This startup is building AI that can fly drones and make its own decisions

The debate on how far artificial intelligence can go revolves around questions about what actually constitutes human intelligence, and can a machine function similarly enough to a human brain? While…

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How hydrofoil boat startup Candela took a wild idea and made it fly

In 1906, inventor Enrico Forlanini launched the first hydrofoil boat on Lake Maggiore in the Italian alps. His contemporary innovator Alexander Bell later said a ride on Forlanini’s invention was…

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Dutch startup TheyDo bags $34M to solve ‘biggest business problem of the century’

Dutch startup TheyDo has raised $34mn to solve “the biggest business problem” of the century:  scaling customer journeys. Founded in 2019, the company produces a live platform that provides actionable…

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EU finally adopts AI Act, marking a ‘new era’ for artificial intelligence

The EU has officially adopted the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive rulebook on artificial intelligence. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) overwhelmingly endorsed the regulation on Wednesday. The law…

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This startup taps quantum, AI to fast-track discovery of new materials

From batteries and semiconductors to energy storage, the transition to green technologies requires the development of new, sustainable materials at an unprecedented pace. German startup Quantistry believes it can fast-track…

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Spain halts Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning startup Worldcoin over privacy concerns

Spanish regulators have ordered Worldcoin to pause operations over fears that the company’s eyeball-scanning technology may intrude on users’ privacy.   Worldcoin — co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in 2019…

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