A study released by UK-based financial services comparison platform Confused.com in January found that 59% of Brits are using AI for medical self-diagnosis – and 20% even using ChatGPT as their mental health therapist.  In terms of use cases, 63% of people in the UK use AI to search for physical or mental symptoms, while ... Read more ›
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China is preparing to deploy new units of humanoid robots at the Fangchenggang border crossing in Guangxi, along its frontier with Vietnam. Developed by Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics, the machines are intended to support patrol, inspection and logistics operations at the busy transit hub, with officials claiming they will assist with crowd guidance, inspections and on-the-ground ... Read more ›
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Brussels wrote the world’s most extensive AI rulebook in 2024, and now the European Commission is seeking to ensure that it can actually be used – without grinding deployment to a halt.  The EU AI Act entered into force on August 1, 2024, framed as a global beacon of safety and rights. “I believe it’s ... Read more ›
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In 2008, Milda Mitkutė, co-founder of Vinted, faced a seemingly simple dilemma: she was moving and had too many clothes to take with her. A friend, Justas Janauskas, offered to help, and built a website so that Mitkutė could give them away to friends. What followed was far from simple: such a modest solution became ... Read more ›
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Technology companies from every corner of the globe gather in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) every January. The trade show, billed by the organisers as “the most powerful tech event in the world”, is often the first place where the latest innovations are showcased to a global audience before breaking through to ... Read more ›
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Do you remember the “Enterprise Cloud Rush” around 2015? We treated the hyperscaler cloud like an infinite dumpster for our data. Every sensor in the hospital, every vibration reading from a five-axis CNC machine, every transaction log in the bank. We piped it all to AWS S3 buckets or Azure Blob Storage. We proudly called ... Read more ›
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London-based AI startup Polaron announced on February 3 it has raised $8 million USD in funding to build the “intelligence layer for materials science.” Impact-focused VC Racine2 led the round, with participation from Speedinvest and Futurepresent. Imperial College London spun out Polaron in 2023, co-founded by CEO Isaac Squires, CTO Steve Kench, and Chief Scientist ... Read more ›
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Women in the technology field – and deep tech in particular – face higher risk of job displacement due to AI and automation, according to a recent City of London Corporation report. This comes as a warning as Europe grapples with a persistent gender gap in the field. In 2022, women accounted for almost one-third ... Read more ›
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Dublin-based AI startup Airrived launched from stealth on February 3 with $6.1 million USD in seed funding for its agentic AI solution, designed to automate workflows across enterprise cybersecurity, IT, and business operations. Cannage Capital led the funding round with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Rebellion Ventures, and Inner Loop Capital. Airrived’s flagship product ... Read more ›
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More than 79,600 criminal cases were stuck in the court backlog in England and Wales at the end of 2025. The Crown Court backlog, in fact, has remained at record levels since early 2023 and, according to the Ministry of Justice, could reach 100,000 cases by 2028. Faced with overwhelmed courts and limited resources, governments ... Read more ›
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Any successful sales campaign starts with strong lead generation, but there is no one-size-fits-all approach that can deliver solid results. For European.-based marketing directors and CMOs in the IT sector, expanding into the U.S. market often feels like launching into another universe. Despite global ambitions, many well-resourced firms hit a wall when trying to build ... Read more ›
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The next wave of AI innovation lies on women – and on the doors they open for both themselves and others. As AI systems become more advanced and more deeply embedded across industries, progress increasingly hinges on high-quality, sustainable code, along with the ability to ensure reliability and actively mitigate risks such as bias and ... Read more ›
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This past year, the EU economy outperformed many expectations. Despite a year defined by global trade chaos, tariff wars, and geopolitical instability, the continent’s economy maintained modest growth, beat inflation down and avoided a recession that was on the cards for many nations at the start of last year. Looking ahead, real GDP growth in ... Read more ›
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German aerospace firm Isar Aerospace launched its first rocket on March 30, 2025, and is now preparing for its second mission on January 21, 2026. The upcoming launch is scheduled to take place from the company’s dedicated complex at Andøya Space in Norway, with the goal of further strengthening Europe’s sovereign access to space. The ... Read more ›
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This week, leading market research platform Tracxn released its Geo Funding Trend Report, which found the UK tech sector raised $15.3 billion USD in 2025 – an 11% decline year-on-year from the $17.1 billion raised in 2024. The funding also represented a 15% decrease from the $17.9 billion raised in 2023. Not only has overall ... Read more ›
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Today, Dutch fintech firm Klearly announced it has raised €12 million as part of a Series A funding round led by PayPal Ventures with participation from Italian Founders Fund, Global PayTech Ventures, Antler Elevate, and Shapers – bringing the startup’s total funding raised to €20 million. According to the company website, Klearly aims to offer ... Read more ›
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Widely regarded as the most comprehensive legal framework governing artificial intelligence (AI) to date, the European Union marked a normative milestone on August 1, 2024, when the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force. The AI Act established harmonised rules for the development, deployment, and use of the technology across the EU. While formally ... Read more ›
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Leap Venture Studio, the world’s first and largest pet care startup accelerator, announced it will be accepting applications for its tenth Studio program, designed to help founders scale their impact in 2026 and in years ahead. The startup accelerator and community for pet care companies supports pet tech, wellness and service startups through VC investment, ... Read more ›
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On Monday, January 5, the European Commission said it’s looking into complaints against Elon Musk’s Grok, which is reportedly being used to generate sexually explicit images of children. This comes just after the public prosecutor’s office in Paris launched an investigation into X for the same reason. A spokesperson for the European Commission told journalists ... Read more ›
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A Swiss incubator for biotech ventures secured a major boost through a new partnership with the global biopharmaceutical company Takeda. The December 16, 2025 announcement by BaseLaunch, an incubator based in the life sciences hub of Basel, buoys the region’s status as a biotech destination in Europe. The Basel area is home to the headquarters ... Read more ›
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