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Microsoft, Quantinuum combine HPC, AI, quantum to solve real-world chemistry problem


Tech giant Microsoft and leading quantum computer developer Quantinuum have hit two more significant markers on the path towards scientific quantum advantage. They have successfully created 12 highly reliable logical qubits and demonstra

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‘No one is above the law’: Google loses long-running EU antitrust battle

Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine.

The European Union’s Court of Justice upheld a l

This Tony Fadell-backed startup uses AI to separate trash from recyclable treasure

Cities around the world separate recyclable waste from other trash at material recovery facilities, but operators often have little real-time insight as to what’s passing through their plants.

Now, a U.K.-based startup called Greyparrot is using artificial intelligence and computer vision to quickly determine what’s passing along each conveyor belt in

Apple has to pay Ireland $14.4 billion. Here’s why

Apple lost a long-running court battle with the European Union on Tuesday, resulting in the company being forced to pay 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in back ta

EU brings Apple, Google to heel in €15.4B courtroom double-whammy


In two separate cases today, the EU’s Court of Justice ruled in favour of back taxes and fines against Apple and Google totalling €15.4bn, a major victory in the bloc’s ongoing battle with big tech.   In the first ruling, the EU’s highest court has order

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Could new programming language Mojo spark your career in AI and ML?


If you’ve lost your motivation—or as some would say, your mojo—as a software developer, it’s likely because it hasn’t been the most fun time to be in the industry with layoffs rocking teams and worker morale since mid-2022. Given this context, it isn’t too surp

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80% of the information we generate becomes ‘dark data.’ This is how to bring it to light

According to NASA, “matter” is any substance that has mass and occupies space. But there’s more to the universe than the matter we can see. Dark matter and dark energy are mysterious substances that affect and shape the cosmos, and scientists are still trying to figure them out. 

What if we were to look at the amount of data created over the last two decade

Would Trump’s extreme tariff plan help or hurt Elon Musk?

The car companies that Elon Musk most respects are from China, as the Tesla CEO explained in January when discussing his company’s financial results with Wall Street analysts.

“The Chinese car companies are the most competitive car companies in the world,” Musk remarked. “I think they will have significant success outside of China depending on what kind of tariffs or trade

The viral months-long Royal Caribbean cruise is finally coming to an end

“There’s gonna be mutiny. There’s gonna be blood. Someone is going overboard, I want to watch,” raves TikTok creator Marc Sebastian. The clip, posted in December 2023, has since gained more than 1.3 million likes. “Bravo, where are you?” he asks. But he’s not talking about a hot new reality TV show—he’s referring to a cruise ship that was set to sail for 274 nights at

SEO In The Age Of AI: Build AI Best Practices via @sejournal, @BennyJamminS

Explore the intersection of SEO and AI. Discover how AI is transforming the digital marketing landscape and get practical tips to optimize your SEO strategy.

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9 Tips To Optimize Crawl Budget For SEO via @sejournal, @ab80

Understanding crawl budget for SEO optimization. Discover how to improve your website's crawl budget and enhance search engine visibility.

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How your startup can prepare to win at the ‘Olympics of consumer technology’


Every January, startups, Fortune 500 companies, investors, gadget geeks, and media from across the globe flock to Las Vegas to discover the next big trends in technology. In 2024, CES welcomed 135,000 attendees, 40% of whom came from 150 different countries. Wi

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A company you’ve never heard of wants to upend the streaming dongle business

Synamedia’s Senza is the dumbest streaming device I’ve ever used. It only costs about $10, and the hardware alone isn’t capable of much more than loading a video stream from a bare-bones menu system.

But that’s the point. Synamedia, which mainly offers content protection and other services to streaming providers, is trying to rethink the streaming box by moving all the smarts to the cloud. In a nod to cloud gaming services such as

What a crewless Starliner capsule return means for NASA and Boeing, according to a former commander of the ISS

Boeing’s crew transport space capsule, the Starliner, returned to Earth without its two-person crew right after midnight Eastern time on September 7. Its remotely piloted return marked the end of a fraught test flight to the International Space Station that left two astronauts,

Cambridge startup analyses ‘multi-omics’ data to discover new heart drugs


Cambridge-based CardiaTec has raised $6.5mn to accelerate drug discovery for cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, claiming the lives of 17.9 million people each year. Yet o

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‘Tadpole water’ is the latest TikTok wellness trend. Does it work?

