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25 May 23

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

Computer & Information Technology

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…

24 May 23

Improbable launches new metaverse think tank amid strategic pivot

Computer & Information Technology

British unicorn Improbable has sharpened its metaverse focus with the launch of a new think tank. Dubbed the Metaverse Society, the think tank will explore the social and economic impacts of the nascent tech. Improbable told TNW that it wants to develop use cases, clarify misconceptions, and reduce risks associated with…

23 May 23

A glimpse into AI’s future in architecture: Inflatable skyscrapers

Computer & Information Technology

Designers have given a glimpse into the future of urban architecture: AI-generated inflatable skyscrapers. The buildings are the brainchild of Zumo, a Barcelona-based architectural practice. Founded in 2020 by Andre Sashko and Alessandro Lussignoli, the firm blends classical knowledge and contemporary tech to visualise new construction forms. Their latest project adds Midjourney to…

23 May 23

Workplace surveillance in the EU: Here’s what you need to know

Computer & Information Technology

Last September, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella identified an issue that was eating away at managers: productivity paranoia. This was on the back of Microsoft research spanning 20,000 people across 11 countries, which found a disconnect between workers feeling productive in hybrid and remote environments and managers straining to “see” productivity…

20 May 23

5 ways Europe can reduce the risks of AI replacing jobs

Computer & Information Technology

It seems barely a day goes by without a new report of artificial intelligence replacing jobs. On Thursday, BT added the latest bad news, when the UK telecoms giant announced plans to replace 10,000 staff with AI. Across Europe, predictions on automation’s effect on jobs vary wildly, but all agree that major…

18 May 23

The next wave in urban transport: My top pick for TNW Conference

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Jinhua Zhao and Shashi Verma 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 special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25%…

16 May 23

Funding down, exits muted, and valuations flat in rough quarter for European startups

Computer & Information Technology

It’s been a rough start to 2023 for European startups. In the first quarter of the year, dealmaking decelerated, valuations flattened, and exits remained subdued, according to new research. Analysts from PitchBook, a financial data firm, found that investor priorities have shifted from growth at all costs to profitability. After…

16 May 23

OpenAI is offering a free class in prompt engineering for devs

Computer & Information Technology

Whether or not AI lives up to the hype surrounding it will largely depend on good prompt engineering. Prompt engineering is the key to unlocking useful — and usable — outputs from generative AI, such as ChatGPT or its image-making counterpart DALL-E. These AI tools use natural language processing so…

12 May 23

Biohack me, baby: Why I can’t wait for Teemu Arina’s talk at TNW Conference

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Teemu Arina 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 special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business…

12 May 23

Browning bananas under threat as Philippines approves gene-edited version

Computer & Information Technology

Overripe bananas could soon become a mere memory — in the Philippines, at least. Tropic Biosciences, a startup in the UK, has tapped gene editing to banish the browning fruit — and mitigate the havoc that it’s wreaking. Currently, over 60% of exported bananas go to waste before reaching consumers. According to…

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

Improbable launches new metaverse think tank amid strategic pivot

A glimpse into AI’s future in architecture: Inflatable skyscrapers

Workplace surveillance in the EU: Here’s what you need to know

5 ways Europe can reduce the risks of AI replacing jobs

The next wave in urban transport: My top pick for TNW Conference

Funding down, exits muted, and valuations flat in rough quarter for European startups

OpenAI is offering a free class in prompt engineering for devs

Biohack me, baby: Why I can’t wait for Teemu Arina’s talk at TNW Conference

Browning bananas under threat as Philippines approves gene-edited version

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

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