Computer & Information Technology

28 Jun 24

Data centres in space could be one solution to AI’s big energy problem

Computer & Information Technology

As AI boosts demand for more data storage, Europe is considering sending data centres into space — and the plan is not as outlandish as it may first appear. A 16-month, €2 million study has concluded that space-based data centres are technically, economically, and environmentally feasible. Thales Alenia Space and…

June 27, 2024
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A report published today by McKinsey on the state of the global quantum tech sector has found that Europe is spending more and more in public funding on technologies such as quantum computers, quantum sensors, and quantum communications. Quantum technology is increasingly recognised as being of high geopolitical and strategic…

27 Jun 24

Can AI cure the corruption and biases that plague boxing?

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Boxing is a whimsically old-fashioned sport. Feuds are settled in fights, traditions are revered, and ageing faces run the show. Fifty years since their heydays promoting Muhammad Ali, the 92-year-olds Don King and Bob Arum remain leading powerbrokers. They work with overlords who operate in the shadows. In this world,…

27 Jun 24

Silicon Valley’s AI-controlled hot rock batteries are coming to Europe

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A Silicon Valley startup is developing a hot rock battery that could be the next big thing in energy storage — and it’s coming to Europe. The giant brick toaster is the brainchild of San Francisco-based Rondo Energy. The startup believes it could be a cheap, scalable way to decarbonise…

27 Jun 24

EU awards €1B and 8 million supercomputing hours to 4 AI startups

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The EU’s supercomputer alliance yesterday announced the winners of its AI startup competition. Four companies will split €1bn — and precious uptime on world-class high-performance computer systems to train their models. Training and running AI requires massive amounts of computational resources. For example, as part of its deal with OpenAI,…

27 Jun 24

EU awards €1M and 8 million supercomputing hours to 4 AI startups

Computer & Information Technology

The EU’s supercomputer alliance yesterday announced the winners of its AI startup competition. Four companies will split €1mn — and precious uptime on world-class high-performance computer systems to train their models. Training and running AI requires massive amounts of computational resources. For example, as part of its deal with OpenAI,…

27 Jun 24

‘Sleeping on it’ really does help: 4 recent sleep research and tech breakthroughs

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Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much time sleeping since at least the ancient Greeks, but pinning down the exact functions of sleep has proven to be difficult. During the past decade, there…

June 27, 2024
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Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — 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 today’s episode — recorded with live audience at TNW Conference 2024 —…

27 Jun 24

Supercritical launches world’s first live pricing and availability for biochar carbon removal

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Carbon removal platform Supercritical today announced the launch of its live pricing and availability function for global biochar projects in support of the transparency of the budding carbon removal market. Most have heard of carbon offsetting — and of the junk credits often associated with it. However, the newer term…

26 Jun 24

Opera unveils new version of its flagship AI browser

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Opera is unveiling today the new version of its flagship AI-centric browser, Opera One, which first launched in 2023. With Opera One, the Norwegian company became one of the early adopters of generative AI applications in web browsing. Its native chatbot, Aria, provides a set of tools such as summarisation,…

Data centres in space could be one solution to AI’s big energy problem

Europe is pouring public funds into quantum tech startups, report says

Can AI cure the corruption and biases that plague boxing?

Silicon Valley’s AI-controlled hot rock batteries are coming to Europe

EU awards €1B and 8 million supercomputing hours to 4 AI startups

EU awards €1M and 8 million supercomputing hours to 4 AI startups

‘Sleeping on it’ really does help: 4 recent sleep research and tech breakthroughs

TNW Podcast: Live from TNW 2024! Maria Amelie on fact-checking with AI; post-quantum cryptography

Supercritical launches world’s first live pricing and availability for biochar carbon removal

Opera unveils new version of its flagship AI browser

Google won two major awards at MWC Barcelona 2025.

Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

This MRI Can Run on Batteries

The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law