Some of the world’s leading human and robot minds are heading to the United Nations. At a UN summit in Geneva next week, tech luminaries ranging from futurist Ray Kurzweil and DeepMind COO Lila Ibrahim will discuss AI for good. It’s a stellar lineup of speaker
Aiming to ensure the development of trustworthy AI, EU member states, the Commission, and 128 partners have committed €220mn to establish four new testing and experimentation facilities (TEFs) within the bloc. These TEFs are large-scale physical and virtual f
Being green can make a company look good––and who wouldn’t want to work for a business that says it’s doing a stellar job with sustainability? But in a world of greenwashing (or even greencrowding, greenhushing and greenshifting), consumers and workers are asking
EU member states have approved draft legislation allowing governments to spy on journalists in the name of “national security.” The Council published a draft of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) last week that would extend media sur
A research team, led by the University of Cambridge, has developed a novel computer memory design, which promises to significantly improve performance while reducing the energy demands of internet and communications technologies. As per the university, AI, al
Hamburg-based 1KOMMA5° is the latest startup to join the expanding club of climate tech unicorns, after bagging €430m in fresh funding. Founded just 23 months ago, the startup’s main product is Heartbeat, an IoT device that acts as the air traffic co
Police forces across the UK have been receiving an increasing number of false calls to 999, the country’s emergency services number. This isn’t attributed to a jump in crime, but largely to an Android feature, the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) repor
The Vision Pro arrived with great fanfare. At the launch event in California, Apple CEO Tim Cook described the new headset as a “revolutionary” device that heralds a “new era of spatial computing”. Bold claims indeed, but Apple’s track record lends them credi
Cultivated grown is on its way to American plates — and European startups want a spot in the kitchen. In a landmark moment for the sector, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given two companies approval to sell lab-grown meat, which is made by takin
The EU’s industry chief Thierry Breton travelled to Silicon Valley this week to prep tech giants for sweeping new rules governing social media, AI, and data. Breton also made the trip to inaugurate the Commission’s first-ever office