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UK grants Europe-first cultivated meat approval — to pet food
Cultivated meat is now approved for sale in Europe — but don’t break out the fine...
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Autonomous kite-powered boats promise faster, cheaper, greener shipping
From your phone to your clothes or even the breakfast you ate this morning, there’s a...
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Samsung buys UK startup to boost 'personalised AI experiences'
Samsung has snapped up UK startup Oxford Semantic Technologies, in a bid to “hyper-personalise” user experiences with...
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Google backs Danish startup using ancient bacteria to ferment CO2 into valuable chemicals
Danish startup Again has raised money… again. Google Ventures and Berlin-based HV Capital led the $43mn...
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ASML orders up 24%, with China still the biggest market
While this year thus far has been less profitable for ASML, the tech giant saw orders...
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Ariane 6 brings hope; how European companies use AI
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss...
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Riverlane and Atlantic Quantum join forces to advance fault-tolerant quantum computing
Today, UK error-correction specialist Riverlane and startup Atlantic Quantum announced they have entered into a strategic...
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DeepL launches new LLM that ‘outperforms’ Google Translate, ChatGPT
Since its launch in 2017, DeepL has successfully rivalled machine translation giants such as Google Translate....
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Yandex founder launches new Amsterdam-based AI venture after Russia divestment
Yandex founder Arkady Volozh is building a cloud service platform for developers to train artificial intelligence...
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UK AI startups are now worth $256B, says report
UK-based AI startups are now worth $256bn, according to new data from Dealroom and HSBC Innovation...
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UK scaleup Huma launches ‘Shopify-like’ platform for digital health tools
UK-based Huma has launched today the Huma Cloud Platform, a “Shopify-like” tool for the healthcare ecosystem...
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UK solar tech scaleup Naked Energy raises £17M for global expansion
UK-based Naked Energy has raised £17mn in a Series B round to boost the global expansion...
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How Europe’s universities are using AI to battle dementia
If there’s one area where AI can truly have an unprecedented positive impact, it is healthcare...
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French startup launches first LLM built exclusively for ad copy
French startup AdCreative.ai has launched a new large language model build exclusively for advertising. Named AdLLM Spark,...
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Innovation thrives at the intersection of academia and entrepreneurship. Universities serve as breeding grounds for startups...
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Military AI startup Helsing bags €450M to defend NATO from Russia
Military AI startup Helsing has raised a whopping €450mn at a reported valuation of €5bn. The...
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Oxford Ionics doubles performance of previous quantum chip world record
UK-based startup Oxford Ionics today announced a significant achievement for its ion-trapped quantum processors, demonstrating over...
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New hope for European tech? VC funding up 12% to $30B in 2024
Whisper it, but startup funding is showing signs of a rebound. Venture capital investment in Europe...
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PhotonDelta’s new Silicon Valley hub to merge Dutch and US photonic chip expertise
PhotonDelta, a photonic chip accelerator in the Netherlands, has opened an office in Silicon Valley —...
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US chip giant AMD to buy European LLM leader Silo AI for $665M
US chipmaker AMD has agreed a $665mn (€614mn) deal to buy Finnish startup Silo AI, one...
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Daniel Keiper-Knorr on startups and funding; fusion power in Europe delayed again
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss...
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Icelandic VC closes $87M fund as country's startup scene comes of age
Amid increasing interest in Iceland’s tech ecosystem, Reykjavik-based Frumtak Ventures has closed a $87M fund aimed...
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Air taxis cleared for Paris Olympics, Macron offered seat on flight
Air taxis have been cleared for takeoff during the Paris Olympics — and President Macron has...
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Ariane 6 has lift off! Rocket launches Europe back into space
Finally, Europe has regained independent access to space. The continent reestablished a sovereign launch capacity on...