The Nordic startup ecosystem is accelerating faster than Silicon Valley, according to insiders. A strong social safety net and collaborative culture are creating globally ambitious founders who can take bigger risks.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney claims AI labels on digital game stores like Steam “make no sense” because AI will become ubiquitous in development. The billionaire tech mogul believes disclosures only matter for art exhibits and content licensing, not games. Major publishers like Square Enix and Krafton
Perplexity’s new Comet browser, which positions itself as an “agentic browser” that completes tasks for users, is already receiving Google’s familiar Chrome promotion. The prompt appears on Google’s homepage with options to “Try it” or “Not interested,” just like it does for established browsers lik
Warsaw-based Global Work AI has raised €2 million to expand its AI-powered job search platform. The funding will fuel development of automated applications and the launch of Mia AI, a comprehensive career assistant. This brings the company’s total funding to €3.1 million since its 2024 founding.
OVHcloud’s Gravelines region experienced a significant outage lasting nearly six hours on November 24. The incident affected instances across GRA5, GRA7, GRA9, and GRA11 zones, leaving customers temporarily unable to access their cloud resources. This marks another reliability challenge for the Euro
IQM is making a massive €40+ million investment to expand its quantum chip production facility in Finland. The expansion will double cleanroom space and enable production of up to 30 quantum computers per year. This move is backed by the company’s recent $300+ million Series B funding round.
Norwegian startup Bsure has raised €1.8 million to help companies identify risky and inactive Microsoft accounts. The platform connects directly to Microsoft Entra ID and already serves 200+ customers across nine countries. According to the company, up to 40% of user accounts are typically inactive.
Apple’s original corporate documents, including the contract signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne, just sold for nearly $1.6 million at Sotheby’s. The price shattered pre-auction estimates of $100,000-$150,000, with the winning bid coming via telephone.
The original Apple Computer Company partnership contract signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne is heading to auction with estimates reaching $4 million. The documents include Wayne’s withdrawal agreement just 12 days after founding, for which he received $2,300 total. This marks the sec
India’s National Supercomputing Mission has delivered 37 machines with 39 petaFLOPS of power since 2015. But despite claims of 50% indigenous technology, the country still depends on Intel, AMD, and Nvidia for critical components. The homegrown AUM processor remains years away from deployment.
