TNW Podcast

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, Linnea and Andrii talk about a silent hangar in the UK, the fate of Boeing Starliner, the detention of Pavel Durov in France, renewable energy and Iceland, and a few things in between.

You'll also hear an interview with Andreas Saari, co-founder and co-CEO of Paebbl, a startup that — very simply speaking — stores captured CO₂ in building materials, namely cement and concrete. It’s a fascinating story, I’m so happy to share it with you. 

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• UK 'silent hangar' to battle-ready aircraft, vehicles amid Russian GPS assault
• NASA will bring the Starliner astronauts home next year on SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission
• How Telegram played itself
• Russian lawmakers hit back at arrest of Telegram chief Pavel Durov in France
• Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into virtually unlimited geothermal power

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

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 international expansion of Bolt, the benefits of Europe’s big tech regulation, the recent blue moon appearance, electric vehicles in Norway, and more.

You'll also hear an on-stage interview with Lethabo Motsoaledi, co-founder and CTO of Voyc, focussed around the practical aspects of deploying AI in a startup environment.

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• Inside Bolt's expansion strategy across 50+ markets
• Apple’s hold on the App Store is loosening, at least in Europe
• Super Blue Moons: Your questions answered
• Norway July 2024: Volkswagen #1, Xpeng breaks ranking record

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

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, Linnea and Andrii talk about a potential solution to the issue of death from overwork, the UK’s attention to AI companies, table tennis robots, and a very important decision that NASA is facing this week.

You'll also hear an on-stage panel discussion with healthcare professionals on some of the most important technologies that are changing the industry as we speak, recorded at TNW Conference 2024 and moderated by our reporter Ioanna Lykiardopoulou. Here are the amazing panelists: 

• Dr. Atul Gupta, Chief Medical Officer of Diagnosis and Treatment at Philips
• Noah Falstein, Game Developer & Producer, Founder at the Inspiracy
• Prof. S.C.E. Klein Nagelvoort Schuit, MD, VP of the Advisory Board of the UMCG
• Kamal Bhandal, VP of Invisalign Brand & Consumer Experience at Align Technology

And here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• Death from overwork: AI app pitches solution to Japan's 'karoshi' problem
• Amazon defends $4B Anthropic AI deal from UK monopoly concerns
• 7th Generation FORPHEUS
• NASA is about to make its most important safety decision in nearly a generation

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

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, Linnea and Ioanna talk about the entry into force of the EU's AI Act and what it means for companies, futuristic robotic surgery, meteor showers, and enter the sci-fi fandom realm with some Douglas Adams trivia.

You'll also hear an on-stage conversation with Jennifer Goodall, CEO at MindAffect, a brain-computer interface (BCI) startup that develops hearing and vision diagnostics systems for hard-to-test patients. The topic of the conversation read "How Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Technology is Revolutionising Healthcare," and the on-stage interview was conducted by this week's co-host Ioanna Lykiardopoulou. 

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• EU AI Act enters into force, sets global standard for AI governance
• First UK child has surgery in robot device trial
• Versius Surgical Robotic System | Transforming Surgery. For Good.
• Perseid meteor shower 2024: when, where and how to see it
• Towel Day

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

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, Linnea and Andrii talk about batteries and life on Earth, very expensive AI research proposals, copyright traps, and of course the Olympics. 

You'll also hear an on-stage conversation with Parag Parekh, Chief Digital Officer at IKEA Retail (Ingka Group), conducted at the TNW Conference by Linnea. The topic of the conversation read “Digital Ethics in Practice” — and Parag was able to offer a good overview of how this is approached by the retail giant across the channels it operates in.

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• ‘Battery rock’ discovery challenges understanding of life on Earth 
• Von der Leyen gives nod to €100 billion ‘CERN for AI’ proposal
• In Europe, it's easier to be an Olympic medalist than a unicorn founder
• "Copyright traps" could tell writers if an AI has scraped their work

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

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, Linnea and Andrii talk about AI in healthcare, the future of European solar, CrowdStrike and Formula 1, astronomers detecting deepfakes, and much more. 

You'll also hear an on-stage conversation with Remon Berrevoets, co-founder and director of R&D at Q*Bird, with whom Linnea spoke at the TNW Conference about quantum tech, and specifically the technology of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) that the company is working on. There were some really interesting questions from the audience as well, so make sure you don't miss this one. 

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• How Europe’s universities are using AI to battle dementia
• Can the solar industry keep the lights on?
• The shocking details behind an F1 team's painful revolution
• Researchers detect deepfakes with the same tools used to survey galaxies

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

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, Linnea and Andrii talk about the launch of Ariane 6 and its consequences, the woes of Firefly, robotic laundry folding, the math of swimming, and more. 

You'll also hear a panel discussion Andrii moderated a few weeks ago at the Pendomonium + #mtpcon Roadshow in Amsterdam. The session was called “AI in practice at Europe’s leading companies” and featured speakers from Mews, Manyone, Adyen, and Road. 

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• Ariane 6 has lift off! Historic rocket launches Europe back into space 
• Can Ariane 6 turn Europe's spacetech startups into global powerhouses?
• Feds who forced Ukrainian investor to sell rocket company backtrack years later
• Laundroid: Giant robot folds clothes for you
• How America’s Fastest Swimmers Use Math to Win Gold

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

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, Andrii talks about fusion energy in Europe, 'the war on floppy disks', and more.

The guest of the show is Daniel Keiper-Knorr, general partner at Speedinvest, with his vision on the early-stage startup ecosystem in Europe, the market consolidation processes, and a few things around that.

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• ITER troubles expose need for fusion between startups and governments 
• World’s largest fusion reactor hit by more delays and spiralling costs
• Japan wins 2-year “war on floppy disks,” kills regulations requiring old tech
• Why the Floppy Disk Just Won’t Die

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

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, we're featuring two interviews recorded at TNW Conference 2024 ago with two amazing women working in very different parts of the technology industry. 

The first guest of the show is Chiara Manfletti — who had a lot to say about space, including the debris issue, satellite tech, regulation, and much more.

In the second part of this episode, you'll hear from Sophia Velastegui, an AI expert who had worked with Apple, Google, Microsoft, and many other companies. She’s currently an AI advisor to the National Science Foundation.

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].

In today’s episode — recorded with live audience at TNW Conference 2024 — Linnea and Andrii talk about post-quantum cryptography, competitive Excel, and a few more things in between.

The guest of the show is Maria Amelie, CEO and founder of Factiverse. The company has just raised €1mn in funding to further build its platform that helps researchers, journalists, and everyone else to fact-check anything, including output of LLMs like ChatGPT.

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• UK cybersecurity startup PQShield raises $37M for post-quantum cryptography
• The Microsoft Excel superstars throw down in Vegas
•  Fact-checking startup targets AI hallucinations after raising €1M 

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at [email protected].