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Vinted posts first-ever annual profit after 61% revenue growth in 2023
Vinted, the popular online marketplace for second-hand fashion, has announced its first-ever annual profit. The milestone...
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Dutch startup to test hearing via brain-computer interface
MindAffect, a Netherlands-based healthtech startup, has raised €1.1mn to bring its hearing diagnostics technology to market....
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Vega-C to launch Europe and China's first joint space mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) has secured a ride for its solar wind satellite. The Solar...
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French startup bags €2M to make cancer clinical trials more accessible
Paris-based Klineo has raised €2mn for its AI platform that facilitates access to cancer clinical trials....
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OpenAI to train LLMs on Financial Times content
The Financial Times (full disclosure — the owners of The Next Web) have inked a deal...
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New UK cybersecurity law will make weak passwords a thing of the past
Under the UK’s new cybersecurity law, consumer smart devices can no longer allow the use of...
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Polestar unveils ‘world’s first’ 10-minute charge EV prototype
Polestar has successfully charged its upcoming EV model in just 10 minutes. The Swedish car...
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Study shows ‘benevolent sexism’ in startups widens the gender gap
Our understanding of the challenges women face in the startup ecosystem is limited. Past research has...
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This week in Dutch tech
Hallo, Netherlands! Welcome to TNW’s first weekly round-up of tech news from our glorious home country. As...
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Why Lithuania is a hidden gem of Europe’s startup ecosystem
In 2022, over 20,000 Lithuanians returned to their country of birth from abroad. A high quality...
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DeepL launches AI writing assistant for businesses trained on its own LLM
DeepL, which has been rivalling machine translation giants such as Google Translate and Microsoft Translator, has...
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US investor to buy Darktrace for £4.3B in blow to UK stock market
British cybersecurity flag bearer Darktrace is set to leave London’s stock market after agreeing a £4.3bn...
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To understand the risks posed by AI, follow the money
Time and again, leading scientists, technologists, and philosophers have made spectacularly terrible guesses about the direction...
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Cyberattacks on Poland surged after election of pro-Ukraine regime
Cyber attackers battered Poland after the country’s change of government late last year. DDoS attacks at...
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Europe taps deep learning to make industrial robots safer colleagues
Demand for industrial robots is rising in Europe, especially driven by the benefits of automation. However,...
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AI unicorn unveils most 'emotionally expressive' avatars on market
A British startup today unveiled new AI humans that blur the line between the virtual and...
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'Airbnb for cars' platform SnappCar changes hands in bid for 'further growth'
Dutch car-sharing platform SnappCar, which claims to be the largest of its kind in the Netherlands,...
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Paris startup adds 'universal compute' to France's AI arsenal
A startup promising “universal AI compute” has joined France’s thriving artificial intelligence sector. Paris-based FlexAI emerged...
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Podcast: Architecture in space; the future of ASML and Stability AI
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the...
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The top programming languages to learn if you want to get into AI
It’s safe to say that the age of generative AI is well and truly upon us,...
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World-first satellites for commercial science set for launch in 2025
A British startup aims to launch science satellites into space in 2025 after raising a fresh £2mn....
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Chip giant ASML plans Eindhoven expansion in big win for Dutch tech
In a major win for the Dutch tech industry, chip giant ASML intends to remain and...
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EU threatens to suspend ‘addictive’ TikTok feature by end of today
Yesterday, the EU issued TikTok an ultimatum. The Chinese-owned social media app was given just 24...
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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...