tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78414516535544335162024-03-17T20:03:47.064-07:00FB EDucatorLearner's HubBrij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.comBlogger56629125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-226840777211633012024-01-26T06:55:00.001-08:002024-01-26T06:55:35.088-08:00ESA embarks on world-first mission to detect ripples in the fabric of space-time
The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, the first scientific endeavour to detect and study cosmic ripples from space. The launch of LISA is planned for 2035, on an Ariane 6 rocket. The project is expected to be the most expensive and complex the agency has ever undertaken. Cosmic ripples, also known as gravitational waves, Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-26371187039419128832024-01-26T01:55:00.001-08:002024-01-26T01:55:07.875-08:00Apple begrudgingly allows EU customers to use rival app stores on iPhone
Apple will allow EU-based users of its devices to download apps without going through its app store, as the tech giant reluctantly moves to comply with the bloc’s incoming Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple will also give iPhone and iPad users a range of browsers to choose from as their default and allow the use of alternative payment systems to Apple Pay. The sweeping changes will come intoBrij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-18767645301140842282024-01-26T00:55:00.001-08:002024-01-26T00:55:41.091-08:00TNW Podcast: Ton van ‘t Noordende on European quantum tech; Europeans go to space
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, Andrii and Linnea talk about Europeans in space, laser weapons of the future, embodied cognition, functional programming languages, and more! In the interview Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-34346271663807737792024-01-25T07:55:00.001-08:002024-01-25T07:55:08.105-08:00The UK is exploring vertiport designs for air taxis
Britain’s aviation regulator is investigating “vertiport” designs as part of plans to bring flying taxis to the UK. The new consultation will lay the foundations for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Wednesday. To fly them between land and sky, the CAA wants to install vertical airports — aka vertiports — at existing aerodromes.&Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-65326687560080056782024-01-25T04:55:00.001-08:002024-01-25T04:55:21.764-08:00Spotify plots in-app purchases from March for iPhone users in EU
If you’re an iPhone user in the EU, you could soon get to buy audiobooks and subscriptions from within the Spotify app. The reason? A new EU antitrust regulation that targets big tech. Known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the law designates companies as “gatekeepers” if they have a monopoly in the digital economy. In September, the EU revealed the first six members of the club: Alphabet, Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-81626975590768241422024-01-25T00:55:00.001-08:002024-01-25T00:55:36.172-08:00A glimpse into the future of tech from the winners of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award
Towards the end of last year, the winners of the 16th edition of the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Awards (AmSIA) were announced at the NEMO Science Museum. This competition — hosted by the Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA) — highlights three innovative ideas from the Netherlands each year. These are split into three categories: health, society, and environment & climate. Beyond Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-59144036797611603372024-01-24T06:55:00.001-08:002024-01-24T06:55:41.491-08:00A new in-orbit refuelling service for spacecraft is under development
Swiss startup ClearSpace has unveiled its latest project to make space exploration sustainable: an orbital refuelling service. The company is collaborating with the US-based Orbit Fab on the mission. Under the plans, the duo will combine a ClearSpace shuttle with an Orbit Fab fuel depot. The result would be a spacecraft that delivers fresh fuel to satellites. As a result, clients could extend Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-28576053242905418042024-01-24T05:55:00.003-08:002024-01-24T05:55:09.126-08:00New quantum algorithm could simulate industry-changing materials
UK startup Phasecraft has developed an algorithm that brings the promise of quantum computers’ potential to reveal new materials and their properties much closer to realisation. Due to their ability to simulate multiple complex quantum systems, quantum computers hold incredible potential in the field of material science. In turn, this could lead to technological leaps in fields such as Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-39410246978271017322024-01-24T05:55:00.001-08:002024-01-24T05:55:08.464-08:00YouTube ads are about to get way more effective with AI-powered neuromarketing
