agree that better education for healthcare providers, improved care pathways and multidisciplinary support are top priorities for vulvodynia read more

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    Vulvodynia: study paves way for patient-centred treatment

  • Hiro Capital snaps up Nick Clegg and Yann LeCun, as launches fund

    London-based VC firm Hiro Capital has snapped up two high-profile individuals from the European tech scene, as it launches a new fund targeting the European scaleup gap. Nick Clegg, theformer deputy PM and former Meta executive,is joining as general partner and Meta’s outgoing chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, is joining Hiro Capital’s advisory board. The read more

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  • Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects

    In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with enough force to pull down entire fences and trees. Inspired by vines’ twisty tenacity, engineers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a robotic gripper that can snake around and lift a variety of objects, read more

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    Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects

  • Barclays invests in fintech group United Fintech

    Barclays is investing in United Fintech, joining four other big banks, which have invested in the fintech group. Barclays is joiningCiti,Danske Bank, BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered which have invested in United Fintech. London-headquartered United Fintech, founded in 2020,acquires and scales fintechs across commercial banking and capital markets, as it looks to serve the needs read more

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  • University of Cambridge quantum spinout nets record $60M Series A

    A University of Cambridge quantum computing spinout, which is building the infrastructure needed for scaling quantum computers, says it has raised the largest ever quantum Series A in the UK. Nu Quantum has raised $60m in a funding round led by National Grid Partners, the VC unit of National Grid, with participation from Gresham House read more

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  • Mondu secures €100M debt facility and partnership from J.P. Morgan Payments

    Berlin-based Mondu, a provider of B2B payment solutions, has secured a €100 million debt facility from J.P. Morgan Payments to scale its offering and support its expansion across Europe. Founded in 2021 by Malte Huffmann, Philipp Povel, and Gil Danziger, Mondu provides B2B payment solutions designed to simplify business transactions across Europe. With a focus read more

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    Mondu secures €100M debt facility and partnership from J.P. Morgan Payments

  • Matta raises $14M to develop “sentient factory” technology

    London-based Matta, an industrial AI spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has raised $14M in seed funding to transform how products are designed and manufactured. The round was led by Lakestar, with participation from Giant Ventures, RedSeed VC, InMotion Ventures, 1st Kind (Peugeot family), Unruly Capital, and Boost VC, alongside grant support from Innovate UK read more

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    Matta raises M to develop “sentient factory” technology