itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

World-first AI safety deal exposes agenda set in Silicon Valley, critics say - A world-first declaration on AI that was agreed on Wednesday will have no real imp... - https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-safety-summit-bletchley-declaration-concerns #corporatesandinnovation #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

UK launches £100M AI fund to help treat incurable diseases - From making variant-proof vaccines to preventing genetic diseases and improving ca... - https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-100m-healthcare-ai-fund-treat-incurable-diseases #governmentandpolicy #investorsandfunding #deeptech

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to random

World-first CRISPR gene-editing therapy approved in UK - The UK has become the first country in the world to approve CRISPR gene-editing th... - https://thenextweb.com/news/world-first-crispr-therapy-approved-uk #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

UK invests £225M to create one of world’s most powerful AI supercomputers - The UK government is investing £225mn to build one of the world’s fastest supercom... - https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-ai-supercomputer-summit #corporatesandinnovation #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

How Europe is racing to resolve its AI sovereignty woes - While not yet as illustrious as its North American counterparts OpenAI, Anthropic,... - https://thenextweb.com/news/europe-racing-resolve-ai-sovereignty #artificialintelligence #governmentandpolicy #deeptech #europe

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

UK’s biggest chip plant sold by Chinese-owned firm after government order - Britain’s biggest chip plant has been bought by US semiconductor firm Vishay for $... - https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-chip-plant-newport-wafer-fab-sold-nexperia-vishay #corporatesandinnovation #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity #insider

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Musk on how to turn the UK into a ‘unicorn breeding ground’ - If you are generally interested in technology, and are not aware by now of the mee... - https://thenextweb.com/news/musk-on-how-to-turn-the-uk-into-a-unicorn-breeding-ground #artificialintelligence #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #ecosystems #uk

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

Netherlands building own version of ChatGPT amid quest for safer AI - The Netherlands is building its own large language model (LLM) that seeks to provi... - https://thenextweb.com/news/netherlands-chatgpt-ai-llm-safety #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

5 new EU restrictions for online political advertising - As the European Union prepares for elections next year, the bloc is developing new... - https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-regulations-online-political-ads #corporatesandinnovation #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to sustainability

Netherlands starts building €1.5bn hydrogen pipeline to cut reliance on natural gas - Today, the Netherlands officially began constructing a 1,200km-long hydrogen pipel... - https://thenextweb.com/news/netherlands-hydrogen-pipeline-natural-gas-energy #governmentandpolicy #sustainability

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to Europe

Why Europe is lagging behind in the spacetech race - News broke last month that the European Space Agency (ESA) had engaged SpaceX to l... - https://thenextweb.com/news/why-europe-lagging-behind-spacetech-race #governmentandpolicy #ecosystems #europe #space

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

Musk mulls removing X, formerly Twitter, from EU to dodge disinformation laws - Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly Twitter, is considering removing the social media ... - https://thenextweb.com/news/musk-might-remove-x-twitter-from-eu-disinformation-law #corporatesandinnovation #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

‘Unsafe’ AI images proliferate online. Study suggests 3 ways to curb the scourge - Over the past year, AI image generators have taken the world by storm. Heck, even our dis... - https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-generated-images-pose-safety-risk #artificialintelligence #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to sustainability

This AI can tell if your home is wasting energy — just by looking at it - Two researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a deep-learning al... - https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-home-energy-efficiency #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #sustainability

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

Dutch MPs criticise new US export ban on ASML chip machine - Dutch politicians have expressed their dismay over the US’ new export rules for AS... - https://thenextweb.com/news/dutch-criticise-new-us-export-ban-asml-chip-machine #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

UK helps fund Rocket Factory Augsburg in lead up to Scotland launch - German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has secured £3.5mn (€4mn) in funding from t... - https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-rocket-factory-augsburg-funding #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

UN creates AI advisory body to ‘maximise’ benefits for humankind - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has unveiled a dedicated AI advisory body wi... - https://thenextweb.com/news/un-ai-advisory-body-to-maximise-benefits-for-humankind #governmentandpolicy #nextfeatured #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

UK police urged to double down on facial recognition - In a controversial move, UK police is being encouraged to double its use of retros... - https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-police-facial-recognition #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

How to build a spaceport - Around 250 kilometres off the north coast of Scotland, the Shetland isle of Unst u... - https://thenextweb.com/news/how-to-build-saxavord-spaceport-spacetech #corporatesandinnovation #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #nextfeatured #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to sustainability

EU backs new project that combines solar power with agriculture - A new “agrivoltaics” initiative looking to prove the commercial viability of integ... - https://thenextweb.com/news/europe-solar-power-agriculture-agrivoltaics #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #sustainability

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

‘We may irreversibly lose control of autonomous AI,’ warn top academics - Open letters warning over AI’s risks are amassing — with top technologists and res... - https://thenextweb.com/news/we-may-lose-control-autonomous-ai-warn-academics #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to Europe

Meta begrudgingly launches €9.99 ad-free subscription for Facebook and Instagram - The effects of the EU’s regulatory crusade on Big Tech are beginning to make thems... - https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-ad-free-subscription-facebook-instagram #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity #europe #meta

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

Europe has ‘no other choice’ but to depend on SpaceX for upcoming satellite launches - Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reached a deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to laun... - https://thenextweb.com/news/europe-spacex-satellite-rocket-launch-deal #corporatesandinnovation #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

UK lost €2.3B in tax from big tech because rules are ‘no longer fit for purpose’ - Up to €2.3bn of annual tax from big tech may be missing from the UK’s coffers beca... - https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-lost-e2-3b-in-tax-from-big-tech-because-rules-are-no-longer-fit-for-purpose #corporatesandinnovation #governmentandpolicy #ecosystems

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

Bedazzled by big tech, the UK’s AI summit is overlooking big issues - World leaders and tech titans are currently descending on southern England for an ... - https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-ai-safety-summit-raises-concerns #corporatesandinnovation #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #investorsandfunding #deeptech #insider