World Ocean Day: Meet 3 tech startups protecting our seas

Jun08
by on June 8, 2024 at 6:00 am
Posted In: artificial intelligence, blockchain, design


The ocean covers over 70% of our planet. It regulates the global climate, is home to 80% of life on Earth, acts as a carbon sink, and supports the livelihoods of billions of people. As an avid swimmer and surfer I also think the ocean is simply bloody magnificent. However, the world’s oceans face unprecedented threats from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. This is undermining the health of an ecosystem that supports all life on Earth.  In this era of rapid technological advancement, innovative solutions are emerging that can help reverse the damage. From autonomous drones and AI to blockchain…

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TNW Conference 2024: Philosophical debate for AI ethics

Jun07
by on June 7, 2024 at 5:15 pm
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This year’s edition of TNW Conference is right around the corner — along with summer, we hope. We have a spectacular line-up of speakers and we cannot wait to share the special atmosphere that sets TNW apart from other tech conferences out there with you. Leading up to the event, the editorial team will be sharing some of their highlights and what not to miss from the TNW flagship conference taking place in Amsterdam on 20 and 21 of June. We hope you are as excited as we are and cannot wait to see you there. One of the sessions…

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Mandatory ID for social media would solve some problems — but create a lot more

Jun07
by on June 7, 2024 at 1:04 pm
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Social media is central in many of our lives, but few would say that’s a good thing. Despite its initial promise, swathes of Europeans feel the technology has had a negative impact on society. While it promised to bring us together, the opposite has happened.  Just look at any event from the past few years; whether it’s the war in Ukraine, countries swinging towards populism, or digital election manipulation, it appears social media has taken bad situations and made them worse. The strange thing is that even though we’ve coexisted with the technology for decades now, we’re no closer to…

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19-year-old founder brings on-demand car services to Tesla, VW, Mercedes owners

Jun06
by on June 6, 2024 at 3:19 pm
Posted In: Tesla


Cars are great — until they break down, or need a service, or a roadworthy test. Then owning one can be a bit of a headache. Ricard Guillem knows this all too well. The 19-year-old from Barcelona grew up in a family of auto dealers and servicers. Guillem — who “was born with a phone in my hand,” as he puts it — felt that the family business was, for lack of a better word, outdated.   “So many sectors have been disrupted by technology — Netflix with movies, Uber with taxis, Deliveroo with food delivery. But nothing like this really…

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Dutch chip giant NXP plans $7.8B plant in Singapore amid tensions with China

Jun05
by on June 5, 2024 at 11:28 am
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Dutch semiconductor company NXP has teamed up with TSMC-backed Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) to build a $7.8bn (€7.2bn) chipmaking plant in Singapore. The new factory will make 300mm silicon wafers for 130-nanometre to 40-nanometre chips, which power applications in the industrial, automotive, consumer, and mobile markets. These chips are less advanced than those TSMC itself manufactures in Taiwan. But the 300mn wafer capability marks a first for VIS, which currently fabricates 200mm wafers at its existing plant in Singapore. The larger size of the 300mn wafers enables the production of a higher number of chips. Construction of the fab will begin…

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