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Carpoolings resurgence continued today as Frances BlaBlaCar reached two big new milestones. The company plans to use the newfundingto expand its multimodal transport connection. Trains are also set to join the data pipe. 40% off TNW Conference! That humility follows a tough spell for carpooling, which suffered through plummeting demand during the pandemic. At BlaBlaCar, issues also arose during its recent expansion plans. Uptake in new markets was spotty and an entry into Russia was disrupted by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine....

The Paris-based startupreleasedthe model in February, boasting its top-tier reasoning capabilities. Mistral Large is also proficient in code, text, and mathematics. Its fluent in five languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, and Italia. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The one-year old startup has so far witnessed exponential growth. Last June, itraised 105mnin Europes largest-ever seed round. In December, the companyreached unicorn statusfollowing a 450mn investment. One of the themes of this years TNW Conference is Ren-AI-ssance: The AI-Powered Rebirth....

I still remember where I was and who I was with when I saw this movie in theaters. This one had no real pushback. Before cellphones and high speed internet, it was paradise for a 12 year old in Suburban America. it’s 25th anniversary. 25- Cameron: I learned French for you! Like going tanning or paying for food, or buying certain clothes. All the things you think will make them like you but really make you look like a dweeb....

I fuckin love Reddit. I’ve never been a huge moon guy. Dont get me wrong, when that thang gets all bloody, I love it. I fawn over it. I cum from simply looking at the moon and that’s without a telescope. Can you imagine the ropes with a scope? I’d shoot so hard it might would splatter on the space helmet visor like a naughty video online. As an aside, there isn’t enough space porn....

The audacious project called Proba-3 will align two spacecraft to produce artificial eclipses. Proba-3s flightpath Under ESAs plan, the Occulter will fly around 150m from the Coronograph. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But Proba-3 aims to achieve the feat routinely. Together, the satellites will create a single science instrument thats 150 metres long. The agency envisionsformations of space telescopes observing cosmic targets at extraordinary resolutions. Proba-3 will also showcasetechfor in-orbit servicing and removal of derelict satellites, Pilz said....

Opera has become the first major web client to offer built-in access to localAImodels. These include Mixtral from Mistral AI, Llama from Meta, Gemma from Google, and Vicuna. 40% off TNW Conference! Its provided as a complimentary addition to Operas native Aria AI service. 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

Moving from Texas to Chicago has brought about a shit ton of changes in my life. I don’t live on nearly an acre property anymore so I’m much closer to each neighbor. When I was moving, I thought that I would hate that. For my entire adult life, I’ve lived and owned houses with a decent lot size. Moving here has been very different from anything I’ve had previously. I’m pretty sure I saw my neighbor’s old tits the other day....

Now, Quantinuum says it has hit a breakthrough on the path toward fault-tolerantquantum computing. Physical qubits are the parts that function analogously to bits in a classical computer. 40% off TNW Conference! Still, this could be the moment where we first glimpsed beyond the NISQ horizon. Story byLinnea Ahlgren Linnea is the senior editor at TNW, having joined in April 2023. Dabbles in gaming and fitness wearables. But first, coffee....

It’s free, every week, in your inbox. He believes one technology in particular is set to become a catalyst for the next evolution in smart cities. This is the year of AI. No matter what theme were talking about, itll be related to AI development. This technology will support the whole smart city development. As IoT devices collect Big Data, its AI that allows us to extract answers and develop new applications....

Do not take what we are seeing for granted, that’s all I can say. When it comes to beating the Hornets last night, that’s mostly whatever. Usually that would end in a frustrating loss and would kill the vibe of the whole trip. Remember, in each of the last two years that loss number was 3x as high. Listen to Jayson Tatum here. Really listen to him. If you want to know why the Celts may feel different this season, this is why....

They can also rely on the technology to receive insulin instead of having to inject it themselves. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The aim is to include both children and adults. According to the NHS, the artificial pancreas can also prevent life-threatening symptoms such as hypoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic attacks. These occur when the glucose levels are too low or too high, respectively. Another potential benefit is reducing the risk of punch in 1 diabetes progressing into punch in 2....

Whenever I go food shopping, I run into someone I know. A lot of times, that person isn’t from my recent past but from my distant past. Easter Sunday was no exception. I was in Shaw’s in Easton, which is not my regular store. I’m more of a Big Y kind of guy. But they were closed for Easter, so I ended up at Shaw’s. But because I’m not familiar with Shaw’s, it was taking longer than usual....

Predictably, the initiative sparked debate. Some felt the technology dubbed Adaptive Speed Governance (ASG) would be impossible to roll out in practice. Regardless, we deemed the issue worthy of deeper investigation. Thats why we sat down with Paul Timmer who designed the system. But of course, thats the bit that got all the press attention. How does ebike speed limiting work? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The Institute has built a platform that integrates various layers of spatial information....