In 2026, one of Europeâs most ambitious scientific ventures, Horizon Europe, a seven-year, roughly âŹ93 billion framework dedicated to research and innovation, underwent a quiet but significant transformation. What had once been an open invitation to researchers across the globe now carries a more guarded tenor. In critical areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum [âŠ] This story continues at The Next Web Read more âș
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Debates about AI are everywhere these days. Families are chatting about its impacts on their lives. Politicians are deliberating over the laws that oversee it. Workers are talking about the risks of job automation. Entrepreneurs are chewing over the business opportunities. And the tech world is discussing what everyone else will be discussing next. Unfortunately, these conversations have also attracted countless scoundrels. They join the chat with wild promises and... Read more âș
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Deep tech startup Mybridge has emerged from the shadows with an âŹ8mn investment to fuel its objective â to revolutionise the way we take photos. Founded by HĂ„kon Espeland and Anders Tomren in 2020, Muybridge has spent the last four years developing real-time computer vision technology that uses software to replace most of the moving parts found in traditional cameras. âMuybridge is one of those rare companies that has managed... Read more âș
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British VC fund Founders Factory has launched the Mining Tech Accelerator in partnership with Rio Tinto, as the metals giant seeks to find better ways to cash-in on surging demand for lithium, copper, and other materials critical to the clean transition. In April, Rio Tinto committed 14.4mn Australian dollars (âŹ8.8mn) to the accelerator, which will support pre-seed and seed-stage startups over the next three years. The partners unveiled the first... Read more âș
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Rising temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns have become a pressing concern within the UAE. In April, Dubai experienced its heaviest rainfall in 75 years over a 24-hour period, triggering floods and chaos. A team of researchers from the World Weather Attribution initiative reported that this event was driven partly by the climate crisis which was bringing on a 10%-40% intensity in rainfall levels. On July 20, temperatures also hit a... Read more âș
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Google DeepMind scientists Demis Hassabis and John Jumper today won this yearâs Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The duo will share the prestigious prize â seen as the pinnacle of scientific achievement â with University of Washington professor David Bakker for his work on computational protein design. âThis prize represents the promise of computational biology,â Jumper said during a press conference on Wednesday. Hassabis co-founded DeepMind in 2014. Jumper was appointed... Read more âș
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Danish startup Landfolk has launched a visual search engine for holiday homes. Named Daisy, the feature invites users to search for their dream destinations. They can enter endless prompts, from âa luxurious room overlooking the oceanâ to âa cosy cabin in the mountains.â After ingesting a query, the feature spits back images linked to properties on the platform. Users can then click-through for further details on the home. Landfolk believes... Read more âș
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Dutch-Nordic carbon capture startup Paebbl has raised $25mn as it looks to turn the sector that uses the bulk of the worldâs mined materials â the built environment â into a permanent sink for the worldâs most potent greenhouse gas â CO2. Berlin-based VC Capnamic led the round, with participation from the likes of Amazon and German cement industry giants Holcim and Goldbeck. Paebbl will use the fresh funds to... Read more âș
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Private capital investment in Belgian startups has exceeded âŹ470mn in the first half of 2024, compared to a total of âŹ424mn in 2023. At the current rate of spending, the countryâs tech ecosystem is heading for a record funding year. Thatâs according to the State of Belgian Tech Report, published today. It combines data from Dealroom, a survey of over 130 startup founders, and interviews with Belgian entrepreneurs and investors.... Read more âș
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ï»ż 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 special episode, weâre featuring a conversation between the TNW Podcast co-host Andrii Degeler and our old friend, former colleague, and current freelance contributor, Callum Booth, about the future of publishing â... Read more âș
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OpenAI is opening new offices in Paris and Brussels as the ChatGPT maker accelerates its global expansion plans. The new sites increase the companyâs European presence to four offices. They join London, which began OpenAIâs international expansion in 2023, and Dublin, which became the firmâs first EU base a few months later. Alongside the European hubs, OpenAI is also launching new offices in New York City, Seattle, Paris, Brussels, and... Read more âș
