How to build a spaceport
Around 250 kilometres off the north coast of Scotland, the Shetland isle of Unst undergoing a dramatic renovation. On a peninsula flanked by giant cliffs and open ocean, builders are…
‘We may irreversibly lose control of autonomous AI,’ warn top academics
Open letters warning over AI’s risks are amassing — with top technologists and researchers sounding the alarm on uncontrollable development, pressing existential threats, and the lack of regulation. Now, just…
How this Berlin startup deploys AI to make preventative healthcare accessible
There are plenty of conversations around how AI can progress healthcare. And indeed, it has numerous applications in the form of diagnostics and accelerated drug discovery. However, wouldn’t it be…
Netherlands to build laser pointer for ESA black hole space mission
The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) has been granted €1.39mn to finish development of its high-precision laser targeting mechanism. This will support one of ESA’s most ambitious missions:…
Startup bags €8.5M to bolster Europe’s EV battery upcycling
In a big boost to sustainable mobility, 130 million EVs are expected to hit Europe’s streets by 2035, reaching about half of the total vehicles on the continent. However, this…
Should we be working at 85% capacity? The pros and cons of ‘sustainable’ effort
Perfectionism and productivity are uneasy bedfellows. The pandemic, job insecurity, and mass layoffs that followed have exacerbated over-performance burnout, leading to a new thought pattern in employee welfare; one that…
Europe has ‘no other choice’ but to depend on SpaceX for upcoming satellite launches
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reached a deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch four navigation and communications satellites into orbit, the Wall Street Journal reports. The agreement covers…
2023 to be Europe’s ‘most depressed’ year for VC exit value in a decade
Amid the economic downturn, 2023 is expected to be the “most depressed” year in Europe’s VC exit value since 2013, data from Pitchbook has shown. According to the report, during…
Amazon adds 1GW of renewable energy to Europe’s grid
Amazon has added 39 new renewable energy projects to its European portfolio since the start of the year, the company said today. The 39 new additions include 15 rooftop solar…
Norway’s AutoStore unveils next-gen electric warehouse robot
Norwegian tech company AutoStore today unveiled the latest version of its warehouse storage and retrieval robot, as it seeks to boost the efficiency of its automated fulfilment system. Dubbed the…
Why AI progress hitting the brakes is more likely than world domination
There’s a looming global computing capacity crunch that cannot be sustainably addressed the way we’re doing things right now. Simply put, between artificial intelligence (AI) models growing exponentially and an…
Exercise bike inspired by Ukraine war provides backup power during emergencies
Lithuanian startup Tukas EV has developed an exercise bike that harnesses the energy you produce while peddling and stores it as a backup source of power for household devices and…