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A weekly show discussing the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and featuring interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.
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In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about the availability of AI compute, Getir’s imminent departure from Europe, quite some cash for German game developers, and a few things in between. The guest of the show is Alexandra Balkova, general partner and head of portfolio at Startup Wise Guys. In the interview recorded at TechChill in Riga, Alexandra talked about the current state of the VC industry, Ukrainian startups, defence tech, and much more. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Paris startup adds 'universal compute' weapon to France's growing AI arsenalGetir is exiting Europe and closing Gorillas as fast grocery delivery feels the chillGetir ends European expansion with 1,500 UK job losses expectedGermany wants to develop games on Baldur’s Gate 3 levelMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
In today’s episode, Ioanna and Andrii talk about the potentially good news about ASML’s future in the Netherlands, the latest developments at Stability AI, carbon capture solutions, and much more.The guest of the show is Sebastian Aristotelis, whose title is co-founder and Lead Architect at SAGA Space Architects, a Danish company that is building human habitats to use on other planets. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Chip giant ASML plans Eindhoven expansion in big win for Dutch techAI startup Stability lays off 10% of staff after controversial CEO's exitStable Diffusion 3 API Now AvailableEurope baked in ‘extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs3 carbon capture technologies you’ve probably never heard ofMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about artificial general intelligence, repairable airbuds, some Wolverine nerdery, drone delivery adoption, and much more. The guest of the show is Caroline Viarouge, CEO at EIT Manufacturing. A big part of the conversation focused on the cooperation between the UK and the EU when it comes to research and innovation.Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Meta's AI chief: LLMs will never reach human-level intelligenceFairphone Fairbuds Bonus link: Andrii disassembles and assembles the Fairphone 2Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about a promising quantum breakthrough, a public funding disaster in Poland, the first Macintosh in Europe, and much more.The guest of the show is Jean-David Malo, Director of the Executive Agency for EIC and SMEs (EISMEA). It’s a long title — but you’ll understand every bit of it if you listen to the conversation. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Quantinuum, Microsoft claim to have quieted quantum computing 'noise'Why Polish founders are being forced to return millions in public grant money Mac at 30 Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about flying cars, unexpected effects of climate change, espresso origins, and real-life invisibility shields. The guest of the show is Svilen Rangelov, co-founder and CEO of Dronamics, a Bulgarian scale-up that’s working on long-distance drone transportation with remote piloting.Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Flying cars edge towards takeoff after Chinese production dealMelting of polar ice having effect on global timekeeping, research showsInvisibility Shield 2.0The History Of Espresso MachinesMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Linnea, Tom (!), and Andrii talk about Ukrainian startups, drones, information security, European quantum landscape, reverse brain drain, and a lot more. The guest of the show is Michiel Scheffer, President of the Board of the European Innovation Council. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Hidden racial slurs are flooding across Russian media, AI revealsEuropean Declaration on Quantum TechnologiesWhy tech talent is flocking to EuropeMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about a new supercomputer in Denmark, the situation at Stability AI, the way our brain constructs reality, ChatGPT in scientific papers, and more. The guests of the show are Tanguy Goretti and Adrien Roose, co-founders of the Belgian-born ebike startup Cowboy. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Denmark is building an Nvidia AI supercomputerKey Stable Diffusion researchers leave Stability AI as company floundersThis startup is building AI that can fly drones and make its own decisionsScientific journals are publishing papers with AI-generated textUrban mobility leader Cowboy launches Cross, first all-road ebike model Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse. Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about the ‘Operation Beethoven’ by the Dutch government, founders’ mental health, some Dune: Part Two trivia, world’s oldest actively developed web browser, and more.Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Dutch government launched secret task force to keep ASML in Netherlands, report says49% of founders say they’re considering quitting their startup this yearStellan Skarsgård would rather sit for 8 hours naked in the makeup chair than do CGIThe oldest web browser that's still being developedMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Ioanna talk about the benefits of walking, progressive web apps, unhealthy food, and physical controls in cars in the EU. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Doctors have started prescribing a new medical treatment: A walking appApple reverses decision about blocking web apps on iPhones in the EUEuropean crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controlsUltra-processed foods linked to heart disease, cancer, and 30 other health conditions (and the paper itself)Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Ioanna talk about multilingual LLMs, the latest news from Mistral AI, some boardroom drama, language learning theories, and a few things in between.The guest of the show is Zeynep Yavuz, partner at global venture firm General Catalyst, taking about her view of European fintech, the most important trends that drive the VC industry, and much more.Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:AI model Poro sets new milestones for multilingual LLMs in EuropeMistral releases new 'top-tier' AI model, partners with MicrosoftHow Klarna’s boardroom spat exposed a schism at Sequoia CapitalTheories of Language Acquisition: Differences & ExamplesMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse. Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about AI safety, Europe regulating Big Tech (but not quite), snowmobile emissions, and the cost of chatbot hallucinations.The guest of the show is Gerard Grech, managing director of Founders at the University of Cambridge — and the founding chief executive of Tech Nation in the UK.Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:AI chip tags can fight espionage from hostile states, report saysApple won’t be forced to open up iMessage by EUApple, Microsoft partly exempted from EU Digital Markets ActAir Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbotTraditional snowmobiles can emit a whole lot of hydrocarbon pollutants and greenhouse gasesMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about deepfake face swapping, the incredible race of Arm’s stock price, epilepsy trolling, and learn more about how much startup founders are paying themselves across Europe.Here are the stories and things mentioned in this episode:Deepfake ‘face swap’ attacks surged 704% last year, study finds Taylor Swift deepfake porn deluge a ‘wake-up call’ for lawmakersArm Holdings jumps over 40%, adds to staggering AI-powered rallyIs Arm really an AI stock?The Everything Blueprint: The Microchip Design that Changed the WorldCyberflashing and epilepsy-trolling offenders to face prison in UK Founder Compensation 2.0Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about the AI Act, the leak of Mistral’s surprisingly powerful large language model, European supercomputer chips, and more. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:EU member states approve world-first AI lawMistral CEO confirms ‘leak’ of new open source AI model nearing GPT-4 performanceRobot trained to read braille at twice the speed of humansEurope is getting a homegrown microprocessor for supercomputers, built by SiPearlMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about a new European space mission, AI-generated podcasts, antiquated tech in German trains, and much more. In the interview section, we’re featuring a conversation with Oscar Kneppers, CEO of the Amsterdam Centre for Entrepreneurship, or ACE. He’s also founded several well-known local publications and one of the country’s major startup accelerators, Rockstart. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode: ESA embarks on world-first mission to detect ripples in the fabric of space-timeSpotify and Palantir alumni raise $3m for AI audio platform[Deutsche] Bahn: Administrator for Windows 3.11 wantedMusic and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about Europeans in space, laser weapons of the future, embodied cognition, functional programming languages, and more!In the interview section, we’re featuring a conversation with Ton van 't Noordende, Managing Director at QDNL Participations and Architect at InfinityQD. We’ll talk about the quantum computing ecosystem in the Netherlands and globally, its challenges and prospects, and everything in between.Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:First commercial crew of all-European astronauts launches to International Space Station Opinion: Why Europe is lagging behind in the spacetech race Advanced future military laser achieves UK first Delhi metro works on Haskell!Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse. Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about the benefits of having a domestic android, micromobility consolidation news in Europe, Elon Musk and Diablo IV, the randomness of coin tosses, and much more. In the interview section, we’re featuring a conversation with Anton Volovyk, co-CEO at Reface and a speaker at the upcoming TNW Conference. Reface is a Ukrainian scale-up launched in 2020, which has made it through the pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, raising a few million dollars from investors like a16z along the way. If you want to hear even more from Anton, make use of the special offer we've got for the listeners of this podcast. You can use the code TNWXMEDIA to get 30% off your business pass today!Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode: Domestic humanoid backed by OpenAI closer to market after $100M raiseScooter startups Tier and Dott agree to mergeDeal Dive: Tier and Dott’s merger is not a sign of what’s to come in M&A this yearScientists Destroy Illusion That Coin Toss Flips Are 50–50 Coin Tossing Marathon (4th of December 2022)Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at podcast@thenextweb.com.
In today’s episode, Andrii is joined by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, co-founder, member of the board, and former CEO of TNW. The topics discussed include the jobs created by Dutch startups, giant state funding for energy projects, translations of the word ‘computer’, and a bunch of other things in between. In the interview section, we’re featuring a conversation with Cal Henderson, co-founder and CTO at Slack and an investor in firstminute’s third fund.Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:Dutch startups created 151K jobs in the Netherlands in 2023The Commission has approved a €2.9 billion French State aid scheme for supporting investment in green industriesCommission approves €902 million German State aid measure to support Northvolt52 Interesting Things I Learned in 2023Apple Vision ProMusic and sound engineering for this podcast is by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@thenextweb.com.
In this bonus episode of the TNW Podcast, we’re featuring an interview with Tomas Hrozensky, Senior Researcher and Lead on European Engagement at the European Space Policy Institute. We discussed how space policy actually works (and whether it works at all), what to expect from the EU space law that's being developed as we speak, and much more. Music and sound engineering for this podcast is by Sound Pulse. Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@thenextweb.com.
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about brain-computer interfaces, autonomous cars in the UK, cybersecurity safewords, Benford’s law — and many things in between. In the interview section, we’re featuring a conversation with Marjut Falkstedt, the Chief Executive at the European Investment Fund.Here are the stories mentioned in the episode:Tech to transform human-machine interaction with brain data wins €30M Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026 — ministerNumbers by RadiolabMusic and sound engineering for this podcast is by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@thenextweb.com.
In this bonus episode of the TNW Podcast, we're featuring two interviews with notable European VC players:
Kinga Stanislawska, founder of European Women in VC and co-founder Experior VC. We talked about the state of diversity in European VC, the issues we're facing, and the potential ways to solve them.
Sten Tamkivi, partner at Plural Platform. We discussed his vision of the European VC landscape, as well as some predictions for 2024.
Listen to the episode with the player above — or, better still, find us on your favourite podcast platform and subscribe!Music and sound engineering for this podcast is by Sound Pulse.Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@thenextweb.com.
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