Junbi.ai joined the TNW for Startups programme and exhibited at a previous TNW Conference. This story was part of the programme offering; it’s written under full editorial control of TNW. Check out this year’s packages here! A few years ago, the AI-focused team at Junbi.ai conducted an insightful neuroscientific study. They invited 10 advertising creatives to bring in their Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-1336792414674973192024-01-24T03:55:00.001-08:002024-01-24T03:55:31.981-08:00States could already produce AI malware that evades cybersecurity defences, experts warn
AI-generated malware that avoids detection could already be available to nation-states, according to the UK’s cybersecurity agency. To produce such powerful software, threat actors need to train an AI model on “quality exploit data,” the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said today. The resulting system would create new code that evades current security measures. “There is a realistic Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-17473715799617901422024-01-23T09:55:00.001-08:002024-01-23T09:55:55.767-08:00Macron convinces UK nuclear startup to build its first factory in France
London-based nuclear energy startup Newcleo has scrapped plans to build its first power plant in Britain, opting to invest in France instead. The move follows extensive lobbying by France’s president Emmanuel Macron, who has personally met with Newcleo’s chief executive and founder Stefano Buono several times, to convince him to build the company’s first modular nuclear reactor in France, Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-5715760198946034652024-01-23T04:55:00.001-08:002024-01-23T04:55:41.588-08:00Founder-led deep tech investor Plural launches €400M fund
European early-stage investment firm Plural Platform has launched a new €400mn fund as it seeks to turn budding startups into “world-changing” global companies. Plural was founded in 2021 by Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus and Songkick founder Ian Hogarth, alongside former Skype executive Sten Tamkivi and Khaled Helioui, previously chief executive at Bigpoint Games. The firm focuses on Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-37567189532622226592024-01-22T08:56:00.001-08:002024-01-22T08:56:03.780-08:00Enter ClimateGPT — the ‘first-ever’ AI model dedicated to fighting climate change
Fledgling AI startup EQTY Lab has unveiled the “first-ever” AI chatbot designed to provide accurate and authenticated climate data. AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have faced concerns over the accuracy of the information they provide, as they are trained on data scraped from the internet, but do not necessarily provide rigorous fact-checking. But EQTY Lab claims its open-source Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-59371584369328242832024-01-22T06:56:00.001-08:002024-01-22T06:56:14.554-08:00ESA orbiter discovers huge ice water deposits at Mars’ equator
A European probe has found massive ice deposits beneath the equator of Mars, a finding that could alter our fundamental understanding of the red planet’s climatic history. The discovery was made by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter. This veteran spacecraft has circled the red planet for 20 years, revealing several secrets about its past and present climate. While it’s not Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-66289708837818471472024-01-20T00:55:00.001-08:002024-01-20T00:55:59.147-08:00Brain training: A new frontier for football — and VR
On a cold winter’s night in London, Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard stood alone on the pitch. As football fans flocked into the 60,000-seat stadium, his teammates warmed up for the match by blasting shots against the goal. Odegaard had another plan. The 25-year-old wandered into a deserted patch of grass and began his routine. Suddenly, one training staff passed the ball towards his feet while Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-62614815444115228352024-01-19T06:55:00.001-08:002024-01-19T06:55:40.038-08:00First commercial crew of all-European astronauts launches to International Space Station
A private space mission launched four European astronauts to the International Space Station on Thursday, in a milestone for a region desperate to boost its space credentials following a series of setbacks. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted the astronauts into orbit, launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft is expected to arrive at the ISS in the early Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-66100245981499545972024-01-19T05:56:00.001-08:002024-01-19T05:56:03.775-08:00This ‘digital twin’ of the planet could rival Google Earth — here’s how you can try it
