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May 23
The global impact of Women Techmakers Ambassadors
Women Techmakers Ambassadors hosted events that give new tools to their communities of women in tech.
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May 23
Sanctuary’s Humanoid Robot Is for General Purpose Autonomy
We’ve been keeping track of Sanctuary AI for quite a while, mainly through the company’s YouTube videos that show the upper half of a dexterous humanoid performing a huge variety of complicated manipulation tasks thanks to the teleoperation skills of a remote human pilot. Despite a recent successful commercial deployment…
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May 23
Funding down, exits muted, and valuations flat in rough quarter for European startups
It’s been a rough start to 2023 for European startups. In the first quarter of the year, dealmaking decelerated, valuations flattened, and exits remained subdued, according to new research. Analysts from PitchBook, a financial data firm, found that investor priorities have shifted from growth at all costs to profitability. After…
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May 23
Sustainable farming on Earth and in space: A must-see at TNW Conference
Barbara Belvisi, award-winning innovator and entrepreneur, will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), we’ve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and…
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May 23
Updating our inactive account policies
Starting later this year, we are updating our inactivity policy for Google Accounts to 2 years across our products.
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May 23
Network fees are a solution in search of a problem
Today, we shared our views with the European Commission as part of its consultation on the future of connectivity in Europe. We welcome the opportunity to give our persp…
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May 23
This Soft Robot Unfurls Inside the Skull
An octopus-like soft robot can unfurl itself inside the skull on top of the brain, a new study finds. The novel gadget may lead to minimally invasive ways to investigate the brain and implant brain-computer interfaces, researchers say. In order to analyze the brain after traumatic injuries, help treat disorders…
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May 23
EU approves Microsoft bid for Activision Blizzard — but the saga is ‘unlikely to end soon’
Eu regulators have greenlit Microsoft’sacquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, but analysts warn that the deal remains a long way from completion. The EU approved the $69 billion (€63bn) takeover after Microsoft agreed to several pro-competition remedies. Most notably, the company pledged to automatically license popular Activision Blizzard games, such…
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May 23
New Consent Management Platform requirements for serving ads in the EEA and UK
Google is introducing a new requirement for CMPs working with our publisher and developer partners that serve ads in EEA and the UK.
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May 23
OpenAI is offering a free class in prompt engineering for devs
Whether or not AI lives up to the hype surrounding it will largely depend on good prompt engineering. Prompt engineering is the key to unlocking useful — and usable — outputs from generative AI, such as ChatGPT or its image-making counterpart DALL-E. These AI tools use natural language processing so…