TNWflipped into Sustainability7 hours agoCaroline Viarouge on EIT Manufacturing and EU-UK collaborationverified_publisherTNW - Andrii DegelerWelcome 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, Linnea and Andrii talk about artificial general intelligence, …
TNWflipped into Sustainability11 hours agoChina still ASML’s biggest market, but falling sales cause drop in profitverified_publisherTNW - Ioanna LykiardopoulouAmid the semiconductor industry’s slowdown and increasing geopolitical tensions, Dutch chip machine-maker ASML reported a decrease both in sales and profits. Europe’s most valuable tech company saw orders fall to €3.6bn in the first quarter of 2024, down from €9.2bn in the previous quarter. Its net …
TNWflipped into Sustainability12 hours agoIn big election year, tech platforms are open for voter manipulationverified_publisherTNW - Thomas MacaulayUnder orders from the EU, tech giants have launched 11 advertising transparency tools. None of them are fit for purpose, according to a new study from Mozilla. The tools provide libraries of data about online adverts. By exploring the repositories, researchers can identify the funders and techniques …
TNWflipped into Sustainability17 hours agoAir taxi firm raises $110M, plans to launch service in 2026verified_publisherTNW - Thomas MacaulayA British drone maker plans to launch air taxis in 2026 after raising a whopping $110mn. Skyports has already flown electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on delivery and monitoring trials. The new funding brings commercial air taxis closer to the services on offer. The first flights …
TNWflipped into TNW - All Stories20 hours agoTree-planting search engine Ecosia to monitor reforestation from spaceverified_publisherTNW - Siôn GeschwindtBerlin-based Ecosia, best known as the tree-planting search engine, has teamed up with French startup Kanop to monitor its reforestation efforts from space. With around 20 million users, Ecosia is the world’s largest not-for-profit search engine. It is also one of the biggest tree-planters in the …
TNWflipped into TNW - All Stories1 day agoGoogle will outpace Microsoft in AI investment, DeepMind CEO saysverified_publisherTNW - Linnea AhlgrenWe have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past year-and-a-half, initiated by OpenAI’s unveiling of ChatGPT to the public. But it is not only where large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 are concerned that incredible progress has been made in the field of …