Today, global market intelligence provider Tracxn released the “European Defence Tech Report 2025: Is Europe’s Defence Tech Entering its Most Compelling Phase for Investors?”, which suggests that the European defence tech ecosystem could be entering a golden age. Defence tech startups- companies that develop advanced hardware, software and technology tailored for military and national security ... Read more ›
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In her award-winning book Supremacy, Bloomberg tech writer Parmy Olsen recounts the paths Sam Altman and Demis Hassabis took in order to arrive at the AI apexes on which they sit today. For both, early dreams of AI were woven with optimism, idealism, and a desire to solve humanity’s greatest problems. Of course, what we’re ... Read more ›
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Over the years, Estonia has consolidated its position as one of Europe’s most dynamic startup hubs. With over 863 startups and three unicorns, the Baltic country is quickly becoming one of Central Europe’s main innovation forces. According to the Startup Ecosystem Report 2025 conducted by global research platform StartupBlink, which analyzed ecosystems across 100 countries, ... Read more ›
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Europe’s venture capital (VC) ecosystem has spent the last few years cooling following its 2021 post-pandemic peak. But, as 2025 draws to a close, the environment has shown signs of a healthier recovery. European startups now account for 20% of global VC funding, while the region raised $57 billion USD this year alone- a $3 ... Read more ›
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Edinburgh-based Alpha Data has launched a new range of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) computing platforms built on AMD’s Versal™ RF Series adaptive SoCs, aimed at speeding up system deployment across defense, aerospace, and communications. The company’s three new products, ADA-PA310, ADA-SA320, and ADA-VA330, are the first deployable solutions to use AMD’s Versal RF adaptive SoCs. Together, ... Read more ›
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For seventy years, most people lived inside the same deal: trade your time for a salary, and in return, you got security. Be loyal and reliable, and you’ll have a safe job for life. That deal is now broken. You can feel it: wages shrinking, benefits sliced into perks, titles losing meaning. The middle is quietly ... Read more ›
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On October 31, the Italian tech unicorn Bending Spoons announced it had acquired the early web giant AOL from Yahoo!, itself owned by the investment firm Apollo Global Management. The purchase led to a surge in Bending Spoons’ valuation, which climbed to $11 billion after a significant fundraising round. This acquisition is the latest in ... Read more ›
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As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes global industries, Europe’s engineering and innovation sectors are falling behind. Despite world-class talent, the sectors are now less defined by genius and expertise, and more tainted by a failure to translate research into approachable, real-world solutions. A late 2024 study revealed that European startups continue to struggle due to the ... Read more ›
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Marleybones, the UK’s premium dog food brand behind Pantry Fresh meals, closed its most recent £2.5 million funding round with TAW Ventures, the VC firm founded by Jane Lauder of the Estée Lauder family. The deal includes follow-on support from existing backers JamJar Investments, Active Partners, and Animal Health Angels. “Much like the Marleybones team, ... Read more ›
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Europe is scrambling to close a cybersecurity talent gap that threatens not just business resilience but sovereignty itself. In 2024, the EU was facing a shortage of approximately 299,000 cybersecurity professionals, indicating a 9% rise from 2023. This gap is expected to increase as most organizations will seek cybersecurity staff that are more compliant with ... Read more ›
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When evaluating or improving the performance of an LLM application, we often focus first on the model itself and then on crafting the prompt to get the best possible results. There’s no shortage of resources on best practices for prompt engineering. In contrast, detailed explanation and guidance on how to set the temperature parameter is ... Read more ›
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The EU’s new Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework has laid the groundwork for Europe’s next phase in digital finance, setting clear rules for crypto-assets and redefining compliance rules for cross-border payrolls. In response to such momentum, a consortium of European banking institutions launched a euro-dominated stablecoin in September, 2025, in an effort to counter ... Read more ›
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The 2025 edition of Merge Madrid, held at the Cibeles Palace, brought together more than 3,000 attendees and 200 international experts to address the institutional adoption of cryptoassets, European regulation under the European Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation (MiCA), and the technological convergence between Europe and Latin America. During the event, banks, fintech companies, and blockchain ... Read more ›
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Horasis, founded by German entrepreneur Frank-Jürgen Richter and headquarterd in Zurich, hosts its annual event this week in São Paulo, Brazil. The theme of the 2025 Horasis Global Meeting is “Harnessing the Power of Cooperation” – and the problems needing global solutions are mounting up. Today and yesterday over 1000 speakers from a mix of countries, ... Read more ›
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Hyvä, a Dutch company that provides Magento frontend solutions for e-commerce worldwide, is partnering with U.S.-based Kryterion, a leading online proctoring and certifications company, to launch Hyvä’s official certification platform. The new Hyvä Certification validates developer expertise in building modern Magento stores with Hyvä Theme, implementing streamlined checkout experiences with Hyvä Checkout, and leveraging the ... Read more ›
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The global space economy has boomed over the past decade, with the market expected to grow from $630bn in 2023 to $1.8 trillion in 2035. From SpaceX launching its Falcon rocket with Starlink satellites for the 500th time, to BlueOrigin opening the doors to commercial space travel, the cosmos is no longer solely a tool ... Read more ›
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At Topliner, we use AI to assess candidate relevance for executive search projects. Specifically, we rely on GPT-4o, because, well… at the time it was among the sharpest knives in the drawer. And to be fair, it mostly works. Mostly. The problem? Every now and then, GPT-4o goes rogue. It decides that a perfectly relevant candidate should ... Read more ›
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AI is impressive. It can crank out essays, spin up art, write code, and even attempt jokes (whether you laugh is another matter). But no matter how powerful AI gets, it’s missing the one thing that makes humans endlessly fascinating: the spark of surprise. And oddly enough, Douglas Adams called it decades ago. The Probability ... Read more ›
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When microwaves first appeared, people didn’t trust them. Some feared they were unsafe, and others dismissed the food they heated as artificial. Today, however, microwaves are a kitchen staple, and no one thinks twice. The same holds true for blenders, sous-vide machines, and even air fryers. The global market for kitchen robotics is already on ... Read more ›
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Europe’s fintech landscape has long been focused on speed, digital transformation, and neobanking disruption. But across the Atlantic, a credit union in California is offering a different lesson: empathy can be just as transformative as technology. When First City Credit Union learned of the passing of a member’s husband, their Operations Team—supported by automation from Ribbon—sent ... Read more ›
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