Garda arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run
Popular GAA coach Niall MacEneaney was struck by a vehicle - a private car that is registered to a serving garda who was off-duty at the time - and was…
Max Planck spinout nets €20M to build ‘stellarator’ fusion machine
A German startup has secured new funding for a peculiar twisted-looking reactor that could prove a quicker path to clean, virtually limitless fusion energy. Proxima Fusion has raised €20mn as…
Meta’s AI chief: LLMs will never reach human-level intelligence
There’s no escaping the hype around artificial general intelligence. Barely a day passes without a new headline about the concept, which envisions computer systems outperforming humans at various cognitive tasks.…
TNW Podcast: Jean-David Malo on EU money for startups; quantum without noise
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…
Electric Picnic 2024: Bosses rubbish cancellation rumours despite refugee camp
Electric Picnic 2024 is going ahead, organisers have confirmed, after rumours circulated on social media that the festival had been cancelled
Italy sets up €1B AI fund, mulls new penalties for the tech’s misuse
Backed by state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), Italy is committing €1bn to AI development over the course of the next five years. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni first announced…
Dublin traffic LIVE: Multiple incidents adding to delays across capital
Expect a busy evening in certain pockets of Dublin with road closures in place in city centre and near the Aviva stadium
Autonomous vertical farming startup to grow crops in space in 2026
A vertical farming startup from the UK is taking its technology to new heights. The UK Space Agency has awarded Vertical Future £1.5mn to build an autonomous farm in orbit.…
Hourly Dublin to Belfast trains could be in place as soon as September
Transport chiefs are hoping to deliver the increased service by almost doubling the number of return services between the two cities
Ukraine launches defence tech accelerator amid sector-wide boom
Ukraine has launched a defence tech accelerator programme for new startups aiming to deliver innovative solutions for military applications. The Defence Builder Accelerator is a four-month-long training programme, which will…
‘Living Nostradamus’ predicts new virus will ‘sweep the world’ – and it’s coming soon
Self-proclaimed psychic Athos Salome has warned that a new virus will soon emerge from the South Pole - and it will be even more deadly than Covid-19
Finnish startup to launch ‘software-defined’ satellite with ESA
Helsinki-based startup ReOrbit is preparing for the first demonstration of its “software-enabled” satellite. This marks the next phase of the ESA’s UKKO programme, which works with ReOrbit to develop and…