Month: November 2023

The European Space Agency has signed a deal with Airbus and Voyager Space to secure its next home in orbit.  The two companies are currently developing Starlab, one of several planned replacements…

Climate tech is receiving a proportionally larger share of what is, undeniably, a muted venture capital investment environment. VC and private equity investment in the sector has, thus far in 2023, fallen…

Apple has faced a major setback in its longstanding €14.3bn tax dispute with the EU after an adviser to the bloc’s highest court said an earlier ruling over the tech giant’s business…

Good news, cats and dogs: you can now legally eat lab-grown meat. The milestone comes courtesy of a world-first permit for cultivated pet food. Czech startup Bene Meat Technologies received the inaugural…

Food waste has become a critical global issue. Almost 10% of the 8 billion people on Earth are undernourished, but nearly a third of the food on our planet is trashed before…

Britain’s biggest chip plant has been bought by US semiconductor firm Vishay for $177mn. The Newport Wafer Fab in Wales was previously owned by Nexperia, which acquired the business in 2021. Nexperia…

It’s been a little over five years since the GDPR came into effect and fines keep amassing — especially for social media platforms. New research by Dutch VPN company Surfshark has found…

A German satellite that will test new AI technologies in orbit for automatic detection of anomalies on planets and asteroids is set for launch. Despite its ambitious mission, the so-called SONATE-2 is…

As the European Union prepares for elections next year, the bloc is developing new measures to protect the democratic process.  The latest rules focus on advertising. On Tuesday, EU officials unveiled new regulations for…