Finnish startup bags €29M to decarbonise this niche building material
From bricklaying robots to zero-carbon cement, startups are shaking up construction in a high-tech bid...
2024
Are LLMs capable of non-verbal reasoning?
Large language models have found great success so far by using their transformer architecture to effectively predict the...
Critical WordPress plugin vulnerability under active exploit threatens thousands
Thousands of sites running WordPress remain unpatched against a critical security flaw in a widely...
Character.AI steps up teen safety after bots allegedly caused suicide, self-harm
Following a pair of lawsuits alleging that chatbots caused a teen boy’s suicide, groomed a...
Studies pin down exactly when humans and Neanderthals swapped DNA
Two recent studies suggest that the gene flow (as the young people call it these...
Generating power with a thin, flexible thermoelectric film
The No. 1 nuisance with smartphones and smartwatches is that we need to charge them...
Google steps into “extended reality” once again with Android XR
Citing “years of investment in AI, AR, and VR,” Google is stepping into the augmented...
The optical disc onslaught continues, with LG quitting Blu-ray players
Like with much of physical media, the onslaught against optical media is ongoing. In the...
AI helps ID paint chemistry of Berlin Wall murals
The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was a seminal moment in 20th...
YouTube TV is hiking prices again after denying “erroneous” report days ago
YouTube TV, now one of the country’s leading cable (or cable-ish) television providers, is starting...
Weight loss drugs may also treat addiction, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease
One of Dr. Mo Sarhan’s patients was experiencing intense cravings for opioids and alcohol when...
NASA’s boss-to-be proclaims we’re about to enter an “age of experimentation”
ORLANDO, Florida—On Wednesday, Jared Isaacman made his first public appearance since his nomination earlier this...
Back where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years
It might not really ever be fully dead, but Firefox calling it quits on Do...
What we learned after taking part in a 100-day innovation sprint
On a warm day in October, three corporates and two startups gathered together in the...
Upvest — which powers stock trading on Revolut, N26, Bunq — secures €100M
If you live in Europe and you use a neobank, you’ve likely been interacting with...