Starting today, users in Europe can access Claude, Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropicâs proper ChatGPT contender. There are a few company names that have become synonymous with the advent of generative AI. OpenAI may have had the early-mover advantage, with ChatGPT becoming close to a household name. However, others have also been busy honing their craft and algorithms. When Anthropic first released its latest large language model (LLM) family Claude 3... Read more âș
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Alexey Pertsev, the developer behind crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has been found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch court at âs-Hertogenbosch. Pertsev, was first imprisoned in the Netherlands, where he has been residing, in August 2022 on charges of money laundering worth of $1.2bn in cryptocurrency. He was released in April 2023 and remained under house arrest pending his trial in March this year â the verdict of which... Read more âș
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Booking.com has joined the ranks of tech giants, such as Google and Meta, that fall under the EUâs sweeping online competition rules. Dubbed the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the law aims to establish a level digital playing field by setting clear rights and obligations for large online platforms, referred to as âgatekeepers.â The goal is to tackle monopolising practices. âBooking is an important player in the European tourism ecosystem and... Read more âș
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Einride has partnered with Jebel Ali Port in Dubai as part of its ambitious plan to build the worldâs largest autonomous trucking network. The Swedish freight mobility startup has signed a deal with DP World, which handles logistics at the port â the worldâs 10th busiest. The firm will use hundreds of Einrideâs electric trucks to haul containers around the shipyard. Starting next year, DP World will start using autonomous... Read more âș
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The EU talks a big game when it comes to the green transition. While there has been significant political backlash in several sectors for decarbonisation, one area seems to be proving undoubtedly successful â the energy efficiency of its EuroHPC supercomputers. The European joint ventureâs first exascale supercomputer, JUPITER, is currently being built at the Forschungszentrum JĂŒlich in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its first precursor module is named JEDI (this news... Read more âș
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UK-based Arm, one of the worldâs key players in the chip market, is reportedly planning to expand into the development of AI chips. Arm designs the building architecture for chips (mainly) in consumer electronics, which it licenses to semiconductor giants such as Qualcomm and Nvidia. The company claims that its technology is powering 99% of premium smartphones on the market. Japanese SoftBank Group holds a 90% stake in the chip... Read more âș
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A British consortium with funding from the UK government has successfully tested what it calls âun-jammableâ quantum navigation tech in flight. Geopolitical tensions and warfare have introduced GPS jamming as a means of messing with enemy communication and navigation. This can cause disturbances for both military and civilian transportation and location services. The quantum-based navigation system is called Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). Its developers are quantum technology firm Infleqtionâs Read more âș
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France has secured âŹ15bn in foreign investment from the likes of Microsoft and Amazon as part of this yearâs Choose France summit, an annual event that aims to promote the countryâs economic and business attractiveness. The âŹ15bn mark represents a record amount since the summitâs first edition in 2018, with commitments coming from 56 different initiatives. âThis is the fruit of the reforms carried out since 2017,â such as changes... Read more âș
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For over 40 years, Ted Van der Vlies and his wife Marga grew fruits and vegetables in their backyard on the outskirts of Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Onions, potatoes, lettuce, carrots, rhubarb, cherries, you name it. Little did they know that their homegrown produce was likely poisoning them. Just a kilometre away from their garden sits the tangled mesh of steel pipes, giant vats, and smokestacks of the Chemours chemical plant.... Read more âș
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The Royal Navy has installed VR simulators at three military training sites in the UK. The simulators, built by Portsmouth-based Metaverse VR, recreate the bridge of a warship. A bridge, or wheelhouse, is like an aeroplane cockpit for ships. The Navy hopes that the new simulators will make training sailors faster and more lifelike. âYou feel like you are stepping onto the bridge of a warship,â said Stephen Smallman, 28,... Read more âș
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Russian voters who do not believe the 2024 presidential election was a just affair can now raise their voices via a blockchain-secured and encrypted referendum through the app Russia2024. This yearâs presidential elections in March saw tens of thousands of Russian nationals queue up to cast their ballot at embassies around the world. Outside of the embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, voters â many of whom carried protest banners â... Read more âș
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Friday is here, the sun is shining and itâs time for your weekly round-up of news from the Dutch tech ecosystem. This week saw advances in hydrogen fuel cells, a big sale for chip-equipment maker ASML, and concerns over how right-wing politics will disrupt Dutch companiesâ access to tech talent. Our highlights have you covered, but weâd also love to hear your thoughts on the local ecosystem. Drop us a... Read more âș
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AI ethicists have called for urgent safeguards against an emerging âdigital afterlifeâ industry. The concerns centre on chatbots that mimic the appearances, speech, and personalities of dead people. Known as âdeadbotsâ or âgriefbots,â these AI clones are trained on data about the deceased. They then provide simulated interactions with virtual recreations of the departed. This âpostmortem presenceâ can social and psychological harm, according to researchers from Cambridge University. Their new... Read more âș
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A propaganda network linked to Russia has sparked alarm about a new weapon of information warfare: large language models (LLMs). The operation was unearthed by Recorded Future, a threat intelligence firm founded by two Swedish computer scientists. In early March, the company spotted a network known as CopyCop using LLMs to manipulate news from mainstream media outlets. Using prompt engineering, CopyCop tailored the content to specific audiences and political biases.... Read more âș
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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 protein powder and carbon capture, Europeâs potential answer to Starlink, Disneyâs R&D department, how many browser tabs you can keep open, and more. The guest of... Read more âș
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Most of us are familiar with chatbots on customer service portals, government departments, and through services like Google Bard and OpenAIâs ChatGPT. They are convenient, easy to use, and always available, leading to their growing use for a diverse range of applications across the web. Unfortunately, most current chatbots are limited due to their reliance on static training data. Data outputted by these systems can be obsolete, limiting our ability... Read more âș
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No-code startup Innoloft has raised âŹ2mn in a new funding round led by Dutch VC firm Capital Mills. This marks the firmâs first investment into a German company. Innoloftâs no-code platform enables businesses to build web applications without any programming knowledge. Founded in 2019, the startup now counts over 70,000 end-users and includes customers such as Deutsche Telekom, Aachen University, and German state governments. With the new funding, Innoloft plans... Read more âș
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Cybercrime hunters have unmasked the alleged leader of LockBit, a hacker network dubbed the âmost active ransomware group ever.â LockBit gained global notoriety for holding victimsâ data to ransom and ransomware-as-a-service, whereby it licenses malware to other hackers. According to Europol, the gang was behind the worldâs most deployed ransomware in 2022 â causing billions of euros worth of damage. Among the high-profile victims are US aerospace giant Boeing, Britainâs... Read more âș
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A team of researchers have built a vision implant with tiny electrodes the size of a neuron, seeking to help blind people see again. The development of vision implants first emerged in the 1990s. The technology targets patients suffering from damage to the eye, but whose visual cortexâ the brainâs visual centre â is active and able to receive signals. But despite the solutionâs potential, existing methods are limited by... Read more âș
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Terra Quantum has today revealed its TQ42 Cryptography library â an open-source suite of quantum-resistant algorithms designed to help developers and businesses protect data from current and future cybersecurity threats. The new cryptography library provides developers with post-quantum algorithms and security and key management functions. They can be used across a range of applications, including mobile, web, IoT, and cloud. The library is now available through the GitHub repository. According... Read more âș
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