Euronews Business takes a closer look at the cities in Europe that are best for start-ups. ADVERTISEMENT Paris was named the best city for start-up businesses, closely followed by Madrid and Barcelona, in a new report from UK-based training company The Knowledge Academy. The various cities in this ranking earned their scores on a scale … Read more
It marks a dramatic shake-up for the company which launched as partially open sourced, meaning the software is free for the public to modify and distribute. ADVERTISEMENT French artificial intelligence (AI) champion Mistral AI has unveiled a new large language model (LLM) set to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, it announced on Monday. Called Mistral Large, the company … Read more
Photo by Earl Mcgehee/WireImage WireImage Steve Blank is a seminal figure in the world of startups and innovation. Known for pioneering the Lean Startup movement, Blank’s insights are a treasure trove for anyone in the business of leading and transforming organizations. Imagine my luck when I had the chance to sit down and interview him. … Read more
Roxanne Varza, director of Station F, the world’s largest start-up campus, reveals on The Big Question why It’s an exciting time to be an entrepreneur in France. ADVERTISEMENT The Big Question is a brand new series from Euronews Business where we sit down with industry leaders and experts to discuss some of the most important … Read more
Helsinki-based startup Resistomap has raised €2 million to develop a biosecurity intelligence platform – a new tool to monitor antibiotic resistance. ADVERTISEMENT The days when catching a cold could mean a death threat are over – or so we thought. The World Health Organization (WHO) has kicked off its annual World AMR Awareness Week, starting … Read more
Europe’s night trains face cut-throat competition from budget airlines. ADVERTISEMENT Sarah and Sonia pile out of a rain-smattered train at Berlin Central Station, surprised they feel so rested after sleeping on Europe’s newest night train service, but also over an hour late. “When you see the beds, they don’t look like the most comfortable ones,” … Read more
With just 20 employees and a fleet of remote-controlled robots, a startup called PaintJet has managed to cover more than 1.5 million square feet of building exteriors and ships in less than three years. The startup, based in Hendersonville, Tennessee, is the brainchild of CEO Nick Hegeman along with cofounders Steve Wasilowski and Sonia Chacko. … Read more
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NEC X Inc., the venture studio that support entrepreneurs with NEC’s world-class technology, announced today its FutureFusion Forum, supported by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP); it will bring together high-tech and artificial intelligence (AI) industry leaders that are disrupting the world … Read more
San Francisco venture firm Fifty Years has a new grant program to help climate scientists turn research into prototypes. The grants will range from $25,000 to $100,000, and it shouldn’t take scientists more than an hour to apply for them. The program was inspired by the funding struggles of Fifty Years portfolio company Solugen, now … Read more