itnewsbot, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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

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 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 sustainability

I swapped my car for an electric cargo bike - Tired of endless traffic jams, hefty bills, and the weight of climate guilt, city ... - https://thenextweb.com/news/swapped-my-car-for-electric-cargo-bike #corporatesandinnovation #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #sustainability #nextfeatured

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

Google to pay €3.2M yearly fee to German news publishers - Google has agreed to pay German publishers €3.2mn per year for publishing their co... - https://thenextweb.com/news/google-pay-yearly-fee-german-news-publishers #fintechandecommerce #governmentandpolicy

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to microsoft

GG Microsoft! UK clears $69B Activision Blizzard deal - After a lengthy process of regulatory scrutiny, the biggest deal in gaming history... - https://thenextweb.com/news/gg-microsoft-uk-clears-activision-blizzard-deal-gaming #governmentandpolicy #ecosystems #microsoft #gaming

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to sustainability

Europe outpaces US and China in hydrogen investment, says EU president - From transportation to heavy industries, clean hydrogen has emerged as a key eleme... - https://thenextweb.com/news/europe-outpaces-us-china-in-hydrogen-investment #governmentandpolicy #sustainability #ecosystems

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

German anti-racism agency quits X amid Israel-Palestine disinformation wave - Germany’s federal anti-discrimination agency (FADA) said Wednesday it was quitting... - https://thenextweb.com/news/german-anti-racism-agency-quits-x-israel-palestine-disinformation #corporatesandinnovation #governmentandpolicy #dataandsecurity

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to sustainability

Croatia wants to turn superhot underground lake into 16MW power plant - A Croatian energy company has discovered an underwater lake of superheated water t... - https://thenextweb.com/news/croatia-geothermal-energy-plant #corporatesandinnovation #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #sustainability

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to sustainability

Even world’s biggest offshore wind farm can’t mask UK’s green energy failures - The world’s largest offshore wind farm has started exporting power to the UK grid ... - https://thenextweb.com/news/worlds-biggest-offshore-wind-farm-sunak-green-energy #governmentandpolicy #sustainability #nextfeatured

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

Gaia spacecraft finds new jigsaw pieces for puzzle of the Universe - The Gaia spacecraft has unearthed a new treasure trove of secrets about our galaxy... - https://thenextweb.com/news/esa-gaia-new-space-universe-data #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to uk

UK’s first exascale supercomputer project goes to Edinburgh - The UK today said it had selected Edinburgh to host its first exascale next-gen su... - https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-first-exascale-computer-edinburgh #governmentandpolicy #deeptech #uk

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

EU’s AI Act will hurt smaller companies, US warns - The EU’s landmark AI Act would hurt smaller European companies and only benefit bi... - https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-ai-act-hurt-smaller-companies-us-warns #startupsandtechnology #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to random

UNESCO, Dutch join forces on ethical AI supervision project - The recent AI boom has forced governments across the globe to consider frameworks ... - https://thenextweb.com/news/unesco-dutch-ethical-ai-supervision-project #governmentandpolicy #deeptech

itnewsbot, 7 months ago to Europe

German-French consortium to build EU’s first exascale supercomputer - Today, France’s Eviden (part of cybersecurity, cloud, and high-performance computi... - https://thenextweb.com/news/german-french-consortium-european-exascale-computer-jupiter #corporatesandinnovation #governmentandpolicy #nextfeatured #deeptech #europe