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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-22 08:45:27 thenextweb.com Poland’s data protection watchdog is investigating OpenAI’s ChatGPT after an unnamed complainant accused the company of GDPR breaches. “The case concerns the violation of many provisions on the protection of personal …

Linnea Ahlgren 2023-09-21 09:03:43 thenextweb.com The European Investment Fund (EIF) announced today it would invest €40mn with Blume Equity. Based out of London, the VC was founded by three women in 2020, and invests into European …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-21 10:20:34 thenextweb.com Hoxton Farms, a London-based biotech startup, has opened today the UK’s first pilot production facility for cultivated animal fat. Launched in 2020, the company combines cell biology and mathematical modelling to …

Linnea Ahlgren 2023-09-21 05:45:37 thenextweb.com Apple is having a rough time of it in France as of late. As if mandated updates to the iPhone 12 due to radiation concerns weren’t enough, Apple customers in the …

Siôn Geschwindt 2023-09-20 10:47:18 thenextweb.com The computer systems of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world’s most high-profile war tribunal, were hacked last week, according to a statement released by the court yesterday. The tribunal said …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-20 10:15:16 thenextweb.com 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has seen exponential growth over the past decade, analysis by the European Patent Office (EPO) reveals. In its latest study, the EPO found that …

Siôn Geschwindt 2023-09-20 05:36:58 thenextweb.com Munich-based autonomous trucking startup Fernride has closed a further $19mn in its Series A funding round, neatly pushing the total amount raised in the round to $50mn.  Founded in 2019, Fernride …

Siôn Geschwindt 2023-09-19 05:46:00 thenextweb.com Dutch packaging and materials manufacturer Avery Dennison has opened what it claims to be Europe’s largest concentrated solar thermal platform and storage unit at its factory in Turnhout, Belgium.   The new …

Linnea Ahlgren 2023-09-18 05:55:21 thenextweb.com Europe’s dawdling on the Ariane 6 is becoming increasingly costly as the new era of space race exploration — and exploitation — heats up. The Exploration Company, based in Bordeaux and …

Linnea Ahlgren 2023-09-14 05:39:51 thenextweb.com And thus, after months of anticipation and speculation, the day of Arm’s IPO is upon us. The SoftBank-owned chip design company will begin trading in New York today, Thursday, with shares …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-14 02:05:31 thenextweb.com X Shore, Sweden’s award-winning electric boat manufacturer, is launching its third model — and the first one dedicated to maritime professionals. Dubbed X Shore Pro, the electric vessel has been designed …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-13 18:05:56 thenextweb.com Amid the increasing commercialisation of space tech, Ubotica has partnered up with IBM to simplify the use of AI applications on board low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites. Founded in 2016, the Dublin-headquartered startup …

Chris Baraniuk 2023-09-13 04:44:49 thenextweb.com Single-glazing. Old electric-powered heat emitters. Walls with hardly any insulation. Damp throughout the ground floor. Welcome to Europe.  While these problems vary in prevalence from country to country, even nations rated …

Linnea Ahlgren 2023-09-13 05:45:08 thenextweb.com Climate change anxiety is real, and it can cause feelings of powerlessness, or even apathy. While it is true that no soggy straws in the world will help as long as …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-13 07:42:06 thenextweb.com Fintech funding in Europe has been greatly affected by the challenging economic environment, the latest report by Finch Capital has found. Specifically, startups in the sector raised a total of €4.6bn …

Linnea Ahlgren 2023-09-12 08:50:20 thenextweb.com Today, the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, along with early-stage VC OpenOcean, released what they call “the world’s most accurate open access startup insights platform” — the O3.  …

Thomas Macaulay 2023-09-12 11:01:42 thenextweb.com New iPhones always arrive with upgrades, but this year’s crop will feature one improvement that Apple didn’t want to make. As a result of new EU rules, the US tech giant …

Thomas Macaulay 2023-09-12 02:00:04 thenextweb.com A Swiss startup has unveiled a solution to the global shortage of security guards: an autonomous patrol robot. Named the Ascento Guard, the two-wheeled sentinel is equipped with thermal and infrared …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-11 20:01:25 thenextweb.com NordicNinja, the largest Japanese VC in Europe, has raised a fresh fund of €200mn for early-stage startups active in climate and deep tech, with particular focus on the intersection between sustainability …