“Drinking my tadpole water, hoping to get snatched by Thursday,” posts one TikTok user in a clip viewed 1.4 million times. For those worried, she is not about to down a glass of frog larvae. Rather a viscous mixture of water, lemon juice, and chia seeds, dubbed the latest weight-loss hack. 

The evolution of full stack engineers

On today’s episode we chat with Mrinalini Sugosh, Developer Relations and Community Manager at CKEditor and TinyMCE. She discusses how modern full stack developers have to master both front and backend skills, stitch the two together, and master adjacent skills like data analysis and security compliance. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/09/10/evolution-full-stack-engineers-mrina-sugosh/

Meta Announces Updates To Business Tools Affecting Advertisers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Meta tightens data restrictions on Business Tools, impacting advertisers' custom audiences and reporting. Industry experts advise preparation for privacy-focused changes.

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Ultrarychlý čip pro terahertzovou komunikaci otevírá cestu k 6G sítím

Kolem roku 2030 by se měly objevit 6G sítě, v nichž budou hrát klíčovou roli terahertzové frekvence. Nový terahertzový čip pokrývá prostor kolem sebe topologicky směrovanými signály pro vysokorychlostní přenos dat, které chrlí a přijímají data rychlostí 40 až 72 gigabitů za sekundu. http://www.osel.cz/13660-ultrarychly-cip-pro-terahertzovou-komunikaci-otevira-cestu-k-6g-sitim.html

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The UK could be home to ‘quantum Nvidia’, says algorithm startup


The governmental deep tech funding landscape in the UK has been in a bit of a turmoil over the past few months. Funds have been promised by one government and then whisked away by another in the space of less than a year. While the UK government r

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Rizz dating app cofounder explains how AI works as a wingman

Can artificial intelligence be an effective wingman?

Roman Khaves, cofounder and CEO of Rizz, thinks so. The AI dating assistant app analyzes screenshots of conversations you’re having on other platforms—from Tinder to iMessage—and crafts reply suggestions. Rizz has amassed millions of downloads since launching in 2022, with more and more competition also emerging into the dating scene since.

Hyperloop test launch signals a step forward for the transit system

Hyperloop, a new form of mass transit involving capsules whizzing on magnetic fields through depressurized tubes, has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands, a company developing the technology said Monday.

A test vehicle was levitated and zipped through a tube at a testing facility for the high-speed transit system once promoted by

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google employees come out in support of California AI bill

More than 100 current and former employees of the largest artificial intelligence companies are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass the state’s new AI regulation bill that has divided the tech and policy world.

The letter, signed by current and former staff from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google’s DeepMind, Meta, and xAI, expresses concern over the development of certain AI models.

Google’s Privacy Sandbox creates an uneven playing field, small ad-tech firms say

Smaller ad-tech firms are raising competition concerns over Google’s long-brewing cookies alternative, Privacy Sandbox, at a time when the internet giant’s digital ads business is already under U.S. and

AI developers and cloud providers may be required to report to the government

The U.S. Commerce Department said Monday it is proposing to require detailed reporting requirements for advanced artificial intelligence developers and cloud computing providers to ensure the technologies are safe and can withstand cyberattacks

Apple’s latest iPhone announcement signals the start of a two-track future

Apple announced on Monday a souped-up iPhone 16 that boasts an all-new A18 chip that is 30% quicker than the previous generation, as well as a range of AI-powered tools through the company’s branded Apple Intelligence program—including “computational photography” and visual intelligence, its version of Google Lens. 

“We are thrilled to introduce the first iPhones designed from the ground up for Apple Intelligence and its breakthrough capabilities,” Apple CEO Tim Cook sai

Users beware: This ongoing WhatsApp glitch means photos you send are less private than you think

WhatsApp is one of the most trusted sites used by Gen Z. According to the company, more than half of Americans between the ages 18 and 35 have the app on their devices. It has also become a way for users to communicate abroad, as well as a more social environment than other messaging platforms as the app has rolled out

Your market research may be suffering with AI—here’s why

Never before has market research played a more critical role in the health of your business. Whether it’s navigating the political environment, understanding the economy, or even dealing with ill-advised lawsuits against advertisers from a certain ad platform (looking at you, X), knowing your audience to the core has become an essential tool for survival. Which is a big reason so many people are now pinning their hopes on artificial intelligence.

AI gives us a whole new way to deal

Reddit ‘snark’ pages are critiquing—and sometimes harassing—influencers

The internet has a “snarking” problem.

