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Over the past year, AI image generators have taken the world by storm. Heck, even our distinguished writers at TNW use them from time to time. Truth is, tools like Stable Diffusion, Latent Diffusion, or DALL·E can be incredibly useful for producing unique images f
![The future of urban mobility in Europe, 10 years down the road](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/e/r/j/V/z/a/the-future-of-urban-mobility-in-europe-10-years-down-the-road.webp)
While the glittering lights of Europe’s cities hold the promise of new opportunities, ideas, and fun, they also hold smog and a growing air pollution problem. Not to mention the fact that it’s hard to live your dream city life as you’re trapped in bumper-to-bumpe
![Norway’s Otovo bags €40M to grow rent-to-own solar marketplace](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/1/q/A/m/A/W/norway-s-otovo-bags-40m-to-grow-rent-to-own-solar-marketplace.webp)
Norway-headquartered Otovo has secured €40mn to expand its rent-to-buy online marketplace for solar panels, as it seeks to cash in on booming demand from homeowners looking to slash their energy bills. Otovo rents out solar panels and inverters at a fixed monthly c
![World’s biggest tidal energy ‘kite’ could single-handedly power a small town](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/k/A/P/M/n/j/world-s-biggest-tidal-energy-kite-could-single-handedly-power-a-small-town.webp)
People have been harnessing tidal energy for milling grain for more than 1,000 years. As you’d imagine though, today’s contraptions for tapping this 24/7 power source are a little more sophisticated. One of the most eye-catching designs to emerge in re
![A prisoner’s dilemma shows AI’s potential to cooperate with humans](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/e/j/z/8/r/Q/a-prisoner-s-dilemma-shows-ai-s-potential-to-cooperate-with-humans.webp)
ChatGPT’s engine cooperates more than people but also overestimates human collaboration, according to new research. Scientists believe the study offers valuable clues about deploying AI in real-world applications. The findings emerged from a famous game-theory
![ESA inks deal with Airbus, Voyager Space to secure place on ISS successor](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/D/3/6/P/O/J/esa-inks-deal-with-airbus-voyager-space-to-secure-place-on-iss-successor.webp)
The European Space Agency has signed a deal with Airbus and Voyager Space to secure its next home in orbit. The two companies are currently developing Starlab, one of several planned replacements for the International Space Station (ISS), which is set to retire in 2030
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Climate tech is receiving a proportionally larger share of what is, undeniably, a muted venture capital investment environment. VC and private equity investment in the sector has, thus far in 2023, fallen by 40% — just as the evidence of the need for mor
![EU top court lawyer wants Apple’s €14.3B Irish tax judgement re-run](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/D/3/6/P/m/A/eu-top-court-lawyer-wants-apple-s-14-3b-irish-tax-judgement-re-run.webp)
Apple has faced a major setback in its longstanding €14.3bn tax dispute with the EU after an adviser to the bloc’s highest court said an earlier ruling over the tech giant’s business in Ireland should be thrown out and the case re-run. Advocate Gen
![140-year-old ocean heat tech could supply islands with limitless energy](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/k/J/b/0/6/0/140-year-old-ocean-heat-tech-could-supply-islands-with-limitless-energy.webp)
A UK-based startup is looking to breathe new life into a century-old technology that could power tropical island nations with virtually limitless, consistent, renewable energy. Known as ocean thermal energy conversion or ‘OTEC,’ the technology was first invent
![Your pets can now eat meat that’s ‘grown’ in a lab](https://www.cdn5.niftycent.com/d/D/3/6/P/5/6/your-pets-can-now-eat-meat-that-s-grown-in-a-lab.webp)
Good news, cats and dogs: you can now legally eat lab-grown meat. The milestone comes courtesy of a world-first permit for cultivated pet food. Czech startup Bene Meat Technologies received the inaugural license from the EU on Wednesday. The company can now pr