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Penemue raises €1.7M to scale AI hate speech detection
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (419+ words) The German startup detects online hate, digital violence, and disinformation across 89 languages in real time, and works with public prosecutors and police alongside commercial clients. Investors were not disclosed. Penemue, the Freiburg-based TrustTech startup developing AI to detect and counter…...
Photoncycle raises €15M Series A for seasonal energy storage
4+ week, 2+ day ago (266+ words) The company focus to scale a system that allows households and businesses to store surplus renewable energy generated in summer for use during winter months. The company's system converts excess solar electricity into solid-state hydrogen, which is stored underground and…...
Guide to relocating your startup to Valencia
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (651+ words) Sea, sun, and tech innovation When founders dream of launching a startup under the Mediterranean sun, Barcelona and Madrid often come to mind first. But an increasing number of entrepreneurs are turning their gaze to Valencia " a city that's building…...
Iberian blackout hints at green energy growing pains — not climate failure
11+ mon, 7+ hour ago (885+ words) Spain and Portugal have largely restored power after Monday's unprecedented blackout " the worst in recent European history. The fallout has put the region's reliance on renewables ... Investment in the energy grid crucial to support rapid rollout of renewables, experts say…...
Europe’s biggest blackout made me confront my dependence on tech
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (827+ words) Unprecedented power cuts swept across Portugal, Spain, and parts of France on Monday " instantly unravelling the tech-dependent lives of me and tens of millions of others." At first, I wasn't worried. Then the owner of my Lisbon apartment forwarded me…...
IQM to install Poland’s first superconducting quantum computer
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (346+ words) Poland is set to power up its first full-stack quantum computer this year, following a deal with Helsinki-based startup IQM. IQM, Europe's best-funded quantum hardware company, ... Poland is set to power up its first full-stack quantum computer this year, following…...