Can Europe’s tech sector catch up?

Can Europe’s tech sector catch up?

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Threads and tea: new takes on Japanese tradition with Ichijiku and Ito En

Founder Aaron Benjamin shares how his Tokyo-based luxury fashion brand Ichijiku grew out of a collection of gifted kimonos and has since evolved into what he describes as more of an art gallery than a traditional label. Plus: executive advisor and tea ambassador, Rona Tison, on I ...  Show more

 . 27min 51sec
Satellites over the Strait of Hormuz: space surveillance and maritime security

We meet Jarkko Antila, CEO of Kuva Space, a Finnish company using AI-powered satellites with hyperspectral cameras to monitor activity on Earth, from timely intelligence to detecting dark and stealth vessels at sea. He explains the company’s technology and its mission to launch m ...  Show more

 . 27min 31sec

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