Digital mindfulness could help reduce the effects of technostress at work
Technology-related stress, overload, and anxiety are common problems in today’s workplace, potentially leading to higher burnout...
Formula E world champion reveals how race cars accelerate EV tech
António Félix da Costa is an extremely fast worker. The motorsports star has barely caught his...
Cosmic rays, XR, and ‘multiverse’ quantum computing — welcome to EIC’s deeptech Scaling Club
“Do you believe in the multiverse?” our petite and cheerful guide Angelina asked me when I...
Astroforensics could be one of the coolest new careers of the future
Nasa’s Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a permanent orbiting...
Ukrainian drones aim to turn war experience into civil business
Juggling two jobs is hard work. It’s particularly hard work when one of the jobs is...
Flying cars edge towards takeoff after Chinese production deal
A flying car that’s certified for aviation just took another big step towards commercialisation. The Aircar’s...
Podcast: European quantum, Michiel Scheffer talks about EIC
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the...
UCL spinout bags £10M to make AI 'super brains' for 100x faster LLM training
Oriole Networks, a UCL spinout, has raised £10mn in seed funding to build AI “super brains”...
'Collective AI' expected to resemble Star Trek's Borg — only nicer (hopefully)
Leading computer scientists have unveiled a vision of “collective AI” that resembles Star Trek species the...
1.5M UK jobs now at risk from AI, report finds
Some 11% of job tasks in the UK are currently at risk of AI replacement, a new...
Gocycle releases first pics of F1-inspired folding cargo ebikes
London-based Gocycle, founded by Richard Thorpe, a former industrial designer at McLaren, has released the first...
5 steps to building an ESG-responsible software startup
Many startups around the world will want to play their part in creating a more responsible...
UK says Chinese cyberattacks ‘part of large-scale espionage campaign’
The UK government has accused China of two malicious cyberattacks against the country’s democratic institutions and...
Netherlands devises €1B plan to keep ASML in the country
The Dutch government is reportedly finalising plans to inject at least €1bn in funding, in an...
ESA to build ChatGPT-style Earth observation digital assistant
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced it will build a ChatGPT-style digital assistant to help...
The European cities with the highest salaries for software developers
Becoming a software developer is a clever choice for anyone wanting to progress within the tech...
Startup building 'biowearables' for chronic kidney disease nets €2.3M
Paris-based Metyos has raised €2.3mn in pre-seed funding to improve the lives and health outcomes of...
European startups are making batteries both punchy — and portable
When engineers working for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have some welding to do out on...
EU investigates Apple, Google, Meta in first-ever probe under DMA competition law
In a significant blow to big tech, the EU is investigating Apple, Google’s parent companyAlphabet, and...
Spain suspends Telegram ban to investigate impact on users
Spain’s High Court has suspended its own order that was set to block messaging app Telegram’s...
This AI model spots workplace accidents before they happen
In 2021, there were over 3000 fatal and 2.9 million non-fatal accidents in workplaces across the...
Italian PM seeks justice for deepfake porn video amid surge in cases
Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking €100,000 in damages after deepfake pornographic videos of her...
Podcast: We try the new Cowboy bike and talk to the founders
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the...
Hidden racial slurs are flooding across Russian media, AI reveals
A glut of racial slurs hidden in slang has emerged in Russian digital media. The insults...
German climate tech VC raises ‘record-breaking’ €300M first fund
Berlin-based World Fund has filled its coffers with €300M, in what it claims to be the...
Swedish startup secures €10M to turn waste into cement
Concrete — a mixture of cement, sand, and water — is the second most used material...
How regionalised data sovereignty is changing the marketing landscape
In 2020, amid a rapidly evolving global data landscape, TikTok, a brand deeply rooted in Chinese...
AI-generated digital twins of patients can predict future diseases
An AI tool that creates digital twins of patients can predict our future health, according to...
This startup is building AI that can fly drones and make its own decisions
The debate on how far artificial intelligence can go revolves around questions about what actually constitutes...
French competition watchdog fines Google €250M for AI copyright breaches
Google has been slapped with a €250mn fine for breaching EU intellectual property rules in how...
How news organisations decide whether a photo is ‘too edited’
In the era of artificial intelligence and accessible photo editing, you can’t believe everything you see...
Urban mobility leader Cowboy launches Cross, first all-road ebike model
Have you tried your first ebike yet? Despite being surrounded by them on a daily basis...
Denmark is building an Nvidia AI supercomputer
Two of the biggest winners over the past year — chipmaker Nvidia and pharmaceutical drug maker...
Iceland eruption: How tech can help predict the next volcanic event
On Saturday, a giant 3-kilometre fissure opened up in the ground on the Reykjanes Peninsula in...
How the rise of generative AI is impacting social research
All levels of research are being changed by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Don’t have...
How hydrofoil boat startup Candela took a wild idea and made it fly
In 1906, inventor Enrico Forlanini launched the first hydrofoil boat on Lake Maggiore in the Italian...
This little carbon-sucking machine could crack DAC’s big energy problem
Direct air capture (DAC) features prominently in the climate plans of many world governments, and has...
Riddled with debt, Sweden’s Embracer sells Star Wars game maker for $500M
Swedish gaming company Embracer Group has sold a big chunk of one of its biggest subsidiaries,...
ASML backs €110M Dutch deeptech fund for quantum, semiconductors
The pride and joy of the Dutch tech ecosystem, ASML, has featured heavily in the news...
UK fusion startup trials plasma-stabilising laser
British startup Tokamak Energy is testing a new type of laser that it says is “crucial”...
French MoD taps 5 startups to develop fault-tolerant quantum computer
Quantum computers have an almost mythical status among data scientists and researchers. The dream of emerging...
‘French scar’ leaves another mark on TikTok’s painful week
TikTok’s rough week in the west went from bad to worse today when Italian authorities slapped...
TheyDo bags €31M to solve 'century's biggest business problem'
Dutch startup TheyDo has raised $34mn to solve “the biggest business problem” of the century: scaling...
Princess Kate photo scandal triggers calls for watermarking images
A distinctly British scandal caused by sloppy photo editing has sparked calls for watermarking untouched images....
UK looks to nature to train AI at 0.1% of the cost
Computing power to develop artificial intelligence does not come cheap. While you can build a simple...
EU finally adopts AI Act, marking a ‘new era’ for artificial intelligence
The EU has officially adopted the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive rulebook for artificial intelligence....
TNW Podcast: From Operation ‘Beethoven’ to founders’ mental health
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss...
Watch: The first test of magnetic levitation on an existing train track
Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation — aka...
Brain stimulation tech wins €5M to fight depression at home
Depression affects approximately 280 million people all over the world, and disproportionately affects the female population...
This startup taps quantum, AI to fast-track discovery of new materials
From batteries and semiconductors to energy storage, the transition to green technologies requires the development of...