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The irony is this: in an era of hyperconnectivity, the greatest luxury will be to turn on a transmitter, tune a frequency, and hear a voice from afar, without a company knowing, without a server recording it.
“Life is better when we are present” is the new tagline for Meo, which began working with WPP this year on creative and media strategy. The new positioning is presented as an evolution of the brand and reinforces the purpose of humanising technology, placing it at the service of life and human relationships.
The Portuguese insurtech Habit is once again partnering with NOS to distribute technology equipment insurance aimed at companies, with worldwide coverage for devices such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches, consoles, and televisions. The solution aims to protect corporate equipment against theft, burglary, liquid spills, and accidental damage – including all...
This article highlights the impact of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program (CMU Portugal) in fostering innovative startups in Portugal. Since its inception, the program has supported the creation of 12 startups that have attracted over $200 million in venture capital and created more than 1,000 high-skilled jobs. Notable companies include Feedzai, a leader in fraud prevention using AI, and Veniam, which develops vehicular mesh networking technologies for connected vehicles. Other startups span sectors such as cybersecurity (Dognaedis), financial technology (Mambu, Unbabel), automotive and mobility (Veniam, Virtual Traffic Lights), energy management (Prsma), and telecommunications (Streambolico). Many of these companies benefited from collaborations with CMU faculty and research projects, demonstrating the program’s role in driving Portugal’s tech innovation and global competitiveness.
This article highlights Portugal's emerging startup scene, featuring the 27 best startups to watch in 2026. These companies collectively have raised over $625 million in funding and span various industries including AI, software, biotech, renewable energy, and smart city solutions. Notable startups include Talkdesk, a cloud-based call center software company with $344 million raised, and Ethena, a cryptocurrency developer with $136 million. Other prominent companies are Veniam, providing smart city internet services, and Bling Energy, a solar energy provider. The startups showcase Portugal's growing innovation ecosystem, with many founded or operating in Lisbon, Porto, and Coimbra, reflecting a vibrant tech and entrepreneurial environment poised for future growth.
Home Property The New Real Estate Cycle The New Real Estate Cycle If the first major driver of the new real estate appreciation is energy, the second is called technology.
Technology permeates every sphere of our daily lives, and romantic life is no exception.
Gonçalo Regalado says the additional investment will be revealed in the coming weeks, exceeding the initial €4 billion. The formal application will be submitted in February.
Buenavista Equity Partners, an investor in Portuguese language-technology startup Unbabel, has filed a legal challenge to the sale that transferred control of the company to US firm TransPerfect. The fund lodged the action a few days before Christmas, according to public records on the Citius portal cited by ECO. The court filing formally disputes the transaction and brings the acquisition into the judicial realm, potentially affecting the deal's implementation.
In this episode we discuss the latest developments in European support for the Portugal 2030 plan. We go to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show and finish with Syrians' attempts to revitalise the country's economy.
“We're about to start. The first chips will begin arriving in January, we will be at Sines 01,” said Andres Ortolá, General Director of Microsoft Portugal. In a meeting with journalists this Wednesday, the manager explained the general timeline of the investment of over 10 billion dollars to bring 12,600 graphics cards to Sines.
Critical Software will invest 320,000 euros in Viseu and aims to create around 200 jobs in the future, announced the mayor, João Azevedo, on Thursday. During the public council meeting on Thursday, a sublease contract between the municipality and the technology multinational was unanimously approved, unlocking a [...]
