Five Things Tech: Largest EU Seed Round, Quantum Intel, NATO Accelerator, Green Chipmakers, Developer and AI Tools
There's so much going on in Tech. Read this now to stay in the know.
Again, what a week in tech. It reminds me a lot of the late 90s with all this energy. And also with its downsides. More on that later.
I’m Nico, I have been involved in tech for over 20 years and I still enjoy it. There’s so much going on, so many developments happen, that have a huge impact on our economy and society.
Here’s five articles that I found noteworthy this week and they should help you get a better understanding of what’s going on in Tech.
Recipient of Europe's largest ever seed round doesn't even have a product
It seems that the old playbook from the good old days of the late 90s is back, where investors just needed a decent powerpoint to write large cheques. Amazing how AI creates such a FOMO that investors just focus on hope and not on the product.
Intel to start shipping a quantum processor
While AI is in the center of attention right now, we shouldn’t ignore how fast Quantum Computing is advancing. It will be interesting to see how Intel’s quantum strategy plays out, for now it focuses on just a few research institutions.
Nato launches tech accelerator to bring Silicon Valley ethos to Europe’s armies
The Russian war on Ukraine leads to a changing landscape in defense technology as NATO recognizes that we need to be more alert and quicker in new tech developments. An accelerator is a great idea to push an industry forward. I know that, having started an accelerator myself 8 years ago. It’s a really good method to bring corporates and startups together to build innovative new products.
Chipmakers race to curb emissions as demand surges
Chips that power clean tech still have a huge carbon foodprint and now the industry needs to move to green hydrogen to change this quickly. As green energy becomes cheaper and cheaper, this move will allow chipmakers to stay competitive.
92% of programmers are using AI tools, says GitHub developer survey
When I still spent most of my day coding, I heavily relied on various forums dedicated to programming languages and other tech stuff. It’s pretty obvious that AI tools and ChatGPT make the daily grind as a developer so much easier.
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