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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By Hisan Kidwai

While Samsung’s flagship series grabs all the headlines, it’s no secret that the company’s mid-range A series sells the most units due to its competitive price and features. As a result, expectations have been running high for Samsung’s latest iteration, the Galaxy A55. Here is everything you need to know about it. When will the…

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By Thomas Macaulay

Researchers have discovered a Russia-aligned PSYOPs campaign with a curious mix of espionage, disinformation, and Canadian pharmacy spam. It also has links to Alexi Navalny, the Kremlin critic who died last week in an Arctic penal colony. The PSYOPs — a military term for “psychological operations” — were unearthed by analysts at ESET, a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Slovakia. They named the campaign “Operation Texonto.” The operation disseminated war-related disinformation to Ukrainians via spam emails. Through two waves of messages, the PSYOPs spread fears about shortages of food, medicines, and heating supplies — typical themes of Russian propaganda.  Alongside the disinformation,…

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By Thomas Macaulay

After watching its share price almost double in a week, Arm has further tapped into the demand for AI compute. The chip designer today announced a deal with Nuro, a US startup in the autonomous vehicle (AV) sector — a growing market for Arm. The partnership aims to accelerate the commercialisation of self-driving cars. Arm will bring its famed semiconductor IP to Nuro’s vehicles, starting with the startup’s delivery robots. With zero occupants inside, these AVs can fully focus on external road dangers, which makes a useful stepping stone to broader autonomy. As small, fully electric machines, they also need maximum efficiency…

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By Ioanna Lykiardopoulou

Amsterdam-based Fastned has raised more than €24mn in new bonds to grow its fast charging network across Europe. Investors have also extended €3.5mn from earlier bonds, bringing the total funding to over €27.5mn. Founded in 2012, the startup provides over 280 fast charging stations across several European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France. In January last year, it announced an expansion to Spain as well. Drivers can add up to 300km of range in about 15 minutes, depending on the EV type. Notably, Fastned provides electricity using renewable energy from solar and wind power. Fastned offers both a…

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By Thomas Macaulay

Just months after Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini — its most capable AI model ever — the London-based lab has released its compact offspring: Gemma. Named after the Latin word for “precious stone,” Gemma is a new family of open models for developers and researchers. Google designed them for cost-efficient app and software building. “Demonstrating strong performance across benchmarks for language understanding and reasoning, Gemma is available worldwide starting today,” Sundar Pichai, the company’s CEO, said on Twitter. Gemma comes in two sizes — 2 billion and 7 billion parameters. Each of them has been released with pre-trained and instruction-tuned variants. The…

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By Ioanna Lykiardopoulou

LockBit, one of the world’s most infamous cybercrime gangs, has been disrupted by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and international law enforcement agencies including Europol and the FBI. The gang is known for holding victims’ data to ransom and providing ransomware-as-a-service, whereby it licenses malware to other hackers. LockBit has seen rapid growth since its emergence in 2019. According to Europol, in 2022, it was the most deployed ransomware in the world — causing billions of euros worth of damage globally. “LockBit has long been a scourge to businesses, government agencies, and security professionals the world over,” said Andy Kays, CEO…

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By Ioanna Lykiardopoulou

The UK Space Agency has opened two funding calls for tech and science projects to fly onboard a prospective, commercially-sponsored mission. The calls are in preparation of an agreement between the UK and Axiom Space, a US company that organises visits to the International Space Station (ISS). The partnership aims to launch a British astronaut mission, potentially to the ISS. The £15mn (€17.5mn) funding will depend on whether the mission will actually proceed. “We want to keep the UK space sector at the forefront of scientific discovery and technological innovation, so this has been front and centre of our work with…

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