Corporates and innovation

01 Jun 23

Here’s how Unilever is harnessing AI to innovate your favourite products

Computer & Information Technology

This article features an interview with Alberto Prado, Head of R&D Digital and Partnerships at Unilever. Prado will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), we’ve got something…

31 May 23

This building in Amsterdam is almost 100% reusable

Computer & Information Technology

Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has completed Matrix One — a 6-storey, energy-efficient, office and laboratory block constructed using over 120,000 reusable components. The building is the largest of seven that make up the Matrix Innovation Center in the Amsterdam Science Park, which serves as a hub for scientists and entrepreneurs…

31 May 23

What happens when you set your techies free to build the perfect workspace?

Computer & Information Technology

No matter who your favourite character was, The Office (both the UK or US versions, let’s not get into a fight here) became an iconic series because it played on one thing we all know to be true: offices are boring. The tech industry tried to change all that by…

26 May 23

Opinion: Tech lords threatening to pull services should stop crying wolf

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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, really wants AI regulation. Truly, madly, deeply, he wants it. Because of safety and stuff. Unless, of course, it’s the type of regulation that he doesn’t want. If that’s the case, he’ll threaten to withdraw his services instead. Altman issued the warning this week…

26 May 23

BMW’s new electric 5 Series lets you play games while charging the car

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BMW has partnered with Swiss gaming platform AirConsole to bring in-car gaming to its new all-electric 5 Series. Drivers and passengers can play the games to kill time while the vehicle is charging, for example. Sadly, but probably for the best, you can’t play while the car is moving. In…

25 May 23

GDPR turns 5: Meta has amassed €2.5B in fines — over 50% of the total

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GDPR turned five this week — and celebrated in customary style: by slapping Meta with another eye-watering fine. At a record-breaking €1.2bn, the punishment was the perfect self-gift for the EU regulation. For Meta, however, it marks another miserable anniversary. According to research by Privacy Matters, Mark Zuckerberg’s demonic brainchild…

25 May 23

London crowned tech king of the world

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London has been named the world’s most high-tech city, according to Z/Yen Group’s seventh edition of the Smart Centres Index, published today. The British capital secured the top spot for its world-leading financial services, deep talent pool, quality of its business environment, and international reputation. Climbing from second place, London…

25 May 23

Microsoft’s appeal over UK’s Activision veto is ‘chance to find a third way,’ say legal experts

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Microsoft’s appeal against a veto of its Activision Blizzard takeover offers a chance to “find a third way” in the feud, say legal experts. The Xbox maker on Wednesday formally appealed a UK regulator’s decision to block the $69bn (€64bn) deal. The shock intervention was a potentially fatal blow to…

25 May 23

Your next home could be 3D-printed. Here’s how

Computer & Information Technology

Experts estimate around 60% of buildings that will exist in 30 years’ time have yet to be built. This equals constructing a city the size of Stockholm every week until 2050. However, the construction sector currently doesn’t have the people or the skills to deliver the infrastructure and homes we…

24 May 23

Scientists develop ‘artificial leaf’ that could power the cars of the future

Computer & Information Technology

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into ethanol and propanol. These so-called ‘drop-in’ fuels can directly power an internal combustion engine without any modifications, potentially offering a low-emissions alternative to gasoline. Unlike fossil fuels, these solar…

Corporates and innovation

Here’s how Unilever is harnessing AI to innovate your favourite products

This building in Amsterdam is almost 100% reusable

What happens when you set your techies free to build the perfect workspace?

Opinion: Tech lords threatening to pull services should stop crying wolf

BMW’s new electric 5 Series lets you play games while charging the car

GDPR turns 5: Meta has amassed €2.5B in fines — over 50% of the total

London crowned tech king of the world

Microsoft’s appeal over UK’s Activision veto is ‘chance to find a third way,’ say legal experts

Your next home could be 3D-printed. Here’s how

Scientists develop ‘artificial leaf’ that could power the cars of the future

Electronic skin can self-heal after a cut, researchers find

IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

3 stories of founders building apps for the LGBTQ+ community

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Here’s how Unilever is harnessing AI to innovate your favourite products