UK startup Surf Security has launched a beta version of what it claims is the worldâs first browser with a built-in feature designed to spot AI-generated deepfakes. The tool, available through Surfâs browser or as an extension, can detect with up to 98% accuracy whether the person youâre interacting with online is a real human or an AI imitation, the company said. The London-based cybersecurity upstart uses âmilitary-gradeâ neural network... Read more âș
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A UK startup is installing electrostatic tyre-dust collecting machines on a fleet of EV delivery vans in London, as it looks to make a dent in the worldâs second-largest source of microplastic pollution. When cars drive, friction between the tyre and the road surface causes tiny rubber particles to break off, where they disperse into the air, water, and even our bodies. Tyres contain a number of toxic chemicals, exposure... Read more âș
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After 12 years in business and several strategic pivots, British unicorn Improbable has achieved profitability for the first time. Improbable credited the milestone to yet another business shift. After numerous attempts to create virtual worlds, the company has reinvented itself as a venture builder. âVenture building has proven to be the optimal model for both Improbable and the metaverse, as experimenting with various use cases is key to achieving adoption,â... Read more âș
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DeepL, the Cologne-based AI translation unicorn, has added Traditional Chinese to its language portfolio, strategically expanding its presence in Asian markets. Since its launch in 2017, DeepL has emerged as Europeâs Google Translate rival. But unlike Google, the startup is primarily focusing on business customers. âTranslation is really important for businesses,â Jarek Kutylowski, founder and CEO of DeepL, told TNW in a previous interview. âNowadays, companies start going global and... Read more âș
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ï»ż Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast â the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In todayâs episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about AI in healthcare, the future of European solar, Crowdstrike and Formula 1, astronomers detecting deepfakes, and much more. Youâll also hear an on-stage conversation with... Read more âș
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The UK hopes to produce water on the Moon with a space mirror that reflects solar rays onto lunar ice. The device is the brainchild of the British Interplanetary Society (BIS), the worldâs oldest space advocacy organisation. Boffins at the BIS named the device âGanymedeâs Chalice,â after a mythical cup that turns mortals into Gods. On the moon, their elixir is frozen. They want to melt it into water through... Read more âș
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Itâs a common saying that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Now, researchers claim that they can also reveal deepfakes with the help of tools that study galaxies â by looking at eyeballs. According to the research by Adejumoke Owolabi, masterâs student at the University of Hull in the UK, itâs all about how the light is reflected in the eyes. Working together with Kevin Pimbblet, astrophysics professor... Read more âș
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Itâs a taunt thatâs reiterated to the point of clichĂ©: Europe is a good place to start a tech business, but a bad place to scale one up. The causes are contentious but their impact is undeniable. None of the 10 most valuable tech firms in the world are in Europe. The US, meanwhile, is home to eight of them. Inevitably, that builds dependencies on digital services from across the... Read more âș
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In collaboration with LG, UK startup Urban-Air Port has unveiled the AirOne vertiport, which merges robotics with AI integrated systems â a world first, according to the company. Vertiports promise to facilitate advanced urban air mobility, intended for vehicles such as drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Urban-Air Port first demostrated AirOne in 2022 in the UK. Now, the vertiport is commercially available. Through the partnership with... Read more âș
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Scientists have discovered oxygen-generating âbattery rocksâ on the ocean floor that could challenge long-held beliefs about the origins of life on Earth â and make a strong case against deep-sea mining. A team led by Professor Andrew Sweetman of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) made the discovery while on fieldwork in the Pacific Ocean. The researchers were scanning the seabed 4,000 metres below the surface, a region known... Read more âș
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A Cambridge University spin-out is developing a unfolding, heat-detecting telescope that could capture high resolution thermal images of Earth â at an affordable price. Currently, some large, expensive satellites in low-earth orbit can capture high-resolution images infrequently, while small, low-cost satellites capture frequent but low-resolution images. The startup, SuperSharp, wants to occupy the space in the middle. SuperSharp credits these capabilities to its unfolding âself-alignment technologyâ whic Read more âș
