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Ekaterina Zaharieva hasn’t even started work as the EU’s first startup commissioner, but tensions are already rising around her role. The Bulgarian politician was nominated for the job on Tuesday. Alongside startups, her brief will also cover research and innovation. But first, her appointment needs approval from the European Parliament. Her critics hope that confirmation never comes. Here are three big reasons for their opposition. 1. She lacks experience in tech Zaharieva was a lawyer before climbing the.
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Image: Logitech Logitech is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its G502 gaming mouse with a limited edition aluminum version. The G502 X Plus AL Edition has the same functionality as the standard wireless G502 X mouse, plus an aluminum chassis with laser-etched markings, including a one-of-502 serial number. Sorry to put my high school chem-lab assistant hat on, but that L in “AL Edition” should really be lowercase — though... Read more ›
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In a first for London, electric drones will soon fly urgent blood samples between Guy’s and St Thoma’s hospitals in the centre of the city. The upcoming flights are part of a joint pilot between the NHS, healthcare logistics startup Apian, and drone manufacturer Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, spun out from the company’s moonshot factory X. The aim is to improve patient care by accelerating turnaround delivery times. Currently,... Read more ›
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A German drone firm claims to have made a “major breakthrough” in autonomous swarm technology. Munich-based Quantum Systems announced on Tuesday that it has successfully flown AI-controlled Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in swarms. The company said the AI ensured “reliable mission execution” — even when individual drones completely failed. The system also operated effectively under radio interference. Commissioned by the German Armed Forces, the tests were conducted last month at... Read more ›
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German startup Reverion has secured $62mn as it looks to scale a mini power plant that can generate clean energy, capture CO2, and make hydrogen all in one shipping container-sized unit. “Reverion’s technology works very efficiently in both ways — you can use the plants to store that energy and provide it back to the grid when there is demand,” Christoph Baumeister, principal at Possible Ventures, one of the investors... Read more ›
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Since its founding in 2017, DeepL has been raising machine translation standards, successfully rivalling giants such as Google Translate. Today, the startup unveiled an ‘industry-first’ AI-powered glossary generator for businesses. The new tool works as a supplement of DeepL’s Glossary feature, first launched in 2020. Glossary enables professionals and companies to personalise translations based on their needs, from technical terminology to product names and branded terms. “Many businesses struggle to... Read more ›
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Paris-based AI startup Poolside is in discussions to raise nearly $500mn at a $3bn valuation, Bloomberg reports. Poolside is developing a ChatGPT-like large language model (LLM) that writes software code — but the business plan remains hush-hush. The company has yet to launch its first product. However, on its website Poolside states that it is currently training its LLM by “allowing it to improve by completing millions of tasks in... Read more ›
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Ekaterina Zaharieva has been nominated as the EU’s first ever commissioner for startups, the bloc’s chief Ursula von der Leyen announced today. Zaharieva served as Bulgaria’s deputy prime minister for judicial reform and foreign affairs between 2017 and 2021. She’s currently a member of the Bulgarian Parliament. Von der Leyen has now proposed Zaharieva as the designated commissioner for startups, research, and innovation. “We must put research and innovation, science... Read more ›
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Ekaterina Zaharieva hasn’t even started work as the EU’s first startup commissioner, but tensions are already rising around her role. The Bulgarian politician was nominated for the job on Tuesday. Alongside startups, her brief will also cover research and innovation. But first, her appointment needs approval from the European Parliament. Her critics hope that confirmation never comes. Here are three big reasons for their opposition. 1. She lacks experience in... Read more ›
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