8 unmissable highlights of TNW Conference 2023: Day 1

Jun12
by on June 12, 2023 at 12:03 pm
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Drumroll, please! The moment we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: TNW Conference 2023 is taking place this week, on June 15 & 16 — and you’re all invited. This year we’re not only going to discover what’s next in tech, but also reclaim the future and join forces to explore how technology can help us build a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive world. At TNW Conference, technology is the beating heart of what we do. As usual, we’re bringing together the whole tech ecosystem: from startups and investors, to industry leaders, C-level executives, and policymakers. Across the two days,…

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Balancing profit, purpose, and planet: A must-see talk at TNW Conference

Jun09
by on June 9, 2023 at 1:29 pm
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Lubomila Jordanova and Jamie Crummie will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), we’ve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! The goals of decarbonisation and the circular economy are two sides of the same coin. We cannot achieve one without the other, and both are vital to a sustainable and equitable future for humanity.  Just a few years ago,…

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EU pours €8B of state aid into chips and microelectronics

Jun09
by on June 9, 2023 at 9:49 am
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The EU has approved an €8.1bn state aid package to boost the development of chips, aiming to strengthen the bloc’s microelectronics and comms sector. The subsidy falls under the framework of “Important Projects of Common European Interest” (IPCEI) — an initiative that provides easier access to public funds. The IPCEI will undertake 68 projects across 14 member states: Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Spain, and Slovakia. It will involve 56 companies in total — from major players such as Airbus and ASML, to startups and SMEs — and over 30…

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Inside Google DeepMind’s approach to AI safety

Jun09
by on June 9, 2023 at 9:10 am
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This article features an interview with Lila Ibrahim, COO of Google DeepMind. Ibrahim will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), we’ve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! AI safety has become a mainstream concern. The rapid development of tools like ChatGPT and deepfakes has sparked fears about job losses, disinformation — and even annihilation. Last…

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Uncommon bags €28M to scale lab-grown meat using RNA technology

Jun09
by on June 9, 2023 at 4:00 am
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Global livestock contributes 14.5% of all manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Our food systems need a significant revamp, not to say a revolution, if we are to have any chance of feeding a growing population while also making sure there is still a planet that is worth populating at all.  Some of that revamping is happening in the lab, with cell biology taking centre stage. With global meat consumption showing no sign of slowing down (in fact, quite the opposite), cellular agriculture could be one of the keys to reducing livestock-related emissions.  UK-based cultivated meat startup Uncommon announced today it has…

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