Mirelo Raises $41M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Mirelo, a Berlin, Germany-based audio company generating synchronized sound effects for videos, raised $41M in Seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Atlantic.vc and TriplePoint Capital. Angel in…

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IVFmicro Secures £3.5M To Improve IVF Accessibility And Outcomes

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - IVFmicro, a University of Leeds spinout focused on improving IVF outcomes by enhancing embryo quality and quantity per cycle, has raised £3.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Northern Gritstone and supported by the Innovate UK Investor Pa…

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QuantumDiamonds plans €152 million investment in quantum chip inspection facility in Munich

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - QuantumDiamonds (QD), a Munich-based quantum sensing company for semiconductor inspection, has unveiled plans to invest €152 million to build what it calls the world’s first production facility for advanced chip testing systems. The planned Munich facilit…

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BOE chairman meets with Samsung Electronics officials after OLED dispute

Kim Boram / co - SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Chen Yanshun, chairman of China's BOE Technology Grou...

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Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics set up Europe’s first foreign drone production line for Ukraine

Cate Lawrence / tech - Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics today announced the creation of “Quantum Frontline Industries” (QFI), a German-Ukrainian joint venture that will establish Europe’s first fully automated, indus...

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ServiceNow Eyes $7 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Armis

PYMNTS / pymnts - Workflow automation platform ServiceNow is reportedly in advanced discussions to purchase cybersecurity startup Armis. The deal, which could be worth up to $7 billion, could be announced in the coming days and comes in the wake of Armis’ preparations for …

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Founders’ Financial Blind Spots: Misreading Burn, CAC And Profitability

Sadhika Agarwal / inc42 - For all the energy, passion and grit founders bring to building companies, the one area that consistently catches even the…

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Tether’s $1.1B All-Cash Bid to Acquire Juventus Rejected by Exor

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Exor rejected Tether’s $1.1B all-cash offer for its 65.4% controlling stake in Juventus. Juventus shares rose 2.3% to €2.23 after news of the rejected bid became public Tether has accumulated over 10% of Juventus shares since February 2025. Tether se…

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Apollo Took Bets Against Software Makers Vulnerable to AI: FT

Shiyin Chen / bloomberg - Apollo Global Management placed bets against the loans of several software makers as it grew increasingly bearish on technology firms vulnerable to artificial intelligence, the Financial Times reported.

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'Apple Tax is Dead in the USA'

msmash / slashdot - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has almost entirely upheld a scathing April ruling that found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction meant to open up iOS App Store payments in its long-running legal battle against Epic Games. A three-judge pan…

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Google Korea Appoints Ex-Apple Leader for Ad Sales

Newton Kitonga / parameter - TLDRs: Yoon Koo named Google Korea managing director starting January 5, 2026. He will lead ad sales amid growing mobile and AI-driven markets. Yoon brings over 20 years of experience at Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft. Google seeks to expand AI, YouTube co…

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Mollie buys GoCardless in €1.05B deal to serve 350,000+ businesses across Europe

Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Dutch payments leader Mollie has struck a landmark agreement to acquire UK-based GoCardless in a deal valued at…

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Broadcom Reports $18 Billion in Revenue as AI Chip Sales Climb

Robbie Whelan / wsj - The chip designer posted nearly twice as much net profit in the fourth quarter as it did a year earlier.

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Apple Wins Ability to Charge Fees on External Payment Links as Appeals Court Modifies Epic Injunction

Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple should be able to collect a reasonable commission on purchases made using external links included in iOS apps, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today (via Reuters). The U.S. Court of Appeals partially reversed sanctions imposed on Apple after Apple w…

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The case only Netflix can make for buying Warner Brothers Discovery

Anne Marie Squeo / fastcompany - The battle for Warner Brothers Discovery got hotter this week as Paramount launched a hostile bid of $108.4 billion for the company, topping Netflix’s agreement last week to pay nearly $83 billion for the company’s streaming and studio assets. It’s the la…

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Oracle (ORCL) Stock Tumbles as Revenue Misses and Guidance Falls Short

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Oracle posted Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.26 versus $1.64 consensus, boosted by $2.7 billion Ampere stake sale Quarterly revenue of $16.06 billion fell short of $16.19 billion estimate despite 14% year-over-year increase Cloud infrastructure revenue surged…

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