London-based Convergence has raised $12mn in pre-seed funding to further develop its personal AI agents, which can learn using long-term memory much like humans do. Behind the startup are machine learning engineers Marvin Purtorab (CEO) and Andy Toulis (CTO).
The United Arab Emirates, and Dubai in particular, has long been the gateway to the Middle East for international businesses. The Emirate is first in the world in terms of attracting Greenfield foreign direct investment and continues to attract
NATO-backed Ephos announced today the opening of a production facility dedicated to glass-based quantum photonic chips — a world first, according to the startup. These chips can power quantum applications in computing, sensing, and communications, as well as i
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The vaccine market might be a crowded one, but London-based Vicebio aspires to cement its own place within it. The startup announced today it has raised $100mn in Series B funding for the development of its next-generation vaccines for respiratory viruses. Vic
UK-based scaleup Beam, born from the recent merger of offshore tech companies Rovco and Vaarst, has launched the “world’s first” autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by AI. The mini-sub can perform complex underwater tasks with no human
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the tech landscape, developers are increasingly faced with the task of selecting which programming languages are the most beneficial and effective in terms of AI development. Taking into consideration the rapid growth o
German startup DeepDrive has bagged €30mn to scale up its electric motor technology that promises to boost EV range to over 800km — without any changes to battery capacity. Founded in 2021, DeepDrive claims its dual-rotor motor boasts the hig
Future Tech Ventures (FTV), a new venture capital firm focusing on startups in the Northern Netherlands, officially launched yesterday in Groningen. FTV debuted with a €20mn fund that will support at least 50 high-tech startups in the proof-of-concept phase. T
The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) has announced its first investment in quantum tech, leading a €5mn seed round. The recipient is Southampton University spinout Aquark Technologies, which has developed a unique quantum sensing technology. Aquark’s patented