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Despite recent claims that European startups aren’t working hard enough, new research shows the continent’s founders are putting in serious shifts to turn their ideas into successful businesses. A survey of 128 founders by early-stage VC firm Antler found that three-quarters of them work more than 60 hours weekly, with 19% exceeding 80 hours.  German founders emerged as Europe’s hardest workers

Consumer tech devices, including smartwatches, have deplorably short lives. Most are tossed aside when the screen cracks, the battery dies, or the software falls behind — adding to the world’s whopping great pile of e-waste.   Scottish startup Una aims to upend this take-make-waste cycle. The company’s sports smartwatch is built to be repaired. Users can easily swap, replace, and upgrade

Five fast-growing Nordic scaleups have reached the finals of TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” They join a standout quintet from Benelux, unveiled last week, in the race to be crowned Europe’s hottest scaleup. The Nordics — comprising Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden — boast just 27 million people but punch well above their weight in innovation. The region has Europe’s

• A fire devasted one of the world's largest secondhand clothing markets in Accra, Ghana.
• Kantamanto Market receives 15 million garments weekly and employs some 30,000 people.
• An advocacy group urged the global fashion industry to provide relief.

A fire devastated one of the world's largest

We picked the best video doorbell cameras for keeping an eye on people, packages, and anything else that comes across your front porch.

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• Ex-Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani risks being held in contempt in federal court in Manhattan.
• Two GA election workers said he repeatedly ignored court orders in their federal defamation case.
• If he's found in contempt, Trump could not issue a pardon or commute his sentence.

Rudy Giuliani took the witness

• The US Surgeon General recommended disclosing the cancer risk of alcoholic beverages on Friday.
• While just a recommendation, the advisory sent shares of some big alcohol manufacturers lower.
• It also presents a fresh opportunity for makers of alternatives to alcohol.

The US

• Movies like "The Front Room" and "Nightbitch" are streaming.
• New TV series including "Missing You" and "Lockerbie" also premiered.
• You can also stream the Golden Globes live on Sunday night.

Ring in 2025 with a movie or show.

If the post-holiday malaise has you looking for a new bingeworthy mystery, the new Harlan Coben show "Missing You" might be up your alley. Or if

• Since his reelection, Trump has sought to dismiss his hush-money case in the interest of justice.
• His lawyers cited his victory, presidential immunity, and the supremacy of US law over state law.
• On Friday, Judge Merchan rejected those arguments and set a January 10 sentencing date.

A New York judge has rejected Donald Trump

• Zendaya is an awards favorite this year for her role as Tashi Duncan in "Challengers."
• Her career began as a teenager, on Disney Channel titles like "Shake It Up" and "Frenemies."
• Zendaya has a "complicated relationship" with child acting but wouldn't change her career path.

"Challengers" star Zendaya says that she wouldn't change

Streams on TikTok Live were used to exploit children, according to a newly unredacted lawsuit filed by Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes. The lawsuit says that TikTok was not only aware that TikTok Lives were exposing minors to concerning messages from adults, but the company also directly profited off of some of the exchanges through TikTok Live's virtual gifting system.

Following an investigation

You can’t have everything at this price, but you can get a great smartphone. Whether you want an iPhone, a 120Hz screen, or water resistance, you’ve got options.

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