When the tech industry describes AI’s role in its products, it hardly chooses language at random. Terms such as assistant and copilot reinforce that the human user remains firmly in charge—a comforting notion for anyone stressed over AI’s loose-cannon tendencies or even the prospect of it eventually rendering humans less essential t
We’re sadly accustomed to Russia interfering in our elections. An October 2023 U.S. government report warned Moscow tried to undermine public confidence in 11 elections across nine democracies between 2020 and 2022. And the country’s disinformation
At MozCon, Rand Fishkin shared recommendations based on purported Google leaks, sparking skepticism and debate.
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When the tech industry describes AI’s role in its products, it hardly chooses language at random. Terms such as assistant and copilot reinforce that the human user remains firmly in charge—a comforting notion for anyone stressed over AI’s loose-cannon tendencies or even the prospect of it eventually rendering humans less essential t
Last Christmas Eve, NewsBreak, a free app with roots in China that is the most downloaded news app in the United States, published an alarming piece about a small town shooting. It was headlined “Christmas Day Tragedy Strikes Bridgeton, New Jersey Amid Rising Gun Violence in Small Towns.”
The problem was, no such shooting took place. The Bridgeton, New Jersey police department posted a statement on Facebook on December 27 dismissing the article — produced using
Alinia AI, an alignment platform enabling companies’ safe and controlled deployment of generative AI, guided by their policies and business preferences, announces a successful €2.2 million pre-seed funding round. Speedinvest and Precursor led the round with participation from KFund and notable angels including Clem Délangue & Thom Wolf (Hugging Face Co-Founders), Tom Preston (GitHub Co-Founder), […]
In 2021, the European tech ecosystem was in rude health – smashing the $100 billion VC funding mark for the first time. Two years later, however, that number had halved with the annual State of European Tech report placing annual funding for 2023 at $45 million. The wider economic context can’t be ignored. 2023 again […]
Dutch semiconductor company NXP has teamed up with TSMC-backed Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) to build a $7.8bn (€7.2bn) chipmaking plant in Singapore. The new factory will make 300mm silicon wafers for 130-nanometre to 40-nanometre chips, which po
On June 7, shareholders of Nvidia will have a significant number of additional shares in their portfolio as the chipmaker enacts a 10-to-1 stock split. It’s an opportunity for the company to make its shares more affordable—and, ideally, to send them on yet another journey to the stratosphere, following its most recent journey which saw its market share come close to Apple’s, threatening
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Ioanna a
Europe’s space sector is set to end an “unprecedented crisis” on July 9 when the Ariane 6 satellite launcher flies for the first time. The journey would finally restore the continent’s independent access to space, which ended last July with the retirement of
For anyone skeptical about crypto hype, Sheila Warren explains why it’s here to stay and what you might be overlooking. As CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, Warren takes us inside today’s crypto resurgence, in which one out of five Americans hold crypto in some fashion. Warren shares the story behind Congress’s recent bipartisan crypto bill, and how the industry is cracking down on bad actors and get-rich-quick schemes. Plus, how crypto is part of the underlying tech behind a “new in
Drive more traffic to your site and turn visitors into customers with content mapping. Keep reading to learn how to make one for your business.
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Synthara, a Swiss semiconductor innovator, announced the successful closing of €10.5 million in funding through investments and European and Swiss grants to bring in-memory computing to the mass market. The round is led by Vsquared Ventures, with OTB Ventures, Hermann Hauser’s Onsight Ventures, Deep Tech Labs, along with existing investors such as High-Tech Gründerfonds, DeepIE, […]
Ittybit, a pioneering developer tools company, has announced the successful closure of a €1.7 million oversubscribed funding round, led by Mercuri and Sure Valley Ventures. This investment will enable Ittybit to further its mission of making world-class AI-led media pipelines accessible to developers worldwide. With this new funding, Ittybit is well-positioned to accelerate its vision […]
A Swedish startup plans to bring automated sports streaming to the masses after raising $20mn to enhance its AI camera system. The Malmö-based Spiideo produces a suite of tools for broadcasting and data analytics. At their core is an AI model that mimics professi
Last week I rented a vehicle through one of the many popular car-sharing platforms. The whole process went pretty smoothly and I didn’t crash, which is always a good thing. But the one inconvenient aspect was drop off and collection.
