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By Thomas Macaulay

A blimp billed as the “world’s most efficient large aircraft” — but better known as the “The Flying Bum” — is applying for approval to take off. Officially named the Airlander 10, the voluptuous vehicle resembles the legendary Zeppelin. Like its fabled ancestor, the Airlander is greener than the commercial planes currently spraying CO2 across the sky. Much greener, in fact. Powered by a combination of electricity and helium, the aircraft promises zero-emissions flights by 2030. It’s also got a sizeable capacity. The bulbous blimp can fit 100 seats or a 10-tonne payload between those shapely curves.  Those assets will now…

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By Thomas Macaulay

TNW is taking our relationship with one of Europe’s top innovation hubs to the next level. We’re teaming up with Startup Valencia to accelerate the international expansion of tech extravaganza VDS — which soon reopens its doors to the future. On October 23 and 24, the seventh edition of VDS returns to Valencia’s breathtaking City of Arts and Sciences. During two jam-packed days, the sunny city will become a global epicentre of innovation. Expect inspiring talks from world-renowned tech experts, stirring panel discussions between business leaders, and unique opportunities to mingle with prominent startups, corporates, and investors. Last year, over 12,000 professionals…

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By Hisan Kidwai

In the post-pandemic era, it’s no surprise that monitoring health metrics has become a crucial aspect of everyday life. While many turn to smartwatches from Apple and Samsung for this purpose, a significant number are still dissuaded by the aesthetics and the fact that these devices replace traditional watches. To address this, Samsung is working…

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By Hisan Kidwai

The debate surrounding call recording, particularly the ability to record conversations without the knowledge of the other party, has been ongoing for quite some time. Nevertheless, Truecaller has launched a new call recording feature in India, which leverages generative AI to prepare a transcript of the conversation as well. Here is everything you need to…

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By Ioanna Lykiardopoulou

In a statement that’s likely to spark controversy, Klara announced that its AI assistant does the work of 700 full-time agents. The statement might raise skepticism for those who remember that the Swedish fintech unicorn laid off roughly the same number of people in 2022, citing inflation and economic uncertainty. Others might also recall that in December, the company freezed hiring on account of AI “productivity gains.” Klarna partnered with OpenAI last year, integrating ChatGPT technology into a plug-in for shopping. The app-based assistant can perform a range of customer service tasks such as inquiries, refunds, and returns. It’s —…

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By Thomas Macaulay

A French startup acclaimed for a Barbie selfie generator has raised $43mn round at a $500mn valuation in a showcase for meme magic. Paris-based Photoroom raised the eye-popping sums in a Series B round led by Balderton Capital and French VC Aglaé Ventures. Y-Combinator also contributed to the cash injection, which brings Photoroom’s total funding to a cool $64mn. The startup claims to have developed the world’s most popular AI photo editor. Since launching in 2019, the app has been downloaded over 150 million times, according to Photoroom. Unlike most AI startups, the company has trained its own models from scratch.…

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By Thomas Macaulay

Don McClean has always had to share “American Pie.” Since since its release in 1971, the hit song has re-emerged in covers by Madonna, parodies by Weird Al Yankovic, serenades by South Korean presidents, subplots in Marvel movies, and even CIA torture techniques. But these days, McClean’s leading imitators aren’t even human. You can interrogate the culprits for yourself. Just load OpenAI’s ChatGPT and prompt the text generator to “write the lyrics to a song about the day the music died.” Invariably, the tool’s output will spit out lyrics or themes from “American Pie” — and sometimes the same chorus.…

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By Ioanna Lykiardopoulou

Following almost 30 years of service, the European Space Agency’s ERS-2 satellite re-entered Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 18:17 CET on February 21. Launched in 1995 and with an original mission life of just three years,  ERS-2 set new standards for Earth observation, collecting valuable data on the ozone layer, ocean temperature, and mankind’s overall impact on the planet. In 2011, ESA decided to initiate the satellite’s deorbiting process amid concerns over the increasing amount of space junk. That process came to an end last week. ERS-2 arrived back to Earth about six hours later than ESA had predicted. In fact,…

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By Ioanna Lykiardopoulou

Less than a year since its founding, Paris-based Mistral is launching a new AI flagship model for developers, Mistral Large — just a few months after the release of its first model, Mistral 7B.  Much like its predecessor, Mistral Large is an open-source generative AI model. According to the startup, it boasts “top-tier” reasoning capabilities and is proficient in code and mathematics. It’s also multilingual and fluent in five languages (English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian).  “This is a significant milestone for us, as the unparalleled performance of this multilingual model will continue to push the boundaries of what is…

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By Siôn Geschwindt

European scientists have developed a solar module that can produce electricity and heat at the same time — in a potential breakthrough for low-cost clean energy generation.  The device is made up of a concave mirror and a thin, glass tube filled with photovoltaic cells. When the sun’s rays strike the module, the mirror reflects them at the tube, generating electricity.   The heat produced in the tube then warms up a transfer fluid that flows along the back of the solar cells in a system of pipes. This warm liquid can be used for heating and cooling buildings or for…

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By Hisan Kidwai

RAM is perhaps one of the most crucial aspects of a computer, as it stores all ongoing tasks and processes. Given its importance, one might assume that the tech industry consistently updates the RAM standard to make it faster and more stable. Unfortunately, this is not the case, as the SO-DIMM has been the industry…

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By Hisan Kidwai

Generative AI has taken the world by storm, penetrating almost every industry, from designing and coding to music. Undoubtedly, the best use case of generative AI is in the voice assistant industry, which has seen limited development in the past few years. While Google has recently started rolling out Gemini as a replacement for Google…

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By Thomas Macaulay

Norwegian startup ClexBio is bioengineering human veins to implant inside a patient’s body. Together with CSEM, a Swiss R&D centre, the company has built a prototype bioreactor to grow the veins. Pre-clinical tests in animal models are already underway. Based on the early results, the team is confident that the implants don’t trigger an immune response in patients. Instead, they turn into functional tissue that integrates with the body. If further tests prove successful, the implants could treat severe chronic venous insufficiency, a painful condition caused when veins have problems moving blood to the heart. But veins are just the start…

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By Andrea Hak

While there are many innovative companies heading to TNW Conference 2024 this year, we’ve created a short list of 7 of the hottest scaleups to check out. Though they cover a range of different industries, they all have one thing in common: unicorn potential. Through our Shining Stars competition, expert judges analysed and assessed each nominee to see which of the bunch is on track to becoming the next revolutionary unicorn, achieving rapid growth, and making a sustainable impact in their sector. From growth monster to disruptive innovator, here are our picks: A ‘vision’ for the future Three companies stood…

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By Hisan Kidwai

While most of us associate Asus smartphones with ROG gaming devices, the company also manufactures regular phones, offering some of the best specs-to-price ratios, a stock Android experience, and decent cameras. Now, after experimenting with the small form factor, Asus is returning to bigger smartphones with the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra. Here is everything you…

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