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Finnish neurowellness startup Audicin raises $1.9M
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Finnish neurowellness startup Audicin raises $1.9M
The all-female-founded company, backed by Oura Health co-founders and Business Finland, uses brainwave entrainment to support focus, sleep, and recovery via bac
Decentraland just launched on the Epic Games Store.
The Next Web AI 📣 Digital Marketing & Growth ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Decentraland just launched on the Epic Games Store.
The metaverse was supposed to be its own destination. You would put on a headset, enter a virtual world, and never need to think about the platform that brought
The Multi-Hop Challenge: Understanding Indirect Blockchain Exposure in Compliance
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The Multi-Hop Challenge: Understanding Indirect Blockchain Exposure in Compliance
Public blockchains operate as permissionless networks where anyone can send digital assets to any address at any time. This open architecture creates a fundamen
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards just named 18 US tech firms as military targets. The age of the civilian data centre is over.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards just named 18 US tech firms as military targets. The age of the civilian data centre is over.
At 8pm Tehran time on Tuesday, a new kind of front line was drawn, not through desert terrain or along a disputed border, but through the server farms, cloud re
ByteDance adds watermarking and IP guardrails to Seedance 2.0 as it begins cautious global rollout
The Next Web AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
ByteDance adds watermarking and IP guardrails to Seedance 2.0 as it begins cautious global rollout
Six weeks ago, a video of Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt on a rooftop went viral. It was, of course, not real. It was generated by Seedance 2.0, ByteDance’s AI v
OpenAI closes record $122 billion round at $852 billion valuation, opens door to retail investors for the first time
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OpenAI closes record $122 billion round at $852 billion valuation, opens door to retail investors for the first time
There is a number that keeps getting larger, and on Tuesday it got larger again. OpenAI announced that it had closed its latest funding round with $122 billion
Apple Intelligence briefly goes live in China without approval, raising the spectre of regulatory penalties
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Apple Intelligence briefly goes live in China without approval, raising the spectre of regulatory penalties
In the small hours of Tuesday morning, something unexpected appeared on iPhones across mainland China. Apple Intelligence, the suite of AI-powered tools that th
Nexus raises $4.3M seed to let non-technical teams deploy enterprise AI agents
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Nexus raises $4.3M seed to let non-technical teams deploy enterprise AI agents
The Brussels-founded, Y Combinator-backed startup counts Orange among its early enterprise customers, which deployed a customer onboarding agent in four weeks.
EnerVenue lands $300 million to bring NASA’s space batteries down to Earth
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EnerVenue lands $300 million to bring NASA’s space batteries down to Earth
For decades, nickel-hydrogen batteries have been the quiet workhorses of space, powering the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope through
ALSO hits $1B valuation and signs DoorDash as its first major autonomous delivery partner
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ALSO hits $1B valuation and signs DoorDash as its first major autonomous delivery partner
The Palo Alto small-EV company raised $200M in a Series C led by Greenoaks, with DoorDash investing alongside a multi-year commercial agreement to deploy purpos
Airbnb launches private car transfers in 125+ cities
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Airbnb launches private car transfers in 125+ cities
The new service, available from today across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, lets guests pre-book airport and station transfers directly in the Airbnb app. It’
Enkei raises a pre-seed round to scale a material made from construction waste that replaces marble and concrete
The Next Web AI 🚀 Entrepreneurship & Startups ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Enkei raises a pre-seed round to scale a material made from construction waste that replaces marble and concrete
ReCeramix™, made from over 90% recovered ceramic and construction waste, is already in use at Stockholm boutique hotel Ett Hem, members’ club Angel House, and F
Qover raises $12M from CIBC, and sets its sights on 100 million people protected by 2030
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Qover raises $12M from CIBC, and sets its sights on 100 million people protected by 2030
The Belgian embedded insurance orchestration platform, which backs Revolut, Mastercard, BMW, and Monzo, has tripled revenue over four years and now covers 15 mi
Microsoft commits $1 billion to Thailand for cloud and AI infrastructure
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Microsoft commits $1 billion to Thailand for cloud and AI infrastructure
Brad Smith met Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok to announce the 2026-2028 investment spanning data centre infrastructure, cybersecurity, sovereign
Empirical Ventures secures £10M from the British Business Bank to back UK ‘venture scientists
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Empirical Ventures secures £10M from the British Business Bank to back UK ‘venture scientists
Empirical Ventures, which backs what it calls “venture scientists”, PhDs building deeptech companies across energy, materials, and life sciences, has received a
How the Silicon Valley sneaker that was once worth $4 billion ended up selling for $39M
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How the Silicon Valley sneaker that was once worth $4 billion ended up selling for $39M
The wool sneaker brand that briefly hit a $4 billion valuation in 2021 has agreed to sell all its assets and IP to American Exchange Group. The company is disso
RepAir Carbon opens a Luxembourg office to scale its electrochemical carbon capture tech across Europe
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RepAir Carbon opens a Luxembourg office to scale its electrochemical carbon capture tech across Europe
The Israeli deeptech, which uses 70% less energy than conventional carbon capture methods and has already signed with Shell, Mitsubishi, and C-Questra, is expan
Flipsnack and the shift toward motion-first business content with living visuals
The Next Web AI 📣 Digital Marketing & Growth ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
Flipsnack and the shift toward motion-first business content with living visuals
Interactive content now generates 52.6% higher engagement than static formats, with users spending significantly longer interacting with dynamic media and showi
How AI’s capital explosion signals opportunity but also reveals a critical need for measurable ROI and meaningful impact
The Next Web AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 2w ago
How AI’s capital explosion signals opportunity but also reveals a critical need for measurable ROI and meaningful impact
The current wave of investment in artificial intelligence reflects one of the largest capital shifts in modern technology, yet questions around financial return
From satellite ops to nordic launchpad
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From satellite ops to nordic launchpad
Bjørn Ottar Elseth, an aerospace engineer and strategic advisor, has dedicated his career to connecting technology, leadership, and collaboration in ways that s