Europe’s not-so-dry January: Unicorns and a new tech identity
Europe’s not-so-dry January: Unicorns and a new tech identity

Every January, millions take on Dry January, a ritual of restraint and resetting after the holiday season. If that’s the benchmark for kicking off the year with moderation, Europe’s startup ecosystem clearly didn’t get the memo.  In the opening weeks o…

Act fast: all-new, all-electric 2027 BMW iX3 is almost all gone
Act fast: all-new, all-electric 2027 BMW iX3 is almost all gone

BMW is kicking off its Neue Klasse era of car design in high style with the all-new 2027 model year BMW iX3 – and demand for the new electric crossover is so high that BMW is reportedly sold out through to the end of 2026, already.

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TNW Weekly Briefing
TNW Weekly Briefing

1. EU launches “EU Inc” at Davos What: The European Commission unveiled EU Inc (“28th regime”), a single EU-wide legal company structure designed to let startups incorporate once and operate across all member states. Who it affects: European startups &…

FSD is for chumps: SC01 is an EV that BEGS to be driven – and it’s coming to Europe
FSD is for chumps: SC01 is an EV that BEGS to be driven – and it’s coming to Europe

Weighing in at just 1,356 kg and packing a 320 kW (~430 hp) electric motor, the Xiaomi-backed JMEV SC01 ditches the extras and keeps the essentials – so if you’re the kind of person that dreams of a self-driving future that lets you pay more attention …

Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware

The Irish government announced that it wants to pass a law that would grant police more surveillance powers, such as using spyware to fight serious crime, while aiming to protect the privacy rights of its citizens.

Op-Ed: Can Europe’s Digital Networks Act deliver for AI and Startups?
Op-Ed: Can Europe’s Digital Networks Act deliver for AI and Startups?

As Europe races into the AI era, its policymakers are laying new pipes for the continent’s digital future. The European Commission’s proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) promises to rewire the EU’s telecom landscape, with big implications for artificial…

Europe Inc is not law yet. It is a signal.
Europe Inc is not law yet. It is a signal.

In a Davos dominated by talk of tariffs, subsidies, and geopolitical risk, Europe used the stage to question its own economic limits. At the World Economic Forum, Ursula von der Leyen put forward one of the clearest signals yet that the European Union …

Europe’s €307 million AI funding call
Europe’s €307 million AI funding call

When the European Commission announced on 15th of January a €307.3 million funding call for AI and related tech under Horizon Europe earlier this year, the press materials presented it as a strategic push toward trustworthy AI and European digital auto…

Plug-in Porsche models outsold ICE in Europe for the first time in 2025
Plug-in Porsche models outsold ICE in Europe for the first time in 2025

Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid Porsche models outsold its ICE-powered models on its home continent in 2025 – and nearly 1 in 3 Porsches sold was 100% electric.

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