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 special episode, we're happy to present an interview with Diana van Stijn, co-founder and chief medical officer at Lapsi Health, a Dutch startup that builds smart medical hardware — starting with a digital stethoscope. Also featured in the interview is the sound of...

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 special episode, we're happy to present an interview with Phill Robinson, founder of Boardwave — a networking platform for founders and CEOs working in the European software industry. The conversation — recorded by our senior editor Linnea Ahlgren — focuses around...

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 special episode, we're happy to present an interview with Anita Schjøll Abildgaard, co-founder and CEO at Iris.ai. The startup has been around for almost a decade and saw several significant pivots, while Anita and the team have been through all the highs and lows...

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 special episode, we're featuring a conversation between the TNW Podcast co-host Andrii Degeler and our old friend, former colleague, and current freelance contributor, Callum Booth, about the future of publishing — particularly in the space of tech journalism, but also...

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 special episode, we're featuring an interview with Ilkka Paananen, co-founder and CEO of Supercell, recorded with live audience at the Italian Tech Week conference in Turin last week. Andrii and Ilkka discussed the history of the gamedev industry, the mistakes...

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 energy use at data centres, the state of Northvolt, submarine communications, and a few things in between. You will also hear an interview with Chiara Petrioli, CEO and founder of Wsense, a company that’s created what it calls the...

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 flight tracking and its community, the new European Commission, health trackers for pets, revisiting Prince of Persia, and much more. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode: This Swedish startup wants to pay the...

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 quantum accelerators, major job cuts at WeTransfer, a planet that never was, and a few things in between.  You'll also hear an on-stage interview with Lee Taylor, CFO of OnlyFans, with Cristina Criddle, technology reporter at...

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 Barbiephone, Telegram’s future in the EU, running blades for the Paralympics, the end of AnandTech, and more. You'll also hear an interview with Ferry Zonder, founder of the Dutch bicycle company Veloretti. The company has grown...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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),...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 jumbo funding round for Mistral, how AI is impacting copywriters, and also — which TNW Conference sessions we’re looking forward to.  The guest of the show is Crijn Bouman, CEO and co-founder of Rocsys — a company that’s...

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 some of the latest developments in the Dutch and European chips industry, Danish media and OpenAI, our spatial navigation skills, Chinese internet disappearing, and much more. The guest of the show is Zach Butler, Director of Events...

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 critical minerals from Australia, the new AI Office, asteroids on Mars, a washing machine chime dispute, and more. The guest of the show is Henrik Green, General Manager Autonomous Technology at Einride, a self-driving truck...

In today’s episode, Ioanna and Andrii talk about AI translation news, the early demise of Spotify's Car Thing, Chinese LLMs, and much more. The guest of the show is Marta Krupinska, CEO and co-founder of CUR8, a market-maker platform for carbon removals. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode: AI translation unicorn DeepL reaches $2B valuation with new $300M investment“Unacceptable”: Spotify bricking Car Thing devices in Dec. without refundsHow Long Does it Take to Become...

In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about multilingual LLMs, Raspberry Pi, OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson, AI-written essays, and more. The guest of the show is Peter Garraghan, CEO and co-founder at Mindgard. We discuss the questions of security of generative AI, potential attacks on it, and what businesses can do today to be at least reasonably safe. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode: LLMs ‘for all official EU languages’ on horizon for Finnish startupEurope,...