Thereâs a wind turbine being built in the forests of Sweden â or should I say from the forests. Budding startup Modvion, based in the Scandinavian country, is currently building the worldâs tallest wooden wind turbine, and itâs on track for completion this year. The tower will stand 105 metres and is being built for local energy utility Varberg Energi for its wind power site near the town of Skara.... Read more âș
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On a typical visit to a sports stadium, you donât bump into 20-metre-tall giants outside the gates. But this isnât your typical sports stadium. Itâs the MLB virtual ballpark â the first metaverse for a pro sports league. The venue opened on July 8, for a watch party during Major League Baseballâs All-Star Weekend. Hosting the event were the aforementioned giants, who begin the festivities with a tease: âWho knows... Read more âș
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AI image generators could undermine upcoming elections in the worldâs biggest democracies, according to new research Logically, a British fact-checking startup, investigated AIâs capacity to produce fake images about elections in India, the US, and the UK. Each of these countries will soon go to the ballot box. The company tested three popular generative AI systems: Midjourney, DALL-E 2, and Stable Diffusion. All of them have content moderation of some... Read more âș
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Wardrobe malfunctions are never fun. When on Earth, they might be a nuisance or prove somewhat embarrassing. In space however, they could be a matter of life and death. Not to mention, how do you handle, uhm, laundry on the Moon? The European Space Agency (ESA) says that the next generation of lunar explorers will be kitted with a wholly upgraded set of spacesuits. And textile tech has come quite... Read more âș
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The rapid rise of AI has evoked mixed feelings to say the least. Some experts champion it as a âforce for good,â while others forewarn it poses a ârisk of extinction.â To assess how European consumers feel about artificial intelligence, decision intelligence company Morning Consult Pro surveyed 1,000 adults in five major markets across the continent: France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the UK. The survey found that AI-powered online search... Read more âș
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Scientists have developed tiny robotic tentacles that travel into the lungs to detect and treat cancer. The device is just 2.4âmm in diameter and ultra-soft. Itâs sent to the periphery of the lungs from the end of a bronchoscope â a thin tube with a light and camera. During the journey, magnets adapt the robotâs shape to the bodyâs anatomy. As it moves, both its form and position and... Read more âș
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Since launching in 2009, VanMoof, known for its sleek, high-tech city bikes, developed an almost cult-like following â from the streets of Amsterdam to New York. Today, what was once the worldâs most-funded ebike startup is bankrupt, leaving riders angry, loyal followers depressed, and the industry wondering â whatâs next? Pretty much everyone and their dog has an opinion on the matter. But we wanted to hear from those closest... Read more âș
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Next year, a Dutch company will put a new kind of battery in a drone and â if all goes according to plan â that drone will fly for 50% longer than it could with a standard lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery. Flight times of nearly an hour, say, rather than 34 minutes. The souped-up drone wonât be any heavier than before and the new battery will actually be smaller than the... Read more âș
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On Thursday, the European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoftâs bundling of its Teams app with its Office suite, which includes Word, Excel, and Outlook. The EU is concerned that this practice may be in breach of the blocâs competition rules. The investigation was prompted by a complaint filed in 2020 by Slack. The rival workplace messaging platform alleged that Microsoft had illegally tied Teams to its Office tools... Read more âș
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While our transition to renewable energy is critical if we are tomeet our climate targets, fully relying on sources such as solar and wind still presents a major challenge: efficient and sustainable storage. Now, a German research consortium led by Fraunhofer IZM aims to tackle this problem with a zinc battery technology that can not only store electrical power, but also produce green hydrogen on demand. To realise this goal,... Read more âș
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German multi-modal travel unicorn Omio has teamed up with compatriot search engine Ecosia to create a tree-planting rail travel booking tool. It means users will be able to search and book train journeys through Ecosiaâs website, powered by an API-integration with Omioâs travel platform. The booking platform will automatically pop up via a simple query search for trains, or for destinations where train travel is possible, say London to Paris.... Read more âș
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When Russia cut off Europeâs gas supply following the invasion of Ukraine, it exposed the vulnerable underbelly of a continent largely reliant on imported energy. To be fair, the bloc responded pretty quickly by sourcing gas from other countries and stockpiling it for a rainy day. And, it turns out, Europe was also hoarding mountains of another commodity: solar panels.  Some âŹ7bn worth of solar panels â or 40 gigawatts... Read more âș
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Seven European countries have joined forces to begin construction of the European Space Telescope (EST) â the largest of its kind to ever be built in the continent. On Tuesday, nine research institutions from the participating nations (Czechia, Germany, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK) established the EST Foundation, which committed to lead the project in the next phase of development. The new body will also see to the... Read more âș
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Germanyâs finance ministry is investing âŹ20bn from its climate fund to bolster local production of semiconductors â critical components in everything from smartphones to fridges. The money will be doled out to a handful of chipmakers by 2027, Bloomberg reports.  The lionâs share of the subsidies will go to Intelâs planned megafab in Magdeburg, which will build advanced Angstrom-era chips. After months of protracted negotiations, the American chip giant managed... Read more âș
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Paris-based and female-founded AI startup Pathway has announced the general launch of its data processing engine. Reportedly, it is up to 90x faster than existing streaming solutions, and promises to be the âfastest data processing engine on the market.â The secret? A unique ability to mix batch and streaming logic in the same workflow, which lets the system forget things that are no longer useful. Basically, this means it can... Read more âș
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The tech sector is in the throes of a so-called âdouble disruption,â dealing with the economic fallout of a two-year pandemic and wrestling with the swift advance of AI at the same time. What it means for workers is simple: half of us will need to re-skill in the next five years, according to the World Economic Forum. That isnât as daunting as it sounds. Upskilling is a core practice... Read more âș
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Thales Alenia Space will fine-tune plans to âharvestâ solar energy in orbit, the European firm announced on Monday. Named Solaris, the project aims to provide Earth with energy from space-borne solar power plants. The idea emerged amid an EU push to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Solar energy from space could provide a clean alternative. It would also be available 24/7, ensuring electrical supply continuity without needing significant... Read more âș
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When chatbots first became commercially accessible, companies big and small embraced them with open arms. âHave a robot handle easy customer service questions in seconds? Amazing!â â we thought. The problem was, these early chatbots were less C-3PO and more an annoying barrier to an actual human. From being asked: âCan you repeat the questionâ 10 times over to being directed to a completely unrelated information page â customers simply... Read more âș
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Laying in a hammock on a tropical island with a cold beverage in one hand while the other types leisurely away at a keyboard surely sounds like heaven. But what is the digital nomad life really like? And where are the best places to work remotely from? Housing company Flatio asked 1,200 digital nomads of different ages, genders, and nationalities to find out their motivations, frustrations, and favourite destinations. Hereâs... Read more âș
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More than 1,500 developers in the UK are suing Apple over the companyâs âexcessiveâ App Store fees. The ÂŁ785m (âŹ912m) class action lawsuit is seeking compensation for the developers, who pay the iPhone-maker commissions of up to 30% for in-app payments. Companies and lawmakers around the world have lambasted the policy. Critics accuse Apple of operating a monopoly that diverts earnings away from developers. They note that Appleâs services business... Read more âș
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