Volvo taps UK software startup to boost EV charging speed by 30%


Volvo has invested in Breathe Battery Technologies and plans to install the UK startup’s software in all of its next-gen EVs. Devices that use lithium-ion battery packs, from smartphones to cars, are typically designed to limit their power

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Ada Ventures secures £63mn for ‘Inclusive Alpha’ fund


It is no secret that VC investing has a diversity and inclusion problem. Fortunately, there are funders out there who are committed to ushering

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Dutch cybersecurity startup bags €36M amid spike in online attacks


Dutch startup Eye Security has raised €36mn as it looks to defend European businesses from cyber criminals.  Founded in 2020 by a group of Dutch intelligence and security experts, the Hague-based outfit provides cyber protection, incident respons

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Watch: Declassified footage of UK DragonFire laser weapon in action


The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released declassified footage of its DragonFire laser weapon.  DragonFire shoots a high-power beam at the speed of light. It’s so precise, it can fry a target the size of a coin from a kilometre away. This “neve

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UK fusion startup breaks pressure record using giant ‘gun’ machine


A British startup has set a new pressure record using the world’s strongest pulsed power machine, as it looks to forge a cheaper, faster path to fusion energy.  First Light Fusion launched a projectile at over 20 kilometres per second (72,000

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Experts call for stricter femtech laws to safeguard women’s data


It’s hard to imagine more intimate data than that collected by female technologies or “femtech.” These apps and devices not only monitor women’s menstrual cycles but also record their sexual encounters, orgasms, and pregnancies. A new study sh

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Sharing the AI journey: Amplifying female founder voices


In October last year, researchers at the Alan Turing Institute sounded the alarm that there was an “urgent issue” of gender imbalance in artificial intelligence in

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The EU’s DMA is a new take on tech regulation — but that doesn’t mean it’ll work


It happened, after years of chin-wagging and back-and-forth and bad blood, it finally happened: the compliance date for the Digital Markets Act arrived on March 7th. From here on out, big tech needs to follow the regulations laid out by the EU — and

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EU’s new attack on big tech risks becoming ‘missed opportunity’


The EU’s strictest-ever crackdown on big tech has only just begun, but critics fear it’s already missing the targets. Called the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the landmark law aims to curb the power of tech giants. Under the rules, the EU can designate companies

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Red Sea cable cut by anchor from Houthi ship attack, says internet firm


Several subsea communications cables in the Red Sea were cut on Saturday, temporarily affecting a quarter of all data traffic flowing between Asia and Europe. Some have blamed the Houthi rebels for intentionally sabotaging the cables. The group, w

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