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Dutch MPs criticise new US export ban on ASML chip machine
Dutch politicians have expressed their dismay over the US’ new export rules for ASML, claiming that Washington has “unilaterally” imposed restrictions on selling yet another chip making machine to China.
AMSL…
‘We could irreversibly lose management of autonomous AI,’ warn prime lecturers
Open letters warning over AI’s risks are amassing — with top technologists and researchers sounding the alarm on uncontrollable development, pressing existential threats, and the lack of regulation.
Now, just a…
Norway’s AutoStore unveils next-gen electrical warehouse robotic
Norwegian tech company AutoStore today unveiled the latest version of its warehouse storage and retrieval robot, as it seeks to boost the efficiency of its automated fulfilment system.
Dubbed the P5 Pro, the…
Why AI progress hitting the brakes is extra probably than world domination
There’s a looming global computing capacity crunch that cannot be sustainably addressed the way we’re doing things right now.
Simply put, between artificial intelligence (AI) models growing exponentially and an…
Boomers have higher cybersecurity habits than millennials and GenZ, research finds
Boomers are often reviled for hoarding the world’s resources, but they’re also dominating their descendants in their cyber defences.
That’s according to a new survey by Yubico, a Swedish vendor of authentication…
How can social affect startups affect international change?
Around the world, people are grappling with the impact of climate change at an unprecedented level, with natural disasters and air pollution making the need for action more apparent every day. At the same time,…
UK plan to guide in generative AI ‘unrealistic,’ say Cambridge researchers
The British government’s aim to turn the UK into a global leader in the development of generative AI is “unrealistic,” researchers at the University of Cambridge argue.
According to the associated report, the…
VC funding in Europe rose in Q3 2023, however favoured late-stage startups
In the third quarter of 2023, European startups raised $16.4bn (€15.6bn) in VC funding — a 28% increase quarter over quarter.
The findings are based on an analysis by Crunchbase, which also unveiled that the…
Google to pay €3.2M yearly payment to German information publishers
Google has agreed to pay German publishers €3.2mn per year for publishing their content on its News search engine.
The compensation is part of an interim agreement between the tech giant and Corint Media,…
German anti-racism company quits X amid Israel-Palestine disinformation wave
Germany’s federal anti-discrimination agency (FADA) said Wednesday it was quitting X, formerly known as Twitter, due to an “enormous rise” in hate speech.
“Due to the enormous rise in anti-trans and queer…