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Founder-led deep tech investor Plural launches €400M fund
European early-stage investment firm Plural Platform has launched a new €400mn fund as it seeks to...
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ESA orbiter discovers huge ice water deposits at Mars’ equator
A European probe has found massive ice deposits beneath the equator of Mars, a finding that...
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Brain training: A new frontier for football — and VR
On a cold winter’s night in London, Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard stood alone on the pitch....
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First commercial crew of all-European astronauts launches to ISS
A private space mission launched four European astronauts to the International Space Station on Thursday, in...
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This ‘digital twin’ of the planet could rival Google Earth — here’s how you can try it
French startup Kermap has developed a ‘digital twin’ of the Earth that claims to offer the...
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Goodbye snowmobiles. Welcome the silent, electric MoonBike
There’s a silent revolution underway on snowy slopes across the globe. It is being led by...
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AI design startup shuns Stable Diffusion for own foundation model
An AI design startup/generator will swerve the likes of Stable Diffusion after raising $12mn (€11mn) to...
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EU wants music streaming platforms to pay artists more fairly
The European Parliament has called for more fairness and transparency in the music streaming sector, including...
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Certificates launch for copyright-compliant AI, but ChatGPT isn't eligible
A new certification scheme for copyright-compliant AI has launched, but ChatGPT and other text generators won’t qualify....
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World’s largest carbon capture plant is UK’s ‘next big white elephant’
In a move that has sparked widespread criticism from scientists and politicians alike, the UK government...
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Inside DeepL: How the startup is rivalling machine translation giants
AI translation has transformed the way we communicate, breaking down language barriers in an unprecedented way....
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EU bets on quantum tech to boost its cybersecurity needs
The EU has launched the Nostradamus project, aiming to enable high-level cybersecurity with quantum tech. Led...
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Podcast: Domestic robots from Norway; Reface's Anton Volovyk 🇺🇦
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss...
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Dutch startup nets €8M for ‘quantum modem’ tech
Delft-based QphoX just raised the biggest round of a Dutch quantum startup to date. The €8mn...
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World's first 'retina resolution' holograms are here, startup claims
UK startup VividQ claims to have created the first-ever holograms with a “retina resolution.” The milestone...
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Deep Green bags £200M to heat ‘hundreds’ of swimming pools with data centre energy
Deep Green has announced plans to heat between 100-150 swimming pools nationwide using recycled heat from...
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German roads in sight for teledriving startup Vay after US launch
German startup Vay has launched a remote-driving service in Las Vegas — and Europe could be...
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Big tech keeping consumers ‘in the dark,’ European rivals say
Twenty-four European companies have banded together to accuse big tech of not doing enough to engage...
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Dutch quantum dot startup bags €5M to improve X-ray imaging
Deep tech startup QDI Systems has secured €5mn in Series A funding to further boost its...
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Northvolt raises €4.6B to expand Europe's first homegrown battery gigafactory
Swedish battery maker Northvolt has raised €4.6bn to boost the expansion of Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory...
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Red Sea shipping crisis latest headache for Tesla in Europe
The escalating situation in the Red Sea has forced Tesla to halt production at its gigafactory...
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Doomed US lander crushes hopes for first European tech on the Moon
The Peregrine lunar lander is set to crash back to Earth in a sudden end to...
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Startup behind world’s first hydrogen eVTOL eyes 2025 takeoff
Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has unveiled designs for the world’s first hydrogen-electric vertical takeoff and landing...
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These AI binoculars just made birdwatching a whole lot easier
As a kid, perhaps unsurprisingly, I was the only person I knew interested in birdwatching. Nevertheless,...