These sensors ‘listen with light’ to guard Europe from subsea sabotage

Dutch tech scaleup Optics11 has launched an underwater monitoring system that uses light waves to “listen” for the presence of foreign objects. Called OptiBarrier, the system can detect enemy subm [...]

European night train startup promises green, luxury travel at airline prices

Berlin-based startup Nox Mobility emerged this month with ambitious plans for a night train service connecting more than a dozen European cities. The network will feature sleek, private cabins — all [...]

Want a More Sustainable Android Phone? The Modular Fairphone 6 Could Be the Answer

Time to ditch the upgrade cycle. This future-proofed device from the Dutch social enterprise is built fairly, and built to last. [...]

Jack Dorsey's Block cuts 40% of staff, 4,000+ people — and yes, it's because of AI efficiencies

Former Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's new company Block — the parent of merchants payment system Square, mobile peer-to-peer payments Cash App, music streamer Tidal, and open source AI agenti [...]

The race to make AI as multilingual as Europe

The European Union has 24 official languages and dozens more unofficial ones spoken across the continent. If you add in the European countries outside the union, then that brings at least a dozen more [...]

NATO’s VC fund backs biotech startup for first time

The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) has made its first investment in a biotechnology startup. The alliance’s VC arm announced today that it’s co-leading a $35mn Series A round for UK-based Portal Biote [...]

Gmail’s end-to-end encryption comes to mobile, a year after its web launch

In short: Google has brought end-to-end encryption in Gmail to Android and iOS, closing the mobile gap that remained after the feature launched on the web in April 2025. Enterprise users on Google Wo [...]

Which headphones should I buy this Black Friday? I test audio kit – these 5 buys are all you need

Anti-social over-ears, best (audiophile-grade) earbuds, cheap saviour second set of cans, wired option and sports-specific open ears –voila! [...]

Why traditional VC is failing deep tech — and what can fix it

Europe’s deep tech future hinges on evolving investment strategies. The reason for this is that traditional funding models cannot support the long-term financial commitments that innovation demands. [...]