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Catastrophicfloodslike these are becoming more and morecommonas climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. While there is no easy fix for preventing floods, there are ways we can prepare for them. Recent advancements in computing power and AI couldnt have come at a better time for the startup. 40% off TNW Conference! Knowing how a flood will occur in the future gives you the gift of time, Jonas told TNW....

Most people identify them right away. A majority of them are astonishingly bad. Half the time the scammer can’t even put together an English sentence. I’ve gotten that one a couple times. I documented one of those occurrences in a Twitter thread. But that scam is played out. Anybody with a quarter of a brain can see that coming from a mile away. The scam I got hit with last night was legit....

This article features an interview with Nick Foster, former Head of Design for Google X. Foster will be speaking atTNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team! ), weve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo codeREAD-TNW-25and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam!...

European techstartupswill see a 38% investment drop in 2023 compared to 2022 levels, the latestreportby Atomico finds. But Europe isnt alone in navigating a tough year fortech. The US and China are also looking at a 49% investment decrease in 2023 compared to 2021. This is followed by France at 55% and Germany at 44%. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. In addition, startups in the continent continue to lead in purpose-driven tech that meets the UNs sustainability goals....

The players found out the same way you and I did: on Twitter. Joel Dahmen was going through his morning routine when he got a text from a buddy. He couldn’t believe it was real. “I’m like, no shot,” Dahmen said. Harris English was in complete and utter disbelief. It is, in fact, real. There are so, so many questions yet to be answered. The players, obviously. It goes on and on, and there are way more question marks than certainties at this point....

Perhaps youve heard that consumers are less patient than ever before? Over half of the respondents said theyd switch to a competitorafter just one or two bad customer support experiences. 40% off TNW Conference! Companies like Zoom have been usingAIfor years to improve the user experience and automate business processes. But not all companies are taking full advantage of its capabilities. Next generation chatbots Generative AI allows your chatbot to go off-script....

The EU is pushing big tech to apply a new method for tacklingAIdisinformation: labels. The labelling should be done now immediately, saidEuropean Commission Vice President VeraJourova,per DW. The request was made amid explosive growth in synthetic media. Jourova now wants all of them to stamp the synthetic content on their platforms. Her demands, however, could prove ambitious. To detect and mark all synthetic media in real-time, platforms will have to overcome immense technical challenges....

If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team! ), weve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo codeREAD-TNW-25and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! That moment came not in the barrel of a wave, but on shore. Looking around I noticed litter everywhere. So after my trip, I embarked on a one-year journey to educate myself....

To achieve this, the team has developed a steam-iron process. That way, iron works as a circular carrier of hydrogen. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. 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

Blockchainis frequently derided as a solution in search of a problem. But buried beneath the crypto scams and Web3 utopianism hide some intriguing use cases. Some of the most powerful applications are in traceability. When embedded in supply chains, blockchain can track the entire product lifecycle, from origin to consumption. In the food sector, the benefits are particularly attractive. In Wales, blockchain boffins have found another promising target for traceability: halal meat....

Because my brain is turning to mush. Now I’ll preface this by saying I don’t know Javy personally. I don’t know how he is around other people. His teammates may love him dearly. Let me just say that the “You couldn’t do any better” argument is nonsense. Sports, much like any other art form, is open to criticism. Sports are a public forum. These guys are paid to be critiqued....

Oh delicious… Is there any chance that none of you saw that?… I swallowed it," Swift says, adding “this has been fun.” I will say this right away at the top- the show was awesome. By no means was I disappointed, let down, underwhelmed, or any of that non-sense. This wasn’t the first time I’ve seen her in concert. It won’t be the last. But I had some thoughts on the experience....

Last week on my podcast my cohost read off some Cameo prices for random athletes. but the way some of these guys priced themselves is laughable. The names and prices are going to blow your mind. Bonus: I pulled the best and worst values from the Barstool contributors listed on Cameo as well. Be prepared to be blown away and probably a little pissed off. Josh Norman - WASH?! And no one on earth thinks Josh Norman is worth more than Josh Norman....