Thomas Macaulay 2023-09-11 08:32:31 thenextweb.com Space startup Open Cosmos will accelerate its mission to protect our planet after raising $50mn in a new funding round. The UK-based company uses satellites to tackle environmental issues. By tapping …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-11 07:20:28 thenextweb.com Tech companies spend over €113mn per year on lobbying the EU’s decision-making policies, a new study by the Corporate Europe Organisation (CEO) has found. Alarmingly, the tech industry’s lobbying power has …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-07 07:58:02 thenextweb.com After months of negotiations, the UK is rejoining Horizon, the EU’s €95.5bn flagship research and innovation programme, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced Thursday. Although the country’s participation in the programme was …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-07 02:02:29 thenextweb.com Estonian startup VOOL has secured a fresh capital injection of €2.92mn to boost production and development of its EV charging solutions. Specifically, the company closed an additional seed round of €1.3mn …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-06 10:00:15 thenextweb.com The European Commission has named today six tech giants whose market power it aims to control through its Digital Markets Act (DMA) — a landmark pro-competition regulation, designed to ensure a …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-06 07:47:32 thenextweb.com TikTok has launched its first European data centre, as part of its efforts to address Western fears over surveillance-related privacy risks. The Chinese-owned company says it has started migrating European user …

Thomas Macaulay 2023-09-05 05:49:42 thenextweb.com Apple and Microsoft are pressing the EU to omit iMessage and Bing, respectively, from a list of “gatekeepers” subject to new regulatory requirements. Their reasoning? The services, claim the companies, simply …

Linnea Ahlgren 2023-09-05 03:00:34 thenextweb.com Q-day may still be somewhere far in the future. However, that is not hindering cautiously optimistic investors from putting their money into the oh-so-seductive promise of quantum technology. Latest in line …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-09-04 07:39:31 thenextweb.com As part of the UK’s decommissioning efforts of the Dounreay nuclear site in Scotland, a dog-like robot has mapped out a radioactive section that’s been sealed off for 25 years. Developed …

Linnea Ahlgren 2023-09-04 08:29:29 thenextweb.com Late last week, Sweden’s Scania revealed a world-first hybrid semi-truck covered in solar panels. Because of its self-produced energy, the unique prototype has the potential to reduce both operational costs and …

Thomas Macaulay 2023-09-01 06:00:57 thenextweb.com In a bid to allay EU antitrust concerns, Microsoft will start unbundling Teams from the Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites in European markets. Microsoft announced the move on Thursday. The …

Siôn Geschwindt 2023-09-01 02:00:17 thenextweb.com Today, Paris became one of the first European cities to implement an outright ban on rented e-scooters, after residents previously voted overwhelmingly in favour of the motion. During a referendum in …

.cult 2023-08-31 09:13:24 thenextweb.com This article was originally published on .cult by Melina Zacharia and Ines Almeida. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-08-31 06:57:16 thenextweb.com The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning organisations to be wary of the imminent cyber risks associated with the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) — such as ChatGPT …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-08-31 04:00:56 thenextweb.com Dutch VC firm PhotonVentures has raised €60mn for its new fund aimed at stimulating Europe’s photonics industry. The capital targets startups and scaleups active in photonic chips — a crucial technology …

.cult 2023-08-30 10:52:51 thenextweb.com This article was originally published on .cult by Melina Zacharia and Ines Almeida. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share …

Siôn Geschwindt 2023-08-30 07:52:38 thenextweb.com First discovered in 1773 by French astronomer Charles Messier, the Whirlpool galaxy (aka ‘M51’) is one of the most well-known objects in the night sky. Everyone from amateur astronomers to NASA …

Siôn Geschwindt 2023-08-29 07:47:26 thenextweb.com After being banned from Belgium in June, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance, has resumed operations in the country by redirecting customers through its entity in Poland.  Binance said its …

Siôn Geschwindt 2023-08-28 08:15:29 thenextweb.com Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has selected two Nordic companies to provide the battery and propulsion technology for the world’s largest electric ship, as the industry looks to charter a course toward …

Ioanna Lykiardopoulou 2023-08-25 09:39:04 thenextweb.com In a breakthrough for the EV industry, researchers have discovered a way to prevent a damaging and potentially dangerous side effect that can occur during fast charging: lithium plating. The phenomenon …