Elon Musk is buying the AI company Anysphere, co-founded by Swede Arvid Lunnemark, among others. The sale has been finalized for $60 billion.There have long been rumors that Elon Musk’s SpaceX might buy Anysphere, and now the deal is done, Breakit reports. Anysphere has developed the AI tool Cursor, which competes with services from tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon. …

The iconic computer brand returns to phones with the Commodore Callback 8020, built on Jolla’s Sailfish OS — a quiet alliance of two names that shape computing history. Two pieces of computing history just came together. Commodore — the brand behind the best-selling computer of all time — is returning to the phone market with the Commodore Callback 8020, a …

HELSINKI  — As the tech and creative worlds met in Helsinki last week for the Arctic15 and ODDfest festivals, a homegrown startup is launching a quiet revolution against the status quo of modern internet culture. After a three-week, invite-only beta phase involving several hundred users, the Finnish platform ThisCussion has officially opened its doors to the public. But do not …

Helsinki — While summer urban festivals are increasingly held outside the immediate city center, this week brings an exception. First organized last year, the multidisciplinary ODDfest returns to the heart of Helsinki this week as an even larger, more comprehensive event. The three-part festival will spread across several iconic venues in the city center, including the Lasipalatsi Square, Bio Rex …

Helsinki — The European startup landscape has undergone a profound transformation over the last decade and a half. What was once a fragmented ecosystem of localized tech hubs has matured into a deeply interconnected, cross-border network. At the center of this evolution in the Nordic and Baltic regions has been Arctic15, an annual gathering that has quietly subverted the typical, …

Tallinn,, Estonia — From defense innovations to green tech breakthroughs: this year’s Latitude59 demonstrated Estonia’s evolving tech landscape, drawing global leaders to Tallinn. Last week, Latitude59, Estonia’s flagship tech conference, drew over 3,500 attendees from 70+ countries to Tallinn. Breaking with tradition, Latitude59 awarded equal victories to three Baltic startups, who secured a combined €675,000 in investments through a new …

During this year’s Latitude59 event, Mastercard announced the winners of the leading startup partnership program Mastercard Lighthouse in the Nordics and Baltics, consisting of two parallel classes: FINITIV, for fintech companies, and MASSIV, for startups in sustainability and social impact tech.Swedish Manje Health won the MASSIV program and Swedish Preventum Labs is the overall FINITIV winner.Manje Health is building compliant …

The intuitive nature of the technology is perhaps its most startling feature. Rather than overwhelming the user with complex audio cues or digital commands, the system communicates naturally through the sense of touch. Users can instantly feel the proximity, motion, speed, and size of surrounding objects. This immediate feedback loop is so effective that early testers have been able to …

Tallinn, Estonia — Latitude59, the most international and influential startup and technology conference in the Baltics and the Nordic region, opened in Tallinn today, bringing together 3,000 participants from 70 countries.In his opening speech, the President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis, emphasized that AI has already transformed many jobs, and even bigger changes are likely still ahead. “If …

Tallinn — Minister of Economic Affairs & Industry of Estonia Erkki Keldo said Estonia wants to be a place where bold new ideas could be tested safely and quickly. “The next generation of billion-scale companies will be born where technology develops faster than legislation, and where the state dares to say ‘yes’ while others are still hesitating. Estonia does not …

The Q1 2026 Startup Barometer reveals that the financial assessment of Finnish startups has hit its lowest level in the survey’s history. The “balance figure”—a metric where positive numbers indicate optimism—fell to 9.9 for member companies, down from 14.8 the previous quarter. When expanding the view to the entire startup ecosystem for the first time, that figure dropped even further …

A total of 465 startups from five continents have applied for this year’s Latitude59 startup competition, taking place in Tallinn in May. The competition’s grand prize fund has grown by €100,000, reaching €400,000.The Estonian Business Angels Network EstBAN will contribute up to €200,000 to the prize fund, while the Latvian Business Angels Network LatBAN will add up to €100,000. The …

CHICAGO — The Mark Anthony Group of Companies has officially announced the acquisition of The Finnish Long Drink, a move designed to accelerate the growth of the fast-rising ready-to-drink (RTD) brand and expand its availability across North America.The acquisition marks a significant milestone for both companies. Mark Anthony Group, the powerhouse behind White Claw, aims to leverage its massive distribution …

Part one: AI, SaaS + Sauna panel @ SXSW, the heat is on (“Löyly” [Finnish] meaning the heavenly steam of real Sauna)   Monday at SXSW took a different turn as Finns took over Bathe Austin, the new (and first) bathhouse in Austin. The program combined two things that don’t usually meet at tech conferences, especially outside Finland: tech and sauna. …

Global showcase at SXSW’s International Innovations Expo Saturday at SXSW brought one of the more open and globally mixed formats of the week: the International Innovations Expo at Fairmont Austin. As the SXSW did not have one central location (the Austin Convention Center has been demolished ans will be completely rebuild), the SXSW activities were spread wider into the Austin’s …