The rise of the ‘augmented’ startup founder
The modern startup founder will tell you work never stops. What they’re far less likely to tell you is that stress, anxiety, panic, and feelings of failure never stop either.…
Rollercoaster for UK AI scene as PolyAI bags $50M while Stability AI mulls sale
The artificial intelligence scene in Great Britain feels a little bit like your weekly tv drama at the moment. Major funding rounds compete for attention with controversial CEO departures and…
A new browser war is brewing in Europe
Have you ever been trapped in a bad relationship? I’m stuck in one right now with Google Chrome. The browser’s good looks can no longer hide the ugliness that lurks…
AWS to launch European ‘sovereign cloud’ in Germany by 2025, earmarks €7.8B
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today confirmed plans to launch its European “sovereign cloud”, aiming to enhance data residency and security across the EU. The city of Bradenburg in Germany will…
Unlike Intel, TSMC isn’t sold on ASML’s new chipmaking machines
While Intel is betting big on ASML’s latest High NA EUV chipmaking machines, Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC is considering opting out. Speaking at a conference in Amsterdam on Tuesday, TSMC’s…
LLMs ‘for all official EU languages’ on horizon for Finnish startup
A Finnish startup today launched a multilingual AI model that’s a “significant milestone” on the path to LLMs for every EU language, the company says. Helsinki-based Silo AI calls the…
7 certifications software developers should consider to grow their career
The necessity of professional certifications is debated, with many software developers pooh-poohing their relevance when it comes to securing a job. But in a competitive job market, anything that can…
TNW Podcast: Janis Putrams on robotic wind turbine care; a massive raise for self-driving AI tech and more supercomputers
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…
Norwegian startup trains AI to predict natural disasters
Norwegian startup 7Analytics has secured €4mn to help predict the next big flood or landslide. The Bergen-based outfit trains machine learning algorithms on vast quantities of data on everything from…
Europe, meet Claude: Anthropic’s ChatGPT rival finally available in the EU
Starting today, users in Europe can access Claude, Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic’s proper ChatGPT contender. There are a few company names that have become synonymous with the advent of generative…
Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev gets 5 years prison-time for money laundering
Alexey Pertsev, the developer behind crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has been found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Pertsev, was first imprisoned in the Netherlands, where…
Booking.com joins tech giants as ‘gatekeeper’ under EU competition rules
Booking.com has joined the ranks of tech giants, such as Google and Meta, that fall under the EU’s sweeping online competition rules. Dubbed the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the law…