VanMoof: What startups can learn from the rise and fall of an ebike superstar

Since launching in 2009, VanMoof, known for its sleek, high-tech city bikes, developed an almost cult-like following — from the streets of Amsterdam to New York.  Today, what was once…

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AI startup launches ‘fastest data processing engine’ on the market

Paris-based and female-founded AI startup Pathway has announced the general launch of its data processing engine. Reportedly, it is up to 90x faster than existing streaming solutions, and promises to…

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Can new advances in AI bring the ‘human touch’ chatbots are sorely missing?

When chatbots first became commercially accessible, companies big and small embraced them with open arms. “Have a robot handle easy customer service questions in seconds? Amazing!” — we thought. The…

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Europe-built robotic arm to launch into space aboard Airbus’ OneSat satellites

A robotic arm made solely by European manufacturers has passed its qualification review for launch into space on the OneSat range of satellites.  The robotic deployment and pointing system enables…

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Critical infrastructure radio tech ‘easily hacked’ through deliberate backdoor

Dutch researchers have found vulnerabilities in TETRA — a radio technology used across the world to control critical infrastructure such as power grids, gas pipelines, and trains.  The researchers, Job…

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