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20 Sep 23

Tower of Power Charges EVs, No Grid Required

Civil, Structural & Architecture

The world’s transition to electric cars sounds daunting enough, without even considering upstream challenges such as beefing up a creaky electric grid and connecting that grid to a U.S. national target of 25 million EVs by 2030 (and a similarly ambitious set of goals worldwide). So, to that end, a…

20 Sep 23

Europe and US head-to-head in 3D printing innovation surge

Computer & Information Technology

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has seen exponential growth over the past decade, analysis by the European Patent Office (EPO) reveals. In its latest study, the EPO found that international patent families (IPFs) in 3D printing tech increased at an average rate of 26.3% each year between 2013…

20 Sep 23

How AI is generating change in newsrooms worldwide

Computer & Information Technology

Our recent research report, Generating Change, shares what newsrooms are doing with AI today.

20 Sep 23

A partnership with Howard University to improve speech technology for Black voices

Computer & Information Technology

A partnership between Howard University and Google to build a high-quality African-American English speech dataset.

20 Sep 23

Preserving our past through public and private partnerships

Computer & Information Technology

The U.S. Department of State partners with Google Arts & Culture to celebrate cultural heritage preservation.

20 Sep 23

Edinburgh tram project suffered ‘litany of avoidable failures’, inquiry finds

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (Tie), the delivery company set up and wholly owned by City of Edinburgh Council, has been accused of incurring a “litany of avoidable failures”, which caused delays and increased the costs of building Edinburgh’s tram. The tram line runs an 8.7 mile (14km) route from Edinburgh Airport…

20 Sep 23

DeepMind’s new AI tool can predict genetic diseases

Computer & Information Technology

Google DeepMind has unveiled its novel AI tool that can predict whether DNA mutations are likely to cause genetic diseases. The ambition is that it will facilitate faster diagnosis and development of life-saving treatments. The new AI model, called AlphaMissense, makes predictions about missense mutations, which occur when a single…

20 Sep 23

Carbon accounting startup Plan A secures $27M to expand across Europe

Computer & Information Technology

Berlin’s corporate carbon accounting platform Plan A has just received a fresh boost of capital in the form of $27mn from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Visa, and others. The ESG reporting SaaS startup will use the money to double its headcount to 240+ employees and expand market presence across Europe, particularly…

20 Sep 23

More than 50 new Google trainings for news organizations

Computer & Information Technology

The Google News Initiative is launching more than 50 new trainings for journalists, students and news organizations.

20 Sep 23

German startup Fernride bags $50M to make trucking autonomous

Computer & Information Technology

Munich-based autonomous trucking startup Fernride has closed a further $19mn in its Series A funding round, neatly pushing the total amount raised in the round to $50mn. Founded in 2019, Fernride has developed autonomous vehicle software that converts trucks into self-driving machines. These haulers operate at Level 4 autonomy which…