People have been harnessing tidal energy for milling grain for more than 1,000 years. As youād imagine though, todayās contraptions for tapping this 24/7 power source are a little more sophisticated.Ā One of the most eye-catching designs to emerge in recent years is a giant metal ākiteā which swims underwater against the current, turning its rotor and generating electricity. Power is then sent to the grid via a subsea cable... Read more āŗ
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ChatGPTās engine cooperates more than people but alsoĀ overestimates human collaboration, according to new research. Scientists believe the study offers valuable clues about deploying AI in real-world applications. The findings emerged from a famous game-theory problem: the prisonerās dilemma. There are numerous variations, but the thought experiment typically starts with the arrest of two gang members. Each accomplish is then placed in a separate room for questioning. During the interrogations,... Read more āŗ
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The European Space Agency has signed a deal with Airbus and Voyager Space to secure its next home in orbit.Ā The two companies are currently developing Starlab, one of several planned replacements for the International Space Station (ISS), which is set to retire in 2030.Ā Under the agreement, ESA will assess how the Starlab space station could be used to provide continued access to space for Europe after the retirement... Read more āŗ
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Climate tech is receiving a proportionally larger share of what is, undeniably, a muted venture capital investment environment. VC and private equity investment in the sector has, thus far in 2023, fallen by 40% ā just as the evidence of the need for more money for potentially planet-saving technology is becoming increasingly insurmountable.Ā However, the total amount for all venture and equity investment was down 50.2% year-over-year. So, while climate... Read more āŗ
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Apple has faced a major setback in its longstanding ā¬14.3bn tax dispute with the EU after an adviser to the blocās highest court said an earlier ruling over the tech giantās business in Ireland should be thrown out and the case re-run.Ā Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella of the EU Court of Justice said in an advisory opinion that Appleās win in a lower EU court should be shelved because of... Read more āŗ
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A UK-based startup is looking to breathe new life into a century-old technology that could power tropical island nations with virtually limitless, consistent, renewable energy.Ā Known as ocean thermal energy conversion or āOTEC,ā the technology was first invented in 1881 by French physicist Jacques Arsene dāArsonval. He discovered that the temperature difference between sun-warmed surface water and the cold depths of the ocean could be harnessed to generate electricity.Ā Ā OTEC... Read more āŗ
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Good news, cats and dogs: you can now legally eat lab-grown meat. The milestone comes courtesy of a world-first permit for cultivated pet food. Czech startup Bene Meat Technologies received the inaugural license from the EU on Wednesday. The company can now produce and sell the futuristic cuisine, which is made from cells taken from living animals.Ā After extraction, the cells are placed in a bioreactor and grown into muscle... Read more āŗ
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Food waste has become a critical global issue. Almost 10% of the 8 billion people on Earth are undernourished, but nearly a third of the food on our planet is trashed before itās eaten. A startup called Positive Carbon has proposed a solution. The Irish companyĀ has developedĀ a sensor-based system that tracks, traces, and reduces food waste. According to the startup, the tech has triggered 50% reductions inĀ waste... Read more āŗ
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Britainās biggest chip plant has been bought by US semiconductor firm Vishay for $177mn. The Newport Wafer Fab in Wales was previously owned by Nexperia, which acquired the business in 2021. Nexperia is headquartered in the Netherlands, but the company is a subsidiary of Chinaās Wingtech. This ownership structure attracted intervention from UKĀ lawmakers. Last year, the British government ordered Nexperia to sell the majority of its stake in Newport... Read more āŗ
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Itās been a little over five years since the GDPR came into effect and fines keep amassing ā especially for social media platforms. New research by Dutch VPN company Surfshark has found that, since 2018, five of the most popular social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp, and X/Twitter) have been fined over ā¬2.9bn for violating the EUās data protection law. Facebook alone accounts for nearly 60% of the total amount,... Read more āŗ
