A celebrated AI has learned a new trick: How to do chemistry


Artificial intelligence has changed the way science is done by allowing researchers to analyze the massive amounts of data modern scientific instruments generate. It can find a needle in a million haystacks of information and, using de

Fear-extinction and the end of self-loathing in the metaverse


Facebook blew it. It doesn’t matter how you feel about the name change or the whole… metaverse thing. Any way you slice it, Meta’s rebranding has been a public disaster. And it’s because hardly anyone can explain just what the hell the metaverse is. Nearly everyone

Tips for navigating Silicon Valley as a queer founder: ‘Own your story’


Navigating Silicon Valley can be a daunting task for any entrepreneur. And queer founders face an even greater uphill challenge. That’s why it’s important for those who’ve blazed a path to share the secrets of their success with the rest of the community. Tracy Benso

Why Meta’s Maxine Williams thinks diversity is ‘a business imperative, full stop’


If a company wants to offer great products and services, it’s important to hire the smartest people. But it’s also important that these people don’t all look and think the same — that they bring their own unique backgrounds and experiences to the

Can we ‘reprogramme’ our brain for happiness? Former head of Google X says yes


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 Your Path to Joy and his upcoming That Little Voice In Your Head: Adjust the Cod

The rise of the CPO: Why this role is more important than ever


As businesses navigate the increasing demands of digital transformation and product-led growth, the role of the CPO — as a facilitator of this transition — is more important than ever. Speaking at TNW Conference 2022, Renee Niemi, CPO at non-profit organizat

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 of the market, which means that startups need to turn to alternative

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 Conference in Amsterdam, Vivatech in Paris, Brilliant Mi

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? John Schoolcraft, Global Chief Creative Director at Oatly, has an answer. In 2012, together w

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 — much like green electricity — it’s sourcing h


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