Why AI progress hitting the brakes is more likely than world domination


There’s a looming global computing capacity crunch that cannot be sustainably addressed the way we’re doing things right now.  Simply put, between artificial intelligence (AI) models growing exponentially and an ongoing global digital transformati

Exercise bike inspired by Ukraine war provides backup power during emergencies


Lithuanian startup Tukas EV has developed an exercise bike that harnesses the energy you produce while peddling and stores it as a backup source of power for household devices and appliances. The exercise bike, dubbed HR Bank, was designed to provide urban dwell

3D-printed organs could solve kidney transplant shortage, startup says


You can already buy 3D-printed houses, cars, rocket engines, sneakers, and, of course, sex robots. But can I interest you in a 3D-printed kidney? It’s an offer that Vital3D plans to make a reality. The Lithuanian startup is among a growing wave of companies tha

Boomers have better cybersecurity habits than millennials and GenZ, study finds


Boomers are often reviled for hoarding the world’s resources, but they’re also dominating their descendants in their cyber defences. That’s according to a new survey by Yubico, a Swedish vendor of authentication devices. The company asked 2,000 consumers in t

Amazon shows off latest delivery drone, plans liftoff in UK and Italy next year


From around this time next year, Amazon customers in the UK and Italy will have the option to get their packages delivered by drone, the retail giant announced Wednesday. While Amazon has been delivering small packages via drone in Texas and Califo

3D-printed organs could solve liver transplant shortage, startup says


You can already buy 3D-printed houses, cars, rocket engines, sneakers, and, of course, sex robots. But can I interest you in a 3D-printed kidney? It’s an offer that Vital3D plans to make a reality. The Lithuanian startup is among a growing wave of companies tha

Musk mulls removing X, formerly Twitter, from EU to dodge disinformation laws


Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly Twitter, is considering removing the social media platform from Europe in an attempt to dodge a new anti-disinformation law recently passed in the bloc, Insider reports. Musk is “increasingly f

New AI tool could make future vaccines ‘variant-proof,’ researchers say


A new AI tool that predicts viral mutations could guide treatments for COVID-19 — and the next pandemic. The system, named EVEscape, was developed at Harvard Medical School and Oxford University. In tests, the tool accurately predicted the most concerning and

UK lost €2.3B in tax from big tech because rules are ‘no longer fit for purpose’


Up to €2.3bn of annual tax from big tech may be missing from the UK’s coffers because of archaic rules. That’s according to TaxWatch, a think tank formed to expose abuses of the taxation system. In new research, the group analysed the finances of seven tech giants: Ap

How can social impact startups influence global change?


Around the world, people are grappling with the impact of climate change at an unprecedented level, with natural disasters and air pollution making the need for action more apparent every day. At the same time, as the global population grows, novel ideas are needed to en


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