Startups and technology

31 May 23

OpenAI CEO teases European HQ ahead of fresh talks with EU

Computer & Information Technology

Sam Altman’s turbulent relationship with European regulators has taken two more turns. The OpenAI CEO is reportedly set for further talks with the EU — and a new HQ on the continent. Altman last sparked an uproar after criticising the EU’s AI Act. The 38-year-old threatened to withdraw OpenAI’s services over plans…

31 May 23

This building in Amsterdam is almost 100% reusable

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Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has completed Matrix One — a 6-storey, energy-efficient, office and laboratory block constructed using over 120,000 reusable components. The building is the largest of seven that make up the Matrix Innovation Center in the Amsterdam Science Park, which serves as a hub for scientists and entrepreneurs…

31 May 23

Einride brings its futuristic electric self-driving trucks to the UAE

Computer & Information Technology

Einride, a pioneer in electric and autonomous freight transport, is expanding its services to the Middle East, following a collaboration with the UAE government to accelerate the region’s transition to sustainable shipping. Founded in 2016, the Swedish startup is on a mission to decarbonise the industry by developing and deploying…

30 May 23

UK startup taps ChatGPT to launch AI playlist generator

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A UK startup has tapped ChatGPT to build a text-to-music playlist generator. The AI system is the brainchild of Uppbeat, an audio platform based in Leeds. Targeting content creators, the feature finds copyright-free tracks for video soundtracks. Uppbeat claims it’s the first tool that lets people use their own language to find…

30 May 23

German startup secures funding for bizarre twisted fusion machine

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A German startup has secured its first investment to scale a bizarre twisted-looking fusion machine that could power the world with abundant, clean, and limitless energy. Proxima Fusion raised €‎7mn in funding to build a device known as a stellarator, a little-known fusion reactor that could hold the key to…

30 May 23

Another European eVTOL startup delays launch amid certification hurdles

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If you, like me, have been waiting for the day when urban sprawls begin to resemble your favourite sci-fi scene with flying taxis journeying in silent files high up amongst the skyscrapers, it seems you may have to wait a little while longer. Bristol-based urban air mobility (UAM) startup Vertical…

29 May 23

Zero emissions cargo shipping — the old-fashioned way

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It’s as if I am chatting to a merchant on a European dockside more than a century ago when I ask Jorne Langelaan, founder and CEO of Dutch shipping startup EcoClipper, how his vessel’s maiden voyage is going. “In the beginning the winds were really favourable,” he says of the…

26 May 23

Opinion: Tech lords threatening to pull services should stop crying wolf

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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, really wants AI regulation. Truly, madly, deeply, he wants it. Because of safety and stuff. Unless, of course, it’s the type of regulation that he doesn’t want. If that’s the case, he’ll threaten to withdraw his services instead. Altman issued the warning this week…

26 May 23

BMW’s new electric 5 Series lets you play games while charging the car

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BMW has partnered with Swiss gaming platform AirConsole to bring in-car gaming to its new all-electric 5 Series. Drivers and passengers can play the games to kill time while the vehicle is charging, for example. Sadly, but probably for the best, you can’t play while the car is moving. In…

26 May 23

Dutch startup targets European intercity air taxi service from 2027

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Dutch aviation startup ELECTRON Aviation has inked an agreement with Twente Airport, in the next step of its plans to launch a zero-emissions short-haul flight service from 2027. The startup’s planned fleet of electric air taxis will transport up to four passengers at a time to various European cities within…

Startups and technology

OpenAI CEO teases European HQ ahead of fresh talks with EU

This building in Amsterdam is almost 100% reusable

Einride brings its futuristic electric self-driving trucks to the UAE

UK startup taps ChatGPT to launch AI playlist generator

German startup secures funding for bizarre twisted fusion machine

Another European eVTOL startup delays launch amid certification hurdles

Zero emissions cargo shipping — the old-fashioned way

Opinion: Tech lords threatening to pull services should stop crying wolf

BMW’s new electric 5 Series lets you play games while charging the car

Dutch startup targets European intercity air taxi service from 2027

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