Dutch startup Nuwa claims to have invented the “world’s most advanced pen” that digitises notes written by hand. Nuwa plans to launch the device this March. The Groningen-based company today announced…
Britain is set to test facial verification tech that removes the need for passports, but experts have dashed hopes of a full launch this year. The project was unveiled this…
With more and more EVs on the road, the need for battery recycling and reuse has emerged as a necessity to further enhance the sustainability of these vehicles. But there’s…
Although the EU introduced the equal pay for equal work principle in 1957, the gender pay gap stubbornly persists — 67 years later. Women in the block earn on average…
Following an order by the Dutch government, ASML — the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end chipmaking equipment — will curb shipments of two of its machines to China. Specifically, the…
It has been a rough year for climate tech. While it fared slightly better than other sectors, total venture and private equity investment in planet-saving technologies fell 40% this year,…
Recent technological advances are transforming the medtech sector. European companies and research institutions are working on solutions aimed at improving our knowledge and response to genetics, diseases that impact millions…
Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023. The watershed moment arrived at the end of the previous year, with the November 30 release of ChatGPT. Just two months later, the OpenAI system…
2023 has been a tough funding year for European startups — even being characterised as the “most depressed” in VC exit value in a decade. Amid uncertainty and a staggering…
AI’s ability to beat human players in games like chess and GO is no longer surprising. After all, artificial intelligence has proved it can outperform its animate creators in certain…
Today, Dutch neobank bunq launched its generative AI platform — Finn. Running on open large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI and Meta, the new chatbot function is designed to help…
Today, Dutch neobank bunq launched its generative AI platform — Finn. Running on open large language models (LLMs) from OpenAI and Meta, the new chatbot function is designed to help…