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Founderful raises $140M fund as Switzerland vies for Europe’s tech top spot
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Founderful has raised $140mn in its second fund in a strong sign of investor confidence in Switzerland’s flourishing tech ecosystem.
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US firm Realwear acquires Swiss startup Almer amid XR market consolidation
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Almer’s AR headset allows frontline workers to access real-time data, instructions, or assistance from a remote engineer.
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DeepL takes on ‘next frontier’ in AI translation with DeepL Voice
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Users can now listen to people speaking a language they don’t understand and automatically translate it to one they do — in real-time.
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AI startup Gendo — the Midjourney for architecture — secures fresh capital
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The platform quickly transforms simple inputs like sketches, 2D drawings, or text descriptions into hypereal building designs.
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BMW installs ‘motionless’ wind energy device at Mini factory
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The wind turbines, built by US startup Aeromine, could be an ideal replacement — or companion — for rooftop solar panels.
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Dutch startup Sympower secures €21M to balance out the energy grid
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Electricity grids around the world are struggling to adapt to the influx of renewable energies like wind and solar. Sympower has a fix.
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Battery recycling startup Tozero bags €11M to boost Europe’s lithium supply
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The German startup has just raised €11 million as it pursues rapid growth for its novel battery recycling technology.
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Why learning 10 programming languages doesn’t make you a more interesting job candidate
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Does having more programming languages under your belt actually help software developers to score more jobs? Maybe not.
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At 30 years old, is Ruby in a mid-life crisis or a renaissance?
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As Ruby turns 30, we dive deeper into the programming language's staying power now and in the next 30 years.
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How close are we to an accurate AI fake news detector?
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Data scientists are using AI to build a system that can detect fake news accurately. But just how close are we?
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EU funding powers 10% of European startup ecosystem
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About one in every 10 European startups that have raised VC investment are also backed by an EU grant of equity financing.
on Nov 7
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Do we need a European DARPA to cope with technological challenges in Europe?
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DARPA helps drives technological progress in the US forward. If the EU wants to create a similar agency, key changes will be needed.
on Nov 7
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How wasted heat from our bodies could generate green energy
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New technology could allow us to harvest waste heat from our bodies that can be converted into energy. Here's how.
on Nov 7
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Apophis: a European space mission gets up close with an asteroid set to brush by Earth
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A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats in the future.
on Nov 7
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Apple Intelligence will help AI become as commonplace as word processing
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The leader in making new tech as user-friendly as possible, Apple is set to make AI essential for the masses.
on Nov 4
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AI could transform visual effects in film — but the emerging field is mired in copyright issues
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AI generated visual effects could be a game changer in the film industry. But the emerging field is mired in copyright issues.
on Nov 3
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Can OpenAI’s Strawberry program deceive humans?
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If OpenAI's Strawberry really is capable of some form of reasoning, could this AI system cheat and deceive humans?
on Oct 31
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These are 3 of the hardest and 3 of the easiest programming languages to learn
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Learning new programming languages is a great way to build your career as a software developer, but you need to choose the right ones.
on Oct 30
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Endless possibilities of a digital stethoscope
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An interview with Diana van Stijn of Lapsi Health, a Dutch startup that builds smart medical hardware — starting with a digital stethoscope.
on Oct 30
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How AI can help you make a computer game without knowing anything about coding
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Artificial Intelligence based low code/no code tools are disrupting the gaming industry fast. Here's how you can make your own game now.
on Oct 30
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Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they’re decades away
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Despite what Tesla may claim, housebots are still a long way away. Here's a look at what we need to get there.
on Oct 28
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AI probably isn’t the big smartphone selling point that Apple and other tech giants think it is
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Will AI really be the future for smartphone sales? Here's why Apple's bet may miss the mark it hopes to see.
on Oct 25
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How your online world could change if big tech companies like Google are forced to break up
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While big tech's monopoly has been bad for competition and more, this opinion piece presents the drawbacks to breaking up big tech.
on Oct 24
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Space rover tests ‘natural intelligence’ based on insect brains
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A space rover is currently testing a control system inspired by insect brains. The "natural intelligence" software was created by Opteran.
on Oct 24
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Could nuclear fusion be the answer to AI's energy needs? Tech companies need to consider these factors for the future.
on Oct 23
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Boardwave's Phill Robinson on Europe's pathway to success
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From the future of AI to the importance of being vulnerable, Phill Robinson talks about his personal and professional journey on TNW Podcast.
on Oct 23
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The decline of X, formerly known as Twitter, after Elon Musk's takeover has raised questions on how we should change social media.
on Oct 22
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Marvel Fusion breaks ground on $150M laser facility in Colorado
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The ATLAS facility will use three ultra-high intensity lasers to initiate the same reaction that powers the Sun and stars.
on Oct 18
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Has wave energy finally found its golden buoy?
