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future-of-computing.com | Venture Partner @ Lunar Ventures | Helping Founders Turn Sci-Fi Into Reality
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🚨 Next stop: Amsterdam!

After an incredible Uncrewed Systems Meetup in January, we’re now preparing for something even bigger:

the European Defense Tech Hackathon in Amsterdam on March 28-30
March 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Whatever it takes 🫡

Time to get off the brake — €500 billion to ramp up defense, fix infrastructure, and boost the economy 🦾

@tagesspiegel.de – link below 👇
March 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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It’s one thing to follow the war from a distance, reading headlines and watching footage.

It’s another to hear the sirens of the air alert and to know that this is a reality Ukrainians have lived with for three years.
eurodefensetech.bsky.social European Defense Tech Hub (EDTH) @eurodefensetech.bsky.social · Feb 24
Today marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine

A war that is not only about Ukraine's sovereignty.
February 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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When the Empire strikes back, European Defense Tech @eurodefensetech.bsky.social must return – may the force of innovation be with us! 🦾
February 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Deutschland muss bei den Innovationen im Verteidigungsbereich umdenken, findet @benjaminwolba.bsky.social. Er veranstaltet wieder einen #Hackathon parallel zur #Sicherheitskonferenz. Er sieht dieses Format als notwendig, um auch „bottom-up“ #Verteidigungsinnovationen zu finden 👉 is.gd/p86mgI
Titel des Standpunkts von Benjamin Wolba, Organisator des European Defense Tech Hackathon: "Europas Verteidigung braucht mehr Innovation" aus dem aktuellen Briefing Digitalisierung & KI.
February 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Our @eurodefensetech.bsky.social Hackathon Next Week in Munich Is Fully Booked 💥

With 450+ registrations, we've hit full capacity—our venue literally can't hold any more people!

Despite the overwhelming interest we simply have no more room 😅
February 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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🚨 Work on some of the most pressing challenges of our times – join 200+ hackers this February for the European Defense Tech Hackathon in Munich: eurodefense.tech/munich

youtu.be/e4VnLtKoyjo?...
Europe's Largest Defense Tech Hackathon Returns to Munich
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Weekend plans: the {Tech: Berlin} AI Hackathon #2 🦾

Great opportunity to explore new technology, work with advanced AI tools, and build something impactful—from useful features to complete AI-powered solutions 🤖
January 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Qoro Quantum, founded in 2024 by Stephen DiAdamo and Dan Holme, is building the network stack for distributed quantum computing, orchestrating diverse hardware environments:

www.future-of-computing.com/qoro-quantum...
Qoro Quantum: Shaping the Future of Distributed Quantum Computing
Qoro Quantum is building the network stack for distributed quantum computing, orchestrating diverse hardware environments
www.future-of-computing.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Just sent the first Future of Computing newsletter for 2025!

Excited to kick off the year with a fresh update: the newsletter will now arrive on Monday mornings.

Subscribe below if you haven't already, and stay tuned for more updates coming soon:

news.future-of-computing.com/p/photonic-q...
🤖🦾 Photonic Quantum Computing, Next-Gen EUV, and Happy New Year
A Newsletter for Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Computing Geeks
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January 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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🚀 We're thrilled to welcome Quantum Systems as a long-term partner!

From our first Munich hackathon, they've been a constant supporter, be it organizing a defense tech meetup in Berlin or providing top-notch mentorship at our Paris hackathon
January 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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"Wie bringen wir die smartesten Leute in Europa dazu, Drohnen statt Dating-Apps zu entwickeln

Ich hatte das Vergnügen, darüber mit Maximilian Henning für den Tagesspiegel Background zu sprechen – ist ein spannender und lesenswerter Artikel geworden!

background.tagesspiegel.de/it-und-cyber...
January 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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"When I tell people outside the physics lab about what we’re doing, sometimes they wonder whether our quantum computers are solar-powered.

That’s, of course, not the case."

Learn more from our interview with Hussain Zaidi, co-founder and CEO of QC82:

www.future-of-computing.com/qc82-shaping...
QC82: Shaping the Future of Photonic Continuous-Variable Quantum Computing
QC82 develops integrated photonic chips for fault-tolerant quantum computing at room temperature
www.future-of-computing.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Wie war das nochmal mit der Zeitenwende?

Über 1000 Tage sind vergangen, seitdem Olaf Scholz seine Zeitenwende-Rede gehalten hat – doch die Wende selbst lässt auf sich warten ...
January 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Happy New Year 2025 🎇
December 31, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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How does Santa deliver billions of gifts in one night?

The @irishtimes.bsky.social has interviewed scientists who have a hunch: quantum physics

www.irishtimes.com/news/science...

Hope Santa stopped by your place, and you'll have a great start to 2025 🥳
December 31, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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Good morning from Germany! Where the man who bought the US election and already started supporting far-right parties in the UK and Italy is now actively endorsing the fascist-steered #AfD party that is again and again to be found to have connections to neo-nazi organisations.
December 20, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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1/13 Quick analysis on the state of quantum computing after Google's Willow announcement and some fascinating convos with quantum experts 🧵
December 17, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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eurodefensetech.bsky.social
@benjaminwolba.bsky.social is a co-founder of the European Defense Tech Hub (EDTH), a network for defense innovation in Europe, to get more innovators to the space

Learn more about why defense tech is not just about killer drones and what's next for EDTH in 2025:

youtu.be/7XyHPSUf0GY
Building a Network for Defense Innovation in Europe | Benjamin Wolba from EDTH
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 16, 2024 at 12:36 PM
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Thomas Bernaudon is the co-founder and CEO of Zephtech, a stealth startup working on smart weaponry

As a mentor at our Paris Defense Tech Hackathon in November 2024, he could tell first-hand what happens when 170 hackers get together to tackle real problems:

youtu.be/5rToEl7z9qg
Why Europe Needs More Defense Startups | Thomas Bernaudon from Zephtech
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 16, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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Learn more about why it's important to support Ukraine, how unmanned systems and drones can help save human lives, and why there is no bigger impact right now than working on robotics and defense innovations from Kyrylo, an engineering recruiter at Quantum Systems and Ukrainian

youtu.be/38BBSig4X5g
Why the Is No Bigger Impact Than Working on Defense | Kyrylo Kozhemiakin From Quantum Systems
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM
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Madis Koplimäe is a Special Programs Manager at DefSecIntel Solutions, and he was one of the mentors at our Paris Defense Tech Hackathon with 170+ hackers in November 2024!

Learn more about why we need more engineers and startups to push defense innovations forward:

youtu.be/3UG_LK-NZlI
How Startups Push New Ideas in Defense Innovation | Madis Koplimäe From DefSecIntel Solutions
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 11, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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🚀 Quantum Progress: Willow and the Bigger Picture 🧵 This week I was only 1 week ahead of the curve. 1 week is all you need in venture. stateofthefuture.substack.com/p/cubits-in-...
December 10, 2024 at 11:14 AM
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The Paris Defense Tech Hackathon 2024 gathered 170+ builders from all across Europe, addressing a broad range of challenges:

How about building underwater reconnaissance systems, intercepting Shahed drones and helicopters, or swarm coordination in GPS-denied environments?

youtu.be/g6s914OoKHk
What Are You Building? | Paris Defense Tech Hackathon 2024
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 9, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Looking forward to the #UltimateDemoDay by UnternehmerTUM tomorrow – hit me up if you're around and wanna chat about deep tech and computing 🤗

P.S. On Wednesday will be the Future of Computing Conference 2024, which I'm organizing with TUM Venture Labs and INAM

future-of-computing.com/conference
December 9, 2024 at 8:34 AM