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Digiclean raises €2.5M to optimise industrial cleaning with AI Swedish deeptech company Digiclean has raised €2.5 million in a seed funding round to advance its platform for industrial cleaning and maintenance optimisation. The round was co-led by Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest GreenTech, with participation from S-E Bankens Utvecklingsstiftelse, Impact
Saltroad raises £1.5M and acquires AI platform Ogma to scale speech therapy for children Saltroad, the clinician-led speech and language therapy (SLT) provider, has raised £1.5 million and acquired Ogma, an AI documentation platform designed for SLT. The round was led by Techstart Ventures, with participation from Ascension, ScaleX and
VivaTech 2026 marks its 10th anniversary with a record-breaking edition [Sponsored] From June 17 to 20, 2026, VivaTech welcomed more than 200,000 visitors at Paris Porte de Versailles, setting a new attendance record for its 10th anniversary edition. Held under the joint presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian
The film “Michael” grossed $977M and became the highest-grossing biopic in history, surpassing “Oppenheimer” The biopic “Michael” has grossed $977 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing biopic. Variety reports this. The film about Michael Jackson surpassed the previous record-holder among films about real people — Christopher Nolan’s historical drama “Oppenheimer,”
BlaBlaCar scales into 20 countries using AI. Where will the service operate next? BlaBlaCar is entering markets in 20 countries across Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and North Africa using AI. BlaBlaCar said this in a press release that is available to AIN. This is the company’s largest international expansion
Apple will release security updates earlier due to AI-related threats Apple will release software security updates earlier. This was reported by Reuters. The company began releasing them earlier than major operating system updates due to the rise in cyber risks associated with artificial intelligence. Why Apple is changing its release
Investments of over $18M: Ukrainian drone maker F-Drones to open its first production site in the US Ukrainian drone maker F-Drones, through its American representative Ukrainian Defense Drones (UDD), is opening a factory in the US. This was announced by congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. UDD is investing $18.4 million in the
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