Every entrepreneur has to overcome obstacles, but few have faced the challenges of Oleksandr Kosovan. As the founder and CEO of Ukrainian scaleup MacPaw, Kosovan runs his business in a country under invasion. The company has even been hit by missile barrages. As relentless Russian bombing and shelling pummel Ukraine, his team presses on with their work. In October, they released a new version of CleanMyMac, MacPawās flagship maintenance and... Read more āŗ
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Dutch software firm Bird is moving most of its operations out of the Netherlands and opening new global hubs as it seeks a reprieve from āoverregulationā in Europe, said co-founder and CEO Robert Vis. āThe AI Act, financing, compensation, taxes, employment law ā starting and running a company [in Europe] is hard,ā Vis told TNW, adding that there are ātoo many disparate markets that are overregulated with no clear vision... Read more āŗ
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Europeās biggest food delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway.com is set to be acquired by tech investor Prosus for ā¬4.1bn, in one of the biggest acquisitions in the history of Dutch tech. Prosus ā the investment arm of South African tech firm Naspers ā has agreed to buy Just Eat Takeawayās shares at ā¬20.30 each in an all-cash offer. Thatās a 22% premium over the delivery appās recent three-month high but... Read more āŗ
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Elon Muskās MAGA politics are fast becoming a mega problem for Tesla. New registrations of Tesla vehicles plummeted across Europe last month amid widespread boycotts against the EV brand. While broader economic forces are at play, Muskās role in the Trump administration and his open support of far-right politicians appears to be fuelling his companyās precipitous fall from grace ā and gifting rival brands a golden opportunity. Germanyās transport authority... Read more āŗ
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Europeās startup scene has entered troubled waters. Long overshadowed by Silicon Valley and now being chased down by China, the continent is urgently looking for boosts. Increasingly, the search is leading to ecosystems. The ecosystem model creates networks of individuals, organisations, and resources. Their shared expertise and resources can produce a multiplier effect, driving innovation and accelerating growth. A core component of European ecosystems is the EU. While its tech... Read more āŗ
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A British R&D unit thatās been compared to DARPA is funding synthetic muscles, electronic skin, and mechanical hands for a robotics dexterity project. The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) today unveiled the 10 teams selected for the programme. Their mission: usher in a new era of dexterity that will transform robotics and human productivity. Members of the group span startups, university labs, public research organisations, and large companies. Collectively,... Read more āŗ
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Shares in European aerospace and defence companies soared to record highs this week, elevating expectations for the continentās military tech startups. Britainās BAE Systems leapt by 9% on Monday, while Germanyās Rheinmetall jumped by 14%. Stocks in Swedenās Saab, Italyās Leonardo, and Franceās Thales also boomed. By the dayās end, the Stoxx Europe aerospace and defence index had hit an all-time peak. Military tech firms have also been surging. Kate... Read more āŗ
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British startup Earthwave and a group of European scientists have used satellite data to map out glacial melt across the globe ā and the results are alarming. The team discovered that the European Alpsā glaciers have shrunk the most of all ā 39% in just over two decades, compared to a global average of 5%. Earthwave co-founder Livia Jakob said the project was invaluable to our understanding of glacier ice... Read more āŗ
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Do you remember your first phone? The thought of mine brings a tear to my eye. It was a beautiful blue Nokia 3310 ā and it was borderline indestructible. Best of all, the handset had the greatest mobile feature of all time: Snake. It also offered calls and SMS, but I had little use for those extravagances. I had a pay-as-you-go contract, and money was tight back then. I also... Read more āŗ
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British tech mogul Mel Morris has announced the general release of AI research engine Corpora.ai. The system provides a new approach to research. Built to generate comprehensive reports from single prompts, Corpora promises in-depth analysis and accurate outputs. Speed is another big selling point. According to Corpora, the engine can process 2 million documents per second. After receiving a prompt, the AI model scans through academic papers, news articles, legal... Read more āŗ
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The US continues to hog the global herd of unicorns, dwarfing the EU in both the number and total valuation of billion-dollar startups. However, the Netherlands provides a minor bright spot, according to a new report by PwC. More than 3,000 companies worldwide have reached unicorn status since 2013, collectively reaching a staggering valuation of $27 trillion, according to the study. The US accounts for 55% of these and a... Read more āŗ
