German mobility startup FlixBus is best known for its fleet of big green buses that whisk passengers around mainland Europe at affordable prices â akin to Greyhound in the US. But there is also a rail-bound version of FlixBus dubbed, you guessed it, FlixTrain. The service began operations in 2018, following the opening of German rail lines to private competition five years earlier. By mid-2022, the company serviced over 70... Read more âș
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Rolls-Royce has completed the first tests of its UltraFan demonstrator aircraft engine at its facility in Derby,UK. The tests were conducted using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) primarily from waste-based feedstock, but the company is also exploring options for hybrid-electric and hydrogen-powered options. âThe UltraFan demonstrator is a game changer. In the making for nearly a decade, UltraFan has been designed to showcase technologies that can deliver greater fuel efficiency... Read more âș
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Tom Furness will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), weâve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! Since the worldâs first (and rather crude) VR machine... Read more âș
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Jinhua Zhao and Shashi Verma will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), weâve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! Urban transport systems are straining under... Read more âș
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A UK startup has unveiled a unique system for bringing spacecraft back to Earth. The company, named Space Forge, developed the tech to provide a low-cost and sustainable way of reusing satellites. Ultimately, the startup wants the system to support in-space manufacturing, which can produce materials that canât be made on Earth. These âsupermaterialsâ have transformative potential for electronics, pharmaceuticals, and alloys. Unfortunately, returning them to Earth is currently painfully... Read more âș
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While Europeâs climate tech companies raised a record $13.2bn in 2022, investment is nowhere near the levels required to combat climate change, according to a new report by World Fund. Specifically, analysts from the European climate tech VC, in collaboration with Cleantech Group and PwC, have found that investment needs are outpacing investment volumes at an exponentially increasing rate. The numbers are telling. For the EU to reach its goal... Read more âș
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A growing number of founders are leveraging the power of technology to help solve some of societyâs biggest problems, from developing self-monitoring digital health platforms that give patients more autonomy to finding new solutions for storing renewable energy. Today, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, itâs particularly important to recognise the advancements a growing number of founders have made in making technology open, equal, and accessible to all, from creating devices... Read more âș
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Award-winning innovators Caroline Lair and Lucia Gallardo will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), weâve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! Social inequality and climate... Read more âș
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The crackdown on cryptocurrency escalated today after lawmakers called for consumer trading to be regulated like gambling. In a new report by a cross-party committee, British politicians claimed the likes of Bitcoin and Ether have âno intrinsic valueâ and serve âno useful social purpose.â They also noted several adverse impacts of cryptocurrencies. Specifically, they highlighted the vast energy consumption, the risk to consumer traders, and the criminal use in scams,... Read more âș
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Itâs been a rough start to 2023 for European startups. In the first quarter of the year, dealmaking decelerated, valuations flattened, and exits remained subdued, according to new research. Analysts from PitchBook, a financial data firm, found that investor priorities have shifted from growth at all costs to profitability. After a boom in VC activity that trickled into early 2022, reports of lower growth rates, workforce reductions, and tougher funding... Read more âș
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Barbara Belvisi, award-winning innovator and entrepreneur, will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), weâve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! Picture a future where technology... Read more âș
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Eu regulators have greenlit Microsoftâsacquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, but analysts warn that the deal remains a long way from completion. The EU approved the $69 billion (âŹ63bn) takeover after Microsoft agreed to several pro-competition remedies. Most notably, the company pledged to automatically license popular Activision Blizzard games, such as Call of Duty, to rival cloud gaming services. âThe commitments offered by Microsoft will enable for the first time... Read more âș
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Whether or not AI lives up to the hype surrounding it will largely depend on good prompt engineering. Prompt engineering is the key to unlocking useful â and usable â outputs from generative AI, such as ChatGPT or its image-making counterpart DALL-E. These AI tools use natural language processing so they can take a userâs typed inputs and turn them into their desired outputs. However, as many who have tried... Read more âș
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If youâre working with other people â which most of us are â itâs quite likely that youâre spending a sizeable chunk of your time in meetings. Before COVID-19, youâd expect most meetings to be conducted in-person, and business travel was much more prolific than it is these days. The pandemic changed that dynamic beyond recognition, as startups and corporates alike suddenly discovered that a lot of things can actually... Read more âș
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Organs-on-chips, recyclable wind turbine blades, and robotic farmers â these are just some of the technologies earmarked for funding under a new growth programme approved by the Dutch government last week. NXTGEN HIGHTECH will invest âŹ1 billion over the next seven years in an effort to make the Netherlands Europeâs leading high-tech cluster. The programme is the initiative of prominent Dutch innovation accelerators including Holland High Tech, TNO, and FME,... Read more âș
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At the beginning of May, a student team from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands unveiled what could be the worldâs most efficient hydrogen car. Dubbed ERXII, the vehicle is slated to cover over 2,000km on just 1kg of hydrogen fuel â equivalent to the distance between Amsterdam and Kyiv. This claim will be tested in June at Shellâs Eco-Marathon event in France. Eco-Runner will go head-to-head with student... Read more âș
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This profile is part of the main prize of the Pitch Battle at TNW Valencia 2023 won by Crowmie. Want your company to get featured as well? Youâve only got a few days to join the startup contest at TNW Conference in Amsterdam on June 15 & 16! Valenciaâs hottest green-fintech startup is on a mission to break down the high barriers to investment in the energy sector and make... Read more âș
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Teemu Arina will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), weâve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! I often fantasise about biohacking my useless brain. At... Read more âș
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Northvolt, Europeâs biggest battery maker, has confirmed that it will build its next gigafactory in Heide, Germany, following the federal governmentâs pledge to provide state aid. The announcement comes after several months of uncertainty. In March 2022, the Swedish manufacturer and the German state of Schleswig-Holstein signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a factory in the region. But in October 2022, Northvolt said it might postpone the plan and... Read more âș
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At a time when the electronics industry is constantly luring consumers into buying the latest and most advanced devices, Amsterdam-based Fairphone has made a name for itself by doing the exact opposite. Best known for its sustainably-made, modular, and repairable (DIY style) smartphones, the startup is now applying the same ethos to another product segment: headphones. The newly-launched Fairbuds XL are a pair of over-ear wireless headphones, priced at âŹ249.... Read more âș
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