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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I am really into (my friends might say somewhat obsessed with) coffee. Not just for the hits of caffeine that fuel our productivity-enthralled capitalist society, but also for the taste, as well as different styles of brewing (although my Swedish roots make me partial to a pour-over). Sadly, I do not often get to write about it, as â even though coffee roasting and brewing rely on technological engineering â... Read more âș
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All of us will face the consequences of runaway climate change â unless, maybe, youâre living in one of Elon Muskâs new homes on Mars. But for the rest of us poor souls, tackling global heating is pretty much the top priority. The bad news is we are not on track to limit global temperatures rising to 1.5°C to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. A new report... Read more âș
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In an attempt to reduce the workload of GPs, the UK is planning to introduce a new National Health Service (NHS) algorithm that will enable self-issued sick notes. The move is part of the governmentâs effort to reform the sick note system, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is seeking not only to alleviate GPs, but also end the âsick note culture.â âWe need to change the sick note culture so... Read more âș
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Today â on Earth Day â non-profit search engine Ecosia has launched the âgreenest browser on Earthâ as it seeks to offer customers a more sustainable alternative to Google Chrome or Appleâs Safari. Just like Ecosiaâs search engine, the more you use the browser, the more trees you will help plant. The Berlin-based company says it has already planted 200 million trees since 2009. The new browser will be powered... Read more âș
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New data published today by Dealroom reveal that European VC investment rose 5% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2024. Whatâs more, the Netherlands is showing a particularly strong comeback. Amsterdam funding rose a highly encouraging 107%. Overall, European VC investment reached $13.7bn in Q1 2024, an increase fuelled to a great extent by the energy transition. Energy was the biggest sector for tech startup and scaleup investment for the... Read more âș
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Just a decade ago, the worldâs biggest tech beast was a relative minnow. Microsoft had become notorious for disappointing product launches, stagnant innovation, and losing top talent. The first true software giant was becoming a big tech dinosaur. Fast forward to 2024 and Microsoft is the planetâs most valuable business. Under the leadership of CEO Satya Nadella, stock has soared by over 1,000% in 10 years. In January, the company... Read more âș
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Britain is exploring new curbs on exporting and funding âsensitive technologiesâ amid growing tensions with China. Oliver Dowden, the UKâs deputy prime minister, launched a review of the restrictions on Thursday. He warned that âhostile statesâ could use British funds and tech for âmilitary and intelligenceâ projects that threaten national security. âOur open economy is being targeted by state-based actors and their proxies,â Dowden said in a speech at the... Read more âș
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For the past two years, I have worked at a company whose workforce hails from around the globe, including the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Iâm the only team member based in Santa Marta, on Colombiaâs Caribbean coast, and I work remotely â like many of my colleagues on the other continents. The experience has opened my eyes to a dynamic blend of workplace norms and cultures, but has... Read more âș
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Dutch startup Meatable has hosted the first legally approved tasting of cultivated meat in Europe. On the menu was a lab-grown pork sausage. Meatable says the produce is âindistinguishableâ from traditional meat, but causes no harm to animals or the environment. To replicate the flavours and textures of livestock, Meatable first extracts a single cell sample from a pig. The sample is then cultivated in a bioreactor. Over time, the... Read more âș
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AI threatens to decimate the translation profession, according to a new survey by a British union. Almost four in ten translators (36%) said theyâve already lost work due to generative AI. Nearly half of them (43%) said the tech has decreased their income. They fear far worse is to come. Over three-quarters of translators (77%) believe GenAI will negatively impact future income from their creative work. The survey was conducted... Read more âș
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California-based quantum circuitry company Rigetti has brought a commercially available quantum computer to the UK. Only the second in the country, it was installed in collaboration with Oxford Instruments NanoScience â a cryogenics company that provides the cooling needed for superconducting qubits. The system, supported by grants from the UK government, is Rigettiâs first UK-based quantum computer and will be accessible via the companyâs cloud computing services. When it comes... 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 artificial general intelligence, repairable airbuds, some Wolverine nerdery, drone delivery adoption, and much more. The guest of the show is Caroline Viarouge, CEO at EIT... Read more âș
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Amid the semiconductor industryâs slowdown and increasing geopolitical tensions, Dutch chip machine-maker ASML reported a decrease both in sales and profits. Europeâs most valuable tech company saw orders fall to âŹ3.6bn in the first quarter of 2024, down from âŹ9.2bn in the previous quarter. Its net profit also dropped to âŹ1.2bn â a 37% decrease compared to Q4 2023. âWe see 2024 as a transition,â ASMLâs President and CEO Peter... Read more âș
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Under orders from the EU, tech giants have launched 11 advertising transparency tools. None of them are fit for purpose, according to a new study from Mozilla. The tools provide libraries of data about online adverts. By exploring the repositories, researchers can identify the funders and techniques behind the ads. At least, thatâs the idea. The libraries are obligatory under the EUâs Digital Services Act (DSA), a law designed to... Read more âș
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A British drone maker plans to launch air taxis in 2026 after raising a whopping $110mn. Skyports has already flown electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on delivery and monitoring trials. The new funding brings commercial air taxis closer to the services on offer. The first flights are slated to take off in the United Arab Emirates. Earlier this year, Skyports inked a deal with authorities in Dubai to... Read more âș
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Berlin-based Ecosia, best known as the tree-planting search engine, has teamed up with French startup Kanop to monitor its reforestation efforts from space. With around 20 million users, Ecosia is the worldâs largest not-for-profit search engine. It is also one of the biggest tree-planters in the world. The company claims to have planted 200 million trees since its inception in 2009. To date, Ecosia has monitored its tree-planting efforts using... Read more âș
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We have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past year-and-a-half, initiated by OpenAIâs unveiling of ChatGPT to the public. But it is not only where large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 are concerned that incredible progress has been made in the field of artificial intelligence. And one company has been behind more impressive milestones than most â DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014... Read more âș
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PhotonVentures, a Dutch deep tech fund aiming to boost Europeâs photonics industry, has closed its second fundraising round with over âŹ15mn â bringing its total capital to âŹ75mn. The fund targets startups and scaleups developing solutions with photonic chips for a wide range of applications: from data transmission and health diagnostics to smart sensors, AI, AR, and VR. PhotonVentures will initially invest in 20 early-stage companies with international growth potential.... Read more âș
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In 2013, Dutch scientist Mark Post unveiled the worldâs first cultivated meat burger on live television â taking lab-grown meat from the realm of science fiction to science fact. Post ended up turning his invention into a startup called Mosa Meat. The new venture promised to bring the âworldâs kindest burgerâ to supermarket shelves. Today, Mosa Meat announced it has secured another âŹ40mn â just two months after closing a... Read more âș
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French SaaS company Planisware launched its initial public offering (IPO) today, reaching a valuation of âŹ1.11bn. This is the largest IPO on the Euronext Paris stock exchange in the past three years. Planisware was founded in 1996 by Yves Humblot, Pierre Demonsant, Matthieu Delille, and François Pelissolo. Planisware provides software for enterprise project portfolio management. It counts over 500 blue-chip clients across the globe, including PepsiCo and Pfizer, and employs... Read more âș
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