Helsinki-based ReOrbit, which provides hardware and software to help countries fully control their satellite systems, raised a €45M Series A led by Springvest
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Elon Musk says that Apple “makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI” to top its App Store, an “antitrust violation”, and xAI will take legal action
This is a column about AI. My boyfriend works at Anthropic. Becca Monaghan / indy100 : Elon Musk has dropped the Trump feud for now - he's falling out with another CEO instead Forbes : Elon Musk Says...
Helsinki-based IXI, which is building low-power glasses that can autofocus to a user's prescription, emerges from stealth and raised a $36.5M Series A
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DoorDash launches robot deliveries in LA and Chicago in partnership with Coco Robotics, whose robots have delivered for DoorDash's Wolt in Helsinki since 2024
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Inside Helsinki's Slush 2024, a startup event described as a mix of TED Talks, Eurovision, and Shark Tank, attended by ~13K people, with LPs up 46% YoY to 350+
From helping customers on the ground at Info Points to printing out badges …
AMD agrees to buy Helsinki-based Silo AI, which offers tailored AI models and platforms to enterprise customers, for $665M in cash; Silo has a 300-person team
All-cash acquisition by California-based chipmaker is the largest of its kind in Europe in a decade
Helsinki-based Bob W, an Airbnb-like marketplace for premium short-term apartment rentals, raised a €40M Series B led by Evli Growth
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Helsinki-based Noice, a game livestreaming service that lets viewers participate in the gameplay experience, raised a $21M Series A
> Google Translate is your friend. Noice / @noicehq : #Noice has raised a $21 million Series A round! 🚀 After 4.5 years building in stealth mode here's the big reveal: @noicehq is a Multiplayer Game X...
Logitech acquires Helsinki-based Loupedeck, which makes editing consoles and software for streamers and creative professionals, for an undisclosed sum
In 2016, Mikko Kesti approached my previous employer, Miltton, with a concept for a console that would control Adobe Lightroom. … Mikko Kesti : After seven years I can say that this story got the best...
As AI chatbots take off, Helsinki-based Silo AI and other European startups race to improve responses in non-English languages, like German, Hebrew, and Arabic
Companies aim to improve response quality after criticism of reliance on small group of mostly US participants