There are probably a billion and one self help books out there claiming to have the key or the secret formula to happiness. Mo Gadwat’s series of books: Solve For Happy: Engineer…
Founders: It’s time to look beyond VCs, and approach angel investors
Global VC funding reached $143.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022 — down 19% from the previous quarter. Amidst the current recession and looming uncertainty, VCs seem to be pulling out…
President Zelensky’s hologram addresses 4 tech conferences across Europe — here’s what he had to say
In an unprecedented turn of events, President Zelensky of Ukraine appeared as a surprise guest at four of Europe’s major tech conferences taking place simultaneously on June 15th, 2022. Attendees at TNW…
Oatly went 9 years without a marketing team. Stupid — or wicked smart?
How do you set yourself apart from other brands? How do you sell people on a product they’re not used to? And how do you do all that without a marketing department?…
German sustainability startup announces $4B plan to turn waste product into green hydrogen
There are many great use cases of hydrogen fuel cells powering vehicles like trucks, buses, ships, trains, aircraft, and to a lesser extent, cars. While hydrogen is a green substance in action…
Polestar hosts ‘Future Talk’ on sustainable material design at Amsterdam museum
Fighting climate change. That’s about solar panels, ditching meat, flying less, and driving an electric car, right? Absolutely, but that’s only half the story. For a lot of product designers, sustainability is…
We taught an AI to impersonate Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde – here’s what it revealed about sentience
Nay, nay, I say! This cannot be, That machines should e’er surpass our art. We are the masters, them the slaves, And thus it ever shall be so! They learn, ‘tis true,…
The 3 things an AI must demonstrate to be considered sentient
A Google developer recently decided that one of the company’s chatbots, a large language model (LLM) called LaMBDA, had become sentient. According to a report in the Washington Post, the developer identifies…
Fiat kitted out a 500 EV to charge wirelessly while driving
The idea of EV wireless charging while on the road is gradually gaining traction — and not without a reason. Juicing up your car while driving removes the hassle of stopping at…
TNW Conference talks not-to-miss: Greenpeace CTO Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa
Silicon Valley is a curiously parochial place. Despite having users around the world, tech giants often overlook or misunderstand regions beyond their home turf. This myopia isn’t solely confined to companies. We…