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A German satellite that will test new AI technologies in orbit for automatic detection of anomalies on planets and asteroids is set for launch. Despite its ambitious mission, the so-called SONATE-2 is a six-unit cubesat, a type of nanosatellite thatās no bigger than a shoebox. It was designed and built by a team led by aerospace engineer Professor Hakan Kayal from Julius-Maximilians-UniversitƤt (JMU) WĆ¼rzburg in Germany. According to Kayal, projects... Read more āŗ
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As the European Union preparesĀ for elections next year, the bloc is developing new measures to protect the democratic process.Ā The latest rules focus onĀ advertising. On Tuesday, EU officials unveiled new regulations for online political ads, which aim to makeĀ campaigns more transparent and safe from interference. These are the five new measures that are being implemented: 1. New transparency To enhance transparency and accountability, the EU will make... Read more āŗ
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For 14 years running, Iceland has topped the charts on gender balance. Thatās not to say the Nordic nation has achieved full gender parity but that, by measure of the World Economic Forum, its gender gap is more than 90% closed. And itās the only country in the Global Gender Gap Index to have achieved as much. The first Kvennafri or āWomenās Day Offā was held in 1975. This year,... Read more āŗ
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While not yet as illustrious as its North American counterparts OpenAI, Anthropic, or Cohere, Europeās own cohort of generative AI startups is beginning to crystallise. Just yesterday, news broke that Germanyās Aleph Alpha had raised ā¬460mn, in one of the largest funding rounds ever for a European AI company.Ā The European tech community received news of the investment with some enthusiasm. While much focus has been on how the EU... Read more āŗ
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A spacecraft thatās exploring the dark universe has released its first full-colour images of the cosmos. Named Euclid after the ancient Greek āfather of geometry,āĀ the satelliteĀ was developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). Its mission:Ā produce the worldās largest, most accurate 3D map of the universe āĀ with time as the third dimension.Ā Over a six-year journey that launched in July, the ā¬1bn probe will monitor more than... Read more āŗ
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News broke last month that the European Space Agency (ESA) had engaged SpaceX to launch four of Europeās Galileo satellites into orbit in 2024. The decision to turn to Elon Muskās US-based company comes in the wake of delays to Europeās own Ariane 6 rockets, which mean the continent is without its own means to deliver large payloads into space. Though itās only designed to bridge the gap in our... Read more āŗ
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In times gone by, lawyers would spend hours poring over documents and huge amounts of time and energy on research. But for many of todayās law firms, those days are coming to an end. The landscape is being revolutionised, thanks to exciting new technology and automation. Artificial intelligence tools can now help shoulder the burden of the kind of work that drains lawyersā time ā from reviewing documents and due... Read more āŗ
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The Netherlands is building its own large language model (LLM) that seeks to provide aĀ ātransparent, fair, and verifiableā alternative to AI chatbots like the immensely popular ChatGPT.Ā It seems that everyone and their dog is developing their own AI chatbot these days, from Googleās Bard and Microsoftās Bing Chat to the recently announced Grok, a new ChatGPT rival released by Elon Muskās xAI company this week.Ā But as Silicon... Read more āŗ
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Intel Ignite, Intelās deep tech accelerator for early-stage startups, has launched its sixth cohort in Europe. Starting on November 6, 10 startups will participate in a 12-week programme in Munich. As part of the scheme, the selected companies will receive customised support on their growth journey, which includes mentorship, access to industry players and investors, and the opportunity to leverage Intelās own resources. The overall aim of the programme is... Read more āŗ
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When you hear āthe future of food,ā what comes to mind? Star Trek-like food synthesisers, pills to replace your lunch, lab-grown meat, and insects for protein? Yes, the future of food might contain those things. However, it will also be a lot lessā¦ strange.Ā That is according to Beatriz Jacoste Lozano, the director of the KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub. TNW caught up with her during last weekās Valencia Digital... Read more āŗ
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