Carbon removal registry lands one of largest-ever seed rounds for climate software

The startup investment climate has been somewhat grim of late. And despite ever-mounting evidence of approaching catastrophe, financing of climate tech has also suffered, with venture funding down 40% in…

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Eurostar launches world’s first walk-through biometric corridor for rail travel

The first-ever biometric corridor for train travel opened today at Eurostar’s London terminal.  The system, developed by British tech firm iProov, replaces border checks with a facial verification checkpoint that…

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Chip wars: The escalating battle between EU, US, and China for tech supremacy

Semiconductor chips have emerged as the hottest commodity in the global race for technological supremacy. That’s because they constitute a fundamental component of electronic devices, critical for advances in a…

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The startups on a mission to upgrade Ireland’s meagre EV charging network

Next month, 50 homeowners in Ireland will start renting out their home electric car charging points to their neighbours with the help of a new app. It’s “the Airbnb of…

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Opinion: European startups should welcome global tech layoffs with open arms

Like a runaway train, the tech sector’s layoff spree shows no sign of hitting the brakes in 2023. Layoffs.fyi found that between January and May this year, more than 200,000…

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