What caused the X outage that Musk is blaming on Ukraine?
Social media platform X was hit by a series of outages yesterday in what its owner Elon Musk has called a “massive cyberattack” stemming from Ukraine. Analysts believe the disruption…
4 European satellite firms are vying to replace Starlink in Ukraine
EU governments are in talks with four European satellite firms about providing a back-up service for Starlink in Ukraine, as the region pushes to boost tech sovereignty amid mounting transatlantic…
Exclusive: Startup combines physics with AI to discover new green materials ’10x faster’
AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or DeepSeek have radically disrupted the way we access and generate information. However, these systems are general — they are jacks of all trades but…
This fusion-powered rocket could half the time it takes to get to Mars
Interplanetary travel might be about to get a whole lot faster — and hotter. UK startup Pulsar Fusion today unveiled “Sunbird,” a nuclear fusion-powered rocket concept that could halve the…
Dutch women tech leaders call for stronger support for female founders
In the run-up to every International Women’s Day (IWD), new data is released on gender inequity in tech. Frequently, the findings are disheartening. This week, one report estimated that female…
Elon Musk’s MAGA role opens doors for European rivals to Starlink
As Elon Musk was saluting Donald Trump in the US Congress yesterday, the South African’s divisive politics were opening new doors to his business rivals in Europe. Musk’s role in…
Big Tech’s quantum race is a golden opportunity for Dutch startup QuantWare
The obscure world of quantum computing is emerging from the lab and into the public domain — fuelled by Big Tech’s recent progress in quantum processors. In the past few…
€199B: The cost of overlooking European deep tech firms led by women
It’s no secret that European tech has a gender equity problem. Men dominate the leadership of most companies in the sector. Women founders struggle to raise VC money, and there’s…
UK autonomous driving startup Wayve rolls into Germany with new testing hub
British autonomous driving startup Wayve is set to establish a testing and development hub in Germany as it prepares to deploy self-driving vehicles in Europe’s largest automotive market. Wayve’s new…
German defence ministry asks startup to build hypersonic spaceplane
Germany’s armed forces have commissioned Bremen-based startup Polaris to develop a two-stage, fully reusable hypersonic space plane — and given the team just three years to build it. Dubbed Aurora,…
DataSnipper CEO: Europe doesn’t have to follow the Silicon Valley playbook
For decades, European tech insiders have looked across the Atlantic with a mix of admiration and frustration. Casting envious eyes on the deep-pocketed VCs, an enormous consumer market, and a…
Tech companies are cashing in on the bizarre science of organ preservation
Gene-edited pig livers, synthetic embryos, and 3D-printed tissue implants… the world of organ transplantation is becoming increasingly bizarre as scientists explore high-tech ways to keep people alive. These experiments are…