Italy freezes Starlink talks as Elon Musk’s controversies snowball


Last week, Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service was installed at the White House. A week before that, Donald Trump promoted Tesla on the White House front lawn, after rallying people to buy the company’s cars and stock.  The Trump administration’s endorsement

SAP becomes Europe’s most valuable company, ASML holds fourth place


Just five months after surpassing ASML, German software giant SAP has overtaken Novo Nordisk to become Europe’s most valuable listed company. SAP’s shares rose 1.6% on Monday, bringing its market cap to €313bn. That was just enough to nudge Danish weight loss

Opinion: To close Europe’s defence tech gap, governments must support startups


The United States has long understood a simple truth: war is won not by size alone, but by speed and creativity. Indeed, innovation has always been crucial in conflict. Armour made knights safe until the crossbow came along. High walls protected cities until c

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After Northvolt, Europe’s battery path leads to China — or new tech frontiers


Fuelled by $15bn in financing, Northvolt was supposed to be Europe’s great battery success story — a homegrown champion capable of competing with Asian and American giants.   So when Northvolt filed for bankruptcy last week, after months of job cuts, restructu

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Military vehicles to get mixed reality windshields controlled by human eyes


Finnish startup Distance Technologies emerged from stealth last year with a technology it claims can turn any transparent surface into a mixed reality (MR) display. Now, it has teamed up with Patria to trial the tech on the defence firm’s armoured vehicles. Th

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The European Accessibility Act risks becoming just a box-ticking exercise


With the compliance deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) fast approaching, companies are urgently trying to ensure their websites meet the requirements of the EU directive.  One appealing solution is accessibility widgets — small add-ons with fea

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Ex-ArianeGroup CEO backs Pangea to build 3D-printed aerospike rocket engines


Aerospike rocket engines are the stuff of legend in the space industry. Conceived in the 1960s, their unique spiked-nozzle design promises better efficiency, reusability, and performance at all altitudes. But their complexity — and the shutdown of major space

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Euclid space telescope captures multiple ‘extremely rare’ double gravitational lenses


The European Space Agency has released the first major batch of data from its “dark universe” telescope Euclid. What’s inside could change our understanding of dark matter and the expansion of the universe. The data comprises just one week’s worth of deep fiel

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Dutch unicorn Mews mulls IPO in US amid concerns over support for startups


Dutch unicorn Mews will most likely list in the US instead of in Europe if the hospitality management company goes public, its CEO and co-founder Matthijs Welle told TNW.  “An IPO is one of the options that we would consider for the future, and if we were to go dow

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Dalot joins Ronaldo in backing personalised nutrition pioneer Bioniq


Another star footballer has joined a startup’s lineup. Portugal’s Diogo Dalot is the latest recruit, teaming up with compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo to back personalised supplement pioneer Bioniq. Dalot has invested €1mn in the company, which has developed an inn

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