A microbial extract from Finnish forests can heal eczema, biotech startup says

Finland’s vast green forests are famously restorative. So restorative that they can even treat diseases. That’s according to Uute Scientific, a biotech firm based in Helsinki. The company has created…

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‘Algorithms are key to quantum utility’: IBM opens first European quantum data centre

IBM’s first quantum data centre in Europe may have been planned during his predecessor’s tenure, but it was Olaf Scholz with entourage who descended on the small German town of…

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TNW Conference is coming back with a bang — and 6 thrilling new themes

2025 marks Amsterdam’s 750th birthday. It also marks the 19th TNW Conference, which will take place on June 19 and 20 at — and you’re all invited. The show returns…

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6-fingered gloves sent to Sam Altman and EU leaders in chilling AI warning

Six-fingered gloves have been sent to global leaders as a chilling reminder of AI dangers. The gloves symbolise a disturbing digital problem: image generators giving people extra fingers. The petrifying…

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TNW Podcast: The tech, market, and culture of videogames with Ilkka Paananen, Supercell

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…

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Kylian Mbappe joins growing squad of footballers investing in European tech

Gone are the days of elite footballers buying pubs. Today’s star players prefer to put their money into tech. Kylian Mbappe is one of the new generation’s leaders. The French…

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Northvolt suspected of manslaughter in latest blow to flailing battery startup

Swedish prosecutors are set to serve Northvolt with a suspicion of gross manslaughter notice following the death of a worker at the EV battery-maker’s struggling gigafactory in the country’s icy…

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ESA’s new ‘Moon on Earth’ can launch a ‘European renaissance’ in spacetech

A new recreation of the Moon on Earth has sparked hopes of a “European renaissance” in space. Known as LUNA, the futuristic facility was inaugurated today in Cologne, Germany. The…

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London, Paris, Amsterdam are the leading VC ecosystems in Europe, report finds

London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin are the leading VC ecosystems in Europe, but the region is significantly lagging behind the US and Asia. That’s according to the latest report by…

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Milan startup opens world-first production facility for glass-based quantum photonic chips

NATO-backed Ephos announced today the opening of a production facility dedicated to glass-based quantum photonic chips — a world first, according to the startup. These chips can power quantum applications…

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