EU awards €1B and 8 million supercomputing hours to 4 AI startups


The EU’s supercomputer alliance yesterday announced the winners of its AI startup competition. Four companies will split €1bn — and precious uptime on world-class high-performance computer systems to train their models.  Training and running AI requires massive amounts of

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‘Sleeping on it’ really does help: 4 recent sleep research and tech breakthroughs


Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much time sleeping since at least the ancient Greeks, but pinning down the exact functions of sleep has proven to be difficult. Duri

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EU awards €1M and 8 million supercomputing hours to 4 AI startups


The EU’s supercomputer alliance yesterday announced the winners of its AI startup competition. Four companies will split €1mn — and precious uptime on world-class high-performance computer systems to train their models.  Training and running AI requires massive amounts of

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TNW Podcast: Live from TNW 2024! Maria Amelie on fact-checking with AI; post-quantum cryptography


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 — recorded with live

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Supercritical launches world’s first live pricing and availability for biochar carbon removal


Carbon removal platform Supercritical today announced the launch of its live pricing and availability function for global biochar projects in support of the transparency of the budding carbon removal market.  Most have heard of carbo

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Opera unveils new version of its flagship AI browser


Opera is unveiling today the new version of its flagship AI-centric browser, Opera One, which first launched in 2023. With Opera One, the Norwegian company became one of the early adopters of generative AI applications in web browsing. Its native chatbot, Ari

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Helsinki startup raises €4M for smart bed legs to outsmart bed bugs


Helsinki-based Valpas has raised €4mn in a seed round to tackle a crawling menace: bed bugs. The bed bug outbreak in Paris last year spread apocalyptic vibes across the hotel industry and beyond. Containing the pest infestation proved and remains a challengin

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Swedish digital pet care startup raises €20M to expand in US


Swedish pet telehealth startup FirstVet has secured €20mn to grow its operations and expand its remote veterinary care services in North America. The platform offers immediate video consultations and wants to be “the first natural point of

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Swiss SkyCell bags $116M to optimise pharma transport with smart cold chain containers


SkyCell, based in Switzerland, has closed $116M in a Series D round for its technological solution that improves the pharmaceutical supply chain for air travel. Founded in 2013, the startup manufactures temperature-controlled containers, using proprietary col

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Stable Diffusion to live on: Stability AI confirms rescue deal and new CEO


While Stability AI’s latest image-generating model, Stable Diffusion 3, may have been a success, things behind the scenes at the company have been slightly more turbulent. However, with today’s funding announcement, it seems the immediate fin

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