The Hamburg-based company plancraft has successfully closed a €12 million Series A financing round led by Creandum, the European backer of Spotify, Klarna and Bolt. The craft industry, including construction, roofing and carpentry, faces significant changes, such as demographic shifts, labor shortages, and increasing bureaucratic demands. Founded in 2020, Plancraft helps address these challenges through […]
Nintendo’s Switch might be a portable gaming device for some, but for old school players, the Game Boy will always be the gold standard of handheld gaming. Now, Palmer Luckey, one of the most controversial figures in the tech world, is hoping to bring it back.
Luckey, who made virtual reality relevant again with the Oculus and went on to found Anduril, a defense contracting firm that makes letha
Google's AI disrupts organic SEO; search scientist suggests pivoting strategies to commercial queries, local SEO, and better content.
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Unlock the power of local search marketing with game-changing tactics. Stay ahead of the competition and improve your online visibility.
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Tvůrci legendární mrakodrapů Burdž Chalífa v Dubaji nebo třeba Willis (Sears) Tower v Chicagu společně s konstruktéry gravitačních baterií Energy Vault navrhují postavit mrakodrapy až kilometrové výšky, bateriemi, které by byly založené na pohybech velkých závaží anebo přečerpávání vody. http://www.osel.cz/13502-kilometrove-mrakodrapy-by-se-mohly-stat-ohromnymi-gravitacnimi-bateriemi.html
ASML, the sole producer of chipmaking machines used in the world’s most advanced semiconductors, has opened a test lab for its High NA EUV lithography equipment, its most high-end tool to date. The laboratory, located in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, is a joint
Microsoft on Tuesday said it will introduce new artificial intelligence tools for customer service call centers.
Microsoft, which has backed ChatGPT creator OpenAI, is taking AI technology into a number of fields of the business world with what it calls Copilot technology, which is
Another day, another open letter: Current and former staff members at OpenAI and a handful of other companies issued on Tuesday a warning about growing recklessness and secrecy at some of the world’s biggest AI developers.
According to those who signed the “Right to Warn” letter, which includes current and former staff members at OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic, the open letter is designed to ensure the public is aware of the risks posed
Canadian AI startup Cohere has raised $450 million in funding from returning investors such as Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures, as well as new investors including Cisco and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments, according to a source familiar the matter.
This concludes the first tranche of Cohere’s monthslong fundraising efforts, while the company is still in talks to raise more in the sam
It’s no secret that Reddit is making major waves in the digital marketing landscape. But what does that mean for your strategy? Join us live on June 12 as we dive into how Reddit is shaping the future of search and how you can leverage it to your advantage. With Google investing $60 million to access Reddit’s real-time content and OpenAI integrating it into ChatGPT, Reddit’s visibility on search engines and AI platforms has skyrocketed. So if your goal is to get your brand and content in fr
Learn about the workflow designed to help new askers improve their questions on Stack Overflow. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/06/04/introducing-staging-ground-the-private-space-to-get-feedback-on-questions-before-they-re-posted/
Research by BrightEdge offers new details of which verticals experience more Google AI Overviews in search results
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When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would happen after his death.
She told him one of the things she’d miss most is being able to ask him questions whenever she wants because he is so well read and always shares his wisdom, Bommer recalled during a recent interview with The Associated Press at his home in a leafy Berlin suburb.
That conversation sparked an idea for Bomm
Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows.
About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least
Discover how Google's leaked ranking factors can provide valuable insights for testing and improving your SEO strategies.
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Vilnius-based Spike, a B2B data technology and AI startup, has announced the successful close of an €3.2 million oversubscribed seed round that will be used to fuel continued growth and product expansion. The round was co-led by Practica Capital and TheVentureCity with participation from Silicon Valley, New York, and Berlin-based investors, including CEAS Investments, Plug […]
One company’s aim at becoming the Uber of the air is adding some rocket boosters.
Joby Aviation, a California-based electric air taxi company, announced that it is acquiring the autonomy division of Xwing Inc., a firm that develops autonomous technology for aircrafts.
