The Unpack: Inside the flame war around the “28th regime” for European startups
MEP Rene Repasi and tech reporter Maximilian Henning discuss the European Parliament's proposed "28th regime" for European startups, which aims to create a single set of rules but faces ecosystem concerns, in an interview with Andrii Degeler.
22 Apr 2025
The story of European deep tech, with Robin Wauters (ex-Tech.eu, TNW, TechCrunch)
In this episode, let's talk about European deep tech with its veteran observer, Robin Wauters, known as the founding editor of Tech.eu, as well as journalist and editor at TNW and TechCrunch at the dawn of European tech.
We caught up at EIC Summit 2025 to talk about what Robin has been up to after selling Tech.eu to the media company Webrazzi, his fascination with deep tech, and what it'd take for Europe to become successful on this playing field.
A big bonus toward the end: Robin's (rather optimistic) take on the future of media in today's world, squeezed between generative AI and adversarial political agendas.
Check out Robin's deep tech-focussed newsletter: https://europeandeeptech.beehiiv.com/
21 Mar 2025
F-bombs defused by AI, with Thomas Macaulay (TNW)
How is Hollywood using AI to get rid of excessive f-words? We're going to find out an interview with Thomas Macaulay of TNW, who recently wrote a story about a British film director who ended up being an AI startup co-founder.
0:00 Intro
02:15 Hollywood and computational creativity
03:43 The story of Flawless
05:40 How do you remove the f-word without re-filming?
08:01 Solving the dubbing issue
09:30 A sidebar on film dubbing in Ukraine in the 1990s
11:40 Why AI is a sensitive subject in Hollywood
13:15 An example of Flawless' tech
13:55 How did you find this story?
14:30 The actors' reaction to the product
17:11 The dangers of AI video generation
18:25 What the rise of generative AI means for journalists?
21:10 The journalistic process of Thomas Macaulay
24:40 It's a wrap!
Here are the links mentioned in this episode:
- Inside the AI startup refining Hollywood — one f-bomb at a time: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-startup-flawless-edits-hollywood-movies-dubbing-actors
- Flawless: https://www.flawlessai.com/
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4 Mar 2025
Universal charging and the phone-free future
In this podcast episode, we're unpacking the story of the “Universal charging directive” that recently came into force in the EU. Our guest in the studio, Callum Booth (https://www.callumbooth.net/), wrote a story on the initiative for The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/24330106/usb-c-common-charger-directive-explained-europe) — and will now discuss what it actually means for us Europeans, as well as share a few things that didn't make it into the piece.
In the second part of the show, Callum talks about The Great Uncoupling — a journey towards independence from his smartphone through… re-cluttering his life with more single-purpose devices.
00:00 Intro
01:15 The Universal Charging directive
05:55 What is Apple doing to comply?
08:40 What else is included in the regulation
10:45 Unification of fast charging
15:30 Bonus: Things that weren't included in the story
21:20 Is Europe overreaching with this regulation?
23:05 Part II: The Great Uncoupling
27:25 What you still need the smartphone for
28:40 The current progress in the journey
32:25 Real-life differences to note
36:15 Wrapping up
You can find Callum's newsletter The Rectangle on Substack: https://therectangle.substack.com/ (https://therectangle.substack.com/)
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