Nuclear fusion world record a promising step toward limitless energy


In its last hurrah before being shut down, a 40-year-old fusion reactor in the UK set a new world record for energy output — bringing the decades-old promise of clean, limitless energy one step closer to reality. Scientists at the Joint European To

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Einride’s electric trucks to deliver Heineken beer to Germany


Germans love beer. They consume more of it than almost any other nation, and now they can get it delivered on all-electric trucks, too.  Swedish startup Einride has set up a fleet of five battery-electric trucks to transport beer between Heinken’s brewery

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Murena launches ‘deGoogled’ smartphone with a kill switch for privacy


The Murena 2, a “deGoogled” smartphone with a kill switch, has finally launched in Europe. Billed as a privacy-centric disruptor to the Apple-Google mobile duopoly, the device is the second handset from French startup Murena.  One new addition to the Murena 2

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Sertraline only works for 1 in 3 depression patients, AI study finds


An AI analysis of people on sertraline found that the popular antidepressant would only work on one-third of patients. The findings, which were published this week in the American Journal of Psychiatry, offer hope for better treatment of depression. By

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French fintech Pennylane becomes Europe’s latest unicorn


French accounting startup Pennylane has just become Europe’s latest unicorn after securing €40mn — its sixth major fundraise since the company was founded just three years ago.  “We weren’t even looking for fundraising, but we welcome any opportu

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This UK startup can capture 95% of a ship’s carbon emissions


Like many of us, Alisha Fredriksson is terrified about climate change. But unlike many of us, she’s rolling up her sleeves and doing something about it.   Two years ago the young entrepreneur co-founded Seabound — a London-based startup on a missi

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Getting fresh: How supermarkets are using AI to predict sales


A supermarket deep in rural Germany had a problem. Far from the ample workforce

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Space startup plans to beam ‘hyperspectral insights’ to US government


Finnish startup Kuva Space has unveiled plans to provide the US government with hyperspectral data. A powerful technology with diverse applications, hyperspectral imagery analyses a wider light spectrum than traditional sensors. As a result, it can unravel new

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EU agrees on plan to boost homegrown green tech, taking on US and China


Amid an increasingly intense global race, EU lawmakers have agreed on a new set of rules to boost domestic production of green technologies. On Tuesday, the European Parliament and Council struck a deal on the much-anticipated Net Zero Industrial Act (NZIA).

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TNW Podcast: The AI Act and an AI leak


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, Andrii and Linnea talk

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