Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid startup funnel worth $398 billion — and VC money is following. According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 202576 of these deep tech and life sciences companies have either reached $1 billion valuations, $100 million in revenue, or both. These include unicorns like Iceye, IQM, Isar Aerospace, Synthesia, and Tekever, which are now inspiring more funds to back university spinouts. Just this month, two new funds emerged that will bring more funding to talent emerging out of European tech universities, while…
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My team and I have tested so many good machines this year that I ended up overhauling my guide to the best mini PC units – and I expect even more to make the grade in 2026.We’re absolutely past the point of these machines being underpowered curiosities, ideal for basic web browsing and office tasks and little more. As hardware editor here at TechRadar Prothis year, it really feels like mini PCs are coming into their own now. I’m seeing Geekom, GMKtec, Minisforum, and more delivering exceptional engineering, packing serious processing power into compact chassis that don’t just sit neatly…
Heartopia developer XD Games has delivered the news anyone who tried out the life sim game had been waiting for. The Animal Crossing-like cozy multiplayer game will finally arrive on January 7 across Android, iOS, and PC – with one caveat. The Steam version won’t actually launch on that date, and will instead go live at some other point in the future. You will be able to play it on PC through TapTap, which is the same emulator you may be familiar with from beta. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Pre-registration is open on…
With 2026 rapidly approaching, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that we’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what the future holds. Not just because of the current global component shortage that’s wreaking havoc across the board, but also because it’s just how we do things around here for everything from phones and smartwatches to Chromebooks and tablets.That being said, over the past year, we’ve seen a lot of ups and downs across the market. But it’s probably safe to say that Google and Qualcomm kind of put the whole market on a “pause” during Snapdragon Summit…
Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, December 30 (game #667).Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today…
When Kendrick Lamar began his Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year, he picked a stage design likely familiar to anyone tuning in: a square, triangle, cross and circle.The Grammy-winning rapper — in front of more than 133 million people — chose to perform on a massive, industrialized grid of flashing lights resembling a giant PlayStation controller.It was a nice surprise present for Sony’s PlayStation, which this year is celebrating its 30th anniversary in North America and Europe. Lamar’s nod to the console — which Sony had nothing to do with — was another sign of how far the brand…
At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes — and breaks — a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor; Medha Agarwal of Defy; and Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures shared with the crowd their candid views on what works in a pitch deck — and what doesn’t. Their biggest pet peeve? Buzzword overload. The more a founder says AI in the pitch, Agarwal said, the less AI the company likely uses. “The people who are doing things that are really innovative, they’ll talk about it, and it’s built in, but it’s not the core of their pitch,” she told the audience. Bansal, who built and sold multiple companies…
My Winter Car is now available worldwide after the game launched on Steam in early access, and there’s a fair amount of controls to master. The controls appear to be all defaulted for keyboard and mouse, as it’s only available on PC. This guide will share with you all the controls that you’ll need to master to survive the cold with the help of your vehicles. Complete My Winter Car keyboard controls The controls can be divided into three categories: Driving, Player, and Vehicle. Player ActionControlsForwardWBackwardSLeftARightDUse ObjectsFJumpSpaceRunLeft ShiftDriving ModeReturnZoomLeft ControlCrouchCReachQLean RightESwearNGesturesKHitHPushJFingerMUrinatePHitchhhikeOSmokingIWrist WatchUHand Mode1Car Tool Mode2Settings MenuF1/ESCToggle HUDF2Toggle MirrorsF3Reload Car SkinF5TV-CameraF9…
At CES in early January, Samsung won’t have a traditional booth. Instead, the company has announced that it’s going its own way, doing its own thing, setting up a standalone exhibition hall at The Wynn. There, Samsung says it will “curate an experience that adopts techniques used in art galleries and museums” to unveil its new products. The company has previously teased new TVs, monitors, and appliances all being revealed at this new location. Aside from being an exhibition space, Samsung’s CES home at The Wynn enables presentations, events, technology forums, and consultations with key clients and partners to be…
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