Computer & Information Technology

15 Nov 24

AI startup Gendo — the Midjourney for architecture — secures fresh capital

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London-based startup Gendo has secured €5.1mn amid booming demand for its generative AI software built for architects. British architectural designer George Proud and software engineer Will Jones founded Gendo in 2022. The platform transforms simple inputs like sketches, 2D drawings, or text descriptions into hypereal building designs. It works a…

15 Nov 24

Founderful raises $140M fund as Switzerland vies for Europe’s tech top spot

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Zurich-based venture capital firm Founderful has raised $140mn in its second fund — $20mn more than its target and a strong sign of investor confidence in Switzerland’s flourishing tech ecosystem. First announced back in February, the fund has already invested in 15 early-stage startups. These include Chiral Nano, which develops…

November 15, 2024
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Quantum computers that can theoretically find answers to problems no regular computer could ever solve rely on components known as qubits. Now scientists have created the first mechanical qubit—basically, a microscopic version of a drum skin that can behave a bit like Schrödinger’s cat, both vibrating and not vibrating at…

14 Nov 24

An update on political advertising in the European Union

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Google will stop serving political advertising in the EU ahead of new regulation in October 2025.

14 Nov 24

Announcing the 2024 Google PhD Fellows

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Here are the newest fellows of the Google PhD Fellowship, along with reflections from nine PhD Fellowship Program alumni.

14 Nov 24

The Gemini app is now available on iPhone

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The standalone Gemini app is now available for iPhone users in the iOS App Store.

14 Nov 24

US firm Realwear acquires Swiss startup Almer amid XR market consolidation

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American wearables firm Realwear has acquired Swiss augmented reality (AR) startup Almer Technologies. Almer’s AR headset — the Arc-2 — overlays digital information onto the wearer’s field of view, allowing them to access real-time data, instructions, or assistance from an engineer seated anywhere in the world. The glasses are targeted…

November 14, 2024
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Servers consume a lot of energy in data centers, but it’s easy to forget their carbon footprints begin before they’re ever placed on racks inside air-conditioned mega-warehouses. After all, it takes energy to extract minerals and manufacture them into things like processors, motherboards and memory modules. These “embodied” carbon emissions…

14 Nov 24

A safer internet: policy recommendations for fighting scams and fraud together

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Today, we’re sharing a white paper with policy recommendations and a call to action for how governments and industry can fight scams.

14 Nov 24

A new way we’re helping others track frauds and scams online

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We’re launching a regular advisory to raise awareness and help others understand and fight frauds and scams online.

AI startup Gendo — the Midjourney for architecture — secures fresh capital

Founderful raises $140M fund as Switzerland vies for Europe’s tech top spot

Scientists Make First Mechanical Qubit

An update on political advertising in the European Union

Announcing the 2024 Google PhD Fellows

The Gemini app is now available on iPhone

US firm Realwear acquires Swiss startup Almer amid XR market consolidation

Servers Get a Second Life for Sustainability

A safer internet: policy recommendations for fighting scams and fraud together

A new way we’re helping others track frauds and scams online

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