Europe’s ‘dark universe’ telescope shares first scientific data and new cosmic images

May23
by on May 23, 2024 at 10:01 am
Posted In: Insider


A space mission exploring the “dark universe” has released its first scientific data — and five new extraterrestrial snapshots. Captured by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid telescope, the observations paint a never-before-seen picture of the cosmos. They also offer new insights into the properties of celestial bodies. The images are at least four times sharper than any taken from ground-based telescopes, according to ESA. They depict five diverse space objects: The Abell 2764 region of galaxies orbiting within a halo of dark matter The Messier 78 star-forming region The NGC 6744 spiral galaxy The Dorado Group of galaxies in the…

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New global AI safety commitments echo EU’s risk-based approach

May22
by on May 22, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence


It’s been a busy week for AI policymakers. The EU has sealed the deal on its AI Act. Meanwhile, in Seoul, South Korea, 16 world-leading companies have signed the “Frontier AI Safety Commitments,” and a group of countries have promised to work together on mitigating risks associated with the technology.  To say that the past year was the one when the world woke up to AI would be an understatement. The launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 catapulted a previously behind-the-scenes technology into conversations around the dinner table and parliamentary halls alike.  And all of a sudden, an apocalyptic future…

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French startup Pascal inks deal for Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer

May21
by on May 21, 2024 at 1:49 pm
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Over the past couple of years, the Gulf states have been putting their oil money to use buying up thousands of the latest AI chips. However, thus far they have been relatively quiet when it comes to investing in quantum technology. That is now starting to change. Yesterday, Massy-based startup Pascal announced it had signed a deal with Saudi Arabian oil group Aramco for the installation of the first quantum computer in the country. According to the deal, Pascal will deliver and install a 200-qubit system by the second half of 2025.  Pascal was founded in 2019 and currently commercialises…

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Ebikes are more popular than ever, but we’re nowhere near a car-less world

May20
by on May 20, 2024 at 9:02 am
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Moving to Amsterdam was eye-opening. Having grown up in the car-centric UK and struggled to cycle in London, it felt as though the Dutch embrace of bikes was innate, something that simply happened due to a quirk of national character. This, of course, proved incorrect. The Netherlands’ cycle culture didn’t spring from nowhere. Instead, its centrality in day-to-day life was created and planned, rather than miraculously appearing from the heavens. The postcards and videos also hide the fact that while the Dutch might be leaders in urban cycling, it doesn’t mean they’ve abandoned cars. Far from it. In fact, there…

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Ebike-sharing app Forest rides ad revenue to become ‘cheapest’ in London

May17
by on May 17, 2024 at 3:42 pm
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If you’ve been to London recently you may have noticed packs of dark green and brown ebikes lining the city’s streets. They belong to Forest, an aptly named startup that claims to be London’s cheapest and most sustainable shared ebike operator.   Its success stems from an advertising model unique to the world of micro-mobility.  Forest’s main competitors in the capital are Lime and Tier. All three ebike sharing schemes work in much the same way.  You open an app, find an ebike bike near you, scan a QR code, and get pedalling. You usually pay an unlock fee and then…

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