How to apply for a management role when you don’t have management experience
“Should I bother going for this job at all? I’ve never managed anyone.” Clients regularly ask this and my answer tends to be, “Yes, of course you should.” A quick…
Hydrogen aviation startup ZeroAvia lands largest funding round to date
ZeroAvia, one of the leading zero-emission aviation companies in the world, just announced its largest financing round to date. The funding round was co-led by Airbus, Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital,…
European space startup chooses Indian rocket for Moon mission prototype launch
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…
Only 5% of $22B in VC funding for generative AI went to Europe
European startups got just $1bn of the €22bn that VCs have invested in generative AI since 2019, according to data from Dealroom. Unsurprisingly, American companies attracted the bulk of the…
NASA and the ESA edge closer to explaining the Sun’s mysterious heat
Two spacecraft have taken a giant leap towards revealing why the Sun’s atmosphere is so damn hot. The collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) explored an enduring…
Improving driver monitoring systems: The case for synthetic data
Driver monitoring systems (DMS) that assess alertness behind the wheel are rapidly becoming the leading automotive safety feature across the globe. In the EU for example, vehicle safety regulator EuroNCAP…
British tech giant Arm rises to $65B valuation after first day of trading
Yesterday we reported that UK chip design company Arm was valued at just above $50bn before going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange. At the end of the day, the…
UK chip designer Arm valued at $50B ahead of today’s IPO
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…
X Shore’s first commercial electric boat will bring students to school
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…