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Volkswagen executives are visiting factories across Germany that face possible closure in the next few years. 100,000 jobs are also on the line. VW’s leadership says that it needs to cut costs to safeguard the company’s future, but unions and workers’ council says that can't happen at the expense of labor. Can layoffs really prevent VW’s crisis? #dwbusiness
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Volkswagen weighs factory closures while 100,000 German jobs hang in balance
Founder News Team Sep 4, 2026 0

Volkswagen leadership is visiting German plants most at risk of closure as roughly 100,000 jobs face uncertainty. Executives argue deep…

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$2M bet turns factory labor shortages into a robot subscription service
Founder News Team Aug 27, 2026 0

A Brussels startup called Motion has raised $2 million to offer humanoid robots as a subscription service for factories. Founded…

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An Espoo robotics startup just raised €6.4 million to put “physical AI” into infrastructure factories — robotic 3D printers that monitor their own production, paired with a new concrete mix being developed to become carbon-negative rather than carbon-heavy.
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Espoo startup raises €6.4 million to print carbon-negative concrete infrastructure
Founder News Team Aug 26, 2026 0

Espoo-based Hyperion Robotics raised €6.4 million to expand robotic microfactories producing structural concrete off-site. Announced with Course Corrected and the…

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Returns to Paris to Deliver on His $20 Billion AI Promise to Europe
Founder News Team Jun 11, 2026 0

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will deliver the GTC Paris keynote at VivaTech 2026, running June 17–20 at Paris Expo Porte…

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Startup Uses AI To Detect Lithium Deposits (Directly Beneath Europe's Battery Factories)
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AI Discovers 26 Million Tonnes of Lithium Sitting Beneath Europe’s Biggest Battery Factories
Founder News Team Jun 3, 2026 0

US startup Atana Elements is using AI to locate lithium deposits beneath Europe's major battery manufacturing hubs, targeting 1.5 million…

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