World’s first crewed liquid hydrogen plane takes off


At a somewhat small and unassuming airport in Maribor, Slovenia, German hydrogen propulsion startup H2FLY has quietly been building up to a major milestone in zero-emission aviation over the summer. And all the hard work has come to fruition, with the succes

UK rejoins EU’s Horizon flagship research programme


After months of negotiations, the UK is rejoining Horizon, the EU’s €95.5bn flagship research and innovation programme, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced Thursday. Although the country’s participation in the programme was part of the Brexit deal, its memb

EV charging startup VOOL bags €2.9M to scale production, optimise grid usage


Estonian startup VOOL has secured a fresh capital injection of €2.92mn to boost production and development of its EV charging solutions. Specifically, the company closed an additional seed round of €1.3mn and received a €1.6mn grant from the Estonian governmen

EU’s new digital market rules target Meta, Google, 4 more tech giants


The European Commission has named today six tech giants whose market power it aims to control through its Digital Markets Act (DMA) — a landmark pro-competition regulation, designed to ensure a fair and open digital market for both companies and consumers. The

How to support the mental health and wellbeing of remote workers


When COVID-19 hit, suddenly commutes were a thing of the past, and many home offices took the shape of kitchen tables or even stacks of cushions on the bed. While Zoom fashion may have been the height of comfy for some, for many the isolati

TikTok’s first European data centre in Dublin is now operational


TikTok has launched its first European data centre, as part of its efforts to address Western fears over surveillance-related privacy risks. The Chinese-owned company says it has started migrating European user information to its new data centre in Dublin. Two more centre

Ukraine’s fight against disinformation is creating a new startup sector


When Russian troops flooded into Ukraine last year, an army of propagandists followed them. Within hours, Kremlin-backed media were reporting that President Zelenskyy had fled the country. Weeks later, a fake video of him surrenderin

How criminal networks in Sweden use false Spotify streams to launder money


This morning, one of Sweden’s largest newspapers, Svenska Dagbladet (SvD), published a thorough investigation into how criminal networks have used Spotify to launder money for years. Specifically, they have been paying for false streams of

Rise and shine: Early autumn is the second best time of year for job seekers


Just as the chill of autumn sets in, the recruitment business heats up. With key decision-makers returning from summer holidays, the job boards are suddenly repopulated with exciting new opportunities. This makes September one of the busiest months i

Apple and Microsoft refute EU’s ‘gatekeeper’ status for iMessage and Bing


Apple and Microsoft are pressing the EU to omit iMessage and Bing, respectively, from a list of “gatekeepers” subject to new regulatory requirements. Their reasoning? The services, claim the companies, simply aren’t popular enough. The dispute stems from the EU’s


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