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5 tech jobs with long-term endurance
While the tech sector suffered a downturn in 2023, leading to swathes of job cuts, there remains a high demand for certain tech jobs within the industry itself and beyond. Nonetheless, these job losses,…
First industrial crew of all-European astronauts launches to ISS
A private space mission launched four European astronauts to the International Space Station on Thursday, in a milestone for a region desperate to boost its space credentials following a series of setbacks.
A…
A brand new frontier for soccer — and VR
On a cold winter’s night in London, Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard stood alone on the pitch. As football fans flocked into the 60,000-seat stadium, his teammates warmed up for the match by blasting shots…
EU desires music streaming platforms to pay artists extra pretty
The European Parliament has called for more fairness and transparency in the music streaming sector, including better pay for smaller artists.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) overwhelmingly voted to…
Dutch startup nets €8M for ‘quantum modem’ tech
Delft-based QphoX just raised the biggest round of a Dutch quantum startup to date. The €8mn will aid the company in its mission to develop core hardware required to allow quantum computers to communicate over…
Pink Sea transport disaster newest headache for Tesla in Europe
The escalating situation in the Red Sea has forced Tesla to halt production at its gigafactory in Germany, in what marks the latest headache for Elon Musk’s car company in Europe.
The carmaker said last week…
These AI binoculars simply made birdwatching an entire lot simpler
As a kid, perhaps unsurprisingly, I was the only person I knew interested in birdwatching. Nevertheless, I regularly went out in nature armed with my binoculars, bird book, and camera, ready to document as many…
Startup behind world’s first hydrogen eVTOL eyes 2025 takeoff
Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has unveiled designs for the world’s first hydrogen-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
The jet, which kind of looks like Night Fury from How to Train Your…
Boris comes over to co-host; Slack’s Cal Henderson talks European tech
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…
This startup makes use of AI to provide speech-impaired individuals their voices again
There is big tech — and then there is smaller tech with big impact. Dutch AI startup Whispp is using assistive voice technology to convert speech diminished by ailments such as stuttering, throat cancer, vocal…