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  • Mater-AI secures £1.5M to tackle one of energy’s oldest problems: wasted heat

    UK-based materials innovation startup Mater-AI has raised £1.5 million. Over 70 per cent of global energy, worth over $152 billion annually, is lost as waste heat, from data centres to heavy industry. Yet the last major breakthrough in thermoelectric materials happened in the 1950s with bismuth telluride, the semiconductor used in everyday technologies like heated read more

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    Mater-AI secures £1.5M to tackle one of energy’s oldest problems: wasted heat

  • Liablix secures €1.2M to modernize automotive claims analysis

    Italian startup Liablix, an AI-powered platform that automates motor-claims analysis, has raised a €1.2 million pre-seed round led by DFF Ventures, with participation from FJ Labs, Plug and Play, and a select group of angel investors. Liability is a key financial driver in insurance workflows, and fraud can significantly distort outcomes, with estimated losses ranging read more

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    Liablix secures €1.2M to modernize automotive claims analysis

  • Donna raises $4.8M to cut admin work and unlock real insights from field sales teams

    Ghent-based Donna, a proactive AI assistant for field sales teams, has raised $4.8 million in new funding to accelerate international expansion and cement its position in field sales enablement. The round is led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from existing investors and a group of seasoned angel investors. Field sales teams across industries have long read more

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    Donna raises .8M to cut admin work and unlock real insights from field sales teams

  • Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström joins Nordic Air Defence

    Former Swedish foreign minister Tobias Billström has joined Swedish defence tech startup Nordic Air Defence (NAD) as Director of Strategy and Government Affairs, his first full-time role since leaving frontline politics last year. Nordic Air Defence is a Stockholm-headquartered company developing high-tech defensive solutions for both civilian and military use. NAD is a true hardware-software read more

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    Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström joins Nordic Air Defence

  • Study explores mental health toll of the pill

    Women at high risk of depression achieve fewer years of education, have lower work productivity and report more sick days and functional impairments when they have access to the contraceptive pill Franziska Valder By combining data on legislation, genetic risk profiles and life courses for thousands of American women, the study documents that women with read more

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    Study explores mental health toll of the pill

  • Don't Let These Last-Minute Cyber Monday Cruise Deals Sail Away Without You

    Take up to 70% off select sailings with Celestyal when you book before December 2. This deal is available on 113 Greek, Mediterranean, and Arabian Gulf voyages. Plus, guests who take advantage of the line’s CelestyalPay offer and add credits to their account before departure can expect an extra 25% in bonus credits. Prices start read more

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    Don't Let These Last-Minute Cyber Monday Cruise Deals Sail Away Without You

  • The Biggest Travel Tuesday Deals to Book Right Now

    Simply use the code NATURE when booking to take advantage of this special promotion. Get ready to recharge among towering redwoods or beneath a starry sky. Book now at AutoCamp Indulge in Hyatt’s luxury properties for up to 30% off for members Indulge in the world-class comfort and service of Hyatt hotels with a 25% read more

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  • New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

    Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it lifts the object. Unlike traditional rigid robots that generally aim to avoid contact with the environment as much as possible and stay far away from humans for safety reasons, this arm senses read more

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    New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

  • Regeneron and Tessera partner to develop gene therapy for AATD

    The in vivo, one-time gene editing therapy has potential to transform outcomes for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Tessera Therapeutics are collaborating to advance a promising in vivogene editing therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). The companies will jointly develop and commercialise Tessera Therapeutics’ lead investigational candidateTSRA-196. The drug is designed to restore read more

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    Regeneron and Tessera partner to develop gene therapy for AATD

  • UK first country to secure zero-tariff US pharmaceuticals deal

    New trade deal to “ignite economic growth” and help boost the UK’s position as a superpower in life sciences. The UK government has secured a new, three-year zero-tariff deal on pharmaceutical exports to the US, the lowest rate on medicines to the US offered thus far to any country. The agreement protects UK-based manufacturing, and read more

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    UK first country to secure zero-tariff US pharmaceuticals deal

  • Intelligent Core raises £2M for industrial AI for critical industries

    Intelligent Core, the UK AI-powered company delivering real-time, autonomous intelligence to crucial industrial sectors including energy, oil and gas and manufacturing, has secured £2 million in investment led by Fuel Ventures. This new investment follows on from a £500k funding round earlier this year. Led by CEO Tom Greenlees, Intelligent Core is transforming crucial industrial read more

