NATO has confirmed the first group of European startups and venture capital firms it’s investing in as part of its €1bn innovation fund. Officially launched in 2023, the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) is a multi-sovereign VC fund that will back early-stage deep te
If I had to describe European tech growth over the last few years with one word, it would be ‘disruptive’. While it may seem cliché, I’ve chosen this word for many reasons. Through a positive lens, European tech ‘disrupted’ many key sectors in the early 2020s,
This article features an interview with Dan Rosensweig, who is speaking at TNW Conference on June 20. Check out the full event schedule here. Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform education for the better. But when ChatGPT launched in 2022, it
Most news readers from the UK and US are uncomfortable with AI-generated journalism, an extensive new survey has revealed. Like most journalists these days, I use AI sometimes — to help me transcribe an interview or summarise a text. But I have long opp
As we count down to TNW conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, we’re previewing the sessions that we’re most excited about. This year, we’re seeing the EU take several big leaps toward building a stronger and more competitive future in space. In an ambitiou
This article features an interview with Jeroen van der Most, who is speaking at TNW Conference on June 21. Check out the full event schedule here. The generative AI boom is a double-edged sword for artists. On one side, the tech threatens to replace the futur
Clean energy production from sources like nuclear, wind, and solar reached record levels in 2023, meeting over two-thirds of the EU’s electricity demand. Despite the progress, the Union must prioritise investments in innovative clean technologies th
Friday is finally here and so is this week’s round-up of tech news from the Netherlands! With less than seven days to go for TNW Conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, this roundup comes with a twist: our editorial team’s picks of the event’s unmissable sp
UK scaleup Highview Power has secured £300mn to build a liquid air storage plant in Manchester. The UK government’s Infrastructure Bank led the funding round. Investment bank Goldman Sachs, British energy firm Centrica, and mining giant Rio Tinto also took pa
As we count down to TNW conference in Amsterdam on June 20 and 21, we’re profiling some of the sessions we’re most amped about. As a cycling fanatic, I’m eagerly anticipating my conversation with Eliott Wertheimer, who joined VanMoof as co-CEO last year to