Snark is defined by Merriam-Webster as an “expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm,” and who does the internet love to mock more than influencers? In recent years, online users have congregated in a number of subreddits to obsessively dissect influencers’ every move—with the line between critique and harassment becoming increasingly blurred. 

Subreddits like r/

Google Ads To Phase Out Enhanced CPC Bidding Strategy via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google Ads to discontinue Enhanced CPC bidding strategy, transitioning advertisers to manual CPC or newer AI-driven options by March 2025.

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Na čínských sociálních médiích se objevily záběry záhadného Stínu mraku

Na sociální síti Weibo koluje video, které si získalo velkou pozornost. Jde o záběry dronu, pořízené zřejmě někde v Číně, které mohou zobrazovat doposud neznámý prototyp dronu, označovaného jako Stín mraku, Cloud Shadow CS-5000T. Pokud je video autentické, jde o významný technologický milník ve vývoji čínských bojových dronů. http://www.osel.cz/13659-na-cinskych-socialnich-mediich-se-objevily-zabery-zahadneho-stinu-mraku.html

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German startup Cylib starts building Europe’s largest EV battery recycling plant


German startup Cylib has broken ground on its first industrial-scale battery recycling plant, just months after it raised €55mn in the largest-ever funding round for a European battery recycling company.  The state-of-the-art facility

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Google’s ad tech practices have landed them in court. Here’s why

One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technolog

Congress is getting most of its AI education from this source and it’s problematic

The artificial intelligence industry has gone on a lobbying binge in the past few years, deploying scores of hired influencers to help shape potential government action.

The growth is not surprising. The technology is being rapidly adopted by powerful sectors — health care, defense, financial services — all w

Reddit’s Strategy To Attract Advertisers: Interest-Based Targeting via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Reddit's VP of Ads Product discusses platform enhancements, including AI-driven solutions and improved targeting, balancing advertiser needs with user experience.

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Atomico raises $1.24B fund for European startups from seed to pre-IPO


Atomico, one of the largest venture capital firms in Europe, has raised $1.24bn to support startups in the region. This is its largest fundraise to date, Atomico says, although falling slightly short of its initial target of $1.35bn. The total amount is a comb

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TikTok’s hot passport photo trend is causing headaches at airports

Does anyone ever look good in their passport photo? Surprisingly, some do—but it’s leading to some unexpectedly humbling outcomes.

“This is why you should never do hot photos for your passport,” influencer Alisha Marie warns in a viral TikTok. In the clip she is dressed down in a black hoodie and baseball cap, her face make-up free and apparently unrecognizable from her dolled up passport phot

Tracking social media companies’ voting resources ahead of the 2024 election

The U.S. presidential election is drawing near, and social media companies are continuing to manage how their platforms are dealing with election-related content and toeing the divide between allowing misinformation and the right to free speech.

Fast Company put together a brief guide on how certain social media giants are tackling the issue heading up to what many say could be the

Why Satya Nadella is one of Fast Company’s 10 most innovative people of the last 10 years

This story is part of a special series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Fast Company Innovation Festival.

Ask Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about his approach to innovation, and he tends to reminisce. He’ll name-check Skype Translator, the real-time language-translation tool he unveiled soon after being tapped to r

How Trump flip-flopped on TikTok

Former president Donald Trump says he wants to “save TikTok.” Just four years ago, he wanted to ban it.

On Truth Social, Trump has framed himself as TikTok’s shining knight, out to save the app from the Democrats who’d like to take it down. That’s a far cry from his stance four years ago, when he signed an executive order to ban TikTok within the U.S. citing national security concerns. So, what happened?

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How Noplace channeled early Facebook to reach Gen Z

A new social media app has captivated Gen Z—not by introducing something revolutionary, but by tapping into something familiar. Founder and CEO of Noplace Tiffany Zhong shares why bringing back the old-school charm of Myspace and early Facebook is proving that the past holds the key to the future of connection.

This is an abridged transcript of an interview from

7 Common Mistakes New Independent SEO Consultants Make (And How To Avoid Them) via @sejournal, @olgazarr

Starting out as an independent SEO consultant? Don't make these common mistakes. Learn from the experience of an experienced independent consultant in this article.

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Are the operating systems of the future immutable?


Developers talk a lot about “immutability.” Outside the technical world, it usually means something negative: unmoving, inflexible, and entrenched. However, in the technical field, these features become an advantage and mean that a system is reliable and re

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15 Project Management Tools For SEO Professionals via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Find the perfect project management tool for your SEO team. Compare the pros and cons of 15 platforms and optimize your campaigns.

