The race to power Europe’s warehouses with robots
The robot arms train every night. About half a dozen of them, flexing in silence. They practise picking up items thousands of times over, to test whether their latest algorithms…
EU warning to Musk ahead of Trump interview draws ire of X
Much has been said today about the interview that took place on Monday between Elon Musk and Donald Trump on X. Delayed by technical reasons, which Musk blamed on DDOS attacks,…
Balderton Capital announces $1.3B fund for European tech
Balderton Capital today announced the closing of its $1.3bn early stage and growth funds in a sign of the European tech sector regaining investor confidence and momentum. We are often…
Nonconsensual deepfake pornography is a bane on society — here’s how Europe can fight it
Just as the sun rises and sets, some things are inevitable. Consider technology. As soon as something new emerges, people invariably find a way to abuse it. In recent years,…
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 models. Named Nebius Group, the company says its aim is to become a European…
Cultivating giants: How nurturing university spinouts fuels innovation ecosystems
Innovation thrives at the intersection of academia and entrepreneurship. Universities serve as breeding grounds for startups poised to disrupt industries with their novel ideas and cutting-edge technologies. Yet, the path…
TNW Podcast: 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 the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the…
Meta and Vodafone collaborate to boost short-form video quality across Europe
In a collab between big tech and telcos, Meta and Vodafone today announced the roll-out of network optimisation across 11 different markets in Europe to free up capacity and boost…
Munich startup planqc secures €50M for ‘Made in Germany’ quantum computers
German quantum computing startup planqc yesterday announced a Series A raise of €50mn. A mere 18 months after its founding, the startup has already scaled its digital atom-based technology to…
EU awards €1B and 8 million supercomputing hours to 4 AI startups
The EU’s supercomputer alliance yesterday announced the winners of its AI startup competition. Four companies will split €1bn — and precious uptime on world-class high-performance computer systems to train their…
EU awards €1M and 8 million supercomputing hours to 4 AI startups
The EU’s supercomputer alliance yesterday announced the winners of its AI startup competition. Four companies will split €1mn — and precious uptime on world-class high-performance computer systems to train their…
TNW Conference 2024: A spotlight on the EU’s space ambitions
As we count down to TNW conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, we’re previewing the sessions that we’re most excited about. This year, we’re seeing the EU take…