Interestingly, Joby notes that it expects that the acquisition will help bring it closer to “fully autonomous operations in the future,” per a company press release, and that the technology will “play
Deepfakes are running amok and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to detect what’s real or not online.
Even after the release of high-profile deepfake detection tools from the likes of OpenAI and Microsoft, many remain
Linz-based Storyblok, a modern content management system (CMS) for all teams, announced the close of its €73.6 million Series C financing, bringing the total amount raised to $138 million. Brighton Park Capital led the round, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, Mubadala Capital, 3VC, and firstminute capital. The new funding will further accelerate Storyblok’s […]
GetWhy, a Copenhagen-based provider of AI-enabled consumer insights, has partnered with PeakSpan for its Series A financing. This €31.7 million commitment is one of Danish history’s largest Series A financings. GetWhy is disrupting the market for consumer research by leveraging a proprietary AI-powered platform to conduct and analyze insights for consumer brands at scale with […]
imagino, a marketing technology provider headquartered in Paris, announced the details of its €25 million Series A investment led by Cathay Innovation and joined by henQ. The investment will accelerate its growth in the UK, which is already seeing positive momentum, and support its launch in the US. The investment will support the company’s ambitious […]
Airbus has unveiled an unmanned stealth drone concept that would assist human fighter pilots during armed aerial combat. The full-scale model of the prototype aircraft — simply called “Wingman” — will be on display at the International Aerospace Exh
There are 11 congressional districts considered to be toss-ups for Democrats this November, from Pennsylvania’s 7th district, occupying parts of old steel and coal country, to New Mexico’s 2nd, an agricultural region encompassing parts of the Rio Grande. But despite their apparent differences, there’s one thing these and other Democratic battlegrounds have in common: Nearly all of them are about to get a big technological
What’s the difference between automatically created assets and dynamic assets or conversational experience and generated assets? Why should you care? Let’s dig in.
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SEO professionals can change their browser's user-agent to identify issues with cloaking or audit websites on different devices. Learn the process here.
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WealthOS, a cloud-native wealth management infrastructure platform provider, has announced the successful closure of its seed round led by Barclays Bank. In addition to Barclays, WealthOS also attracted investment from Main Set, part of international investment firm Capricorn Capital Partners UK. €2.3 million was raised in this final closing adding to the €2.3 million already […]
Decade Energy, a logistics electrification and energy management service provider, has raised €3.6 million in seed funding to accelerate the decarbonization of logistics fleets by simplifying the transition to electric vehicles (EV) and making them cost-competitive compared to diesel. The round is led by Ananda Impact Ventures and Contrarian Ventures. The company is founded by […]
Financing and data insights company re:cap announced its Series A funding round of €13.5 million and the release of its proprietary software as a service (SaaS) platform. The funding round was led by Entrée Capital and included participation from further existing shareholders Felix Capital and Project A, following 24 months of rapid growth for re:cap. […]
The realm of solar energy is continuously evolving, driven by rapid technological advancements and the ever-increasing urgency of addressing climate change. The dynamic nature of the renewable energy landscape requires constant innovation and vigilance, making solar energy a top priority for governments, businesses, and individuals worldwide. Across Europe, innovative startups are leading this transformation, introducing […]
Dublin-based tech firm Overcast HQ has announced a €1.1 m bridging round to help the world’s largest brands and broadcasters manage terabytes of video content with AI and a suite of cloud solutions. The round brings together a series of heavyweight angel investors including Paddy Flynn, VP of Maps for Google, Professor Anil Kokaram, Chair […]
Discover expert tips on how to increase website traffic after the latest Google update. Boost your online visibility and attract more visitors to your site.
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This week we chat with Kamakshi Narayan, Director of Product Management at SnapLogic, who is focused on how APIs can apply fine-grained controls for privacy and governance to the LLM-powered AI apps vacuuming up our data. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/06/04/how-to-prevent-your-new-chatbot-from-giving-away-company-secrets/
Představte si, že by se velké bojové nebo průzkumné drony nemusely vracet na základnu, kde by čerpaly energii nebo palivo. Pozemní systém by jim posílal energii bezdrátově, na velkou dálku, v podobě elektromagnetických vln. Drony by mohly operovat skoro donekonečna. Přesně na tomhle teď DARPA pracuje. http://www.osel.cz/13501-darpa-vyviji-bezdratove-nabijeni-na-velkou-vzdalenost-pro-velke-drony.html
Apple’s Vision Pro might not be a huge hit with consumers so far, but the spatial computing headset has found an unlikely backer in Lowe’s. The home improvement chain has announced plans to begin using the Vision Pro in stores to let customers who are planning a kitchen renovation visualize what the changes will look like. The pilot program will begin later this month in three markets.
