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Aug 24
Google earns Gold in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
Google earns Gold in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
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Aug 24
Tallinn startup bags €2.3M to turn CO2 into ‘critical’ graphite for EV batteries
Up Catalyst has closed a €2.36mn seed extension round to accelerate the development of an industrial pilot reactor that turns CO2 emissions into carbon materials. According to the Tallinn-based startup, the reactor will be able to produce 100 tonnes of CO2 per year. These can deliver 27 tonnes of advanced…
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Aug 24
Should we deport Musk to Mars? We asked 17th-century philosopher Spinoza’s AI twin
Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza’s ideas on religion, ethics, and human freedom laid the foundation for many of the basic morals and values of modern society. And now you can tap some of the 17th century philosopher’s old-school wisdom straight from your smartphone. Today, the Dutch Humanist Association launched a WhatsApp…
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Aug 24
TNW Podcast: How startups deploy AI, Bolt’s international expansion, and Fortnite is back
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, Ioanna and Andrii talk about the international expansion of Bolt,…
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Aug 24
NHS flies blood packs by drone beyond the line of sight in UK first
In a UK first, drones have successfully delivered blood packs, flying beyond the visual line of sight, where the pilot can no longer see them as they travel. The flights were part of a joint trial between the NHS and healthcare logistics startup Apian. Its aim was to test the…
IBM’s Big Bet on the Quantum-Centric Supercomputer
Back in June 2022, Oak Ridge National Laboratory debuted Frontier—the world’s most powerful supercomputer. Frontier can perform a billion billion calculations per second. And yet there are computational problems that Frontier may never be able to solve in a reasonable amount of time. Some of these problems are as simple…
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Aug 24
UK ‘silent hangar’ to battle-ready aircraft, vehicles amid Russian GPS assault
In March, a plane transporting UK defence minister Grant Shapps to Poland had its GPS signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory. While the disruption forced the plane to use alternative ways to navigate for over half an hour, the British aircraft was most likely not the intended target.…
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Aug 24
ESA’s Juice spacecraft completes world’s first lunar-Earth flyby
Europe’s Juice spacecraft has completed the world’s first lunar-Earth flyby. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer — aka Juice — harnessed the gravity of Earth to sling itself in the direction of Venus. The route will provide a shortcut to Jupiter through the inner Solar System. Juice made it closest approach to…
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Aug 24
New ways we’re advancing our clean energy commitments in the U.S.
We’re announcing new collaborations with Energix Renewables and Swift Current Energy to support our clean energy commitments in the U.S.
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Aug 24
How we made our hardware packaging 100% plastic-free
Our packaging for Pixel, Fitbit and Nest devices is 100% plastic free. Here’s how we made beautiful packaging that’s easy to recycle.