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CorPower could be the redemption story for an industry haunted by the ghosts of failed projects, wasted ideas, and bankrupt venture.
on Oct 18
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Dutch carbon capture startup Skytree opens offices in US, Canada
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Dutch startup Skytree looks to North America to cash-in on attractive government incentives for direct carbon capture (DAC) technologies.
on Oct 18
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Generative AI, academic publishing, and EU funding with Iris.ai
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Iris.ai has been around for almost a decade and saw several significant pivots, while its CEO Anita Schjøll Abildgaard and the team have been through all the highs and lows imaginable, including balancing on the brink of bankruptcy.
on Oct 18
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Sweden's node.vc closes €71M fund for early-stage Nordic startups
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Stockholm-based node.vc has closed a €71mn fund to back early-stage startups in the Nordics.
on Oct 18
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The tech startups shaking up construction in Europe
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From the outside, it looks like a clean, modern social housing block. You can tell it’s new — there are 84 shiny solar panels on the roof and the fresh paint has barely dried on the walls. But it’s how this 56-dwelling building in Barcelona
on Oct 17
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TNW Conference 2025 theme spotlight: Sustainable Societies
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We need industry leaders, disruptive innovators, and ambitious startups to create the blueprint for a sustainable world.
on Oct 17
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What is the new safe C++ proposal and what do programmers need to know?
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Memory safe programming is becoming a bigger concern. Find out why, what the C++ community is doing, and other safe languages.
on Oct 17
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Vay secures €34M to bring remote-controlled cars to the streets of Europe
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In January, Vay launched a commercial remote-controlled car service in Las Vegas. Now it wants to roll out the technology on home turf.
on Oct 17
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German startup OroraTech raises €25M to scale wildfire early warning system
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Munich-based startup OroraTech has secured €25mn in funding to scale up its AI-powered wildfire detection system. Korys, the investment arm of the Colruyt’s — a Belgian noble family — led the funding round. The EU’s Circular Bioeconomy Fun
on Oct 17
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Taiwan's TSMC is planning more chip fabs in Europe
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TSMC is planning to expand operations in Europe, following its first chip fab in the region, in Dresden, Germany.
on Oct 17
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Italy’s D-Orbit lands €119M ESA contract to service satellites in space
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D-Orbit's RISE satellite, which is about the size of a minivan, will be like a car mechanic, but for aging spacecraft.
on Oct 17
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TNW Conference 2025 theme spotlight: AI and Deeptech
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Debates about AI are everywhere these days. We want you to join the discussions at next year's TNW Conference 2025.
on Oct 17
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Norwegian startup Muybridge emerges from stealth to ‘reinvent’ the camera
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Mybridge has secured €8mn to revolutionise the way we capture images. Ever seen the bullet scene in the Matrix? A bit like that.
on Oct 17
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Rio Tinto backs six startups in high-tech bid for cleaner mining of lithium, copper
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Rio Tinto and Founders Factory have kicked off the Mining Tech Accelerator in a bid to nurture high-tech solutions to mining rare earths.
on Oct 10
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Why Dubai-based VCs are looking to invest in European climate tech
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Dubai is investing big in climate tech. Here's what European founders need to know about regulations, opportunities, and investors.
on Oct 10
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AI is changing science: Google DeepMind duo win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Google DeepMind scientist Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing an AI model that predicts protein structures.
on Oct 10
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Carbon removal startup Paebbl bags $25M to turn CO2 into building materials
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We visited Paebbl's facility in Rotterdam to find out how they plan to turn the built environment into a carbon sink.
on Oct 10
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Holiday homes platform launches ‘global first’ visual search engine
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Landfolk has built a visual search engine for holiday homes. The Danish startup believes the feature is an industry-first.
on Oct 10
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AI drove Belgian startup funding near €500M in H1 2024, report finds
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Belgium's tech ecosystem is entering a maturation phase, according to a new report, with Belgian startups having raised over €470mn in H1 2024.
on Oct 10
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OpenAI adds offices in Paris, Brussels to deep European footprint
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OpenAI is opening new offices in Paris and Brussels. The sites increase the company's European presence to four hubs.
on Oct 9
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TNW Podcast: Andrii Degeler and Callum Booth on the future of publishing
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Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — 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 today’s special epi
on Oct 9
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Carbon myopia is concealing a deeper problem: our insatiable appetite for materials
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Even if we slash all carbon emissions today, we are still digging and cutting our way into an ecological and social crisis.
on Oct 9