Elderly healthcare AI company Teton.ai raises $20 million in funding

LONDON (Reuters) -Teton.ai, a company that uses proprietary AI and computer vision technology to provide predictive care for older people, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Estonia and London-based investment fund Plural. Other participants in the round include Bertelsmann Investments, Antler Elevate and Nebular, with follow-on investment from PSV Tech, the …

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South African growth rate quickens though still sluggish

By Kopano Gumbi PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s economic growth rate quickened in the second quarter of 2025, reaching its fastest in two years, though it remains well below the level needed to meaningfully reduce high levels of poverty and inequality. Statistics South Africa recorded growth of 0.8% in quarter-on-quarter terms, better than economists’ predictions …

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Germany’s Merz pledges support for auto sector as US, China rivalry heats

By Rachel More and Christoph Steitz MUNICH (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, formally opening the Munich car show on Tuesday, pledged support for the country’s embattled auto sector, calling for innovation to head off threats from China and the United States as well as excessive red tape. Carmakers, Germany’s biggest industrial sector, are grappling …

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Instant View: Anglo, Teck forge $53 billion mining giant in bet on surging copper demand

(Reuters) – London-listed Anglo American and Canada’s Teck Resources will merge in a $53 billion deal, the companies said on Tuesday, the biggest mining tie-up in more than a decade. The new company, Anglo Teck, will be based in Canada with a primary listing in London, the firms said. S&P GLOBAL ANALYSTS “The merger is …

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North China posts longest rainy season since 1961, country faces hottest summer

(Corrects to say Miyun not Miyuan in paragraph 7) BEIJING (Reuters) – China faced its hottest summer since 1961 while the country’s north experienced its longest rainy season for the same period, the national weather authority said on Tuesday, atmospheric chaos that scientists have linked to climate change. The summer ‘Plum Rains’ – named for …

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Ucrania prevé una mayor superficie de cereales de invierno en 2026 pese al lento comienzo de la siembra

KIEV, 9 sep (Reuters) – Los agricultores ucranianos prevén aumentar la superficie de siembra de cereales de invierno en 2026 a 5,43 millones de hectáreas, frente a los 5,24 millones de 2025, informó el martes el Ministerio de Economía, aunque la sequía de los suelos en algunas zonas hace que la siembra haya comenzado con …

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Unilevers Eissparte will weiter wachsen und 500 Millionen sparen

London (Reuters) – Die vor dem Börsengang stehende Eissparte des Konsumgüterkonzerns Unilever hat sich weiteres Wachstum auf die Fahne geschrieben. Organisch solle der Umsatz ab 2026 jährlich um drei bis fünf Prozent steigen, teilte die unter Magnum Ice Cream Company firmierende Gesellschaft am Dienstag anlässlich des Kapitalmarkttages mit. Zudem sollen mittelfristig 500 Millionen Euro durch …

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