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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

„Whatever it takes“: Union und SPD wollen Schuldenbremse lockern und 500-Milliarden-Sondervermögen Bei den Sondierungen haben sich Union und SPD auf eine Finanzierung zur Stärkung von Verteidigung, Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur geeinigt. Merz begründet das mit der „weiter zunehmenden Bedrohungslage“...

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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 👇

For three years, Ukraine has fought not just for its survival but also for democracy, sovereignty, and the security of Europe.

And as Europeans, we must strengthen our defense to protect our values, freedoms, and people—and help Ukraine win this war.

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

Last October, I traveled to Kyiv for the BRAVE1 Forum—an event showcasing Ukraine’s resilience and innovation in defense technology.

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.

From the Destiny community on Reddit: How does it feel to be European right now: Explore this post and more from the Destiny community

Credits:

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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! 🦾

Titel des Standpunkts von Benjamin Wolba, Organisator des European Defense Tech Hackathon: "Europas Verteidigung braucht mehr Innovation" aus dem aktuellen Briefing Digitalisierung & KI.

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

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Our Munich event is fully booked, but we’re just getting started, planning more hackathons in:

📍 Amsterdam – March 28-30
📍 Warsaw – April 11-13
📍 Vilnius – May 4-6
📍 Sheffield – June 30-July 1

Secure your spot now—before these sell out too!
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We've hosted three major hackathons in 2024—Munich, Copenhagen, and Paris, and we've seen fairly consistently so far that 5-10 startups were newly created or propelled forward per hackathon

Most hackathons? You have fun for a weekend, and nothing happens afterward. Not here.

🔹 We help you go beyond a weekend project – if you build something great, we'll help you secure real funding and launch an actual startup

🔹 We offer unparalleled mentorship – experts from Ukraine and NATO-aligned countries, people you wouldn't normally get to meet over coffee

🔹 We have real challenges from the frontlines – directly sourced from Ukraine, ensuring teams tackle urgent, validated problems

What this proves? Europe is ready 🇪🇺🦾

There is no prize money – you can't win cash at our hackathon

So why did so many sign up? Because they're mission-driven. Because they want to solve real problems and make a real impact.

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 😅

@eurodefensetech.bsky.social is also here 👋

YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub Europe's Largest Defense Tech Hackathon Returns to Munich

🚨 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

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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 🤖

Qoro Quantum: Shaping the Future of Distributed Quantum Computing Qoro Quantum is building the network stack for distributed quantum computing, orchestrating diverse hardware environments

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...

After the success of the Future of Computing Conference in Munich last December, we’re already gearing up for the next editions—London in March and Berlin in June.

🤖🦾 Photonic Quantum Computing, Next-Gen EUV, and Happy New Year A Newsletter for Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Computing Geeks

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:

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European Defense Tech Hackathon · Luma Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation The mission continues: at the same time as the Munich Security Conference, we'll be organizing once again…

Join us for our upcoming Munich hackathon by signing up here:

eurodefense.tech/munich

🚀 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

European Defense Tech Hackathon · Luma Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation The mission continues: at the same time as the Munich Security Conference, we'll be organizing once again…

Wir haben viel vor für 2025, angefangen damit, dass wir unseren nächsten Hackathon parallel zur Munich Security Conference im Februar in München organisieren: eurodefense.tech/munich

Wir, das ist mittlerweile ein ganzes Team: Jonatan H. Luther-Bergquist, Satyam Goel, Cyrus Hessabi, Dr. Larysa Visengeriyeva, Dr. Eveline M. Beer und starke Partner wie z. B. Helsing, Quantum Systems, BRAVE1, der Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub und viele andere

Mit dem European Defense Tech Hub bauen wir ein Netzwerk für Innovation im Verteidigungsbereich auf, um mehr Talent in den Sektor zu bringen und Lösung für dringende Probleme zu entwickeln – von der Erkennung und Abwehr von Drohnen, bis hin zur Entfernung von Landminen

"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!

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QC82: Shaping the Future of Photonic Continuous-Variable Quantum Computing QC82 develops integrated photonic chips for fault-tolerant quantum computing at room temperature

"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...

European Defense Tech Hackathon · Luma Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation The mission continues: at the same time as the Munich Security Conference, we'll be organizing once again…

Europa hat keine Zeit mehr zu verlieren: Unser nächster Hackathon wird im Februar wieder in München sein, parallel zur Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz

– Link zur Anmeldung: eurodefense.tech/munich