Taiwan’s TSMC is planning more chip fabs in Europe
In what could be a big win for the EU’s chip industry, Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council Minister, Wu Cheng-wen, says TSMC is planning to further expand operations in…
EU backs Dutch scaleup Lumicks to fast-track discovery of cancer treatments
Amsterdam-based scaleup Lumicks has secured €20mn from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate the discovery of immunotherapy drugs for cancer. The venture debt funding will help Lumicks further develop…
TNW Conference 2025 theme spotlight: AI and Deeptech
Debates about AI are everywhere these days. Families are chatting about its impacts on their lives. Politicians are deliberating over the laws that oversee it. Workers are talking about the…
Norwegian startup Muybridge emerges from stealth to ‘reinvent’ the camera
Deep tech startup Mybridge has emerged from the shadows with an €8mn investment to fuel its objective — to revolutionise the way we take photos. Founded by Håkon Espeland and…
AI is changing science: Google DeepMind duo win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Google DeepMind scientists Demis Hassabis and John Jumper today won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The duo will share the prestigious prize — seen as the pinnacle of scientific…
Holiday homes platform launches ‘global first’ visual search engine
Danish startup Landfolk has launched a visual search engine for holiday homes. Named Daisy, the feature invites users to search for their dream destinations. They can enter endless prompts, from…
OpenAI deepens European footprint with new hubs in Paris, Brussels
OpenAI is opening new offices in Paris and Brussels as the ChatGPT maker accelerates its global expansion plans. The new sites increase the company’s European presence to four offices. They…
Nebius is tripling Nvidia GPU capacity at its AI data centre in Finland
“Welcome on board. I have been tasked with taking you to Mäntsälä — in the middle of nowhere,” the minivan driver greets us in the characteristic clear and unhurried intonations…
Stockholm startup Lovable raises $7.5M for AI coding assistant
Stockholm-based Lovable has raised $7.5mn in pre-seed funding for its newly-launched AI coding assistant that promises to make everyone a dev. Dubbed GPT Engineer, the AI coding tool generates production-ready code…
Ukraine’s new F-16 simulator spotlights a ‘paradigm shift’ led from Europe
To the average eye, extended reality is starting to look bleak. The metaverse has bombed, the Apple Vision Pro has flopped, and Sony has all but abandoned the PSVR. Sadly…
ESA’s ‘planetary defence mission’ has startups dreaming of asteroid mining
Europe’s spacetech elite are making their final preparations for a groundbreaking meeting with an asteroid. A spacecraft called Hera — named after the Greek goddess of marriage — will make…
AI startup Poolside raises $500M as AI coding market booms
AI startup Poolside has raised a whopping $500mn — and it still hasn’t even launched a product. Despite the barren release schedule, the company has become an investors’ darling. The…