Automation doesnât only threaten human workers. Our canine colleagues may also need new jobs because thereâs a new robot guide dog in town â and it doesnât even need walkies. Named Roboguide, the quadruped was bred at the University of Glasgow. The research team built the prototype pooch to support blind and partially sighted people in indoor spaces. Their design solves common problems in assistive tech. âOne significant drawback of... Read more âș
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Python has become a language of choice, not just for developers but more and more businesses are relying on it as the backbone of their operations. Just what has contributed to the uncontested rise in its popularity and what career and salary prospects can Python developers expect in the future? Created in the 1990s by Guido van Rossum, who named it for the cult Monty Pythonâs Flying Circus, Python is... Read more âș
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As the world electrifies, the race is on to build better batteries that take you further, charge faster, are safer, and more sustainable. Dutch startup LionVolt is developing 3D solid-state batteries that it says ticks all the above â and itâs just raised âŹ15mn to scale up production. LionVolt â a spinout from TNOâs Holst Centre in Eindhoven, the Netherlands â is working on solid-state batteries that donât contain the... Read more âș
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A new biotech startup developing immuno-dermatology technologies for skin diseases has launched today with $100mn (âŹ93mn) in seed funding. Based in Boston and Geneva, Alys Pharmaceuticals is co-founded by Medicixi, a European healthcare-focused investment firm, and six university scientists, including Nobel Prize winner Craig Mello. The startup is a merger of six individual companies in the field (also backed by Medicixi), which in combination boast 14 active R&D programmes. Alys... Read more âș
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Google has launched a âŹ25mn training and skills programme to help Europeâs workforce âseize the opportunity of AI,â the tech giant announced today. The initiative is targeted at âvulnerable and underservedâ communities, who Google said risk getting left behind as the use of AI in the workplace skyrockets â a trend that is expected to continue. Google said it had opened applications for social enterprises and nonprofits that could help... Read more âș
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Riders in numerous locations throughout Europe can now have their Cowboy ebikes repaired without ever leaving their couch. Through the Cowboy app, you can request a mechanic to come to your home and carry out services like repairs, general maintenance, and the installation of a child seat. The call-out fee starts at âŹ69. âItâs imperative that customers are confident that when they invest in a Cowboy ebike, they can service... Read more âș
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The recent changes to immigration rules in the UK have prompted some entrepreneurs to fear that they may be forced to leave the country as they donât pay themselves enough to meet the new earnings criteria. This could prove a considerable mistake for a country that actively wants to attract and encourage startups. Immigrants make up a disproportionate share of entrepreneurs â 39% of the UKâs fastest-growing startups have at... Read more âș
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In its last hurrah before being shut down, a 40-year-old fusion reactor in the UK set a new world record for energy output â bringing the decades-old promise of clean, limitless energy one step closer to reality. Scientists at the Joint European Torus (JET) â a huge, donut-shaped machine known as a tokamak â produced a record 69 megajoules of fusion energy for five seconds, surpassing the previous record of... Read more âș
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The Murena 2, a âdeGoogledâ smartphone with a kill switch, has finally launched in Europe. Billed as a privacy-centric disruptor to the Apple-Google mobile duopoly, the device is the second handset from French startup Murena. One new addition to the Murena 2 is a physical privacy button, which instantly disables the microphone and camera. To reactivate them for a video call, users just need to flick the switch again. On... Read more âș
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Germans love beer. They consume more of it than almost any other nation, and now they can get it delivered on all-electric trucks, too. Swedish startup Einride has set up a fleet of five battery-electric trucks to transport beer between Heinkenâs brewery in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, and its central warehouse in Duisburg on the other side of the German border â a distance of about 135km. These Mercedes eActros... Read more âș
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An AIÂ analysis of people on sertraline found that the popular antidepressant would only work on one-third of patients. The findings, which were published this week in the American Journal of Psychiatry, offer hope for better treatment of depression. By applying machine learning to medical data, the researchers accurately predicted early responses to the drug â the most commonly prescribed antidepressant in the US. âWith this method, we can already... Read more âș
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French accounting startup Pennylane has just become Europeâs latest unicorn after securing âŹ40mn â its sixth major fundraise since the company was founded just three years ago. âWe werenât even looking for fundraising, but we welcome any opportunity to grow even faster,â Pennylaneâs CEO and co-founder, Arthur Waller, boldly stated. The fresh funds have doubled the companyâs valuation to âŹ1bn, making it the first French unicorn of 2024. Pennylane â... Read more âș
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Like many of us, Alisha Fredriksson is terrified about climate change. But unlike many of us, sheâs rolling up her sleeves and doing something about it.  Two years ago the young entrepreneur co-founded Seabound â a London-based startup on a mission to decarbonise the shipping industry. Unlike other modes of transport like cars or buses, big shipping companies have few technologies at their disposal to slash emissions. The sector emits... Read more âș
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A supermarket deep in rural Germany had a problem. Far from the ample workforce of the nearest city, the shop was staffed largely by local teenagers still at school. The kids were motivated but inexperienced, says Avik Mukhija, co-founder of retail tech startup Freshflow. He declines to reveal the shopâs exact location. When ordering fresh produce each day, the adolescent employees tended to over-stock for fear of running out of... Read more âș
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Finnish startup Kuva Space has unveiled plans to provide the US government with hyperspectral data. A powerful technology with diverse applications, hyperspectral imagery analyses a wider light spectrum than traditional sensors. As a result, it can unravel new insights about scanned objects. Here on Earth, the techniques have discovered artworks hidden under Picasso paintings and enhanced colours in smartphone photos. Up in space, the possibilities are almost endless. With views... Read more âș
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Amid an increasingly intense global race, EU lawmakers have agreed on a new set of rules to boost domestic production of green technologies. On Tuesday, the European Parliament and Council struck a deal on the much-anticipated Net Zero Industrial Act (NZIA). The key regulation seeks to ensure that homegrown net-zerotech can cover at least 40% of the blocâs demand by 2030. âThe NZIA is an important step in creating the... 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, Andrii and Linnea talk about the AI Act, the leak of Mistralâs surprisingly powerful large language model, European supercomputer chips, and more. Here are the stories and things mentioned in... Read more âș
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Deepfake âface swapâ attacks skyrocketed by 704% from the first to the second half of 2023, according to new research. Analysts at iProov, a British biometric firm, attributed the surge to the growing accessibility of sophisticated generative AI tools. With their ability to manipulate key traits of an image or video, face swaps made with GenAI are difficult to detect. Theyâre also user-friendly and affordable. To create convincing face swaps,... Read more âș
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Scientists at CERN are trialling a new type of robot that identify potential radiation leakages in environments challenging to navigate both for humans and other robots employed at the research centre. Called the CERNquadbot, the dog-like robot has successfully completed its radiation protection test at the North Area, the facilityâs largest experimental zone. âThere are large bundles of loose wires and pipes on the ground that slip and move, making... Read more âș
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A voluptuous aircraft dubbed âThe Flying Bumâ has joined the fleet of Grands Espaces, a French eco-tourism company. Officially called the Airlander 10, the climate-conscious craft brings the Zeppelin era into the future. Built by the UKâs Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the blimp used helium and electricity to stay aloft. In development since 2007, the Airlander 10 promises lower emissions, fuel burn, noise, and operating costs. HAV bills the vehicle... Read more âș
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