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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web 3 place · 04/22/2025 03:41 EDT

Can construction robots solve Europe’s housing crisis?

Europe’s housing crisis is deepening. High building costs, tight regulations, and labour shortages have choked the supply of affordable homes. As cities swell with new arrivals and construction workers retire en masse, the gap between supply and demand is only widening. Endless solutions have been proposed. Mass housing projects, revamping the planning system, modular buildings, pre-fabricated materials, rent controls, and restrictions on corporate acquisitions of homes have all been explored... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web · 04/22/2025 00:01 EDT

ESA and IBM launch AI model with ‘intuitive’ understanding of Earth

IBM and the European Space Agency (ESA) today launched TerraMind, a new open-source AI model with an “intuitive” understanding of Earth. According to the research team, the system is the best-performing AI model for Earth observation. In an ESA-led evaluation, TerraMind beat 12 leading AI models on the PANGAEA benchmark — a community standard for Earth observation. The model excelled at various real-world tasks, including land cover classification, change detection,... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/21/2025 09:23 EDT

Trump’s ‘war on science’ hands Europe major tech talent opportunity

As the Trump administration ramps up what academics call a  “war on science,” US researchers are increasingly looking to Europe for new opportunities — which could be good news for the continent’s tech sectors. France, in particular, is positioning itself as a safe haven for scientists. In a not-so-subtle appeal to disaffected US talent on Friday, the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, called on researchers to “choose France, choose Europe” for... Read more

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web 2 place · 04/21/2025 02:00 EDT

The 5 hottest scaleups in France enter TECH5’s ‘Champions League of Technology’

Five flourishing French scaleups have made it into TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” The quintet will now compete for the title of top scaleup in Europe. The contest concludes on June 19-20, when the TECH5 champion will be announced on the main stage of TNW Conference. But first, the contenders have to win a regional crown. For the French challengers, that’s no easy task.  The country’s tech sector... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/17/2025 14:27 EDT

How a space telescope found the ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life beyond our solar system

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they have detected the “strongest evidence yet” that life exists outside our solar system.   Scientists at the University of Cambridge found signs of the gases dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and/or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b. On Earth, these gases are only produced by living organisms like phytoplankton, suggesting that K2-18b may also support life.  Located 124 light years away,... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 2 place · 04/17/2025 10:07 EDT

As AI swamps music platforms, Deezer is fighting back — unlike Spotify

Songs generated by AI tools such as Suno and Udio are flooding Deezer — but the French music streaming platform is trying to fight back.  Deezer said on Wednesday that users are adding over 20,000 fully AI-generated tracks to its platform each day. This bot-made audio now makes up 18% of “total uploaded content” — almost double the 10% figure the company shared in January.  Aurelian Herault, Deezer’s chief innovation... Read more

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web 3 place · 04/17/2025 07:45 EDT

Startup challenge seeks sustainable solutions to AI’s energy demands

A new contest is searching for solutions to a defining problem of the AI era: soaring energy consumption. The Energy Innovation for AI Startup Challenge launches amid growing concern over the environmental cost of artificial intelligence. Just last month, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that global electricity demand from data centres is set to more than double by 2030 — with AI the main driver. Demand from dedicated AI... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 2 place · 04/17/2025 05:43 EDT

UK unleashes drone-zapping microwave weapon amid defence tech drive

The British Army has successfully neutralised swarms of drones in a trial of the “RapidDestroyer” — a new kind of weapon that uses high-frequency microwaves to disable critical electronic components in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), causing them to crash. The Army said it took down two swarms of eight drones during a single test at a site in West Wales. During the entire trial period, the weapon was used to... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web · 04/17/2025 02:01 EDT

Paebbl, the startup turning CO2 into building materials, opens first demo plant

Paebbl has opened its first demo plant in Rotterdam as it looks to ramp up its carbon capture technology.   When we visited Paebbl’s sprawling facility in June last year, it was a mishmash of prototype machines, batch samples, machinery, and equipment — some of it still in its packaging. Now, the site is purportedly the world’s biggest plant capable of continuously mineralising CO2. Paebbl said the plant was completed in... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/16/2025 13:15 EDT

Trump tariffs reignite Europe’s push for cloud sovereignty

The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs have ruffled feathers across the world — and reignited Europe’s push for digital sovereignty.  One of the key focus points has been Europe’s cloud infrastructure, which is currently dominated by US tech giants: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Together, the “big three” account for more than 50% of the continent’s cloud market. “Europe has been heavily reliant on US... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/16/2025 04:10 EDT

