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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Boxing is a whimsically old-fashioned sport. Feuds are settled in fights, traditions are revered, and ageing faces run the show. Fifty years since their heydays promoting Muhammad Ali, the 92-year-olds Don King and Bob Arum remain leading powerbrokers. They work with overlords who operate in the shadows. In this world, oversight is resisted and new tech greeted with suspicion. At world title fights, judges still fill out scorecards on scraps... Read more âș
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A Silicon Valley startup is developing a hot rock battery that could be the next big thing in energy storage â and itâs coming to Europe. The giant brick toaster is the brainchild of San Francisco-based Rondo Energy. The startup believes it could be a cheap, scalable way to decarbonise industries making everything from steel to soap. Rondo has already raised over $100mn from investors including Microsoft, mining conglomerate Rio... Read more âș
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The EUâs supercomputer alliance yesterday announced the winners of its AI startup competition. Four companies will split âŹ1mn â and precious uptime on world-class high-performance computer systems to train their models. Training and running AI requires massive amounts of computational resources. For example, as part of its deal with OpenAI, Microsoft built Eagle, one of the worldâs most powerful supercomputers, for its new investment. Elon Musk is on track to... Read more âș
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Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much time sleeping since at least the ancient Greeks, but pinning down the exact functions of sleep has proven to be difficult. During the past decade, there has been a surge of interest from researchers in the nature and function of sleep. New experimental models coupled with... 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 â recorded with live audience at TNW Conference 2024 â Linnea and Andrii talk about post-quantum cryptography, competitive Excel, and a few more things in between. The guest of the... Read more âș
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Carbon removal platform Supercritical today announced the launch of its live pricing and availability function for global biochar projects in support of the transparency of the budding carbon removal market. Most have heard of carbon offsetting â and of the junk credits often associated with it. However, the newer term of carbon removal credits (CRC) might just provide more bang for the climate change buck, if measured, verified, and paid... Read more âș
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Opera is unveiling today the new version of its flagship AI-centric browser, Opera One, which first launched in 2023. With Opera One, the Norwegian company became one of the early adopters of generative AI applications in web browsing. Its native chatbot, Aria, provides a set of tools such as summarisation, translation, and information search. Dubbed Opera One R2, the new version is now available for testing. It aims to expand... Read more âș
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Helsinki-based Valpas has raised âŹ4mn in a seed round to tackle a crawling menace: bed bugs. The bed bug outbreak in Paris last year spread apocalyptic vibes across the hotel industry and beyond. Containing the pest infestation proved and remains a challenging task. These insidious hitchhikers travel on clothes and in luggage and spread and multiply rapidly. For hotels, this doesnât only entail the cost of extermination. Itâs also a... Read more âș
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Swedish pet telehealth startup FirstVet has secured âŹ20mn to grow its operations and expand its remote veterinary care services in North America. The platform offers immediate video consultations and wants to be âthe first natural point of contact for all pet owners.â As someone who has recently become a puppy pawrent, I am constantly aware of any potential shifts in my dogâs health. Especially as he is yet to grasp... Read more âș
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SkyCell, based in Switzerland, has closed $116M in a Series D round for its technological solution that improves the pharmaceutical supply chain for air travel. Founded in 2013, the startup manufactures temperature-controlled containers, using proprietary cold chain technology to monitor and optimise functions such as cooling, humidity protection, and shock absorption. The containers also come with a patented insulation system that reflects heat radiation, enabling them to self-charge in cold... Read more âș
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While Stability AIâs latest image generating model, Stable Diffusion 3, may have been a success, things behind the scenes at the company have been slightly more turbulent. However, with todayâs funding announcement, it seems the immediate financial woes may be over for the time being. Following the departure of founder and Chief Executive Officer Emad Mostaque in March after allegations of mismanagement and what Fortune termed an âinvestor mutiny,â sources... Read more âș
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Amid tense relations between big tech and the EU, Meta has announced its second AI startup accelerator in Europe. The accelerator targets startups that want to integrate open-source foundation models (such as Llama and Mistral 7B) into their products. To deliver the programme, Meta has once again teamed up with Hugging Face, a US-based open-source platform that hosts machine learning models and tools, and Scaleway, a European cloud provider for... Read more âș
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It is notoriously difficult for startups in life sciences and biotechnology to get investments for lab facilities and equipment to be able spin out from universities. To that effect, Superlab Suisse operates facilities where biotech startups, scaleups, and their staff can access state-of-the-art equipment according to a âlab as a serviceâ business model. The company today announced the opening of its second space in biotech hub Basel, Switzerland. The 4,770... Read more âș
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Swiss startup Neustark has raised $69mn to take its carbon capture technology global. BlackRock, the worldâs largest asset manager, and Singaporean investment firm Temasek led the funding round. Neustark captures waste CO2 from biogas production. It injects it into recycled concrete, which then gets reused to make new roads and buildings. The concrete stores the carbon for at least 100,000 years, even if it gets demolished. âWe turn the worldâs... Read more âș
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Move over Clojure, thereâs a new kid on the block; Zig has emerged as the best-paying programming language for developers in 2024. Thatâs according to the latest Stack Overflow survey. The poll, which included 89,184 software developers across 185 countries, found that Zig developers command the highest median salaries, earning $103,000 per year on average. Just 0.83% of the surveyed developers reported they were proficient in Zig, underscoring its relative... Read more âș
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Business leaders continue to panic around a perceived lack of AI skills. According to Salesforce data, only one-in-10 global workers have so-called âin-demand AI skills.â This concern is reflected among senior management, with Deloitte finding that 68% of executives report a moderate-to-extreme AI skills gap. In fact, the phrase âAI skillsâ is a misnomer, and executives would do well to avoid blindly talking about it. Instead, leaders should focus on... Read more âș
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France and China blasted a new satellite into space on Saturday, in an increasingly rare example of cooperation between a Western power and the worldâs second largest economy. The Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launched atop a Long March 2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwestern China. The probe will survey the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe. Beijing Time June 22, 2024... Read more âș
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Itâs been a tough few days for Apple in the EU. On Friday, the company announced it would delay the roll-out of its much anticipated AI suite due to regulatory issues. Today, the European Commission warned the tech giant that its App Store is in violation of the blocâs sweeping online competition rules. The Cupertino-based company is among the tech giants (designated as âgatekeepersâ) that have to comply with the... Read more âș
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Swedish green cement startup Cemvision has inked a deal with energy giant Vattenfall, as industrial companies look to cut their emissions from one of the worldâs most polluting materials. Cemvision has devised a greener way to make cement. It uses by-products from industries like steel and mining instead of fresh limestone, slashing emissions. âWeâre on track to producing cement that emits 95% less carbon than traditional methods while remaining just... Read more âș
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The TNW Conference grounds opened up yet again this morning for Day 2 filled with many participants coming back for more (some less fresh than others after last nightâs karaoke cruise) and new speakers and participants who joined us for the first time, adding some unique perspectives to the mix. Hereâs a wrap-up of five interesting talks and ideas that floated around throughout the day. Beyond green products: Change the... Read more âș
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