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Grindr users sue app for allegedly selling HIV data to advertisers
Grindr is being sued. The LGBTQ+ dating app is accused of sharing its users’ medical data...
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Is this the future of coffee? Kaffa Roastery releases AI-conic blend
I am really into (my friends might say somewhat obsessed with) coffee. Not just for the...
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3 carbon capture technologies you’ve probably never heard of
We will all face the consequences of runaway climate change. Unless, maybe, you live in one...
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Brits to issue their own sick notes via algorithm under plan to save GP time
In an attempt to reduce the workload of GPs, the UK is planning to introduce a...
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Earth Day: Ecosia launches world’s first energy-generating browser
Today — on Earth Day — non-profit search engine Ecosia has launched the “greenest browser on...
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European startups rejoice — VC investment is on the rise again
New data published today by Dealroom reveal that European VC investment rose 5% year-on-year for the...
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How OpenAI and Microsoft reawakened a sleeping software giant
Just a decade ago, the world’s biggest tech beast was a relative minnow. Microsoft had become...
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UK mulls fresh controls on 'sensitive tech' after China cyber claim
Britain is exploring new curbs on China’s access to “sensitive technologies” following allegations of cyber espionage....
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How to build strong, cross-cultural remote teams
For the past two years, I have worked at a company whose workforce hails from around...
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'Just like meaty sausages!' EU hosts first cultivated meat tasting
Dutch startup Meatable has hosted the first legally approved tasting of cultivated meat in Europe. On the...
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4 in 10 translators are losing work to AI. They want remuneration
AI threatens to decimate the translation profession, according to a new survey by a British union....
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The UK’s second commercial quantum computer has come online
California-based quantum circuitry company Rigetti has brought a commercially available quantum computer to the UK. Only...
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Caroline Viarouge on EIT Manufacturing and EU-UK collaboration
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss...
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China still ASML’s biggest market, but falling sales cause drop in profit
Amid the semiconductor industry’s slowdown and increasing geopolitical tensions, Dutch chip machine-maker ASML reported a decrease...
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In big election year, tech platforms are open for voter manipulation
Under orders from the EU, tech giants have launched 11 advertising transparency tools. None of them...
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Air taxi firm raises $110M, plans to launch service in 2026
A British drone maker plans to launch air taxis in 2026 after raising a whopping $110mn....
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Tree-planting search engine Ecosia to monitor reforestation from space
Berlin-based Ecosia, best known as the tree-planting search engine, has teamed up with French startup Kanop...
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Google will outpace Microsoft in AI investment, DeepMind CEO says
We have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past year-and-a-half,...
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Dutch deep tech fund for photonics startups reaches €75M after second close
PhotonVentures, a Dutch deep tech fund aiming to boost Europe’s photonics industry, has closed its second...
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Dutch cultivated meat startup secures €40M for ‘world’s kindest burger’
In 2013, Dutch scientist Mark Post unveiled the world’s first cultivated meat burger on live television...
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French software firm launches biggest IPO on EU stock exchange in 3 years
French SaaS company Planisware launched its initial public offering (IPO) today, reaching a valuation of €1.11bn....
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Climate tech heavyweights EQT, Contrarian launch investment ‘playbook’
More than 50 European VCs and startups have joined forces to launch Climate Brick — a...
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To legislate or not to legislate? How EU and UK differ in their approach to AI
The boom of artificial intelligence has spurred a regulatory frenzy across the globe — and Europe...
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Gamers suit up: You can now build ESA’s future lunar base in Fortnite
Space nerds delight: you can now play as an astronaut in Fortnite. You can even team...