Thomas Macaulay    Yet another deal has been signed between a publisher and a GenAI leader. Paris startup Mistral and news outlet Agence France Presse AFP announced today that they are combining their services to improve AI responses. The deal provides Mistral’s chatbot imaginatively named Le Chat with access...

Siôn Geschwindt    Australian German startup Quantum Brilliance has raised mn in Series A funding as it looks to deploy small, portable quantum accelerators that promise to supercharge the computational power of everything from data centres and robots to satellites. A quantum accelerator is a specialised hardware...

Thomas Macaulay    TNW Conference will be born again this summer. Over years of unforgettable events, countless future tech stars have used our stage as a springboard to success. We’ve driven vast investments, showcased endless innovations, and made friends along the way. We’ve also learnt from our mistakes. But...

Thomas Macaulay    Synthesia has claimed the crown of Britain’s biggest GenAI company after raising mn at a . bn valuation. The London based business generates lifelike avatars for video content. Enterprises use the software to produce training content and corporate communications. The tech has made Synthesia a...

Siôn Geschwindt    Shift, a social enterprise founded by Dutch tech entrepreneur Don Ritzen, has announced its ambitious plans to construct a massive landmark designed to inspire action on climate change. Shift aims to attract million annual visitors to the New World Wonder, which it estimates will cost up to ...

Siôn Geschwindt    Coming from South Africa but living in Europe, I can tell you that sending money to family and friends back home is a bit of a nightmare. Typically you must use a traditional bank, which can take a week or more, or payment apps like PayPal or Wise, which charge high fees. The antiquated nature of...

Kirstie McDermott    More than half of knowledge workers now use generative AI weekly, according to a recent piece of research from Asana’s Work Innovation Lab, in partnership with Anthropic. The study also found that takeup ramped up by over nine months in . And those who use AI daily benefit most. Eighty nine...

Siôn Geschwindt    Eindhoven based startup Photon IP has raised . mn in seed funding as it looks to scale up its unique method for creating energy efficient photonic chips. AI systems, data centres, fibre optic networks, and even some sensors rely on photonic chips to send and receive information using light....

Siôn Geschwindt    In , after decades of research and tens of millions in funding, Russian astronauts attached a wildlife tracking receiver to the exterior of the International Space Station ISS . The device received data from tagged animals across the planet and beamed it to a ground station in Moscow. From...

Siôn Geschwindt    Scientists in the UK have forged . tonnes of a new kind of steel capable of withstanding the searing heat and intense neutron radiation of nuclear fusion, the same reaction that powers the Sun and stars. The breakthrough is another boost to Europe’s growing flock of fusion energy startups. A UK...