Joe Gebbia, the Tesla director who exited a board committee that made key decisions about the car maker’s future, told Reuters that CEO Elon Musk had discussed purchasing a house from his start-up and that he was concerned their friendship could be seized on to at
We’ve bought two Kindles for the Aamoth household in the past year and we paid full price for each. We also have, at last count: two ancient Kindle e-book readers (one from 2009!), two dust-collecting Kindle tablets, three woefully underpowered Fire TV sticks, and the first-generation Fire TV Cube—a true powerhouse in 2019, now a shell of its former self.
Why am I telling you all this? Because even though these old devices are virtually worthless, trading them in knocks 20% off the
Advanced Micro Devices unveiled its latest artificial intelligence processors on Monday and detailed its plan to develop AI chips over the next two years in a bid to challenge industry leader Nvidia.
At the Computex technology trade show in Taipei, AMD CEO Lisa Su introduced the MI325X accelerator,
China‘s Chang’e-6 lunar probe looks set to begin its historic journey back to Earth from the moon’s far side after collecting samples that scientists expect will help answer key questions about the early evolution of the solar system.
Chang’e-6, named after the mythical Chinese moon goddess, was launched on May 3 from the southern
What are the key SEO and content marketing trends you should prioritize in 2024 and beyond? Join us and find out! With search taking on a more human-first and user-centric approach, powered by AI intelligence and collaboration, now’s the time to adapt your strategy. That’s why on June 18, we’re hosting a live webinar with Conductor about which SEO trends to focus on this year (and which to ignore) in order to drive sustainable growth and success. Here are some key takeaways from the prese
Moz unveils AI-powered tools, affordable API plans, and product updates at MozCon.
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A Dutch startup has devised a way to convert mountains of plastic waste into chemicals essential for the production of a wide range of goods, from bottles to batteries. BioBTX has patented the process — known as Integrated Cascading Catalytic P
Microsoft plans to invest $3.2bn (€2.9bn) to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure in Sweden, marking the company’s biggest single investment in the Nordic nation. The initiative aims to help boost Sweden’s competitiveness in the burgeoning artificial intel
Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former president and presumptive major party nominee in U.S. history to be found guilty on felony charges.
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Google Ads prepares advertisers for changes to its Restricted Data Processing controls as individual state laws will go into effect later this year.
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Enhance your SEO reporting with AI chatbots and BigQuery in the step-by-step guide. Learn examples of using ChatGPT to run advanced queries for data-driven decision-making.
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Today's episode is a chat with Benjamin Shestakofsky, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania with a focus on the ways in which digital technologies are affecting work and employment, organizations, and economic exchange. We discuss research from his new book which dives into the venture capital business and explores the cooperative model that some software startups are taking instead. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/05/31/can-software-startups-that-need-cash-avoid
After attending Google Marketing Live, SEJ contributor Brooke Osmundson shares the top product updates for Google Ads, covering creatives, media, and measurement.
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Get ready to dive into the future at the We Make Future (WMF) International Trade Fair and Festival, the leading global event dedicated to AI, Tech, and Digital Innovation. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Bologna from June 13 to 15, WMF 2024 promises to provide a great experience for innovators, leaders, and tech enthusiasts […]
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When Medium launched in 2011, it did so with a promise to make “sharing information virtually effortless.” As its founder, former Twitter CEO Ev Williams, would quickly discover, it was not effortless. And for 13 years, the blogging platform has struggled to find its way.
And yet it could be said that our brave new world was created in its image. The creator economy is an estimated
Swedish VC firm Creandum — an early backer of Spotify and Klarna — has raised €500mn to fund budding European tech startups. The fund comes at a potentially watershed moment for tech investment in Europe. After a two-year capital dry spell in the wake
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