The Vision Pro arrived with great fanfare. At the launch event in California, Apple CEO Tim Cook described the new headset as a ârevolutionaryâ device that heralds a ânew era of spatial computingâ. Bold claims indeed, but Appleâs track record lends them credibility. The tech giant has already redefined music players, tablets, laptops, desktops, smartwatches, and headphones. Analysts are now proclaiming an âiPhone momentâ for extended reality (XR). Across the... Read more âș
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Cultivated grown is on its way to American plates â and European startups want a spot in the kitchen. In a landmark moment for the sector, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given two companies approval to sell lab-grown meat, which is made by taking cells from living animals. After extraction, the cells are placed in a bioreactor and grown into muscle tissue. Finally, the flesh is shaped into... Read more âș
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The EUâs industry chief Thierry Breton travelled to Silicon Valley this week to prep tech giants for sweeping new rules governing social media, AI, and data. Breton also made the trip to inaugurate the Commissionâs first-ever office in Silicon Valley, as the bloc looks to plant its flag firmly on big techâs home turf.  EU officials entered Twitterâs headquarters yesterday to conduct a mock exercise with the companyâs staff to... Read more âș
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Lithuania is planning to build Europeâs largest startup campus in the capital Vilnius, as it looks to attract the next in tech talent. Lithuanian co-working company Tech Zity is investing âŹ100m into the new campus which, upon completion in 2024, will provide private workspace for some 5,000 tech workers. The hub will also house co-working and co-living spaces, events spaces, meeting rooms, and no less than 10 restaurants. The site... Read more âș
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A new algorithm can determine male fertility at a faster and more accurate rate than previously possible, according to research by UK startup Bayezian. The breakthrough arrives amid growing issues for couples trying to get pregnant. A recent report from the World Health Organisation estimated that one in six people globally is now affected by infertility. Despite perceptions that itâs âwomenâs business,â men now contribute to approximately 50% of fertility... Read more âș
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This story is syndicated from the premium edition of PreSeed Now, a newsletter that digs into the product, market, and founder story of UK-founded startups so you can understand how they fit into whatâs happening in the wider world and startup ecosystem. The space race is back on, with a growing number of commercial operators keen to follow in SpaceXâs exhaust trail. This means thereâs real demand to accelerate the... Read more âș
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Quick commerce platform Getir is bidding adieu to the French market â less than two years since starting its operations in the country. In a press release sent to AFP, the company said that it will soon exit France and seek a buyer for âall of parts of the group.â The Turkish-owned Getir Group encompasses Getir, Gorillas, and Frichti. âThe complex legal environment and the regulations imposed by local administrations... Read more âș
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European ride-hailing firm Bolt will start using self-driving robots to deliver customersâ food as part of a new partnership with fellow Estonian company Starship Technologies, announced yesterday.  Bolt, one of Europeâs most highly valued tech companies, plans to roll out thousands of the robots across multiple countries, starting in its home city of Tallinn later this year. A competitor of Uber, Bolt has more than 100 million customers in Europe,... Read more âș
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From virtual assistants to voiceovers for audiobooks, AI voice generation has emerged as a rapidly growing field â and itâs no wonder that companies are rushing to tap into the technologyâs potential. Among them is Valencia-based Voicemod. The startup has developed an AI voice changer and soundboard software that enables instant speech-to-speech conversion. Unlike most of its competitors, the company claims that it transforms voices in real time and with... Read more âș
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Two years after Mark Zuckerberg launched it into orbit, the metaverse is crashing back to Earth. As the hype sparked by Facebookâs rebrand fades amid jaw-dropping losses, risible selfies, and the generative AI boom, reality is setting in â which is when things start getting interesting. Metaverse stalwarts are now fighting for competing visions. On one side are the centralised platforms owned by the likes of Meta and Roblox. Under... Read more âș
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The EUâs new pay transparency directive wonât close the gender pay gap by itself. But it will help. After all, if you want to close the gender wage gap you first have to have data. Under the new directive, EU companies will be required to share information about how much they pay men and women for work of equal value and will have to take action if their gender pay... Read more âș
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Edinburgh-based aerospace startup Skyrora announced yesterday it had commenced a series of full-duration tests of its updated 3D-printed 70kN engine. The new design features an improved engine cooling chamber and can be built approximately 66% faster at a 20% cost reduction. It is meant to take the company closer to commercial orbital launch later this year from the SaxaVord Spaceport that is being developed on Lamba Ness in Unst, Shetland.... Read more âș
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The EU risks falling short of its ambition to become a global superpower in EV battery production, a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) warns. Although the unionâs industrial policy on batteries has been promoted effectively over the past few years, the bloc still faces three major challenges: limited access to raw materials, uncertainty on whether battery production will reach the required levels, as well as insufficient and... Read more âș
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Intel and the German government have struck a deal on how to split the bill for a massive chip factory in Magdeburg, marking the end of a months-long funding dispute. The US chip giant agreed yesterday to fork out more than âŹ30bn to develop the plant, a deal Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed as the single biggest foreign direct investment in German history. The government has also agreed to up its... Read more âș
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In a world scorched by climate change, cooling technology is far from a luxury. It saves lives, keeps food fresh and ensures comfort at home or in the office. Ten new air conditioners are to be sold every second between now and 2050, according to the International Energy Agency. But all those machines, running for hours on end, gobble up vast quantities of electricity. These devices also tend to contain... Read more âș
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Helixx has a unique vision of urban mobility. The British startup has engineered a range of affordable electric vehicles. The company also designed a manufacturing system for the EVs. But Helixx doesnât plan to actually build the cars. Instead, it wants Helixx customers to build them. At first glance, that may look like a lazy strategy. But the pitch has an intriguing foundation: a âfactory in a boxâ that clients... Read more âș
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Intel has announced plans to build a âŹ4.6bn semiconductor assembly and testing facility in Poland, as the EU looks to ramp up production of the chips â critical components in everything from cars to refrigerators. The site in Wroclaw, western Poland, will employ 2,000 people and is expected to be completed in 2027. Design and planning will begin immediately, with construction to commence pending European Commission approval.   2027 is also... Read more âș
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Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic will grant the UK government âearly or priority accessâ to their models for research and safety purposes, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revealed during his speech at London Tech Week. While itâs still unclear what type of data the tech companies have pledged to share, the aim of the move is to help the government better understand and evaluate the opportunities and risks of these systems.... Read more âș
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TNW Conference 2023 is a wrap! And what a couple of days it has been; a whirlwind of phenomenal insights, extraordinary events and connections across the entire tech ecosystem. We have talked about diversity and inclusion, why to design anything in the first place, the importance of building not only scaleups but âstayups,â how to secure funding from VCs and beyond, and, of course, there were plenty of discussions on... Read more âș
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A new generation of talented and sustainability-focused tech entrepreneurs are already dreaming up innovative ideas to shift our daily habits and tackle climate change. Over the past five years, the Battle of the Minds competition has called on students and recent graduates from across the globe to pitch and develop novel solutions to some of the worldâs most pressing social and environmental problems. Together, country based teams compete in a... Read more âș
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