Under the UKâs new cybersecurity law, consumer smart devices can no longer allow the use of weak, easy-to-guess passwords, such as âadminâ or â12345.â This is part of a set of minimum-security standards the UK is requiring to protect consumers from hacking and cyberattacks. The law covers every smart device that comes with internet or network connectivity, ranging from TVs and phones to game consoles, connected fridges, and smart doorbells.... Read more âș
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Polestar has successfully charged its upcoming EV model in just 10 minutes.   The Swedish car maker achieved the feat using a âsilicon-dominantâ battery built by Israeli startup StoreDot. Polestar installed the battery in a fully drivable prototype of its Polestar 5 model, set to go on sale next year. It managed to charge the EV from 10% to 80% under the 10-minute time cap. StoreDotâs batteries use silicon anodes instead... Read more âș
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Our understanding of the challenges women face in the startup ecosystem is limited. Past research has focused on overt negative sexist attitudes that question womenâs competence and suitability for entrepreneurship. This view overlooks the existence of more subtle, yet pervasive and socially acceptable, sexist attitudes that often go unnoticed. Given the sheer number of people interested or working in startups today, from investors to suppliers to job applicants, the effects... Read more âș
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Hallo, Netherlands! Welcome to TNWâs first weekly round-up of tech news from our glorious home country. As we count down to TNW conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, weâre ramping up our coverage of the Dutch IT sector. Weâd also love to hear your thoughts on the local ecosystem. Drop us a line if you want to showcase your startup, share a digital tip, or just tell us... Read more âș
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In 2022, over 20,000 Lithuanians returned to their country of birth from abroad. A high quality of life coupled with a booming entrepreneurial ecosystem and a collaborative mentality has contributed to what investors are calling a âreverse brain drain.â Many of their minds reemerge in the countryâs startup scene. It was on a visit to Lisbon that I first heard someone refer to Lithuania as âa hidden gemâ of Europeâs... Read more âș
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DeepL, which has been rivalling machine translation giants such as Google Translate and Microsoft Translator, has launched an AI writing assistant tailored for businesses. Dubbed DeepL Write Pro, the product acts as a creative assistant for use during the drafting process. It provides suggestions on word choice, phrasing, style, and tone, aiming to improve the text, while preserving the writerâs own voice. Currently available in English and German, the tool... Read more âș
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British cybersecurity flag bearer Darktrace is set to leave Londonâs stock market after agreeing a ÂŁ4.3bn sale to US private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Shareholders will have to approve the takeover before itâs rubber-stamped. The chair of Darktrace, Gordon Hurst, said the deal represents âan attractive premium and an opportunity for shareholders.â âThe proposed acquisition will provide Darktrace access to a strong financial partner in Thoma Bravo, with deep software... Read more âș
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Time and again, leading scientists, technologists, and philosophers have made spectacularly terrible guesses about the direction of innovation. Even Einstein was not immune, claiming, âThere is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable,â just ten years before Enrico Fermi completed construction of the first fission reactor in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, the consensus switched to fears of an imminent nuclear holocaust. Similarly, todayâs experts warn that an... Read more âș
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Cyber attackers battered Poland after the countryâs change of government late last year. DDoS attacks at the end of 2023 were nearly quadruple the countryâs average, according to cybersecurity firm NetScoutâs observations. The surge began when the Law and Justice party (PiS) lost its majority in last yearâs Polish general election. PiS had ruled the country since 2015. It was replaced by a coalition government, which reaffirmed support for Ukraineâs... Read more âș
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Demand for industrial robots is rising in Europe, especially driven by the benefits of automation. However, there are ongoing challenges in ensuring seamless collaboration with humans while maintaining safety. To address this issue, a consortium of European universities, technology accelerators, and private research labs is launching the RoboSAPIENs project. The aim is to build the necessary safety mechanisms with a particular focus on adaptive industrial robots â a category of... Read more âș
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A British startup today unveiled new AI humans that blur the line between the virtual and the real. Synthesia calls the digital beings âExpressive Avatars.â They promise the most realistic emotional expressions on the market. Generated by an AI model thatâs trained on footage of real actors, the avatars are built for video creation. Users simply enter a text prompt and the synthetic humans read them out on a screen.... Read more âș
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Dutch car-sharing platform SnappCar, which claims to be the largest of its kind in the Netherlands, has been fully acquired by AutoBinck Group â a shareholder in the scaleup since its founding in 2011. The ownership change also sees the return of SnappCarâs founder, Victor van Tol, in the role of the CEO. Van Told told local newspaper mt/sprout that the acquisition will enable faster decisions and eliminate the need... Read more âș
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A startup promising âuniversal AI computeâ has joined Franceâs thriving artificial intelligence sector. Paris-based FlexAI emerged from stealth today with a âŹ28.5mn war chest and an ambitious plan to âunlock the future of machine intelligence.â To pick that lock, FlexAI is rearchitecting compute infrastructure. The planâs centrepiece is an on-demand cloud service. Set to launch later this year, the product will enable developers to build and train AI applications with... Read more âș
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Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast â the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In todayâs episode, Ioanna and Andrii talk about the potentially good news about ASMLâs future in the Netherlands, the latest developments at Stability AI, carbon capture solutions, and much more. The guest of the... Read more âș
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Itâs safe to say that the age of generative AI is well and truly upon us, rapidly changing the world of work as we know it. According to the World Economic Forumâs 2023 Future of Jobs Report, more than 75% of companies are looking to adopt technologies like AI in the next five years, so itâs no surprise that career opportunities in the space are exploding, especially for developers. But... Read more âș
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A British startup aims to launch science satellites into space in 2025 after raising a fresh ÂŁ2mn. Blue Skies Space has devised a unique business plan for the stargazers. They will be the first-ever science satellites that provide data directly to researchers via a membership model, the company said. The approach offers a new route to the secrets of our universe. Currently, researchers rely on government agencies such as NASA... Read more âș
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In a major win for the Dutch tech industry, chip giant ASML intends to remain and further expand in the Netherlands. The chip machine manufacturer has signed a non-binding letter of intent with the City Council of Eindhoven, eyeing a potential expansion at the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC), west of the city. Located at Eindhovenâs Brainport region â a major tech and innovation hub in Europe â BIC is dedicated... Read more âș
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Yesterday, the EU issued TikTok an ultimatum. The Chinese-owned social media app was given just 24 hours to outline the mental health risks related to its new app TikTok Lite or face huge daily fines. This is the EUâs second probe into TikTok under the Digital Service Act (DSA). The DSA is a new law to protect users from harmful or illegal online content. It requires large platforms like TikTok... Read more âș
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Grindr is being sued. The LGBTQ+ dating app is accused of sharing its usersâ medical data with advertisers. This data includes their HIV status. UK law firm Austen Hays filed the claim at Londonâs High Court yesterday. The class action lawsuit represents hundreds of users of the app.  Austen Hays claims that US-based Grindr breached UK data protection law by selling sensitive data to third parties without usersâ consent. Aside... Read more âș
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I am really into (my friends might say somewhat obsessed with) coffee. Not just for the hits of caffeine that fuel our productivity-enthralled capitalist society, but also for the taste, as well as different styles of brewing (although my Swedish roots make me partial to a pour-over). Sadly, I do not often get to write about it, as â even though coffee roasting and brewing rely on technological engineering â... Read more âș
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