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How solar energy went from satellites to your again yard
Solar panels are rapidly becoming a common sight on homes, but once upon a time they were little more than a rare curiosity. How did we get from using solar energy on satellites to it becoming the most affordable source of…
1 million signatures may make killing video video games unlawful within the EU
A new European citizens' initiative wants to prohibit game makers from making games unusable for players. If it collects one million signatures, the European Commission will have to consider enacting the…
Google accused of “predatory conduct” for withdrawing Gmail API
Google was accused of exploiting a regulatory loophole to block a startup from accessing the Gmail API.
Based in London Gener8 said the API was “critical” to its business. The company offers users control over…
Parag Parekh from IKEA on digital ethics; 100 billion euros for AI analysis within the EU
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW podcast – the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and interview some of the most interesting people in the industry.
In…
Web cable severed: Cat-and-mouse recreation on the Olympic Video games in Paris continues
According to local police, several fiber optic cables in France were “sabotaged” overnight, causing widespread disruption to internet services across the country.
The perpetrators remain at large, while the…
Grindr disables key options within the Olympic Village to guard athletes
Popular LGBTQ+ Dating app Grindr has disabled location-based features for users in the Olympic Village of the Paris Games, which began today.
The measures are not intended to prevent athletes from coupling…
Grok chatbot trains with X person knowledge and ‘very possible’ violates EU regulation
Elon Musk could once again have a problem with the European Union.
Musk's X has made it possible to train the chatbot Grok with data from any user. This feature is now enabled by default, which may violate…
Tire mud magnet to seize microplastic air pollution from electrical autos
A British startup is installing electrostatic tire dust collection machines on a fleet of electric delivery vans in London to reduce the world's second-largest tire consumption.largest source…
Researchers detect deepfakes with the identical instruments they use to discover galaxies
It's a well-known saying that the eyes are the window to the soul. Now, researchers claim that using tools that study galaxies, they can also expose deepfakes - by looking at eyeballs.
According to…
Firms are gathering our biometric information. We’d like new safety measures
Imagine walking through a busy train station. You're in a hurry, weaving through the crowd, unaware that cameras are not only watching you, but also recognizing you.
Today, our biometric data is valuable to companies for security…