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If you find yourself wandering the forests outside of Pisa, Italy, and come across a vivid red, four-legged, headless creature scurrying through the undergrowth, rest assured there is no need to be alarmed. The creature is in fact a four-legged robot carrying out an important task - helping Pisa University researchers quantify and measure the conse...

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Great news for the Italian ecosystem. One of the world's most important private equity funds, TPG, acquires control of Italian Musixmatch "I've always bet on talent. And now the Americans are betting on us." Max Ciociola, a 43-year-old serial entrepreneur from Puglia, founded Musixmatch, the world's largest database of music lyrics, in 2010. Starti...

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Italy’s economy has bounced back after the Covid-19 crisis with stronger growth than some of the other countries in Europe. But its recovery now faces challenges from increased costs and uncertainty linked to the war in Ukraine. An annual report on the construction industry from Cresme, one of Italy’s most prestigious research centres, highlights a...

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Hand in hand with development and innovation are growing investments in Italian startups. The latest data speak of a growing involvement of venture capital, during the first half of the year the amount invested in startups increased, reaching a total of 957 million euros, more than doubling in a single year (123%). This increase was mainly due to I...

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By all measures, Ferrero had been a successful U.S. company for years. While its corporate headquarters are in Alba, Italy, the private company owns several brands popular in the U.S., including its Nutella spread. But the company has actively grown its U.S. business in recent years. The first step was through acquisitions. In 2017, the company bou...

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What does digital life concretely consist of as experienced by Italian citizens? What are their expectations and evaluations? These are the questions at the heart of the second Windtre-Censis Report, which, starting from the occurred transition to digital life, verifies whether and to what extent in areas of life significant Italians benefit from d...

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The number of startups and SMEs hiring new resources in Italy is growing. In 2021, 78.5 % of Italian innovative companies expanded their teams with new hires, up 8.5 % from 2020. This is according to research on the impact of startups on the labor market in Italy conducted by the Italian Tech Alliance (formerly VC Hub Italia) in collaboration with...

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Despite an extremely difficult international scenario, the Italian food system is determined to resist and looks to the future with optimism. According to 7 out of 10 companies, the current difficulties will not stop investments in sustainability, which have been ongoing for years, and for 84.5 percent of Italian food companies, the crisis will boo...

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If Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi cannot close Italy’s digital divide in the next five years, it will not be for a lack of effort — or money. Italians long resisted digital disruption, banning Uber after complaints from taxis, tying YouTube up in copyright disputes, and preferring traditional to online advertising. But when COVID-19 hit, this...

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The likes of Tesla and Porsche are about to gain a new competitor in the form of Aehra – an electric car maker headquarted in Milan aiming to blend ‘Italian design, world-class engineering and US customer service’. Three Aehra cars are planned so far. An electric SUV is penned for an October reveal this year and a saloon will be unveiled in Februar...

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