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering new measures to help close the funding gap for European startups and prevent them from relocating across the Atlantic. During a meeting with EU finance ministers yesterday in Luxembourg, the EIB proposed its âAction Planâ that aims to boost Europeâs capital markets, investments, and competitiveness. A key pillar of the plan is to increase support for the EUâs venture capital and private equity... Read more âș
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Stop for a moment and pay attention to the things around you. The clothes youâre wearing, the device youâre using, what youâre sitting on, the building youâre in. What are they made of? The simple answer is âstuff from natureâ â woods, metals, rocks, oils, and plants refined into things like furniture, batteries, bricks, plastics, and clothes. In 2017, humanityâs total material footprint â which refers to the total amount... Read more âș
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âWelcome on board. I have been tasked with taking you to MĂ€ntsĂ€lĂ€ â in the middle of nowhere,â the minivan driver greets us in the characteristic clear and unhurried intonations of a Finnish native speaker. MĂ€ntsĂ€lĂ€ is, indeed, in the middle of nowhere. But this kind of location is often where you find collections of some of the most powerful machines of today, humming away behind doors along unpretentious corridors.... Read more âș
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Stockholm-based Lovable has raised $7.5mn in pre-seed funding for its newly-launched AI coding assistant that promises to make everyone a dev. Dubbed GPT Engineer, the AI coding tool generates production-ready code in real-time, without requiring developer experience. According to the startup, users need only chat with the assistant to build websites and web apps. âWe want to expand the worldâs coding capabilities beyond the current 1% of the population who... Read more âș
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It doesnât simply take a village to raise a startup. It takes a whole ecosystem, driven by the collaboration between governments, corporates, ecosystem builders â and of course, visionary founders. Startup ecosystems have naturally emerged as the foundation of technological innovation and as key drivers for business growth and regional development. But there isnât a single recipe for success. Whatâs the best way to build a startup hub? What are... Read more âș
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The recently released EU Competitiveness Report from the European Commission delivered a stark message to the blocâs tech sector. As Mario Draghi, lead author of the report, warned, Europe faces ââan existential challengeââ. âThe problem is not that Europe lacks ideas or ambition,â the former Italian premier said. âBut innovation is blocked at the next stage: we are failing to translate innovation into commercialisation.â Namely, the bloc needs to focus... Read more âș
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To the average eye, extended reality is starting to look bleak. The metaverse has bombed, the Apple Vision Pro has flopped, and Sony has all but abandoned the PSVR. Sadly for Mark Zuckerberg, consumers rarely want to strap computers to their faces. But there is one place where business is booming: the military. XR has diffused across the armed forces since 2021, when Microsoft signed a contract with the US... Read more âș
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Europeâs spacetech elite are making their final preparations for a groundbreaking meeting with an asteroid. A spacecraft called Hera â named after the Greek goddess of marriage â will make the rendezvous. The probe is slated for launch on October 7. If all goes well, Hera will then complete a detailed inspection of Dimorphos â a binary asteroid thatâs also caught the eye of NASA. Back in 2022, the agencyâs... Read more âș
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Paris startup Poolside has raised a whopping $500mn â and it still hasnât even launched a product. Despite the barren release schedule, the company has become an investorsâ darling. The new Series B round brings Poolsideâs total funding to $626mn. Its valuation now stands at a cool $3bn. The cash magnet is a AI-powered coding. Poolside has developed its own language model, which promises to accelerate software development. The company... Read more âș
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Finlandâs vast green forests are famously restorative. So restorative that they can even treat diseases. Thatâs according to Uute Scientific, a biotech firm based in Helsinki. The company has created a unique remedy: a microbial extract that replicates Finnish nature. Today, the startup revealed new evidence of the organismâs powers. The extract targets a growing health problem. Immune systems, Uute says, are being weakened by urbanisation and oversanitation. As a... Read more âș
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