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Italian Startup Funding: JustSolve, an agentic AI credit management and collection team, closed a €3.7M pre-seed (mostly equity) to scale go-to-market and expand into new verticals and markets. SME Tech & AI: L’Oréal launched its second cohort of L’AcceleratOR, backing 13 startups (including Italy) with a €100M fund to pilot sustainable solutions, from packaging materials to water tech. Italian Business & Investors: Aquafil will take part in the Lytham Partners Fall 2026 Investor Conference (Sept. 29-30) with a webcast and one-on-one meetings. M&A / Education Tech: Nextoria advised ESDS (education software group) in its acquisition by Spaggiari, expanding the Italian digital education platform’s reach into Iberia and Latin America. Brand Deal (Italy-linked): Interparfums and Marquee Brands extended the Roberto Cavalli/Just Cavalli fragrance license for 20 years, through Dec. 31, 2046. Cybersecurity Watch: A new ThreatsDay roundup highlights how attackers keep reusing weak spots across AI tools, exposed services, old bugs, and subscription-style software—an ongoing risk for SMEs.

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Sep. 16, 2026

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12 hours ago

In Croatia, “Zagreb Design Week” celebrates Italian design

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Owned By	Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata
Year Founded	1945
Website	https://www.ansa.it/english/index.html
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Italy, Rome
Owner Country	Italy

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15 hours ago

Mystery of Nicola Peltz's Rising Star award: Venice prize raises questions of whether it was a 'pay to play' marketing ploy to promote her new film Prima

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Daily Mail

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Owned By	Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere through Daily Mail & General Trust PLC (DMGT)
Year Founded	1896
Website	www.dailymail.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
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Sep. 16, 2026

Italy launches antitrust probe into Intesa bid for Monte dei Paschi

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Retail Banker International

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Owned By	Michael "Mike" Danson through Global Data plc, Progressive Media Group & Verdict Media
Year Founded	2006
Website	https://www.retailbankerinternational.com/
Domain Registration Year	2005
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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Sep. 16, 2026

Exein becomes unicorn: Italian Physical AI security start-up valued at $1.7bn

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Owned By	Pedro Vargas David & Luís Santos through Alpac Capital
Year Founded	1993
Website	www.euronews.com
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	open
Publication Location	France, Lyon
Owner Country	Portugal

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Sep. 16, 2026

EU Picks Belgian Startup Over Airbus To Build Its Sovereign Satellite Constellation

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Tech Times

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Owned By	Sung Kim (CEO & Founder) through Tech Times LLC
Year Founded	2012
Website	https://www.techtimes.com/
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York City
Owner Country	United States

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Sep. 16, 2026

Firefox Touts Lower CPU Use for Large JPEGs, Faster PDF Viewer Startup (and AI Controls)

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Owned By	Roger Abbott through Slashdot Media
Year Founded	1997
Website	https://slashdot.org/
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, California, San Diego
Owner Country	United States

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Sep. 15, 2026

Italian Cybersecurity Startup Exein Raises $270 Million and Becomes a European Unicorn

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Owned By	Terentyev Petro Alexandrovich through Mezha Net LLC
Year Founded	2023
Website	mezha.net/eng
Domain Registration Year	2023
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Ukraine, Kyiv
Owner Country	Ukraine

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Sep. 16, 2026

Gamberoni named Anthropic country manager for Italy

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Owned By	Ed Achterberg
Year Founded	2000
Website	telecompaper.com
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	Netherlands, Houten
Owner Country	Netherlands

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