Balderton Capital today announced the closing of its $1.3bn early stage and growth funds in a sign of the European tech sector regaining investor confidence and momentum. We are often disconcerted at the lack of support for European ent
The stories are getting too numerous to track. An electric bike battery fire injured four, one critically, in Brooklyn in June. Scooter batteries set off a house blaze in Sydney in May, and an apartment fire in San Francisco
In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment services.
A broad new government initiative, dubbed “Time Is Money,” includes a rollout of new
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is due to interview Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social medi
Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents.
The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement, but the claim comes a day after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts t
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Climate-focused venture capital funds have already raised $6.9bn since the beginning of 2024, up from $5.2bn for the entirety of 2023, according to a new report from Venture Capital Journal. While climate VCs have closed less funds overall — 24 compar
Elon Musk recently pronounced that the next Neuralink project will be a “Blindsight” cortical implant to restore vision: “Resolution will be low at first, like early Nintendo graphics, but ultimately may exceed normal human vision.”
Unfor
Debut Biotechnology was founded to “set a new standard in beauty.” Now it may end up shaping how the Pentagon prepares for war.
Since its inception in 2019, the San Diego-based company has presented itself as a disruptor in the cosmetics space. By employing novel methods of biomanufacturing—that is, the use of biological systems to produce commercial products like chemicals or textiles—Debut is able to generate relatively scarce and
A little-known Google patent describes the use of branded search queries as ranking factors similar to links
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Unlock the potential of AI and citations in search engines. Learn how to build brand authority and create compelling content for the AI ecosystem.
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In the business world (and beyond) everybody loves the success story of an underdog. Estonia’s Bolt is one such example. The startup was founded in 2013 by then 19-year-old Markus Vilig with €5,000 in his pocket. Since then, it has successfully become the Euro
Také vám připadá, že spolu s tím jak hnutí antivax nabírá na síle, a jak se v podobném smyslu začali před volbami vyjadřovat i mnozí politici, že nám media začala selektovat informace? Jak jinak si vysvětlit, že o závěrech jedné z největších světových studií vyvracející mnohé z kolujících fám, není nikde ani ťuk... http://www.osel.cz/13609-srdecni-infarkty-u-ockovanych.html
Find out how Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) can affect your website and why it's important to optimize for this Google ranking factor.
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Improve SEO and user experience with breadcrumbs on your website. Learn how implementing breadcrumbs can have a positive impact on your website's visibility and navigation.
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Ústup od fosilních paliv vyvolává ohromnou poptávku po nabíjitelných bateriích. V dnešní době to znamená poptávku po problematickém lithiu. Texaský startup Group1 nabízí jako zajímavou alternativu draslík-iontové baterie (KIB). Jejich novým želízkem v ohni je KIB baterie asi nejžádanějšího formátu 18650. http://www.osel.cz/13608-startup-group1-vyvinul-prvni-draslik-iontovou-baterii-velikosti-18650.html
Liu Yi is among China’s 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part time this year when construction work slowed in the face of a nationwide glut of unsold apartments.
Now he predicts another crisis as he stands next to his car watching neighbors order driverless taxis.
“Everyone will go hungry,” he
Parasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. But researchers may have found a way for patients with brain disorders and a common brain parasite to become frenemies.
A new study published in Nature Microbiology has pioneered the use of a single-celled parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, to inject therapeutic proteins into brain cells. The
If you think it’s hard to get a doctor’s appointment for yourself, try getting one for a pet. Veterinarians in the U.S. are slammed. More than 23 million American households—nearly one in five—adopted a pet during the pandemic, according to the ASPCA. Today, 66% of American households—nearly 87 million—own a pet, according to a 2023–2024 survey by industry as
Morální hodnoty často vnímáme jako maják, který nám ukazuje cestu bouřlivou realitou. Poslední dobou ale vychází najevo, že tenhle maják je až překvapivě ve vleku pocitů, dojmů a emocí. Teď tomu nasazuje korunu výzkum, podle něhož se základní hodnoty konzervativního či autoritářského typu v populaci mění v průběhu roku. Na jaře a na podzim jsou silnější, v létě a v zimě slábnou. http://www.osel.cz/13607-moralni-nalada-zakladni-lidske-hodnoty-se-meni-podle-rocnich-obdobi.html
The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction. But could this be done in real life?
