Highview Power secures £300M to build UK’s first liquid air battery


UK scaleup Highview Power has secured £300mn to build a liquid air storage plant in Manchester.  The UK government’s Infrastructure Bank led the funding round. Investment bank Goldman Sachs, British energy firm Centrica, and mining giant Rio Tinto also took pa

8mo | The Next Web
TNW Conference 2024: Bringing fallen ebike superstar VanMoof back to life


As we count down to TNW conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, we’re profiling some of the sessions we’re most amped about. As a cycling fanatic, I’m eagerly anticipating my conversation with Eliott Wertheimer, who joined VanMoof as co-CEO last year to

8mo | The Next Web
Hackers linked to Hamas tied to cyberespionage via Android spyware in Palestine


Hackers linked to Hamas have been implicated in five cyberespionage campaigns targeting Palestine and Egypt. The evidence emerged in new research from ESET, a cybersecurity company based in Slovakia. Analysts at the firm detected five campaigns spreading troj

8mo | The Next Web
Everything you need to know about Finch, the latest programming language developed by MIT


In May, a research team from MIT announced a new programming language, Finch. It’s designed to support both flexible control flow and diverse data structures. “Finch facilitates a programming model which resolves the challenges of computing over structured arrays

8mo | The Next Web
Why Germany, Hungary oppose the EU’s new tariffs on Chinese EVs


The European Union has hiked tariffs for EVs imported from China, drawing reproach from Beijing and some of its own member states, including Germany, Sweden, and Hungary. The tough new tariffs range between 17.4% and 38.1%, on top of the existing import duty of

8mo | The Next Web
European AI leaders Aleph Alpha and Silo ink deal to deliver ‘sovereign AI’


Two of Europe’s emerging leaders in artificial intelligence have signed a deal to spread “sovereign AI” across the continent. Germany’s Aleph Alpha and Finland’s Silo AI announced the partnership today. The duo plan to create a “one-stop-solution” for Europea

8mo | The Next Web
TNW Podcast: Behind the scenes of TNW Conference 2024; Dutch chips, Danish media, Chinese internet


Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Ioanna and Andrii ta

8mo | The Next Web
TNW Conference 2024: Building the world’s first medically-cleared contraceptive app


With only a little over a week left till the TNW Conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, we’re highlighting some of the sessions we’re most excited about. One of the talks I’m really looking forward to this year touches on a purpose very close to my heart:

8mo | The Next Web
Black Semiconductor raises €254.4M for graphene-based chips in boost for European sector


Amid a global race for semiconductor leadership, an Aachen-based startup has raised €254.4mn for its chip technology in a big boost for the German as well as the European semiconductor sector. Brothers Daniel and Sebastian Schall launched Black Semiconductor i

8mo | The Next Web
Stability AI launches Stable Diffusion 3, its ‘most sophisticated image generation model yet’


Stability AI today launched Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, which the British startup calls its “most advanced text-to-image open model yet.” Comprised of 2 billion parameters, SD3 Medium promises photorealistic results without complex workflows. Crucially, the mode

8mo | The Next Web

Chercher