40% off TNW Conference! And that market is really choked. In fact, its not a true market right now. And so were blowing this wide open with some new hardware and a new approach to it. To this end, the startup is developing two products. Gravity distortion Its funny, in a way. But actually gravity is a pollutant. And it stops us being able to see what the physics actually is, explains Adlard....
40% off TNW Conference! Starships robots will deliver food to Bolt customers directly in the Bolt app, much like normal deliveries. Bolt and Starship share very similar goals of promoting sustainability in local transport. Story bySion Geschwindt Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy. Also tagged with
The Turkish-owned Getir Group encompasses Getir, Gorillas, and Frichti. For the past months the group has been struggling to reach profitability in France. Already at that point, the group was considering cutting approximately 900 jobs. Now, an estimated 1,800 employees are at risk of unemployment. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Meanwhile, Getirs competitor Flink faces the same fate. The company, which absorbed French-based Cajoo, was also placed in receivership and has filed for bankruptcy....
The breakthrough arrives amid growing issues for couples trying to get pregnant. A recentreportfrom the World Health Organisation estimated that one in six people globally is now affected by infertility. Despiteperceptionsthat its womens business, men now contribute to approximately50%of fertility problems. These issues have triggered calls for better fertility testing. Around 18 months ago, Bayezian was asked to help. The company, which provides data science and machine learning incubation services, appliedAIto the problem....
Two years after Mark Zuckerberglaunchedit into orbit, the metaverse is crashing back to Earth. Metaverse stalwarts are now fighting for competing visions. On one side are the centralised platforms owned by the likes ofMetaand Roblox. Under the control of all-powerful tech giants, these virtual worlds exist in siloes. On the other side stand advocates for open, interconnected, and decentralisedmetaverses. In these utopian realms, users can freely traverse spaces and take ownership of their experiences....
The EUs new pay transparency directive wont terminate the gender pay gap by itself. But it will help. After all, if you want to terminate the gender wage gap you first have to have data. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Such inequity has lifelong consequences. Employers will also be prevented from asking candidates about their pay history. Making an offer based on pay history only perpetuates the wage gap....
Wemby, or not Wemby? That’s not the question. Victor is absolutely going #1 overall Thursday night. Call this my legacy take. Call me a moron. Call me whatever you want. History is basically screaming from the top of it’s lungs that it’s about to repeat itself. Rebuttal from everyone else: Welcome to Tall Ball. The real question is if Wembanyama is going to live up to his hype or his height....
Among them is Valencia-basedVoicemod. Thestartuphas developed an AI voice changer and soundboard software that enables instant speech-to-speech conversion. Our AI model then applies the learned patterns and transformations to the input, allowing for instant voice conversion. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Users can also customize the pitch of each persona, changing the perception of the voices gender and age. As per Bosch, Voicemod is actively working to mitigate these risks....
With mixed emotions and a sense of betrayal, she found herself confronting him about his supposed romantic gesture. However, he dismissed her concerns which only exacerbated the already awkward situation. We’ve got a freak on the loose! A freak who sets up an entire wedding for someone who hasn’t even agreed to marry them yet! What could possibly go wrong! In her own words, @Unexpectedlymarried recounts the moment she realized what was happening....
Edinburgh-based aerospace startup Skyrora announced yesterday it had commenced a series of full-duration tests of its updated3D-printed70kN engine. Skyrora XL preparing for launch 40% off TNW Conference! The 70kN engine currently undergoing testing is intended for the first, or the boost stage. First-stage engines operate for a specified duration and then shut down once they have consumed their propellant. Turning the trend on rocket launches from UK soil? Its been a turbulent past year for UK private space launches....
But all those machines, running for hours on end, gobble up vast quantities of electricity. The gasesgradually leak, including after old air conditioning units or fridges are thrown away. Ironically, then, cooling ourselves down to survive theclimate crisiscould actually make the problem far worse. And they are coming up with some unusual ideas. Barocal currently has six employees and has raised 1.5 million infunding. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....
Demand is expected to increase even further with 30m zero- or low-emission vehicles hitting the roads by 2030. Its reliance reaches 100% for refined lithium. This creates hurdles in ensuring that support is sufficiently coordinated and targeted. Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies. Also tagged with
The government has also agreed to up itssubsidiesfor the megaproject from 6.8bn to 10bn. This is good news for Magdeburg, for Germany, and for all of Europe. Construction of the plant was delayed late last year, which Intel attributed to surging energy and material costs. In March, the companyrequestedbillions more in subsidies to cover the shortfall. However, many within the government werereluctantto spend more taxpayer money on the scheme. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....
