Tech & Startups
FLÆ Robotics raises more than €1 million for hotel AI platform
Purple Ventures and Garage Angels backed the Czech company, whose BE-A platform is used by more than 60 hotels in three European countries.
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Portuguese MPs back proposal for longer paid parental leave
The proposed changes would give single-parent families 180 days at full pay, but still need committee scrutiny and a final parliamentary vote.
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Kubilius urges EU countries to preserve defence funding in next budget
The Council’s Irish presidency has proposed reducing the European Commission’s €2 trillion budget plan by around 8 per cent.
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Lufthansa chosen as private investor in Portugal’s TAP
Portugal expects €1.201 billion from the first phase of the privatisation, with the state retaining majority ownership.
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Schneider Electric shares fall more than 9 per cent after PTC deal
The French group has agreed to buy PTC for US$22.6 billion in cash and expects to finance the acquisition with debt and new shares.
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ECB staff seek ethics review of Lagarde’s book promotion
Staff representatives have questioned whether the bank’s president complied with conduct rules. The ECB says her private book project received approval.
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Danish supermarket chain trials humanoid robots for shelf-stocking
Hive Robots hopes the machines can replenish selected products independently at night by early 2027, with supermarkets charged by the hour.
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Archaeologists find adolescent skeleton in unusual position in Bavaria
The remains date back around 7,000 years. Further examination will investigate a deformation of the neck vertebrae and the body's position in the grave.
