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Joined December 2007
TNW's founder, Boris, signs out <3
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As TNW events and media reach the end of their journey, our founder, Boris, shares a farewell message.
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Denmark is teaching robots to recycle laptops. The project points to a sustainable future for e-waste — and new business opportunities
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Researchers in Denmark are building a robot that points to the future of e-waste recycling. It could benefit both he planet — and businesses.
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Europe’s green battery startups don’t need to outspend China — they just need to outsmart it. Joseba Villate, CEO of alterity, shares 5 strategies for thriving in Europe’s battery market
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Joseba Villate, CEO of green battery startup alterity, shares five ways European companies can compete with Asian giants.
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The EU’s €2tn budget risks Europe's digital dependence by sidelining open source, warns Daniel Stenberg, president of the European Open Source Academy
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Daniel Stenberg, president of the European Open Source Academy and founder of cURL, fears the EU's next big budget will sideline open source.
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Investors are wising up to AI hype — and targeting startups that actually deliver
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Dimitri Masin, CEO of Gradient Labs, warns that investors are now seeing through AI hype and backing startups with real innovations.
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Europe’s AI startups are losing ground to US rivals due to risk-averse investors, says Alex Menn, partner at London-based VC Begin Capital
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From drones to cybersecurity, Ukrainian startups are turning battlefield-tested tools into global defence innovations. Stepan Veselovsky, CEO of Lviv IT Cluster and IT Arena, explains how
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Stepan Veselovsky, CEO of Lviv IT Cluster and IT Arena, argues Ukraine’s wartime ingenuity is reshaping defence tech.
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https://t.co/q4UqKWmvgQ Europe’s AI boom is leaving femtech behind. Karolina Löfqvist, CEO of Hormona, warns this threatens women’s healthcare — and a €30bn market.
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Europe’s AI boom is starving femtech of funding, warns Karolina Löfqvist, CEO of Hormona, putting women’s health and a €30bn market at risk.
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After 20 incredible years, TNW’s events and media will sign out at the end of September. Thank you for being part of the journey <3 Full announcement:
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TNW’s media and events business will close at the end of September. TNW Spaces will remain open as usual.
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In our final edition of "Founders’ takes," Venta AI's Lucas Spreiter calls for Europe to catch up with the US and China by building its own AI employees
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Lucas Spreiter, founder of German startup Venta AI, warns Europe risks falling behind in the next wave of labour automation: AI employees.
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How can big businesses keep innovating? Hire startup leaders, argues Dr David von Rosen, founder of gaming unicorn Lottoland
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Dr. David von Rosen, founder of gaming unicorn Lottoland, explains why corporates need startup leaders to drive innovation.
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Meeting hangovers are real — and they’re killing productivity at startups. Here’s how to beat them
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AI is changing the game for investors. Cem Ötkün, CEO of Dutch startup Bounce Watch, explains how
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🚗💡 Is Europe ready for self-driving cars? While the US, China, and even the UK are racing ahead with AV deployments and legislation, Europe risks falling behind due to fragmented infrastructure, patchy regulation, and slower adoption. But the potential is enormous:
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Is Europe ready for self-driving cars? From AV tech to regulation, explore how Europe compares to the US, China, and the UK.
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90% of new global electricity is renewable 🌍⚡️ But EU #ClimateTech funding just hit a 5-yr low. From the democratisation of climate investing to the rise of energy communities, the technology and the time is ripe for EU citizens to take the climate transition into their own
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The climate transition is already underway — but scaling up investment in climate tech, energy communities, and EV innovation is critical.
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“Imagine hopping into a car in Amsterdam at night… and waking up in a mountain village in France, ready to hit the slopes.” 🏔️🎿 That’s the future Jelle Prins — the mind behind Uber’s very first app — envisions for autonomous vehicles in the latest episode of Kia's Next Big
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Digital sovereignty is gaining momentum in Europe — driven as much by pragmatism as by politics
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https://t.co/ukhpr0PlN0 Fresh from winning TNW Conference’s pitch battle, Dutch startup Tap Electric shared its plan to make EV charging cheaper, easier, and stress-free
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Can you explain what your startup does in 20 seconds? If not, you're in trouble, warns communications expert Lize Hong. In TNW's new "Startup wisdom" series, she shares 5 tips to get noticed
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Innovating past the climate transition tipping point 🌍⚡ @ende_jacqueline, CEO of @carbonequity_ , joins TNW founder Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten to talk climate tech, innovation, and the power of democratized investment in the latest episode of #Kia 's Next Big Drive:
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