Swedish startup secures €10M to turn industrial waste into green cement
Concrete — a mixture of cement, sand, and water — is the second most used material on Earth after water. Ton-for-ton, more of it is laid down every year than…
AI-generated digital twins of patients can predict future diseases
An AI tool that creates digital twins of patients can predict our future health, according to a new study. Named Foresight, the tool uses generative pre-trained transformers, the same family…
How news organisations decide whether a photo is ‘too edited’
In the era of artificial intelligence and accessible photo editing, you can’t believe everything you see online. One exception, of course, is (usually) if it’s published by a reputable news…
Iceland eruption: How tech can help predict the next volcanic event
On Saturday, a giant 3-kilometre fissure opened up in the ground on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, sending a river of molten lava flowing across the landscape. The eruption is…
‘French scar’ leaves another mark on TikTok’s painful week
TikTok’s rough week in the west went from bad to worse today when Italian authorities slapped the app with a €10mn fine over a viral challenge called the “French scar.”…
Princess Kate photo scandal triggers calls for watermarking untouched images
A distinctly British scandal caused by sloppy photo editing has sparked calls for watermarking untouched images. The pleas come after a picture of Princess Kate intensified wild rumours about her…
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…
Dutch cybersecurity startup bags €36M amid spike in online attacks
Dutch startup Eye Security has raised €36mn as it looks to defend European businesses from cyber criminals. Founded in 2020 by a group of Dutch intelligence and security experts, the…
Startup searching for ‘holy grail’ of encryption raises $73M
French startup Zama has raised $73mn to commercialise the “holy grail” of cryptography: fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Conceptually simple but practically complex, FHE enables computations on encrypted data without having…
Dutch government launched secret task force to keep ASML in Netherlands, report says
The Dutch government has reportedly launched a secret task force to keep chip giant ASML in the Netherlands. Dubbed “Operation Beethoven,” the task force was formed to allay ASML’s fears…
Nobel winner behind graphene hails new ‘wonder materials’ for smart contact lenses
A Nobel Laureate who co-created graphene has made another discovery that could turbocharge numerous futuristic applications, from smart contact lenses to rapid disease detection. Konstantin Novoselov, who won the 2010 Nobel…
Fresh call to ban ransomware payments divides cybersecurity experts
A former British security chief has reignited the perennial ransomware question: to pay or not to pay? Ciaran Martin, who was the first-ever CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security…
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