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5 Google TV Streamer features to try
The new Google TV Streamer is available on shelves tomorrow. Here are five features to try.
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Sep 24
3 ESG myths VCs and startups need to snap out of quickly
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is not a new topic in the European startup space — in fact, it’s been talked about and debated for years on end. Yet, when you follow discussions and investment patterns closely and work with enough seed- and early-stage startups, it’s apparent that the…
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Sep 24
Google at the 79th United Nations General Assembly
Updates from Google at the 79th United Nations General Assembly include new partnerships, investments in infrastructure, digital skills training, and more.
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Sep 24
Milan startup opens world-first production facility for glass-based quantum photonic chips
NATO-backed Ephos announced today the opening of a production facility dedicated to glass-based quantum photonic chips — a world first, according to the startup. These chips can power quantum applications in computing, sensing, and communications, as well as improve the performance of classical computing. Founded in 2022, Ephos has developed…
Inducing Cleaner High Temperature Chemistry
High temperature reactors for industrial processes like steelmaking and hydrogen gas production must operate at hundreds to thousands of degrees Celsius. Traditionally, fossil fuels are used to heat a transfer liquid that is then pumped into the reactor to create these scorching temperature. Researchers at Stanford have developed a new…
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Sep 24
UN Summit of the Future: AI opportunity for everyone
Editor’s note: This week in New York City, leaders from around the world are gathering for the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) — including the first ever “S…
Finally, A Flying Car(t)
Where’s your flying car? I’m sorry to say that I have no idea. But here’s something that is somewhat similar, in that it flies, transports things, and has “car” in the name: it’s a flying cart, called the Palletrone (pallet+drone), designed for human-robot interaction-based aerial cargo transportation. The way this…
Video Friday: Zipline Delivers
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA@40: 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDSIROS 2024: 14–18 October 2024, ABU…
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Future Tech Ventures launches with €20M fund for startups in Northern Netherlands
Future Tech Ventures (FTV), a new venture capital firm focusing on startups in the Northern Netherlands, officially launched yesterday in Groningen. FTV debuted with a €20mn fund that will support at least 50 high-tech startups in the proof-of-concept phase. The investment period is set between 2024 and 2029. “Startups are often…
Startup Says It Can Make a 100x Faster CPU
In an era of fast-evolving AI accelerators, general purpose CPUs don’t get a lot of love. “If you look at the CPU generation by generation, you see incremental improvements,” says Timo Valtonen, CEO and co-founder of Finland-based Flow Computing.Valtonen’s goal is to put CPUs back in their rightful, ‘central’ role.…