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The Heart of Tech ❤️ TNW Conference - Europe's leading tech festival - June 19-20, 2025

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 18

Funding for European defence tech has already hit an all-time high this year, with German startups bagging a whopping 90% of the cash eu1.hubs.ly/H0lS8Qg0

thenextweb's tweet card. German startups raised $881mn so far this year — 90% of Europe’s total defence tech investments in H1 2025.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 16

A giant cargo ship is trapping CO₂ from its exhaust and turning it into cement — using a system built by UK startup Seabound eu1.hubs.ly/H0lNbqx0

thenextweb's tweet card. UK startup Seabound says it's built the world’s first commercial carbon capture system for cargo ships. The system is now in action at sea.

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TNW@thenextweb · 14 h

In a new milestone for space tech, a satellite has used AI to independently decide where and when to capture a scientific image. NASA worked with European firms Open Cosmos and Ubotica on the project eu1.hubs.ly/H0l_D_c0

thenextweb's tweet card. For the first time, a satellite has used onboard AI to autonomously decide where and when to capture a scientific image.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 24

Our AI forecasts are better than Google’s and Microsoft’s, says Swiss startup Jua eu1.hubs.ly/H0lZZ6D0

thenextweb's tweet card. Switzerland's Jua says its new AI weather model beats the tech giants. It could be the world’s most accurate forecaster.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 24

Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable claims to have reached $100mn in ARR faster than any other software firm in history eu1.hubs.ly/H0lZjN80

thenextweb's tweet card. Stockholm-based Lovable has hit another milestone in its remarkable rise after surpassing $100mn in ARR just eight months after launch.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 22

Spotify has sparked another AI controversy, this time over computer-generated songs appearing on the pages of dead musicians eu1.hubs.ly/H0lWRlt0

thenextweb's tweet card. Spotify has been hit with another AI controversy after publishing computer-generated songs under the names of dead musicians.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 21

These turbulent times have forced founders to rethink what it means to operate and innovate at scale. Here are three things we learned @TNW2025 to help you keep innovating under pressure: thenextweb.com/news/why-navig…

thenextweb's tweet card. Rachel Gilley, CEO of Clarity Global, shares lessons on innovation under pressure shared during her panel at TNW2025.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 18

Britain’s most powerful supercomputer is live — but where does it rank globally? eu1.hubs.ly/H0lRYfm0

thenextweb's tweet card. The UK has just launched its most advanced supercomputer — the 11th most powerful in the world.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 17

Our most chaotic interview yet😂 Thanks all for participating💜 #TNWConference #Tech #Startups #Innovation

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 17

Denmark plans to build the world’s most powerful quantum computer, backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and powered by Microsoft and Atom Computing eu1.hubs.ly/H0lQmMg0

thenextweb's tweet card. Denmark's plans for a new quantum computer, Magne, will include a record-breaking 50 logical qubits and more than 1,200 physical qubits.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 17

Norway's Aker is the latest firm looking to colder climes to power AI eu1.hubs.ly/H0lPvzC0

thenextweb's tweet card. Aker is the latest company heading to the far north to tap into abundant green energy and natural cooling for power-hungry data centres.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 17

ESA-backed Invictus aims to fly a hydrogen spaceplane by 2031 eu1.hubs.ly/H0lPt7c0

thenextweb's tweet card. ESA is backing a new project called Invictus that aims to develop and launch a hydrogen-powered spaceplane by 2031.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 16

File-sharing service WeTransfer is under fire for terms updates that appeared to allow AI training on user data. Here’s what’s going on — and why it matters eu1.hubs.ly/H0lNx8w0

thenextweb's tweet card. WeTransfer users feared the company was set to train AI models on their data. The controversy exposed growing trust issues about AI.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 16

Dutch startup Whisper plans to predict cyberattacks with what it calls a “God Mode” view of the internet. eu1.hubs.ly/H0lN5k50

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 16

Antoine Rostand, president of climate intel firm Kayrros, warns the EU’s AI Act risks stifling both innovation and sustainability eu1.hubs.ly/H0lN5x20

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 16

Congratulations to @tap_electric ! 🏆 Co-Founder and CEO Nico Spoelstra killed it on the Blue Stage at TNW Conference and delivered the winning pitch! 🎉 #TNWConference #Tech #Startups #Innovation

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 16

Enerkii's new energy-as-a-service model aims to cut bills in half for industrial customers — and decarbonise them in the process eu1.hubs.ly/H0lMYD40

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 15

London startup Laka is eyeing profitability for its collective bike insurance model after raising a fresh $10.4mn eu1.hubs.ly/H0lLhb20

thenextweb's tweet card. London-based insurtech startup Laka has raised $10.4mn in Series B funding as it eyes profitability at the end of next year.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 14

Europe's fusion energy startups have already raised more money in 2025 than during any previous year eu1.hubs.ly/H0lKnK10

thenextweb's tweet card. European fusion energy startups raised a record €290mn in the first half of this year as VCs hedge their bets on the clean energy technology.

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TNW@thenextweb · Jul 13

ChatGPT is telling women to ask for lower pay, according to a new study co-authored by the founder of AI startup Pleias eu1.hubs.ly/H0lJfPQ0

thenextweb's tweet card. A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.

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