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Sustainability tech has been all the buzz in the last few years. Investors are hunting promising ESG businesses, governments are pushing ambitious legislation, and companies are getting on board to adopt new solutions. Sustainability funding is projected to reach unprecedented levels, with BCG Henderson Institute estimating accumulated global investment to achieve net zero to hit $75 trillion by 2050. And yet, behind the curtain, the picture isnāt quite as rosy.... Read more āŗ
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āFor the third time, stop tapping!ā my primary school teacher screams at me from across the room. I must not have heard her the first two times. Iād been drumming on the desk again, using my fingers for sticks and the floor beneath for a kick drum. While my body was in maths class, my mind was elsewhere. It was 1970. I was John Bonham, drummer of legendary rock band... Read more āŗ
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Europe is home to twice as many climate tech startups as the US (30,000 vs. 14,300). However, limited access to VC funding is forcing these early-stage companies to seek capital from outside the continent, according to a new report released at the Munich Security Conference today. Venture financing in Europe averaged just 0.2% of GDP between 2013 and 2023, a fraction of the US average of 0.7%. While the continent... Read more āŗ
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Mistral CEO and co-founder Arthur Mensch has urged Europe to invest more in AI infrastructure amid fears that the continent is falling behind the US and China in tech development. āItās important to have European players coming to the game,ā Mensch said at the Visionaries Unplugged conference in Paris yesterday. āEurope needs to invest in owning and operating the infrastructure so that the money that is being made will not... Read more āŗ
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AI took another step into Hollywood today with the launch of a new filmmaking tool from showbiz startup Flawless. The product ā named DeepEditor ā promises cinematic wizardry for the digital age. For movie makers, the tool offers photorealistic edits without a costly return to set. Flawless has showcased several use cases. One transfers an actorās performance from one shot to another. Another adds new dialogue while keeping the original... Read more āŗ
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Stalling growth in the Dutch tech sector has sparked urgent calls for fresh funding streams. New data released today reveals the number of new startups in the Netherlands is declining. The country is also suffering from a severe lack of local investors. The findings emerged in the State of Dutch Tech report by Techleap, a non-profit that supports startups and scaleups in the Netherlands. The report raises concerns about the... Read more āŗ
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Deepfakes have become alarmingly difficult to detect. So difficult, that only 0.1% of people today can identify them. Thatās according to iProov, a British biometric authentication firm. The company tested the publicās AI detective skills by showing 2,000 UK and US consumers a collection of both genuine and synthetic content. Sadly, the budding sleuths overwhelmingly failed in their investigations. A woeful 99.9% of them couldnāt distinguish between the real and... Read more āŗ
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UK-based startup Humanoid has just shared a first look at its prototype humanoid robot ā the HMND 01. Itās not here to overthrow humanity (yet), but it may walk, work, and possibly even out-dress you. At 5ā9ā and 154lbs, the ālabour automation unitā is the coworker who never calls in sick, never complains about overtime, and somehow always looks sharp. Yes, HMND 01 comes with a range of interchangeable outfits.... Read more āŗ
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A Ukrainian drone tech firm has unveiled an alternative to GPS navigation. Sine.Engineering built the system to counter Russiaās electronic warfare, which has wreaked havoc on GPS signals. To dodge the interference, Sine invented a satellite-free replacement. The approach is inspired by time-of-flight (ToF) methods, which began tracking aircraft long before the advent of GPS. Unlike GPS, ToF systems donāt rely on satellites. Instead, they measure the time it takes... Read more āŗ
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European tech leaders Helsing and Mistral have formed a pact to build new military AI systems. The partnership brings together two of Europeās top startups. Helsing, a defence tech firm based in Germany, was valued at ā¬5bn last year. Founded in 2021, the company develops software for weapons, vehicles, and military strategy. Its systems have been deployed in battlefield simulations, fighter jets, and drones in Ukraine. Mistral, meanwhile, is widely... Read more āŗ
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