NHS to begin delivering critical medical supplies by drone
A branch of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is launching a drone delivery scheme across 30 medical facilities in the north of the country. The aim is to cut…
New ‘methane cleaner’ reactor could reduce emissions from livestock
Methane is the second biggest greenhouse gas contributor to climate change. It’s also 84 times more potent than culprit number one, carbon dioxide. Unsurprisingly, 60% of global emissions result from…
SaxaVord spaceport secures licence, eyes 2024 launch
A site located on the Scottish island of Unst has become the first spaceport in Western Europe to be granted a licence for vertical rocket launches. SaxaVord spaceport in the…
DeepMind’s AI finds new solution to decades-old math puzzle — outsmarting humans
DeepMind has used a large language model (LLM) to generate a novel solution to one of humanity’s toughest math problems — in a breakthrough that could herald a new era…
How Microsoft’s AI chatbot ‘hallucinates’ election information
The upcoming year will be a busy one for democracy. Major elections will take place in the US, the EU, and Taiwan, among others. Just as the rollout of generative…
Meta’s Threads app finally launches in the EU
After a five-month wait, Meta’s latest social media app Threads is now available to people living in the European Union. “Today we’re opening Threads to more countries in Europe. Welcome…
TNW Podcast: Femtech special with Ida Tin (Clue) and Valentina Milanova (Daye)
Let’s talk about femtech in Europe. In this bonus episode of the TNW Podcast, we’re featuring two interviews with notable players in the industry: Ida Tin, co-founder and chairwoman…
How Hydrogrid is digitising the ‘forgotten giant’ of renewables
Hydropower currently generates more energy than all other renewables combined and is expected to remain the world’s largest source of renewable electricity into the 2030s. And pumping water uphill, aka…
Pope Francis: How we deploy AI will be ‘true measure of our humanity’
Word of the year indeed — it seems even the Catholic Church can’t stop talking about AI. The events unfolding in the Middle East and the continued war in Ukraine…
Wind-powered cargo ship takes Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket to launch site
After numerous setbacks, the European Space Agency recently announced that its next-generation rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch in just six months’ time. If successful, the heavy-lift launcher will…
TNW Podcast: AI, more AI, and a chat with Constantijn van Oranje
Welcome to the first episode of the TNW Podcast — our new show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of…
EIC opens €1.2B funding for strategic technologies in 2024
The newly-adopted 2024 work programme of the European Innovation Council (EIC) is opening over €1.2bn in funding opportunities, mainly targeting deep tech startups and SMEs. Under the new scheme, the…