US-China chip war leads to restrictions on ASML exports

Much like its other products, the two lithography machines use light to print blueprints of patterns. The Veldhoven-based company has already been prohibited from selling its most sophisticated machines to China since 2019. Meanwhile in October, Washington updated itsexport restrictionsto include ASMLs TWinscan NXT1930Di machine if it contains American-made components. However, it added that the Dutch restrictions will affect a small number of Chinese customers. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW....

January 2, 2024 · 1 min · 92 words · Monica Aguilar

What can we expect from European fintech in 2024?

This year was challenging for the financial technology, or fintech, sector. Interest rates rose and funding fell, continuing the shift in focus from growth to profitability. But what does 2024 have in store? Will AI revolutionise the industry? What sectors will thrive? Whats the outlook for the Dutch market? We spoke to five experts on what to look out for in 2024. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Generative AI was the story of 2023 but it wasnt the action of the year....

January 2, 2024 · 2 min · 327 words · Jeremy Schultz

What’s in store for Europe’s climate tech ecosystem in 2024

2023 was a rough year forclimate tech. It wasnt all doom and gloom, however. We expect these trends to continue as we enter into the new year. 40% off TNW Conference! We believe there are more intriguing challenges to tackle in the physical realm, says the investor. They alsorequire vast amounts of waterfor cooling. From 2027, the requirement will be 100%. Companies will be challenged to prove concrete ESG progress, not just noble intentions....

January 2, 2024 · 1 min · 161 words · Cynthia Morales

Cybersecurity guru Mikko Hyppönen’s 5 most fearsome AI threats for 2024

Mikko Hypponen has spent decades on the frontlines of the fight against malware. AI changes everything, Hypponen tells TNW on a video call. The AI revolution is going to be bigger than the internet revolution. As a self-described optimistic, the hacker hunter expects the revolution to leave a positive impact. But hes also worried about the cyber threats it will unleash. At the dawn of 2024, Hypponen revealed his five most pressing concerns for the year to come....

January 1, 2024 · 4 min · 845 words · Eric Valenzuela

Dumping Them Out: New Years Spectacular

Welcome back to anotherepisode ofDumping Them Out Spectacular. This the second Spectacular I’ve written in the past 2 weeks. Last weeks ‘Dumping Them Out: Christmas Spectacular’ was a massive hit. So in true Spectacular fashion, that’s what I’ll be doing again today. Although I must say, I really blew my load (figuratively) on Boob GIFs last week. Used about 20 of the best ones I have saved. Gonna be a tall task to live up to that....

January 1, 2024 · 3 min · 489 words · Sandra Hernandez

Knee Jerk Reactions to Week 17: Patriots vs. Bills

That ship sailed double digit losses ago. And even then it was semi-demeaning to a once-proud franchise with standards as high as this one has had. In the possibly futile hopes we can salvage the good parts and use them to rebuild. –This team lost in Buffalo for the same reason they’ve lost the other 11. They lost because they lack talent. Without a doubt, injuries have been a factor....

January 1, 2024 · 3 min · 565 words · Lindsay Andersen

My New Year's Resolution On Becoming The Best Sports Statistics Comedy Blogger On The Planet

If you don’t know who I am then this blog is for you. Especially if you love content on wild/sad/obscure or otherwise irreverent sports stats. And doing so in a timely, relevant fashion. Shoutout to everyone on that graph (including last place). This is called science. If you read my NFL weekly Sad Stats blogs you already know the deal. If not, here’s a quick reel of the uselessness I specialize in providing....

January 1, 2024 · 2 min · 382 words · Cheryl Gallegos

Welcome To 2024 Where The Boston Celtics Are Still The Best Team In The NBA

After starting 3-2, the Spurs are currently 5-27. Finally, they get their games against DET/TOR/SA. These are the games against under .500 teams that every contender needs to handle. That is all that matters at this point of the season. He buried them, again. In 2022-23, it destroyed the entire flow fo the team. For a while there, the Celts were broken. A completely different response to the same situation that we saw last season....

January 1, 2024 · 4 min · 786 words · Timothy Allen

The Hospital Celtics Did It Again And Continue To Roll Through Anything And Everything In Their Path

It was a massacre. What did we see the Hospital Celtics do? How about another 120 points on 48.9/43.6% splits with 17 3PM and 29 AST in another win. Drag me through absolute hell if it means at the end of the day it results in a win. When the Celts returned home from the 3-1 West Coast trip, we all said the same thing. Not the prettiest or least stressful wins we’ve ever experienced, but wins nonetheless....

December 30, 2023 · 5 min · 960 words · Jasmine Hunter

Best Of 2023's Controversial "One Bite Pizza Fest"

I’ve DJ’d my fair share of events that were clouded in controversy over the past 20 years. You would have thought he was espousing communism on stage. Nope, just echoing what everybody in Western Massachusetts already knew the plan was. We were on all the local New York City news channels leading off at 5 o’clock. The NYC Police Chief held a press conference to quell the publics fears. Ascene straight out of Ghostbusters....

December 29, 2023 · 4 min · 706 words · Angela Thompson

The technologies set to drive medtech innovation in 2024

Recent technological advances are transforming the medtech sector. How will this momentum continue in 2024? And which technologies will further push medtech innovation forward? 40% off TNW Conference! This can lead to more accurate predictions and insights, particularly in complex and heterogeneous patient populations. One of them is quantum simulation, the ability of high-quality qubits inquantum computersto model molecules and simulate chemistry. According to Wisby, quantum simulation could have a potentially profound impact on drug discovery and currently incurable diseases....

December 29, 2023 · 1 min · 146 words · Maria Brown

We Thankfully Live In A World Where The Celtics Avoided Becoming The Biggest Laughingstock In The NBA

Well, that certainly could have been a disaster. Then of course there are Celtics fans. Deep down in our guts, every Celtics fan knew that something like last night was possible. In fact, a game like what we got was pretty much expected. You were crazy to be anything but on high alert heading into this matchup. I think part of it is the fact that we all have PTSD from the 2019-21 years....

December 29, 2023 · 5 min · 1064 words · Cole Schwartz

After a year of breathless hype, AI will face reality in 2024

Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023. The watershed moment arrived at the end of the previous year, with the November 30 release of ChatGPT. Just two months later, the OpenAI system was reaching an estimated 100 million active users. According to analysts at investment bank UBS, the headline-grabbing chatbot had become thefastest-growingconsumer app of all time. Over the remaining course of 2023, the hype train went into overdrive. Suddenly, AI seemed to be everywhere....

December 28, 2023 · 3 min · 557 words · Andrew Duncan