Scientists are now proposing a new approach to warm up Earth’s planetary neighbor by pumping engineered particles—similar in s
This week Apple quietly introduced a new feature coming to iOS 18’s Safari web browser called Distraction Control. The feature, which you can access now via the iOS 18 developer beta, is unusual because Apple made no mention of it when it first previewed the iPhone’s upcoming opera
Time for a bit o’ brutal honesty: Whenever I hear about a new search tool or info-surfacing service, my first reaction is to proactively cringe a little—and then set my skepticism guard to its highest possible setting.
Surely you’ve had this same sort of response by now, too—right? Since the start of this whole generative-AI explosion, we’ve seen an endless parade of apps touting themselves as The Future of Search™.
And with very rare exception, more or less all of ’em sh
Povstání, láska, politika… Láska zrozená při povstání, nenaplněná pro zvůli politiků. Postupný zmar nejen lásky, ale taky idejí svobody a humanity ve prospěch osobních ambic protivníků, bývalých spojenců, a extrémního národovectví. Čím větší a prázdnější něčí ambice, tím absurdnější velikášská idea. http://www.osel.cz/13606-po-stopach-nestastne-lasky-hrdinne-mado-mavrogenus-v-naupliu.html
Čínský maglev T-Flight, který jezdí tunely s hrubým vakuem, by měl mít na svém kontě rychlostní rekord 623 km/h a dělá si zálusk na 1 100 km/h, což je rychlost, která pokoří i běžné dopravní letouny. Pokud dojde i na třetí fázi vývoje, mluví se o rychlostech kolem 4 tisíce km/h. Z toho se točí hlava. http://www.osel.cz/13605-cinsti-casic-zvladli-vakuovy-test-ultrarychleho-maglevu-t-flight.html
As the so-called “meat culture wars” enters a new chapter, Impossible Foods’s CEO Peter McGuinness believes that plant-based players need to drastically pivot their marketing strategy to compete with the deep pockets of the traditional meat industry. McGuinness shares his plan to center Impossible’s messaging less around climate impact—and instead, letting its product do the talking. McGuinness’s embrace of past mistakes and fluid pragmatism is a crucial case study in evolving to stay releva
Google acknowledged three things that can cause an increase in Googlebot's crawling frequency
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Iran is increasing its internet activity that appears intended to influence November’s U.S. presidential election, according to a new report from Microsoft.
As part of the efforts, hackers with ties to the Iran government tried breaking into the account of a high-ranking official on a U.S. presidential campaign in
Toxický bičíkovec Prymnesium parvum umí při přemnožení „vodní květy,“ kterými masově tráví ryby. Padouchem je v tomto případě bizarně složitý hemolytický fykotoxin prymnesin, jehož chemický název byste nikdy nechtěli vyslovovat. Bičíkovcům ho vyrábí dvojice superproteinů PKZILLA-1 a 2, z nichž ten větší budí hrůzu 1 250 nanometry a 4 730 kilodaltony. http://www.osel.cz/13604-rekordne-giganticky-protein-pkzilla-vyrabi-jed-toxickym-prvokum.html
China is currently busy accumulating most of the gold medals in the table tennis events in the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, an AI-powered robot from Google DeepMind has achieved “amateur human level performance” in the sport. In a study published
Samsung Electronics America has issued a recall for more than one million of its Slide-in Electric Ranges after hundreds of the units caught fire, causing injury and property damage. Here’s what you need to know about the recall and which Slide-in Electric Ranges are affected.
Why is there a recall?
At issue is that the front-mounted knobs on the Slide-
Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack,
As a sophomore at a large public North Carolina university, Nick did what millions of curious students did in the spring of 2023: He logged on to ChatGPT and started asking questions.
Soon he was having “deep psychological conversations” with the popular AI chatbot, going down a rabbit hole on the mysteries of the mind and the human condition.
He’d been to therapy and it helped. ChatGPT, he concluded,
Get started on your social media career path with our guide. Learn how to break into the industry and become a successful social media marketer.
