Spain’s privacy watchdog has barred Meta from launching two features on Facebook and Instagram that the tech giant says were intended to encourage users to vote in the upcoming EU elections. The…
Month: May 2024
Tesla supplier STMicroelectronics to build €5B EV chip fab in Italy
STMicroelectronics has announced plans to build a giant factory in Italy that will make specialist microchips for EVs and other high-voltage power devices. The Swiss firm is the world’s largest producer of…
The rise of Heat Geek — a startup hell-bent on bringing heat pumps to the Brits
Missing the chance to install a heat pump in his London home had always bothered tech industry whizz Aadil Qureshi. While builders were in the middle of renovating and extending his terraced…
Swiss AI startup saving Swiss chocolate secures $16M
From semiconductors to chocolate, you’d be surprised how many products are already made with the help of AI. And it’s precisely on the factory floor where Swiss startup EthonAI is looking to…
Netherlands, France, and Germany lead ‘largest ever’ botnet sting
Four people have been arrested in the “largest ever operation against botnets,” EU police force Europol announced on Thursday. The Netherlands, Germany, and France led the sting, dubbed “Operation Endgame.” According to…
Supercell’s new hit game Squad Busters is pure dopamine — if you’re 8
Finnish mobile game developer Supercell released Squad Busters yesterday, its first new title in over five years. The game launched alongside an admittedly hilarious promo video featuring the likes of Chris Hemsworth…
Web-hosting startup Hostinger hit €110M revenue in 2023, praises AI for 57% growth
Web-hosting platform Hostinger today announced a 57% year-on-year growth of its consolidated revenue, reaching €110.2mn in 2023 — surpassing the €100mn milestone for the first time since its founding in 2004. This…
68% of British MPs have had personal data exposed on the dark web
Over two-thirds of British MPs and almost half of EU MEPs have had their email addresses leaked on the dark web. That’s according to new research from cybersecurity firm Proton. With election…
Space tech startup Open Cosmos to build Greece’s first flagship satellite constellation
Open Cosmos, the UK-based startup that uses satellites to fight climate change, has secured a contract of €60mn to build seven satellites for Greece. Dubbed Optical Constellation, this will be the country’s…
ESA satellite launches Dutch tech into space to study climate change
Dutch tech has launched into space onboard a spacecraft designed to analyse climate change. The EarthCARE satellite — a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Japanese peer JAXA —…