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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

OpenAI CEO teases European HQ ahead of fresh talks with EU

Computer & Information Technology

Sam Altman’s turbulent relationship with European regulators has taken two more turns. The OpenAI CEO is reportedly set for further talks with the EU — and a new HQ on the continent. Altman last sparked an uproar after criticising the EU’s AI Act. The 38-year-old threatened to withdraw OpenAI’s services over plans…

31 May 23

Italy to launch €150M fund for AI startups

Computer & Information Technology

Italy is the latest country looking to quickly shore up domestic development of an AI ecosystem. As part of its Strategic Program for Artificial Intelligence, the government will “soon” launch a €150 million fund to support startups in the field, backed by development bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). As…

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

Einride brings its futuristic electric self-driving trucks to the UAE

Computer & Information Technology

Einride, a pioneer in electric and autonomous freight transport, is expanding its services to the Middle East, following a collaboration with the UAE government to accelerate the region’s transition to sustainable shipping. Founded in 2016, the Swedish startup is on a mission to decarbonise the industry by developing and deploying…

30 May 23

UK startup taps ChatGPT to launch AI playlist generator

Computer & Information Technology

A UK startup has tapped ChatGPT to build a text-to-music playlist generator. The AI system is the brainchild of Uppbeat, an audio platform based in Leeds. Targeting content creators, the feature finds copyright-free tracks for video soundtracks. Uppbeat claims it’s the first tool that lets people use their own language to find…

30 May 23

Twitter’s withdrawal from disinformation code draws ire of EU politicians

Computer & Information Technology

Following a decision to pull Twitter out of the EU’s (voluntary) disinformation Code of Practice last week, the reactions have not been long in coming. Upon receiving the news, the bloc’s industry chief Thierry Breton said that Twitter would still need to abide by EU rules soon enough. Or, as…

30 May 23

AI poses ‘risk of extinction,’ warn European tech luminaries

Computer & Information Technology

Some of Europe’s top technologists today joined a global group of IT luminaries in warning that AI could lead to extinction. At just 22 words long, their statement is short and stark: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as…

30 May 23

German startup secures funding for bizarre twisted fusion machine

Computer & Information Technology

A German startup has secured its first investment to scale a bizarre twisted-looking fusion machine that could power the world with abundant, clean, and limitless energy. Proxima Fusion raised €‎7mn in funding to build a device known as a stellarator, a little-known fusion reactor that could hold the key to…

30 May 23

Another European eVTOL startup delays launch amid certification hurdles

Computer & Information Technology

If you, like me, have been waiting for the day when urban sprawls begin to resemble your favourite sci-fi scene with flying taxis journeying in silent files high up amongst the skyscrapers, it seems you may have to wait a little while longer. Bristol-based urban air mobility (UAM) startup Vertical…

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

OpenAI CEO teases European HQ ahead of fresh talks with EU

Italy to launch €150M fund for AI startups

This building in Amsterdam is almost 100% reusable

Einride brings its futuristic electric self-driving trucks to the UAE

UK startup taps ChatGPT to launch AI playlist generator

Twitter’s withdrawal from disinformation code draws ire of EU politicians

AI poses ‘risk of extinction,’ warn European tech luminaries

German startup secures funding for bizarre twisted fusion machine

Another European eVTOL startup delays launch amid certification hurdles

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