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 and support the company’s battery recycling plans. Specifically, the capital will help expand cathode…

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These AI binoculars just made birdwatching a whole lot easier — and more expensive

As a kid, perhaps unsurprisingly, I was the only person I knew interested in birdwatching. Nevertheless, I regularly went out in nature armed with my binoculars, bird book, and camera,…

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EU joins UK in scrutinising OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft

Antitrust regulators in the EU have joined their British counterparts in scrutinising Microsoft’s alliance with OpenAI. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said on Tuesday that it’s “checking whether…

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These are the most stable tech sectors for job seekers in 2024

Instability is at the heart of technology, as new innovations constantly change the game. However, the last couple of years have been especially volatile as interest rates rose, VC funding…

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