If you’ve been to London recently you may have noticed packs of dark green and brown ebikes lining the city’s streets. They belong to Forest, an aptly named startup that claims to…
Month: May 2024
Watch: Space telescope captures solar megastorm behind epic northern lights
You’ve probably already seen the dazzling pics of the aurora that flooded social media over the weekend. Lucky onlookers were treated to streaks of green, pink, and purple dancing across the night…
Second House of Quantum opens in Delft
Many noteworthy things happened in the realm of European tech yesterday. However, not all involved the King of Sweden — and quantum. To see the representative of such a traditional office in…
Airbus’ new Racer is half-plane, half-copter — and it’s lightning-fast
Business execs and politicians gathered at a helicopter base in France yesterday for the first public unveiling of Airbus’ new Racer aircraft. At first glance, Racer looks like a regular helicopter. Look…
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. From worrying…
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 outlandish government…
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 inside. Chrome…
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 be the…
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 Senior VP…
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 new large…