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Despite taking several years to become fully popularised, Python continues to dominate the programming sphere thanks to its clean and relatable syntax, readability, and ease of learning for beginners. However, the most common complaint among users is that Python is slow. Slower than C++, slower than Java, and slower than C#. Itâs also slower than Julia, a high-performing, relatively new kid on the block which was released in 2012. Conceived... Read more âș
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Growing up, Jari Hazelebach was a full-time interpreter. Both of his parents are deaf, and from a young age he helped them communicate in a world largely oblivious to the struggles of the 430 million people suffering from disabling hearing loss.   âWhile my parents could lip-read, their hearing disability made group conversations almost impossible,â Hazelebach told TNW. Even family Christmas gatherings were a struggle. Thatâs what drove Hazelebach to found... Read more âș
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Britain has successfully fired a laser weapon from an army combat vehicle for the first time, the UK government announced today. During trials, the system âneutralisedâ targets at distances in excess of 1km, officials said. Matt Cork, programme lead of the governmentâs Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), called the test a âpivotal moment.â âThis technology offers a precise, powerful, and cost effective means to defeat aerial threats, ensuring greater... Read more âș
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A team of students from the Technical University of Delft have made history by crossing the North Sea in a fully hydrogen-powered boat.  TU Delftâs Hydro Motion team set off from Breskens, Netherlands on July 11, with 160km of rough ocean ahead of them. Shortly into the trip, however, the vessel suffered a failure in its cooling pump and had to dock in Belgium for repairs. After a bit of... Read more âș
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Imagine walking through a bustling railway station. Youâre in a hurry, weaving through the crowd, unaware that cameras are not just watching you but also recognising you. These days, our biometric data is valuable to businesses for security purposes, to enhance customer experience or to improve their own efficiency. Biometrics are unique physical or behavioural traits and are part of our everyday lives. Among these, facial recognition is the most... Read more âș
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Swiss app developer Proton has launched a new âprivacy-firstâ AI email writing assistant that could be a more secure alternative to similar offerings from Google and Microsoft. Proton Scribe, integrated in Proton Mail, allows users to compose emails with simple prompts. The large language model (LLM) can also proofread your drafts before theyâre sent. To use the feature, all you have to do is draft an email in Proton Mail... Read more âș
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Cultivated meat is now approved for sale in Europe â but donât break out the fine China just yet. The first dishes are exclusively reserved for pets. Our furry friends can now legally dine on cultivated chicken from Meatly, a startup based in London. The company announced on Monday that British regulators have rubber-stamped sales of the product. By providing the green-light, the UK has become the first European country... Read more âș
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From your phone to your clothes or even the breakfast you ate this morning, thereâs a high chance a boat transported it from where it was made to where you bought it from. The global shipping industry accounts for around 90% of world trade. Most of these goods are ferried by giant cargo ships that carry huge amounts of stuff. But, theyâre slow and not exactly nimble. This can result... Read more âș
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Samsung has snapped up UK startup Oxford Semantic Technologies, in a bid to âhyper-personaliseâ user experiences with AI. Founded in 2017, Oxford Semantic specialises in knowledge graphs, which integrate and analyse data. The technology powers countless applications, from voice assistants to search engines. Oxford Semantic baked knowledge graphs into a product called RDFox, which the company describes as an âAI reasoning engine.â The system supports an array of use cases,... Read more âș
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Danish startup Again has raised money⊠again. Google Ventures and Berlin-based HV Capital led the $43mn funding round, which brings the startupâs total to date to just shy of $100mn. Again takes waste COâ from industry, combines it with hydrogen and then feeds the concoction to a host of millennia-old bacteria. The little germs devour the brew, turning it into commercial-grade compounds like acetate. This is the base chemical in... Read more âș
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