Building a nurturing ecosystem in deep tech: collaboration over proprietary innovation


The potential for deep tech to reshape industries from healthcare to climate science is immense. Yet, harnessing this potential requires more than just breakthroughs in isolated silos; it necessitates a nurturing ecosystem where collaboration and

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Google-Anthropic partnership raises AI competition fears in the UK


Google’s partnership with GenAI startup Anthropic is raising eyebrows in the UK as the trend of big tech giants backing young AI companies continues. The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Tuesday that it’s collecting information on whether the

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UK startup automates shared ownership process to tackle housing crisis


London-based Stairpay has raised £750k in Pre-Seed funding to help first-time home buyers navigate the shared ownership process — and ultimately move to full ownership. For individuals facing challenges entering the (overcrowded) UK housing market, shared ow

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Drones could revolutionise the construction industry, supporting a new UK housing boom


The UK’s new Labour government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes during its first term in office. To achieve this, it promises planning reform and the reintroduction of local housing targets. Yet little attention has been given to the role of new technologies. Dro

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Nonconsensual deepfake pornography is a bane on society — here’s how Europe can fight it


Just as the sun rises and sets, some things are inevitable. Consider technology. As soon as something new emerges, people invariably find a way to abuse it. In recent years, this mantle has fallen on artificial intelligence (AI) and one of its most troublin

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3 promising European startups in the race for next-generation chips


The race for semiconductor leadership is on — and European chip startups are rising to the challenge. Europe is already home to high-profile chip companies including ASML, NXP, Arm, and Infineon. However, it lags behind in manufacturing capacity. The EU is cu

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Internet cables cut as Paris Olympics cat-and-mouse continues


Several long-distance fibre-optic cables in France were “sabotaged” overnight, according to local police, causing widespread disruptions to internet services across the country.  The perpetrators remain at large, as the cat-and-mouse between po

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KLM targets liquid hydrogen plane takeoff in 2026


Dutch airline KLM has teamed up with British-American startup ZeroAvia to develop a liquid hydrogen-powered turboprop aircraft. The partners aim to conduct a flight demonstration between two yet-to-be-named airports in 2026. ZeroAvia builds hydr

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Grindr disables location features in Olympic village to protect LGBTQ+ athletes


Popular LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr has disabled location-based features for users within the Olympic village of the Paris Games, which kicked off today.  The measures are not designed to stop athletes hooking up between sprints, swims, or shot put

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Grok chatbot trains on X user data in ‘very likely’ breach of EU law


Elon Musk could have yet another problem with the European Union. Musk’s X has enabled the Grok chatbot to be trained on data from any user. This feature is now on by default, which may breach EU rules. Deep within the settings of X, users unearthed evidence o

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