We stepped inside IQM’s quantum lab to witness a new frontier in computing

“The Future is Here,” declares a glowing neon sign at the entrance to IQM’s quantum data centre in Munich. It’s a bold claim — but one the Finland-based startup is determined to fulfil. To the right of the entrance sign stands a hefty, metal blue door. My host, physicist Frank Deppe, IQM’s head of quantum processing unit (QPU) technology, ushers me inside. Opened last year as part of IQM’s European... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/15/2025 11:42 EDT

Dutch neobank Bunq accelerates US expansion plan after second year of profitability

Dutch neobank Bunq, Europe’s second-largest digital bank, is gearing up to expand across the Atlantic. The fintech company has filed for a broker-dealer licence with US regulators, completing the first phase of its two-step expansion strategy. The licence will allow Bunq to offer American users investment options — stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds — alongside cash management tools. These will include features like automatic transfers and Mastercard-backed debit cards. However,... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 2 place · 04/15/2025 07:31 EDT

LinkedIn’s AI action figure fad is ‘obviously unsustainable,’ warns UK tech mogul

If you’ve been scrolling social media over the past week, you may have noticed miniature action figure versions of friends, family, or colleagues neatly wrapped in a blister pack. These plastic-fantastic portraits are the latest AI-powered photo trend to sweep the internet — especially LinkedIn. After digital avatars and Studio Ghibli-inspired selfies, we now have the action figure, produced using ChatGPT’s free image generator.  It’s all fun and games, right?... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/14/2025 14:59 EDT

How the McMurtry Spéirling defied gravity to become the first car to drive upside down

Motorheads have long theorised that the extreme downforce generated by high-performance cars could one day let them drive upside down. Now, British carmaker McMurtry has turned that wild idea into a reality for the first time. In a stunt that would make Batman jealous, McMurtry drove its insanely fast electric Spéirling flipped over. More impressively, it did that for over a minute while keeping the vehicle completely stationary — save... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/14/2025 13:01 EDT

Quantum utility is at most 10 years away, industry experts believe

Quantum professionals around the world overwhelmingly agree that quantum utility will arrive within the next decade, according to a new survey by Economist Impact. Quantum utility refers to the point at which quantum computers provide practical advantages over classical computers in solving specific real-world problems. A whopping 83% of the survey’s respondents think that moment will come within 10 years or less.  One-third of them are even more optimistic, predicting... Read more

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web 3 place · 04/14/2025 03:12 EDT

TECH5: DACH’s 5 top scaleups enter ‘Champions League of Technology’

Five fast-rising scaleups from the DACH region have qualified for TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” The DACH entrants fought off off stiff competition to reach the finals, which will crown the hottest scaleup in Europe. Comprising Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, DACH blends deep industrial roots, high R&D spending, elite research institutions, and a growing startup scene. Collectively, the three nations have created a regional tech powerhouse. Individually, each... Read more

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Thomas Macaulay @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/11/2025 09:39 EDT

Former ASML CEO: Deep tech will ‘make the impossible possible’

After steering Dutch chip giant ASML to become Europe’s most valuable tech firm, Peter Wennink is now focused on the next frontiers of deep tech. Wennink has already been involved in numerous breakthroughs in the field. Over his 25-year career at ASML — including over a decade as CEO — the company laid foundations for countless deep tech innovations. Under his leadership, the business earned renown as the sole supplier... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/10/2025 14:10 EDT

Return of the dire wolf? More like a Colossal case of conservation-washing

US biotech startup Colossal Biosciences has resurrected the dire wolf — or at least that’s what the company would like you to believe. Social media is abuzz with viral videos, memes, and images of fluffy white puppies. The Game of Thrones references are — predictably — omnipresent. The news even made it to Time magazine’s latest cover.  But behind the hype lies a dangerous de-extinction delusion that could distract from... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 2 place · 04/10/2025 09:00 EDT

An answer to AI’s energy addiction? More AI, says the IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its first major report on the AI gold rush’s impact on global energy consumption — and its findings paint a worrying, and perhaps contradictory, picture.   Energy use from data centres, including for artificial intelligence applications, is predicted to double over the next five years to 3% of global energy use. AI-specific power consumption could drive over half of this growth globally, the report... Read more

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 1 place · 04/09/2025 19:55 EDT

Defence tech startup ARX Robotics targets 1,800 autonomous land drones a year at new UK plant

German startup ARX Robotics has announced plans to invest £45mn into a new UK facility, where it will build autonomous battlefield robots for deployment in war zones around the world. Located at an undisclosed site in southwest England, ARX expects the plant to produce 1,800 ground-based drones each year once up and running. ARX’s battlefield robots look like small tanks — but without guns. The vehicles drive around on treads... Read more

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