TNWflipped into Sustainability4 hours agoAstroforensics could be one of the coolest new careers of the futureverified_publisherTNW - The ConversationNasa’s Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, private companies are making significant steps in taking paying customers further into space. As humanity’s footprint expands beyond the familiar …
TNWflipped into Deep tech6 hours agoUkrainian drones aim to turn war experience into civil businessverified_publisherTNW - Thomas MacaulayJuggling two jobs is hard work. It’s particularly hard work when one of the jobs is in a warzone. But for Ivan Kaunov, the roles are complementary. As the CEO and co-founder of Buntar Aerospace, Kaunov develops drones for long-range flights. As a member of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, he flies drones …
TNWflipped into Sustainability17 hours agoFlying cars edge towards takeoff after Chinese production dealverified_publisherTNW - Thomas MacaulayA flying car that’s certified for aviation just took another big step towards commercialisation. The Aircar’s creator, KleinVision, today announced the sale of a “groundbreaking” license to manufacture the vehicle. The deal gives China’s Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Co exclusive rights to the …
TNWflipped into TNW - All Stories20 hours agoPodcast: European quantum, Michiel Scheffer talks about EICverified_publisherTNW - Andrii DegelerWelcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Linnea, Tom (!), and Andrii talk about Ukrainian startups, …
TNWflipped into TNW - All Stories20 hours agoUCL spinout bags £10M to make AI 'super brains' for 100x faster LLM trainingverified_publisherTNW - Ioanna LykiardopoulouOriole Networks, a UCL spinout, has raised £10mn in seed funding to build AI “super brains” that promise to accelerate the training of Large Language Models (LLMs). Founded in 2023 by UCL scientists, the startup has developed a new method that harnesses the power of light to connect thousands of AI …
TNWflipped into Sustainability22 hours agoScientists expect 'collective AI' to resemble Star Trek's Borg — only nicer (hopefully)verified_publisherTNW - Thomas MacaulayLeading computer scientists have unveiled a vision of “collective AI” that resembles Star Trek species the Borg. Researchers from MIT, Yale, and Loughborough University explained the concept in a study published this week in Nature Machine Intelligence. The paper describes separate AI units …