Back in the early 2000s, Estonia was rapidly modernising, shaking off the remnants of Soviet influence. It was ambitiously transforming itself into a digital society with innovations such as e-government and online…
Month: September 2024
In pictures: Heart Aerospace unveils 30-seater electric aircraft prototype
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has unveiled its first full-scale demonstrator hybrid-electric aircraft as it targets commercial flight by the end of 2029, a year later than previously planned. Heart revealed the prototype,…
Is AI killing fantasy football? To find out, I let it manage my team
Every week, millions of adults pretend that they’re football managers. I am one of them. We live out our dreams in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL), an online game that’s become a…
French startup Poolside nears $3B valuation for AI that can write code
Paris-based AI startup Poolside is in discussions to raise nearly $500mn at a $3bn valuation, Bloomberg reports. Poolside is developing a ChatGPT-like large language model (LLM) that writes software code — but…
German startup secures $62M for ‘carbon negative’ biogas power plants
German startup Reverion has secured $62mn as it looks to scale a mini power plant that can generate clean energy, capture CO2, and make hydrogen all in one shipping container-sized unit. “Reverion’s…
Ukrainian startup plans to defend companies from disinformation with AI
A Ukrainian startup forged by war is bringing counter-disinformation to the business world. Osavul was founded in 2022 to fight Russian propaganda. To analyse the threats, the company applied AI analytics to…
25 startups enter UK late-stage accelerator on the journey to IPO
Tech Nation has announced the 25 startups that will participate in the second cohort of this year’s Future Fifty programme — the UK’s only accelerator that focuses on late-stage companies. Future Fifty…
4 startup pitch battles not to miss this October
What’s the best way to attract attention for your startup from a room full of investors, journalists, potential partners, customers, and talent all in one go? For early-stage startups, entering pitch battle…
This Swedish startup wants to pay the flight tracking community using blockchain
One of the most popular pastimes you may or may not have heard about is flight tracking. For instance, in September 2022, the Royal Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III carrying Queen…
Depop taps AI to generate listings for clothes from just 1 photo
Fashion app Depop has unveiled new AI gear from the firm’s tech wardrobe. The second-hand marketplace can now generate an entire listing from a single photo. Launched today, the feature is designed…