Any startup is looking to solve a problem. Sometimes, it is not the one you first envisioned when you set up the company, as Mari-Ann Meigo Fonseca, co-founder of Tallin-based Gelatex can attest. Gelatex manufactures 3D nanofibrous scaffolds for various applications, ranging from cell culture to tissue engineering. âBut we started the company with a completely different business idea in mind,â Meigo Fonseca tells TNW. Initial target: the textile industry... Read more âș
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Iceland has a proud tradition in acoustics. The island has given birth to some of the most mesmerising soundscapes from artists over the past decades. Björk, Sigur RĂČs, Ălafur Arnalds â all have been inspired by the otherworldly settings of their home countryâs ambience to create their own sublime sonic landscapes. Keeping up the acoustic adventures where the Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet is Treble Technologies. The Reykjavik-based sound simulation... Read more âș
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GDPR fines keep amassing for Clearview AI â a US-based startup known for its thorough (and potentially perilous) facial recognition services. Following similar measures by data protection authorities in France, Italy, and Greece, the Netherlandsâ DPA today hit Clearview with a âŹ30.5mn fine for its âillegalâ database of photos. This brings the companyâs total fines in the EU to âŹ90.5mn. Clearview offers its facial recognition solutions to intelligence and investigative... Read more âș
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Only two weeks after Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah died in a superyacht accident off the coast of Sicily, Hewlett Packard Enterprises has vowed to press ahead with a high court lawsuit against the family of the late British tech entrepreneur. The Silicon Valley giant said in a statement it would follow the legal proceedings âthrough to their conclusion.â The firm is seeking damages of up to $4bn. HPâs... Read more âș
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ESIA, the association representing Europeâs semiconductor industry, has called for an âimmediate Chips Act 2.0â â if the bloc is to maintain momentum in the global race for technological leadership. The group comprises major chipmakers such as NXP and Infineon as well as research organisations including imec and Fraunhofer. The EUâs Chips Act entered into force in September 2023. It aims to mobilise âŹ43bn in public and private investments that... Read more âș
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It takes a special kind of person to decide to found a startup. The long hours require energy, devotion, and continuous motivation. In the beginning, you need to be a jack of all trades, able to understand and jump on parts of the business you may not be familiar with, until you have the capital to hire people who are better at those tasks. But founders are human just like... Read more âș
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Swedish startup Enerpoly has opened the worldâs first zinc-ion battery megafactory. Its vision is to scale a better alternative to lithium-ion for storing renewable energy over longer periods of time. The Enerpoly Production Innovation Center (EPIC) facility is located north of Stockholm. Commissioning has already begun and the plant is expected to make the first zinc-ion batteries next year. The company aims to reach a maximum production capacity of 100MWh... Read more âș
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The recent CrowdStrike crash took place at the intersection of bad cybersecurity and bad cloud computing. The headlines showed the world what many of us have long warned about â that concentrating power with a handful of tech titans is dangerous and can have devastating real-world consequences. It didnât take a cyberattack to cause this global crisis â just a simple mistake. One faulty update from CrowdStrike affected businesses, governments,... Read more âș
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Samsung Medison, a medical equipment unit of Samsung Electronics, has completed its acquisition of French AI-powered ultrasound startup Sonio in a deal worth 126.5bn Won (âŹ86mn). Founded in 2020, Sonio has developed an AI assistant that helps doctors conduct ultrasound exams faster and more accurately. The French startup recently received FDA approval for Sonio Detect, a product that uses deep learning algorithms to improve the image quality of ultrasound scans... Read more âș
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In Barcelona, digital nomads risk being attacked by angry water pistol-wielding locals. But other parts of sun-soaked Spain are welcoming remote workers with open arms â and wads of cash. This week, the local government of Extremadura announced it is offering digital nomads and remote workers up to âŹ15,000 to move to the rural region. The grants are for âavailable housing, arable land, and everything necessary to expedite their arrival,â... Read more âș
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Uber has made an investment in Wayve, as the ride-hailing giant positions itself to profit from the moment when (or if?) autonomous vehicles finally go mainstream. The undisclosed investment is an extension of Wayveâs massive $1bn funding round, announced in May. Under the deal, Uber has taken a minority stake in the London-based self-driving startup. âWayveâs advanced embodied AI approach holds a ton of promise as we work towards a... Read more âș
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Deep in Swedenâs icy north sits a small factory where the countryâs largest industrial players have been steadily validating a new technology that could clean up one of the dirtiest industries on Earth. Energy giant Vattenfall, steel-maker SSAB, and mining firm LKAB built the facility â located in the small town of LuleĂ„ â in 2020, as part of the HYBRIT project. The initiative aims to prove that steel can... Read more âș
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In an era where technological advancements continually reshape our world, one of the most significant emerging threats is quantum computing. This powerful technology, while promising revolutionary benefits, poses a substantial risk to our current cybersecurity infrastructure. As we stand on the brink of this quantum revolution, it is imperative to understand the potential dangers and prepare accordingly. The quantum leap      Quantum computing harnesses the principles of quantum mechanics to perform... Read more âș
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Hereâs a timely reminder of the benefits that immigrants bring to startups: 39% of Britainâs 100 fastest-growing companies have a foreign-born founder. Thatâs according to new research the Entrepreneurs Network, a think tank based in London. The findings show âthe critical contributionâ that international talent makes to the UK, the reportâs authors said. Undoubtedly, they have an outsized impact on the countryâs startups. Immigrants comprise an estimated 14.8% of Britainâs... Read more âș
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This just in: French prosecutors have charged Telegramâs Russian-born founder Pavel Durov with a wide range of crimes and banned him from leaving the country. Heâs now placed under a heavy judicial control with twice-a-week police check-ins and has to post a âŹ5mn bail, according to a statement by Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau. This development marks a major milestone in what seems to be one of this yearâs most... Read more âș
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As one of millions of adults who grew up building Lego, the companyâs digital adventures distort my childhood memories. Yet my screaming inner infant canât derail the transition. Our beloved bricks have now been in video games for nearly three decades. Since debuting on Sega Pico in 1995, the Lego games empire has expanded across over 80 titles and 200 million sales. The biggest hits have come from licensing deals.... Read more âș
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AI is here to stay, for better or for worse. In the business world, the exponential use of artificial intelligence has sparked both hopes of unprecedented productivity â and fears of job loss. According to a recent survey by EY, more than two in three employees in Europe are worried that AI will eliminate jobs. Blunt announcements by prominent European tech companies are doing nothing to help alleviate these concerns.... Read more âș
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Exactly 65 years since the first Barbie doll was released, the Barbie Phone has finally arrived. As you might expect, the flip-phone is pink. Very pink. And it comes with all sorts of glittery extras so you can bedazzle it to your heartâs content â and relive some late-90s Barbie nostalgia. The phone is also dumb. Very dumb. No social media, no apps â just good olâ fashioned SMS and... Read more âș
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Copenhagen-based Tiimo has raised an additional $1.6mn in funding to expand its app supporting neurodivergent individuals in their daily life. Neurodivergent individuals â those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other cognitive differences â make up about 15% to 20% the population. However, tailored tools to boost productivity and daily life management for people who think differently are still insufficient. Tiimo is on a mission to change this. Behind the startup... Read more âș
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Spectricity has a new target for the startupâs âtrue colourâ camera: skin care analysis. The Belgian company has signed a deal with Koreaâs Lululab to develop the application. Together, the partners plan to create a new generation of smart skin care on mobile devices. Spectricityâs unique camera system will collect the underlying images. The tiny snapper is powered by a multispectral sensor, which measures light from 16 colour channels. Standard... Read more âș
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