A Berlin-based scientist has unveiled a novel solution for Europeâs tumbling birth rates: âthe worldâs first artificial womb facility.â Dubbed EctoLife, the concept is the brainchild of Hashem Al-Ghaili, a Yemen-born biotechnologist and science communicator. His invention comprises 75 separate labs, each of which accommodates up to 400 adorable âgrowth pods,â which replicate the conditions of a motherâs womb. Al-Ghaili claims a single building can incubate 30,000 babies a year.... Read more âș
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Elon Muskâs takeover of Twitter earlier this year has shined a bright light on how quickly the sands can shift under employeesâ feet. âPlease note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in the coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesnât,â the SpaceX CEO tweeted of his mission for Twitter 2.0. Some of those changes have, so far, included mass layoffs, some of which are... Read more âș
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The newly-adopted 2023 work program of the European Innovation Council (EIC) will grant âŹ1.6 billion in funding to scientists and innovators who can scale up breakthrough technologies and create new markets. Notably, 70% of this amount (âŹ1.13bn) is reserved for the EIC Accelerator, which supports startups and SMEs in developing and marketing high-impact innovations. Specifically, âŹ525 million is made available for startups developing future technologies that will contribute to the... Read more âș
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Shocking absolutely no one, it turns out the UK barely gives a diddly about the metaverse â especially when compared to the rest of the world. But, for startups and businesses, this apathy is actually an opportunity. First off though, the data. According to a report from law firm Gowling WLG, 10% of UK consumers arenât interested in the metaverse, and 20% donât expect it to become mainstream. On top... Read more âș
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The UK governmentâs plans to weaken encryption can âeasily be exploitedâ by hackers and officials, experts have warned. The proposals are part of the controversial Online Safety Bill, which is currently working its way through parliament. Ministers say the legislation would make Britain âthe safest place in the world to be online,â but campaigners fear it will erode free speech and privacy. Their prime concern involves the threat to end-to-end... Read more âș
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Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a special coating that prevents the lenses in glasses from fogging up. Apparently, not all heroes wear capes. This has been a problem since the advent of optical lenses, but itâs fair to say it reached a peak during the pandemic when everyone wearing glasses found out the hard way that most face masks vent your breath up towards your eyes. Youâd think someone... Read more âș
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Getir, the Turkish fast delivery startup, has bought its German rival Gorillas. This further reduces the number of companies in Europe promising to bring groceries to your door within minutes. This merger leaves only three such businesses active on the continent: Getir, Berlin-based Flink, and US-based Gopuff. As Getirâs founder tweeted, the acquisition valued Gorillas at $1.2 billion â down from $3.1 billion in September 2021. Gorillas was among the... Read more âș
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Content provided by IBM and TNW As our lives become more digitized, the IT infrastructure supporting the applications and services we use have become increasingly complex. There are a variety of options to run services in the cloud, on-premise, serverless, and hybrid, which makes it possible to accommodate different kinds of applications, environments, and audiences. However, managing such complex IT architectures is becoming increasingly difficult. There are too many moving... Read more âș
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In an age when consumers expect products and services on demand, there are very few things more annoying than a sluggish website. And for businesses that fail to keep their website at optimal performance, thereâs a big risk: it kills the customer experience. Studies show that just two seconds of additional loading time can increase bounce rates by 103%, meanwhile 100 milliseconds of load time can cause a 7% drop... Read more âș
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Being a woman in business is incredibly tough. On average, it takes them 30% longer than men to achieve the CEO position. They hold under 25% of board room positions. And 42% of women have experienced sexism at work. These figures are just the tip of the iceberg. From socialization to society-wide prejudice, women are confronted by difficulties at every turn in the startup, tech, and business worlds. But that... Read more âș
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The Netherlands is one of the best places in the world for startups and businesses working on green tech. Managing the climate is deeply rooted in Dutch culture. With nearly a third of its land below sea level, the country has been highly-adaptive to environmental challenges â finding ways to turn them into opportunities for technological growth. Think, for instance, of how the Dutch have managed to reclaim land from... Read more âș
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Almost weekly a friend or an acquaintance asks me, âI want to learn to code; which language should I start with?â More or less bi-weekly I get a DM on LinkedIn starting with, âMy son should start programming; what is the best language for him?â Itâs not just people whoâve never coded before. Often I get these messages from people who have several years of coding experience under their belts.... Read more âș
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Vivaldi browser is backing Mastodon to release online communications from Big Techâs stranglehold. The Oslo-based company today became the first browser to integrate Mastodon â just weeks after launching its own server on the federated social network. The moves aim to accelerate the uptake of Mastodon, while attracting more users to Vivaldiâs privacy-focused browser. They arrive amid a backlash against Silicon Valleyâs closed platforms and lock-in algorithms, which spread deeper... Read more âș
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In July, Swedenâs payments firm Klarna marked a drop in valuation at $6.7 billion, down from $46 billion in June 2021. The buy-now-pay-later firm â which was once seen as Europeâs most valuable private tech company â recorded its first ever large-scale layoffs in May as it shed 10% of its staff. Similarly, Berlinâs once fast-growing rapid grocery delivery startup Gorillas recently laid off 300 employees. Between the global economic... Read more âș
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When signing up for Facebook and Instagram, users are forced to agree to Metaâs privacy policy. This allows the company to deliver targeted adverts â but not for much longer. On Monday, EU privacy regulators ruled that users of Metaâs platforms should no longer have to accept these sort of adverts, sources from Reuters and the Wall Street Journal reveal. The regulators declared that this kind of coerced consent falls... Read more âș
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Ministers at the European Space Agency (ESA) recently approved funding for a special project to build nuclear waste-powered batteries for use in space exploration. If successful, the new tech would make it possible to conduct operations in areas where access to solar energy is degraded or absent, such as on the dark side of the moon. Researchers working with the ESA believe they can use americium, a radioactive element derived... Read more âș
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The European startup scene is booming, with the total equity value exceeding $3 trillion in 2021 â the highest number ever recorded. Currently, four countries are the major players in the ecosystem: the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and France, which host nearly two-thirds of the continentâs top 1,000 startups and scaleups. Among them, Amsterdam has seen explosive growth, with a whopping 53% average year-over-year growth since 2011. It has also... Read more âș
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Content provided by IBM and TNW Companies that donât have a digitization and automation strategy will probably not survive in the next decade. Why? Because a host of technological developments are making it possible to free employees from a range of routine operations, so they can focus on the most impactful areas of business. Enterprises that embrace automation can have happier customers, more satisfied employees, and streamlined operations. From back-office... Read more âș
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You canât have been active in the workplace (or had an account on a social media platform) over the last couple of years and not come across the term the âGreat Resignation,â also known as the Big Quit or the Great Reshuffle. It started as a US-based economic trend whereby employees voluntarily left their jobs en masse, and then spread to Europe. Whatever way it happened, the net result was... Read more âș
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The road to fully autonomous vehicles is long and marred by technological challenges, from the cost of developing the technology and commercial expansion, all the way through public acceptance and safety concerns. And thatâs if people even want to give up driving in the first place. But thereâs something that can help this transition, that can bridge the divide between the autonomous believers and self-driving sceptics: remote-controlled vehicles. And no,... Read more âș
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