The EU today confirmed huge new tariffs for EVs imported from China. From Friday, provisional charges of between 17.4% and 37.6% will be imposed on the vehicles. The lowest level will apply to BYD, an automaker based in Shenzhen. Geely, which owns Volvo, Pol
ITER — which is set to become the world’s biggest fusion reactor, and one of history’s most expensive science experiments — has reached a key milestone on its mission to create a mini Sun on Earth. But despite the apparent progress, the megaproject has a
A new EU project plans to expand adventures in the cosmos with a suitably space-age technology: lasers. The INPHOMIR initiative is developing the lasers to enhance spacecraft sensors. By emitting tiny pulses of light, the devices could improve the precision of satell
Cowboy has made the ebike industry’s first foray into gaming. The Belgian ebike maker has launched three games — Race, Burn, and Push — that allow you to battle it out with other riders on a range of real-life challenges. In Race, you compete again
The UK leads Europe for generative AI patent filings — but Germany is closing the gap. That’s according to new data from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a UN agency that tracks patents. WIPO today released a report on 54,000 GenAI in
The EU is falling behind its digital transformation goals for 2030, according to this year’s State of the Digital Decade report by the European Commission. The bloc has set four main targets: the digital transformation of businesses, the boost of its digital
A British startup plans to create a new wave of athletics records by reinventing the running track. London-based Feldspar is engineering the surface to maximise speed. It all starts with the flooring design, which converts more running energy towards horizontal p
Aurea Imaging, an Utrecht-based agtech startup, has raised €2.8mn in a Series A round to scale up deployment of its sensor system for orchard farming. Founded in 2016, Aurea provides agronomic intelligence products for precision orchard management on the indivi
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, we’re featuring two i
Last month, Nvidia briefly became the world’s most valuable company, reaching a market capitalisation of $3.3tn. Behind the company’s meteoric rise to the top lies its market dominance in advanced AI chips. Once predominantly-known for its high-performance grap