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    Intelligent Core raises £2M for industrial AI for critical industries

  • New programme fast-tracks European defence innovation with controlled testing in Ukraine

    European defence startups have gained a formal, legally compliant route into Ukraine for battlefield testing and front-line user feedback. The programme, run by 17Tech.fi in partnership with Ukraine’s defence-innovation ecosystem, provides structured access to real combat environments—speeding up development and boosting NATO–Ukraine interoperability. European defence startups have long faced challenges in accessing realistic operational environments read more

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    New programme fast-tracks European defence innovation with controlled testing in Ukraine

  • Snap Up These Last-Minute Cyber Monday Hotel Deals Before They End

    Deals and pricing updated as of 5:02 a.m. on December 2, 2025. Black Friday may be in the rearview mirror, but there are still plenty of ways to save big on hotels this season. Travelers looking to score the best Cyber Monday and Travel Tuesday hotel deals this year will find that there are plenty read more

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    Snap Up These Last-Minute Cyber Monday Hotel Deals Before They End

  • Shiftmove acquires Ocean, expanding its European fleet technology footprint

    Berlin-based Shiftmove has acquired Ocean, the fleet management division of Orange Business in France. This acquisition positions Shiftmove as a significant European fleet technology provider, serving 27,000 corporate customers and managing 730,000 vehicles across the continent with a team of more than 500 employees. Although fleets represent a substantial share of emissions and mobility costs, read more

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    Shiftmove acquires Ocean, expanding its European fleet technology footprint

  • Duvo raises $15M to give retailers AI staff that cuts manual work by 40%

    Duvo, an AI-native automation platform that gives retail teams an AI workforce for day-to-day operations, has raised $15 million in seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, backers of Figma, Revolut and Wiz. Credo Ventures, Northzone and Puzzle Ventures also participated, along with angels Roy Reznik (co-founder of Wiz), David Singleton (former CTO read more

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    Duvo raises M to give retailers AI staff that cuts manual work by 40%

  • Saporo closes €7M Series A to scale its graph-native identity security platform

    Swiss cybersecurity startupSaporo has raised€7 million in Series A funding.The round was led byTIN Capital, with participation fromG+D Ventures,CDPVenture Capitalthrough itsCorporate Partners I – ServiceTech fund,XAnge,Lightbird VCandSession VC. Beyond capital, each investor will play a strategic role in Saporo’s growth. TIN Capital will support expansion in Northern Europe, G+D Ventures will facilitate market development in read more

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    Saporo closes €7M Series A to scale its graph-native identity security platform

  • Bitstack lands $15M to build Europe’s bitcoin savings app

    Paris-based Bitstack, a Bitcoin savings application, has raised a $15 million Series A round led by 13books Capital, with participation from existing investors AG2R LA MONDIALE, Plug and Play Ventures, Serena, Stillmark, and Y Combinator. According to the European Central Bank (ECB), prices in the euro area increased by 23.4 per cent between October 2020 read more

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    Bitstack lands M to build Europe’s bitcoin savings app

  • AILOS Robotics gets €3.5M to scale gearbox manufacturing for Europe’s next-gen robots

    Brussels-basedAILOS Robotics has raised €3.5 million in a seed round led by QBIC and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from Wallonie Entreprendre and finance&invest.brussels, reinforcing Europe’s commitment to developing local, strategic component supply for the rapidly growing humanoid and collaborative robotics markets. AILOS is a spin-off from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and its BruBotics read more

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    AILOS Robotics gets €3.5M to scale gearbox manufacturing for Europe’s next-gen robots

  • Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down | TechCrunch

    In a carefully worded announcement on Monday, Apple said John Giannandrea, who has been the company’s AI chief since 2018, is “stepping down” to, well, not work at Apple anymore. He’ll stick around through spring as an adviser. His replacement is Amar Subramanya, a highly regarded Microsoft executive who spent 16 years at Google, most read more

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    Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down | TechCrunch

  • One of Google's biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you | TechCrunch

    A Google Search exec said that one of the company’s biggest opportunities in AI lies in its ability to get to know the user better and personalize its responses. The promise is AI that’s uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is AI that feels more like surveillance than service. In a recent read more

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    One of Google's biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you | TechCrunch