Mistral completed the largest equity fundraising round ever by a European tech company, its CFO said.Mistral AI completed a new funding round led by Samsung Electronics that raised 3 billion euros and valued the startup above $24 billion.The funding round is the largest equity fundraising round ever completed by a European tech company, according to Mistral AI’s CFO.Mistral AI has slightly more than $1 billion in annual recurring revenue and remains smaller than U.S. rivals Anthropic and OpenAI.Mistral AI completed a new funding round led b...

Coca-Cola Original Taste is the most consumed soft drink in the United States ahead of Sprite and Pepsi, but only by a small margin. Another cola drink, Dr. Pepper, is creeping up behind, as data by Statista Consumer Insights reveals, showing the competitive nature of the U.S. cola and carbonated drinks market.The U.S. market offers a lot of choice in the soda aisle, including for cola products, many of which have cultivated loyal followings. 36 percent of Americans said they had consumed the original Coca-Cola soda in the past 12 months, co...

Fashion startup Atorie announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors, including a16z speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures’ Jeremy Liew.The company says shoppers can visit the Atorie website and buy handbags or clothes made from the same materials — and in the same factories — that high-end manufacturers use. The items are reasonably priced, too, with an Italian leather handbag costing just a few hundred dollars, compared to the thousands a brand like Prada or Louis Vuitton would sell it for.The startup arrives at...

A broken Eiffel Tower has landed in the Nevada desert. Created by French artist Philippe Maindron, Eiffela Broken Dream reimagines one of France’s most recognizable monuments as a monumental steel sculpture split dramatically in two. Built at a 1:10 scale, the installation has made its debut on the playa at Burning Man 2026, transforming the familiar silhouette of the Parisian landmark into an image of collapse, displacement and resilience.The fractured structure measures approximately 30 meters long and 15 meters high and is constructed fr...

1. 일본 Not A Hotel과 Pokemon의 협력으로 탄생한 포켓몬 컨셉의 Pod 호텔포켓몬 슬립 연계 공간 기획: NOT A HOTEL과 Pokémon Sleep이 협력하여 홋카이도에 몬스터볼 형상의 휴식 및 수면 전용 호텔 공간 구축.숙면과 휴식 중심의 건축적 구현: 게임 속 몬스터볼이 포켓몬의 편안한 거처라는 점에 착안해, 인간 투숙객의 깊은 수면과 안정을 지원하는 자율형 쉼터 아키텍처 완성.캠페인 당첨자 한정 비공개 운영: 일반 대중 공개 방식 대신 사전 이벤트 캠페인 당첨자에 한해 추첨제로 투숙 기회를 제공하며, 상세 인테리어는 9월 15일 전격 공개.▷ Why It Matters: 수면 추적 앱(Pok...

NOT A HOTEL and ‘Pokémon Sleep’ Turn a Poké Ball Into a Place You Can Actually Sleep In.NOT A HOTEL and Pokémon Sleep have announced a collaboration centered on a Poké Ball-themed hotel in HokkaidoThe project reimagines the Poké Ball as a restful space for people, echoing the sleep-tracking game at its coreA campaign will give entrants the chance to stay in the one-off structure, with details due in mid-SeptemberNOT A HOTEL and Pokémon Sleep are joining forces on a Poké Ball you can spend the night inside. Set to appear in Hokkaido...

Asia's population is aging faster than any other region globally, exposing a severe structural imbalance between retirement anxiety and actual financial preparation. A report published in September 2026 by McKinsey & Company, titled Asia's 75-point gap: Moving consumers from retirement angst to action, reveals a 75-percentage-point gap between consumer awareness of retirement risks and concrete planning. Drawing on a survey of nearly 2,000 consumers across eight key Asia-Pacific markets—including Hong Kong, Japan, Mainland China, Malays...

Autonomous blood-drawing devices could help address phlebotomist shortages.Sitting down, placing an arm in a cradle, and pressing a single button sets a fully autonomous medical procedure in motion. A near-infrared light sweeps across the inner elbow searching for a viable vein, a puff of alcohol spray disinfects the skin, and an ultrasound probe glides across the arm to map vessel depth and trajectory while Doppler imaging captures blood flow direction to rule out underlying arteries. A cuff tightens around the upper arm, a needle pierces t...

With a raft of high-profile acquisitions, sponsors and strategics are looking at the segment with fresh interest. That’s making it harder to stand out, but smart brands are focussing on ownable niches.Driven by increasingly educated consumers, the body care market is shifting towards efficacy, value, and performance-led formulation.Major conglomerates like Beiersdorf and Unilever are well-positioned to expand and diversify their body care portfolios through strategic acquisitions beyond their established mass market brands.To achieve premiu...