TNW Conference 2024 Day 1 Highlights 

Jun20
by on June 20, 2024 at 3:54 pm
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Day 1 of TNW Conference kicked off with an array of inspiring sessions, insightful panel discussions, thought-provoking performances, and of course, a ton of meetings that will fuel the next wave of innovation across the tech ecosystem.  We were joined by 3,500 startups, 1,750 corporates, 600 investors, 2,000 tech ecosystem representatives, and 100 journalists for a full day of insights. These ranged from the critical role of AI in shaping tomorrow’s world and business environment, the evolution of tech work in a post-pandemic world, sustainable innovations, AR and VR, how to learn from mistakes as a startup founder — and…

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Fact-checking startup targets AI hallucinations after raising €1M

Jun20
by on June 20, 2024 at 10:35 am
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A fact-checking startup has accelerated plans to banish AI hallucinations after securing €1mn in funding. Norway-based Factiverse uses machine learning to verify content generated by artificial intelligence. The company’s tools automatically detect inaccurate outputs. These errors now frequently cause controversy. A New York lawyer, for instance, had to apologise for using bogus court citations sourced from ChatGPT. CNET needed to correct 41 of the 77 stories that the news outlet had written with an AI tool. Microsoft’s Bing AI has produced numerous errors in analyses of earning reports. The company’s chatbot has also claimed it spied on employees. Factiverse offers a solution to…

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UK cybersecurity startup PQShield raises $37M for post-quantum cryptography

Jun20
by on June 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
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Leading post-quantum cryptography (PQC) startup PQShield today announced a Series B raise of $37mn. This comes as organisations and businesses hasten to get “quantum-ready,” ahead of the first PQC standards being released in a few weeks time.  While today’s NISQ era quantum computers are not a danger to traditional means of encryption, future machines have been identified by among others the NSA as a threat to cybersecurity.  Once they become powerful enough, quantum computers could break most cryptographic schemes. Hence the need for post-quantum cryptography.  PQC aims to develop new cryptographic systems that will remain secure even from cyber attacks…

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TNW Podcast: Crijn Bouman on robotic EV charging of the future; even more money for AI

Jun19
by on June 19, 2024 at 3:27 pm
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 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, Ioanna and Andrii talk about the jumbo funding round for Mistral, how AI is impacting copywriters, and also — which TNW Conference sessions we’re looking forward to. The guest of the show is Crijn Bouman, CEO and co-founder of Rocsys — a company that’s building hands-free charging solutions for electric vehicles. That involves a lot of robotics and AI, and…

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Space forges, faster AI, and battlefield robots: NATO backs first 4 European startups

Jun18
by on June 18, 2024 at 10:36 am
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NATO has confirmed the first group of European startups and venture capital firms it’s investing in as part of its €1bn innovation fund. Officially launched in 2023, the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) is a multi-sovereign VC fund that will back early-stage deep tech startups and VCs targeting emerging technologies with military and defence applications. The list of technologies ranges from AI, big data processing, and quantum computing to biotech, novel materials, and spacetech. The NIF’s aim is to enhance the defence and security of the 24 members of the Alliance. Its headquarters are located in the Netherlands. “Enabling capital and…

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