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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...
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Swedish startup secures €10M to turn waste into cement
Concrete — a mixture of cement, sand, and water — is the second most used material...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Denmark is building an Nvidia AI supercomputer
Two of the biggest winners over the past year — chipmaker Nvidia and pharmaceutical drug maker...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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UK fusion startup trials plasma-stabilising laser
British startup Tokamak Energy is testing a new type of laser that it says is “crucial”...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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....
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TNW Podcast: From Operation ‘Beethoven’ to founders’ mental health
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss...
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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...