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LG Electronics (LG), has launched LG NOVA Partner Alliance Program – a platform that brings together corporate partners and startups for cross-industry collaborations, technology and business development, and commercial partnerships to catalyze the growth of innovations for the future.

In the US, $8.9 billion was spent on political advertising during the 2022 midterm elections. AdImpact estimates that the 2024 political cycle will see that number increase to $10.2 billion, with a quarter of that spend going to digital and CTV.

Startup Lithuania has launched the third open call for applications for the Startup Lithuania Accelerator, powered by Plug and Play. The application is now open and will run until November 1, 2024.

To spur the next era of beauty, in May 2024, L'Oréal launched the Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program in the South Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa (SAPMENA) region, including India.

With, an end-to-end platform for all city offerings to its communities, has raised $10 million in a seed financing round to help local government leaders and their trusted partners make sure any dollar spent on community engagement doesn’t go to waste.

Loop, a Toronto-based fintech startup, has announced an additional raise of $6.4 million in funding. Coupled with $4 million secured in 2022, Loop has raised over $10 million to date on its mission to enable companies to seamlessly manage their financial services and global payments and simplify financial workflows.

Pickommerce, an Israeli warehouse automation startup, announced it has secured $3.4 million in funding to advance the development, production and marketing of its innovative PickoBot piece-picking robot.

Activation Capital has announced the launch of Start-the-Journey, a new Biohealth pre-accelerator designed to equip early-stage biotech and life science entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools to build successful startups.

To help address this disparity, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation are investing $350,000 in financial support and providing additional resources to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), particularly for students pursuing careers in food science and technology.

Plug and Play, a global innovation platform, announced that Cathay Pacific (Cathay), a premium travel lifestyle brand, has joined its Travel & Hospitality program as the newest corporate partner.

Can big corporations innovate like fast-moving startups? Aucctus, a Toronto-based AI startup, believes it's possible. Armed with a $1.5 million seed investment led by Four Cornerstones Capital, Aucctus has built an AI-powered platform that turns every employee into a potential innovator – equipped to bring the next big idea to their company.

CrowdStrike has announced the launch of its second annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator with Amazon Web Services (AWS). NVIDIA also joins in supporting the Accelerator program, powering the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud security startups.

Havas has announced the acquisition of global digital data agency DMPG to help power its clients’ marketing transformations and unlock untapped value from advertisers’ data and technology investments.

DRINKS, the innovator and enabler of e-Commerce solutions for alcohol producers, retailers and any e-Commerce merchant,  announced the launch of its groundbreaking Drinks as a Service (DaaS) platform.

In a world where mental health challenges are on the rise, South Korean startup DoctorPresso, has introduced REDI, a voice-based diary app that can detect early signs of depression by analyzing users' speech patterns.

The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative), a multi-year collaboration from NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Urban Future Lab (UFL), Greentown Labs and Fraunhofer USA to catalyze the carbontech ecosystem, has announced nine startup participants for the fourth year of its carbontech accelerator program.

He will oversee the agency’s global growth, marketing, and client service teams, focusing on delivering pioneering customer experiences

Additionally, turning to streaming platforms can enhance the reach of political advertising campaigns.

The US will contribute 31% to the 2029 AVOD total; down from 40% in 2023 - showing that other countries are growing faster. The US will increase by $6 billion between 2023 and 2029, with China adding about half that amount.

DC Connected Car, a trailblazer in AI-driven remote vehicle diagnostics, announced the successful closure of €2.1 million seed funding round.

SOLASTA Bio, a Glasgow-based agri-biotech company specialising in the next generation of green insecticides, has raised $14 million Series A financing led by Forbion, a global life sciences venture capital firm with deep expertise in Europe.