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Vozataj delfský

Slavná socha Vozataj delfský je vrcholným příkladem „přísného stylu“ rané klasické doby, také památkou na zobrazování vítězů a pak spíše donátorů her, ale i zobrazením metafory vozataje. Platón metaforu vozataje použil pro vyjádření vztahu intelektu a „nižších“ složek duše, které ovšem táhnou káru života, totiž emocí a fyziologických dějů. http://www.osel.cz/13658-vozataj-delfsky.html

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Jak naučit "starého psa" novým kouskům?

Či spíše: „Jak naučit dospělé pěvce novému zpěvu?“ Anebo: „Jak si udržet výkonný mozek i v pokročilém věku?“ V mozku ptáků se podařilo „odemknout dveře“, jimiž vede cesta k funkcím mladého mozku přijímajícího ochotně nové informace a dovolujícího zvládnutí nových dovedností. http://www.osel.cz/13657-jak-naucit-stareho-psa-novym-kouskum.html

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How to get the most out of Claude’s AI superpowers

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.

Claude has quietly become one of the most powerful AI tools. Its most surprising and useful feature launched this summer: Projects. I can now train Claude to assist me with anything I’m wor

Když hynou netopýři, umírají i děti

Neblaze proslulý „syndrom bílého nosu“, který zdevastoval především severoamerické populace netopýrů, si nepřímo vyžádal i oběti na životech kojenců. Na vině je – jako obvykle – člověk. http://www.osel.cz/13656-kdyz-hynou-netopyri-umiraji-i-deti.html

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Nová éra v liečbe cukrovky inzulínom na obzore

Ak sa naozaj podarí vyvinúť "chytré" inzulíny (smart insulins), bude to znamenať prevrat v liečbe inzulínom a niektoré desaťročia vyvíjané postupy intenzifikovanej liečby cukrovky 1. typu sa môžu stať zbytočnými. http://www.osel.cz/13653-nova-era-v-liecbe-cukrovky-inzulinom-na-obzore.html

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Barva kůže? A co takhle „průhledná“?

Vědci dokázali na přechodnou dobu zprůhlednit kůži laboratorním myším. Stačilo k tomu žluté potravinářské barvivo. Ale varují: „Nezkoušejte to na sobě!“ http://www.osel.cz/13652-barva-kuze-a-co-takhle-pruhledna.html

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Na Hainanu instalovali větrnou godzillu s rekordním výkonem 20 MW

Čím větší větrná turbína, tím více kilowatthodin. Mingyang Smart Energy postavili u pobřeží čínského ostrova Hainan větrnou turbínu s rotorem o průměru až 292 metrů, která těží vítr z plochy 67 tisíc metrů čtverečních. Jediná turbína vyrobí ročně energii zhruba pro 96 tisíc domácností. http://www.osel.cz/13654-na-hainanu-instalovali-vetrnou-turbinu-s-rekordnim-vykonem-20-mw.html

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Máme velký sexy mozek. A platíme za to tragickou cenu

Na náš masivní mozek jsme pyšní. Ale je to zřejmě právě jeho velikost, zejména v oblasti prefrontální kůry, která v sobě ukrývá fatální zranitelnost stárnutím s jeho nepříjemnými neurodegenerativními pochody. Nejmladší oblasti mozku odcházejí při stárnutí jako první. Je to prokletí velkého mozku. http://www.osel.cz/13655-mame-velky-sexy-mozek-a-platime-za-to-tragickou-cenu.html

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Google’s ‘anti-competitive’ ad tech practices blasted by U.K. watchdog

Google was slammed Friday by U.K. regulators who say it’s taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain, ratcheting up pressure that the tech giant is facing on

The White House calls on Amazon and Google to help defeat online censors in these countries

The White House convened a meeting with representatives of Amazon.com, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft, Cloudflare, and civil society activists on Thursday in a bid to encourage U.S. tech giants to offer more digital bandwidth for government-funded internet censorship evasion tools.

The tools, supported by the U.S.-backed Open Technology Fund (OTF), have seen a surge of usage in

Telegram CEO Durov says the messaging app will tackle criticism of how it moderates content

">Telegram boss Pavel Durov said on Friday that the messaging app would tackle criticism of its content moderation and remove some features that had been abused for illegal activity.

Durov, who was last week placed under formal in