The years since have been a bit of a roller coaster for Go. This year, its maintained a position in the top 10 for a number of months. 3 developer jobs to apply for now 40% off TNW Conference! Go also has a robust standard library to help simplify routine development. And the languages simplicity makes it easier to pick up for newcomers. From its outset, Go was built to serve the modern development environment....
It’s free, every week, in your inbox. And where some VCs specialise in particular sectors, Baldertons bets encompass a broad range of the tech ecosystem. These new funds put us in a position to do just that. Story byLinnea Ahlgren Linnea is the senior editor at TNW, having joined in April 2023. Dabbles in gaming and fitness wearables. But first, coffee.
The American climate tech funding vehicle recently closed its third fund at more than $839mn. BEV also closed a smaller, but still significant,$555m fund in January. 40% off TNW Conference! This year, Swedens Norrsken raised $346mn and Berlin-based World Fundclosed its first fundat $325mn. Total private investment in climate tech, however, is much higher. In 2023, VCs globally invested just over $50bn in climate tech startups, according toDealroom data. Promisingly, 2023 saw Europe surpass the US for climate tech VC funding....
In the business world (and beyond) everybody loves the success story of an underdog. Estonias Bolt is one such example. Thestartupwas founded in 2013 by then 19-year-old Markus Vilig with 5,000 in his pocket. 40% off TNW Conference! Adequate supply of drivers and existing competition are also key factors impacting a markets attractiveness. A highly fragmented market doesnt present a beneficial opportunity, according to Fittipaldi. Instead, tapping into a monopolised market is significantly more favourable....
The fuel can massively reduce the cost of SAF, said the companys CEO, Andrew Symes. OXCCUs demo plant will produce 1.2 litres of liquid fuel per day. This plant will generate the data and litres of fuel we need, said Symes. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. However, SAF is currently very expensive and energy-intensive to produce. In 2023, it onlyaccounted for 0.2%of all aviation fuel for the year....
China is currently busy accumulating most of the gold medals in the table tennis events in the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, anAI-powered robot from Google DeepMind has achieved amateur human level performance in the sport. It won 100% of matches against beginner and 55% against intermediate players. However, it lost every single time that it faced an advanced opponent. 40% off TNW Conference! Indeed, its non-robot competitors in the demonstration videos do seem to be enjoying themselves....
Or what if you need a PhD to actually understand the technology behind your solution? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Being the platform behind great inventions Enterprises are continuously evolving how their products are made. So that means theyre going into the lab and doing thousands and thousands of experiments. It can take up to six years to develop just one material. If you think about batteries, they rely on materials....
Discovering new materials in the lab typically takes years, oftenclose to 10or even more. VSParticle aims to change this paradigm and reduce discovery time to as little as one year. To do this, the company has tappednanotechnology. It develops tools that can break down, synthesise, and manipulate materials at the nano-scale. The integration of advanced computational tools into these processes also speeds upthe identification and optimisation of novel materials. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....
Elon Musk is having a rough week. His daughter hasdenounced himas a fake Christian, an absent father, and a serial adulterer. Hes been in court to fight a custody battle. His ex-partner Grimes said he cannot distinguish the truth. And thats just his personal life. Musks businesses are also under fire. Tesla stock has plummeted. X has repelled so many advertisers that Muskhas suedthem over an alleged illegal boycott. Politicianshave accusedthe platform of fuelling race riots....
Theres no better example of this than whats happening in the UK right now. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The post has so far received 9.6M views. A week laterhe has now recanted his statement, admitting his source was extremist influencer Andrew Tate. Should they be treated differently? And with such large global numbers of users, how can these platforms stay on top of content moderation? How can we leverage AI without completely leaving this extremely important task in the hands of bots?...
In July, French authorities cleared Volocopters two-seater, 18-rotor craft for takeoff. However, certification for the air taxis engines has been delayed by a few weeks, spluttering the plans. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Hot air (taxi)? Some, including Volocopter, even plan to use them as emergency rescue or medical vehicles. Startups like Volocopter, the UKsVertical Aerospace, andLiliumhave all faced delays in bringing their eVTOLs to market. Paris City Hall hasdescribed Volocopters Olympics plansas absurd and an ecological mistake....
Its ASMLs most high-end tool to date. Now, imec says that the use of the technology has already yielded impressive results. This essentially translates to super small and densely-packed circuits that can deliver more powerful and efficient chips. 40% off TNW Conference! Exposure is the process when light is used to transfer a pattern onto a semiconductor wafer. The patterns for the logic chips were also printed in a single exposure....
Depop and Selfridges are sewing an AI thread into their clothes. The fashion retailers have enlisted BritishstartupKelp Technologies to analyse market trends and prices of second-hand apparel. Kelp akaTruss will apply AI to automatically assess items of clothing. Proprietaryalgorithmswill then suggest prices, recommend products, and refine search results. Depop will bake the insights into the platforms clothes listings. Selfridges will apply them to the companys resale arm, Reselfridges. The project aims to save them time and money....
