Italian PM seeks justice for deepfake porn video amid surge in cases

Mar22
by on March 22, 2024 at 10:57 am
Posted In: artificial intelligence


Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking €100,000 in damages after deepfake pornographic videos of her were shared online.  Meloni is seeking compensation from a 40-year-old and his father over the deepfakes, which were viewed millions of times. The deepfake porn videos were uploaded prior to her appointment as prime minister in 2022.  If successful, the PM has vowed to donate the money to a fund to support women who have been victims of gender-based violence. While officials in this case were able to identify the perpetrators, who may now face jail time, most go under the radar. The creators…

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TNW Podcast: We try the new Cowboy bike and talk to the founders

Mar22
by on March 22, 2024 at 10:48 am
Posted In: podcasts


Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk about a new supercomputer in Denmark, the situation at Stability AI, the way our brain constructs reality, ChatGPT in scientific papers, and more. The guests of the show are Tanguy Goretti and Adrien Roose, co-founders of the Belgian-born ebike startup Cowboy. Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode: Denmark is building an Nvidia AI…

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German climate tech VC raises ‘record-breaking’ €300M first fund

Mar21
by on March 21, 2024 at 11:01 pm
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Berlin-based World Fund has filled its coffers with €300M, in what it claims to be the largest first-time fund raised by any climate tech VC in European history.  Founded in 2021, World Fund invests in startups building tech to decarbonise industries from energy and buildings to transport and agriculture. It has already backed 15 early-stage companies, including SpaceForge, which manufactures materials in orbit, and Slovenian startup Juicy Marbles, which makes fake meat whole cuts.  “We look for founders building companies and technologies with the potential to scale, deliver significant cuts in CO2 emissions, and power systemic change,” Danijel Visevic, managing…

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This startup is building AI that can fly drones and make its own decisions

Mar20
by on March 20, 2024 at 6:08 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence


The debate on how far artificial intelligence can go revolves around questions about what actually constitutes human intelligence, and can a machine function similarly enough to a human brain? While not shooting for AGI, UK-based Stanhope AI is building its models according to neuroscience principles, and using the predictive, hierarchic machinery that make up our brains for inspiration.  The result is an AI that doesn’t need training. It basically just needs to be told that it exists, provided a prior system of beliefs  — and then take off (literally) into the real world and learn from its surroundings using sensors.…

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Urban mobility leader Cowboy launches Cross, first all-road ebike model

Mar19
by on March 19, 2024 at 11:01 pm
Posted In: Electric vehicle


Have you tried your first ebike yet? Despite being surrounded by them on a daily basis in Amsterdam (only mildly bitter as they whizz past me while I struggle against the notorious always-in-your-face wind resistance), I must confess that I had yet to actually try one until last week, when I attended a demo event for the new Cowboy Cross. As a result, I have nothing to compare it with, and cannot for certain attest to it being the “pinnacle of smart, secure, and versatile cycling,” as marketed by the company. However, it did make for a fun and very…

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