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Artists have long criticized Spotify for its meager royalties system and its questionable content moderation practices. Now artists must contend with an entirely different problem: increased competition from AI-generated tracks, some of which have gained hundreds of thousands of
On Wednesday night, hundreds took to Zoom to hear a group of venture capitalists pitching a hot new startup: Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign for the presidency.
The Zoom was organized by a roughly two-week-old group called VCs for Kamala, which founder Leslie Feinzaig said was born from a “rage tweet” she posted on July 22, the day after President Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Superstar investors Ma
I wouldn’t call myself a technology guru. But as a leader and founder of a company firmly rooted within the healthcare sector, I sure do understand its importance.
Telehealth visits with providers, ordering essential medications online (delivered by drone in some cases), and engaging in preventive care are just a snapshot
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Pitch battles are a great way for startups to gain exposure and attract a room full of potential investors, future employees, and new customers, all in a quick-fire three minutes on-stage. But… what if you have a complicated product that solves a proble
Whether you’re working from home, in a traditional office, or part of a hybrid experiment, your desk serves as the command center for your daily operations.
But even the most motivated among us can struggle with distractions, disorganization, and procrastination. That’s where the right tools come into play.
Here are seven essential gadgets that can transform your desk into a productivity paradise.
Macro Pad
Google's Gary Illyes warns of URL parameter issues causing crawler inefficiencies, especially for e-commerce sites.
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Google's Gary Illyes reveals Googlebot collects links instead of "following" them, contradicting official documentation.
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Elon Musk’s Grok spewed election disinformation for a week
The result of this year’s hotly contested presidential election will likely be decid
Donald Trump might be positioning himself as the crypto candidate, but when it comes to tokens, he may not necessarily have the Midas touch.
The DJT token, which “Pharma Bro” Martin Shrkeli claims to have helped launch, cratered earlier this week, plunging 90% within 15 minute
NASA has contingency plans to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth on board a SpaceX Dragon capsule, NASA commercial crew manager Steve Stich says, but no final decision has been made.
Wilmore and Williams arrived at the ISS on the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner for a planned eight-day mission on June 6. They have remained there since, while engineers investigate Starliner thruster failures, now traced to a teflon seal expanding and shrinking a
Za jednu z nejperspektivnějších známek nové fyziky za Standardním modelem hmoty a interakcí se dlouho považoval rozdíl mezi experimentální a teoretickou hodnotou magnetického dipólového momentu. Po nedávném opětném nezávislém potvrzení brookhavenského experimentu novým měřením v laboratoři Fermilab vypadalo vše ještě nadějněji. Nyní však byly prezentovány nové teoretické výpočty, ve kterých se zpřesnil a opravil popis příspěvku velmi slabých virtuálních procesů spojených se silnou interakcí. Teo
Elektronického odpadu je čím dál tím víc. Představuje ohromný poklad, protože obsahuje nemalé množství zlata a dalších cenných látek. V jeho těžbě hledá novou příležitost britská mincovna Royal Mint, které je jasné, že mince už zřejmě nečeká oslnivá budoucnost. Na rozdíl od recyklace a dalšího zpracování drahých kovů. http://www.osel.cz/13602-kralovska-mincovna-otevrela-zlaty-dul-s-pouzitymi-plosnymi-spoji.html
Elon Musk is having a rough week. His daughter has denounced him as a fake Christian, an absent father, and a serial adulterer. He’s been in court to fight a custody battle. His ex-partner Grimes said he “‘cannot distinguish the truth.” And that’s just his pers
…aneb Jak rychle se pohybovali vládci druhohorních souší. http://www.osel.cz/13601-dinosauri-olympiada.html
Volocopter won’t be operating an air taxi service at the Paris Olympics after all, following a delay in the certification of its aircraft’s engine, AFP reports. The setback deals a major blow to the German startup, which has been lob
In the weeks since she stepped into the presidential race, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has repeatedly drawn attention to her time working in the criminal justice system. Harris, who served as the San Francisco District Attorney and California Attorney General before entering national politics, has called herself “smart on crime,” and claimed she was a “