UK startup Surf Security has launched a beta version of what it claims is the worldâs first browser with a built-in feature designed to spot AI-generated deepfakes. The tool, available through Surfâs browser or as an extension, can detect with up to 98% accuracy whether the person youâre interacting with online is a real human or an AI imitation, the company said. The London-based cybersecurity upstart uses âmilitary-gradeâ neural network... Read more âș
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More than 50 European VCs and startups have joined forces to launch Climate Brick â a new community designed to fast-track investment in green technologies. Climate Brick launched today along with what its founders claim to be one of the most comprehensive climate tech studies ever conducted. The report, featuring interviews with 100 climate experts and 3,000 companies, offers a roadmap for climate tech startups looking to scale. âWe really... Read more âș
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The boom of artificial intelligence has spurred a regulatory frenzy across the globe â and Europe is at the forefront of the developments. Both the EU and the UK are attempting to find the elusive balance between leveraging AIâs growth and mitigating potential risks â but their approaches differ significantly. The former has opted for a hands-on, risk-based approach, whereas the latter has promised a âpro-innovationâ stance. However, with news... Read more âș
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Space nerds delight: you can now play as an astronaut in Fortnite. You can even team up with your buddies to build a lunar habitat based on real future missions of the European Space Agency. Designed by Epic Games, Lunar Horizons is set at the lunar south pole. This is the point on the Moon deemed most suitable for human habitation due to the possible existence of water ice. Epic... Read more âș
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While itâs commonly said we live in the information era, I like calling it something else: the screen age. Over the past seventy years, weâve seen displays seep into almost every aspect of our lives. We had televisions arrive in our homes, reshaping news and entertainment. Hot on their heels came smartphones, which changed communication and how we interact with the world at large. This tech altered the globe in... Read more âș
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Dutch ebike maker VanMoof has begun selling ebikes on its own website once more, following an almost year-long hiatus after it went bankrupt in July last year.  The models on offer are refreshed versions of the S5 and A5, which were first released in 2022. Although the upgraded ebikes look exactly the same, theyâve been re-engineered in almost every aspect, says the companyâs co-CEO Eliott Wertheimer. While this is just... Read more âș
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A weird technology has emerged as a leader in the quest for net zero. But this form of carbon capture, called Enhanced Rock Weathering (or ERW for short), still requires innovation â and government oversight. Society has a knack for embracing new technologies, often driven by a blend of vanity, curiosity, and a desire to be ahead of the curve. Whether itâs being the first to own the latest gadget... Read more âș
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Homeowners delight: a startup from Slovenia has created what might just be the most badass security camera ever made. The âworld-firstâ device is called Eve, but she ainât no saint. Eve is an AI-powered home security system that fires paintballs and tear gas pellets at intruders. Via computer vision technology â that also works at night â the cam can recognise individual faces and even animals. Users can designate guests... Read more âș
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Ever heard of hybrid matter-photon implementation of verifiable blind quantum computing? No? Neither had we, until today. But it could just be what will make next-generation quantum computers securely accessible to âmillions of individuals and companiesâ â without exposing any of their data. At least, according to scientists at Oxford University Physics. A team of researchers at its UK Quantum Computing and Simulation Hub claim to have hit a major... Read more âș
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German startup Bluu Seafood today launched Europeâs first pilot plant for cultivated fish. The facility in Hamburg brings lab-grown seafood a step closer to the market. Bluu had previously developed the controversial food in a small lab in LĂŒbeck, Germany. The new site expands the work across 2,000 square metres of customised research, production, and office space. At the plantâs core are new fermenters for cultivating muscle, fat, and tissue... Read more âș
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Open source is at a crossroads. For the past few years, venture capital has directly or indirectly paid for many of the contributors and much of the infrastructure it needed to keep going. That was until the past 24 months or so, when funding started to slow down, leading to less internal development or funding resources going toward open source. Companies suddenly had to justify themselves, have a real business... Read more âș
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A space tourism company promising stratospheric balloon rides has unveiled the vehicleâs capsule design. Halo Space is building the balloon for zero-emission commercial flights to altitudes of up to 40km. Tickets will cost a whopping âŹ150,000 each. On each flight, a pilot and eight passengers will enter the pressurised cabin. The helium balloon will then gradually ascend with minimal G-forces to the stratosphere. From this perch above the sky, passengers... Read more âș
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A British R&D unit today unveiled a futuristic vision of âquantitative safety guaranteesâ for AI. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) compares the guarantees to the high safety standards in nuclear power and passenger aviation. In the case of machine learning, the standards involve a probabilistic guarantee that no harm will result from a particular action. At the core of ARIAâs plan is a âgatekeeperâ AI. This digital sentinel... Read more âș
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With the geopolitical landscape turning more unstable by the day, EU relations with China are also becoming increasingly turbulent. At the core of the rising tensions lies the quest for tech supremacy as well as economic and national security. âIn a world powered by technology, those who lead are those who control the most critical technologies, and their supply chains,â EUcompetition chief Margrethe Vestager said during a speech on Tuesday.... Read more âș
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A German startup has secured new funding for a peculiar twisted-looking reactor that could prove a quicker path to clean, virtually limitless fusion energy. Proxima Fusion has raised âŹ20mn as it looks to bring its designs for the so-called stellarator fusion reactor to life. âWe are working to deliver a demonstrator of net-energy production in continuous operation by 2031, and a first-of-a-kind power plant in the mid-2030s,â Dr Francesco Sciortino,... Read more âș
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Thereâs no escaping the hype around artificial general intelligence. Barely a day passes without a new headline about the concept, which envisions computer systems outperforming humans at various cognitive tasks. In the last month alone, a trio of tech luminaries have added fresh proclamations. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested AGI would arrive within five years. Ben âfather of AGIâ Goertzel forecasted a mere three. Elon Musk typically made the boldest... 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 episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about a promising quantum breakthrough, a public funding disaster in Poland, the first Macintosh in Europe, and much more. The guest of the show is Jean-David... Read more âș
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Backed by state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), Italy is committing âŹ1bn to AI development over the course of the next five years. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni first announced the plan for a dedicated AI fund last month. âThe purpose of this mechanism is clearly to act as a multiplier and serve to attract further investment,â Meloni said in a video message. CDPâs venture capital arm will provide the... Read more âș
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A vertical farming startup from the UK is taking its technology to new heights.  The UK Space Agency has awarded Vertical Future ÂŁ1.5mn to build an autonomous farm in orbit. The high-tech veggie garden will be installed on the worldâs first commercial space station. Currently being constructed by US-based Axiom Space, the station is due to open its doors to eager astronauts in 2026. Space stations are an ideal testing... Read more âș
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Ukraine has launched a defence tech accelerator programme for new startups aiming to deliver innovative solutions for military applications. The Defence Builder Accelerator is a four-month-long training programme, which will provide full-cycle support for product development. This includes 100 hours of online lectures and eight 1:1 meetings with mentors. As part of the programme, startups will also receive introductions to investors and further fundraising assistance. In addition, they will get... Read more âș
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Helsinki-based startup ReOrbit is preparing for the first demonstration of its âsoftware-enabledâ satellite. This marks the next phase of the ESAâs UKKO programme, which works with ReOrbit to develop and test next-gen tech for Earth observation satellites. (Fun fact: Ukko is the god of the sky, weather, harvest, and thunder in Finnish mythology). ReOrbitâs first in-orbit demonstration satellite is scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2025. It will... Read more âș
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