21 Jan Tech Investments Luiza Chekurda Romanian startup .lumen raises €5M investment to bring Glasses for the Blind and PAD AI technology to market The Glasses replicate the main features of the Guide Dog, and more, in a scalable product. The same software coordinating the Glasses, called PAD AI, will allow humanoid robotics to navigate pedestrian environments.
21 Jan Tech M&A Liudmyla Shkurak Estonian startup Modash acquires Promoty to speed up e-commerce expansion and improve workflow tools The acquisition comes after Modash's successful closing of a $12 million Series A funding round in October 2024.
21 Jan Tech Investments Luiza Chekurda Polish medtech startup ONGENO secures €3.5M investment to complete stem cell therapy trial for multiple sclerosis treatment ONGENO has a therapy, which has been proven in the first phase of the experiment to lead to improved sclerosis patient health, reduced disability, and lack of disease progression in the long term.
20 Jan Pop Science Movies Anastasiia Kovalova The Brutalist used an AI tool by Ukrainian startup Respeecher to improve Hungarian accents. Now its Oscars chances are at risk Much of the dialogue is in Hungarian, and the creators wanted to make it as authentic as possible using an AI tool.
20 Jan News Vira Oliinyk Trump is heating up crypto market ahead of inauguration: $TRUMP coin reaches nearly $12B market cap, Solana and Bitcoin peak Trump's wife, Melania, is following her husband's lead and has launched her own cryptocurrency.
20 Jan Tech Investments Liudmyla Shkurak Estonian startup Fusebox receives a €2.6M investment to support the growth of renewable energy sources Soulmates Ventures led the round, also participated by SmartCap, Eneco Ventures, and PKO Bank, among existing shareholders, the company told AIN.
20 Jan News Anastasiia Kovalova Instagram announces its alternative to CapCut, while X and Bluesky launch video feeds — How american companies respond to TikTok ban in the US It seems that American media companies are trying to take full advantage of the TikTok situation and lure its users away from the platform.
20 Jan Tech Investments Luiza Chekurda Czech startup Outfindo raises €1.2M in a late-seed round to its expand AI-powered shopping platform Outfindo`s flagship product, the Product Guide, seamlessly integrates with merchants' websites, helping customers navigate the decision-making process through a series of intuitive questions. This allows users to narrow down product choices to the most suitable options for their needs.
20 Jan News Anastasiia Kerpan Lithuanian Klaipeda will now identify grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine - Ministry of Agrarian Policy The mechanism will help identify stolen grain from the occupied territories, as announced by the Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval.
20 Jan News Vira Oliinyk TikTok gets banned and restarts operations in the US after Trump's 'assurances' They plan to form a joint venture to restore the platform.
17 Jan News Vira Oliinyk The Kyiv team wins the NASA Space Apps Challenge hackathon, beating 10,000 teams The Ukrainian team won the "Galactic Impact" nomination.
