![Meta’s Threads app finally launches in the EU](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/D/O/G/j/5/Z/meta-s-threads-app-finally-launches-in-the-eu.webp)
After a five-month wait, Meta’s latest social media app Threads is now available to people living in the European Union. “Today we’re opening Threads to more countries in Europe. Welcome everyone,” wrote Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on the platform. Threads is Mark Zucker
![How Microsoft’s AI chatbot ‘hallucinates’ election information](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/n/0/R/l/M/how-microsoft-s-ai-chatbot-hallucinates-election-information.webp)
The upcoming year will be a busy one for democracy. Major elections will take place in the US, the EU, and Taiwan, among others. Just as the rollout of generative AI era is gathering pace in earnest — something some fear could prove detrimental to the democratic
![How Hydrogrid is digitising the ‘forgotten giant’ of renewables](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/k/o/x/b/V/G/how-hydrogrid-is-digitising-the-forgotten-giant-of-renewables.webp)
Hydropower currently generates more energy than all other renewables combined and is expected to remain the world’s largest source of renewable electricity into the 2030s. And pumping water uphill, aka pumped storage hydro, accounts for 90% of
![Pope Francis: How we deploy AI will be ‘true measure of our humanity’](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/k/Q/j/4/j/w/pope-francis-how-we-deploy-ai-will-be-true-measure-of-our-humanity.webp)
Word of the year indeed — it seems even the Catholic Church can’t stop talking abou
![TNW Podcast: AI, more AI, and a chat with Constantijn van Oranje](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/9/X/j/8/o/tnw-podcast-ai-more-ai-and-a-chat-with-constantijn-van-oranje.webp)
Welcome to the first episode of the TNW Podcast — our new 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, Andrii and Linnea
![Wind-powered cargo ship takes Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket to launch site](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/e/a/7/m/N/Y/wind-powered-cargo-ship-takes-europe-s-ariane-6-rocket-to-launch-site.webp)
After numerous setbacks, the European Space Agency recently announced that its next-generation rocket, Ariane 6, is set to launch in just six months’ time. If successful, the heavy-lift launcher will restore the continent’s independent access
![EIC opens €1.2B funding for strategic technologies in 2024](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/n/0/R/L/B/eic-opens-1-2b-funding-for-strategic-technologies-in-2024.webp)
The newly-adopted 2024 work programme of the European Innovation Council (EIC) is opening over €1.2bn in funding opportunities, mainly targeting deep tech startups and SMEs. Under the new scheme, the EIC Fund will receive a capital injection of €585mn to inv
![Meet the industry leaders shaping the content of TNW Conference 2024](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/R/z/7/2/B/meet-the-industry-leaders-shaping-the-content-of-tnw-conference-2024.webp)
For us, June doesn’t simply bring the much-anticipated beginning of summer. It also brings Europe’s leading (and most intimate) tech event. Yes, we’re talking about TNW Conference 2024 — and you’re all invited! We really want to see you there so use the c
![OpenCosmos launches new satellite for volcano and wildlife monitoring](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/g/z/Q/E/d/opencosmos-launches-new-satellite-for-volcano-and-wildlife-monitoring.webp)
Open Cosmos, the UK startup that uses satellites to fight climate change, has successfully launched its fourth satellite this year. Its mission? To monitor volcanic activity and wildfires in the Canary Islands. Following its takeoff from Vandenberg Space Forc
![Solving the SME cash flow crisis: It’s time for late payments to end](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/B/r/l/G/2/solving-the-sme-cash-flow-crisis-it-s-time-for-late-payments-to-end.webp)
In the intricate web of business activity in the UK, the relationship between large corporations and SMEs plays a pivotal role in shaping the economic landscape. With SMEs accounting for 99.9% of the UK business population, their importance and contribution to