French startup Kermap has developed a ‘digital twin’ of the Earth that claims to offer the most up-to-date views of our home planet. The programme is called Nimbo Earth Online and it is the only platform providing new satellite views of the world every month, without clouds. Google Earth refreshes its imagery every several months to years, depending on location. AI-powered Nimbo’s Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-52116218176351197432024-01-19T03:55:00.001-08:002024-01-19T03:55:06.351-08:00Goodbye snowmobiles. Welcome the silent, electric MoonBike
There’s a silent revolution underway on snowy slopes across the globe. It is being led by packs of ultra-quiet, lightweight, electric snowpeds. And leading this uprising is French aeronautical engineer Nicolas Muron. Ladies and gentlemen — say hello to the MoonBike and the world of electric snowmobility. Looking like a cross between a moped, a snowmobile, and a ski, the MoonBike is Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-75794881255219021412024-01-19T01:55:00.001-08:002024-01-19T01:55:33.617-08:00AI design startup shuns Stable Diffusion for in-house foundation model
An AI design startup/generator will swerve the likes of Stable Diffusion after raising $12mn (€11mn) to build its own foundation model. Recraft is billed as the first-ever AI tool for generating and editing vector art, icons, 3D images, and illustrations within a brand’s style guide. By leveraging generative AI, the product creates layouts, fonts, colours, and illustrations. In the eight Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-43341274326759547032024-01-18T08:55:00.001-08:002024-01-18T08:55:25.503-08:00EU wants music streaming platforms to pay artists more fairly
The European Parliament has called for more fairness and transparency in the music streaming sector, including better pay for smaller artists. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) overwhelmingly voted to adopt the new resolution on Wednesday. The motion aims to ensure European musical works avoid being overshadowed by the “overwhelming amount” of content being continually added to Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-43188055682861500362024-01-18T06:55:00.001-08:002024-01-18T06:55:18.352-08:00Certificates for copyright-compliant AI are here — but ChatGPT won’t get one
A new certification scheme for copyright-compliant AI has launched, but ChatGPT and other text generators won’t qualify. Named Fairly Trained, the initiative arrives amid a brewing backlash against generative AI companies. Many of their tools — from OpenAI’s chatbots to Stability AI’s art generators — are trained on copyrighted content that’s scraped from the web. Inspired by this data, theBrij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-38138533606436558582024-01-18T04:55:00.003-08:002024-01-18T04:55:21.341-08:00World’s largest carbon capture plant is UK’s ‘next big white elephant’
In a move that has sparked widespread criticism from scientists and politicians alike, the UK government has approved plans to install carbon capture technology at Britain’s largest power plant. Under the plans, power generator Drax will install so-called bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology at two of four biomass units at the Drax power station in Yorkshire. Drax Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-73135699299164401812024-01-18T04:55:00.001-08:002024-01-18T04:55:20.646-08:00Inside DeepL: How the startup is rivalling machine translation giants
AI translation has transformed the way we communicate, breaking down language barriers in an unprecedented way. The sector’s global market size is projected to reach $12.3bn (€11.3bn) by 2026 — and big and small players alike are aiming to cash in. Among them, Cologne-based DeepL has been raising industry standards even compared to tech giants like Google Translate and Microsoft Translator. “Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-35225377317813828322024-01-17T05:55:00.001-08:002024-01-17T05:55:46.388-08:00Dutch startup nets €8M for ‘quantum modem’ tech
Delft-based QphoX just raised the biggest round of a Dutch quantum startup to date. The €8mn will aid the company in its mission to develop core hardware required to allow quantum computers to communicate over an optical network — a quantum “modem,” if you will. As the quantum computing ecosystem continues to develop globally, it is becoming increasingly clear that no one company will be Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841451653554433516.post-62615720766049838212024-01-17T04:55:00.001-08:002024-01-17T04:55:17.357-08:00World’s first ‘retina resolution’ holograms have arrived, startup claims
UK startup VividQ claims to have created the first-ever holograms with a “retina resolution.” The milestone means holography can now match the resolution and real-life focus cues expected by the human eye, according to VividQ. The result is a “more natural viewing experience than ever before,” the company said. It now plans to deploy the tech in next-generation VR headsets. To create the Brij Bhushanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288451286774144183noreply@blogger.com0