Everyone is talking about the potential of generative AI as buzzworthy tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E make the headlines. But just what is generative AI and is there actually a use for…
Month: April 2023
Swedish startup wants €1.5BN to build emissions-free steel plant
Swedish startup H2 Green Steel has announced its plans to raise more than €1.5bn in equity funding to build steel plants that emit virtually no emissions. The startup, backed by high-profile investors…
Swedish startup wants €1.5BN to build ‘green steel’ plant
Swedish startup H2 Green Steel has announced its plans to raise more than €1.5bn in equity funding to build steel plants that emit virtually no emissions. The startup, backed by high-profile investors…
Irish startup and CERN join forces on experimental energy transmission project
An Irish startup has teamed with CERN to develop a new form of insulation for superconducting cables, which are designed to accelerate the green energy transition. Named SuperNode, the company has invented…
Icelandic startup bags €6M EU grant to fight drug-resistant infections
Reykjavik-based Akthelia Pharmaceuticals and the University of Iceland have been awarded a €6m grant by Horizon Europe to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve and…
VCs invested €60BN in climate tech last year — here’s where it went
Despite the tech startup funding landscape appearing gloomier than in many years, there are a few potential bright spots. Long-term climate targets in Europe and beyond are creating new opportunities for cleantech…
LOOP into orbit: Airbus’ new modular multi-purpose space station
SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket may have exploded during launch this week. However, that does not mean that Elon, or humanity for that matter, is not determined to enter a new era of…
UK-based DeepMind merges with Google Brain in transatlantic AI tie-up
Alphabet has merged the UK-based DeepMind and US-headquartered Google Brain into a single AI research unit. Imaginatively named “Google DeepMind,” the new group unites two camps that had developed an internal rivalry. “Combining…
New research milestone could solve quantum scalability
Wherever you fall on the quantum sceptic spectrum, you cannot deny that the potential of the technology is fascinating. Don’t worry, we will admit to not understanding it fully yet either, but…
You can now eat dinner in space — for just €120K
It turns out you don’t need a rocket to explore the edge of space. French startup Zephalto has just announced plans to send eager tourists to the stratosphere in a space balloon…