TNW Podcast: Tomas Hrozensky (ESPI) on policy in space

Jan05
by on January 5, 2024 at 11:29 am
Posted In: podcasts, Space


 In this bonus episode of the TNW Podcast, we’re featuring an interview with Tomas Hrozensky, Senior Researcher and Lead on European Engagement at the European Space Policy Institute. We discussed how space policy actually works (and whether it works at all), what to expect from the EU space law that’s being developed as we speak, and much more. Listen to the episode with the player above — or, better still, find us on your favourite podcast platform and subscribe! Music and sound engineering for this podcast is by Sound Pulse. Feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions,…

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Why sexual assaults in the metaverse are so hard to prosecute

Jan05
by on January 5, 2024 at 9:12 am
Posted In: Insider


Britain’s first police investigation into a “virtual rape” has little chance of leading to a prosecution, according to legal experts. The victim of the alleged assault was a girl aged under 16. According to a report this week in the Mail Online, the child was wearing a VR headset and playing a video game when a group of adult men “sexually attacked” her avatar.  Although there was no physical injury, officers said she suffered real physical and emotional trauma. They added that such attacks are rife on metaverse platforms — but none have resulted in prosecution in the UK. That…

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This claims to be the ‘world’s most advanced pen’ that digitises handwriting

Jan04
by on January 4, 2024 at 12:13 pm
Posted In: Future of Work


Dutch startup Nuwa claims to have invented the “world’s most advanced pen” that digitises notes written by hand. Nuwa plans to launch the device this March. The Groningen-based company today announced a fresh cash injection of €1.5mn to boost the development of the product, which uses an inbuilt camera system, motion sensors, and algorithms to capture text written on paper. “Just write, and Nuwa Pen digitises,” Marc Tuinier, Nuwa’s CEO, told TNW. All the notes are then stored on the startup’s app. They can then be organised, shared, and integrated with other apps. A particularly intriguing feature is Augmented Notes, which…

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Yes, facial verification could replace passports at UK airports — but not in 2024

Jan03
by on January 3, 2024 at 4:21 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized


Britain is set to test facial verification tech that removes the need for passports, but experts have dashed hopes of a full launch this year. The project was unveiled this week by Phil Douglas, the director-general of the UK’s Border Force. Douglas told the Times that he aims to install new e-gates at airports that create an “intelligent border.” By integrating enhanced facial verification, the system would make physical travel documents unnecessary. Trials of the tech are expected to start this year. A full rollout, however, remains a more distant prospect. Andrew Bud, the CEO at British biometric leader iProov, told TNW that…

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US-China chip war leads to restrictions on ASML exports

Jan02
by on January 2, 2024 at 2:13 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized


Following an order by the Dutch government, ASML — the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end chipmaking equipment — will curb shipments of two of its machines to China. Specifically, the government has partially revoked the export licence of the NXT:2050i and NXT:2100i lithography systems, the company said in a statement. Much like its other products, the two lithography machines use light to print blueprints of patterns. The Veldhoven-based company has already been prohibited from selling its most sophisticated machines to China since 2019. In September 2023, following months of pressure by the US, the Netherlands also introduced stricter export controls…

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