Search interest in ChatGPT has reached a 2,633% boost in interest since last December, shortly after its launch. For the artificial intelligence and machine learning industry, and for those working in tech as a whole, OpenAIs chatbot represents a true crossing of the Rubicon. A generative form of AI, it uses prompts to produce content and conversations, whereas traditional AI looks at things such as pattern detection, decision making, or classifying data. We already benefit from artificial intelligence, whether we realise it or notfrom Siri in our Apple phones to the choices Netflix or Amazon Prime make for us to…

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Most of us share huge amounts of personal information online, and Big Tech companies are in many ways the gatekeepers of this data. But how much do they share with the authorities? And how often do governments request user data? According to new research by VPN provider SurfShark, the answer is a lot, and a lot again. As detailed in SurfSharks new report which analysed user data requests that Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft received from government agencies of 177 countries between 2013 and 2021, Tech giants get a lot of requests for user data,and the majority of the time,…

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The Netherlands has been selected as the headquarters of NATOs Innovation Fund (NIF) in a decision disclosed on Monday. First announced at the organisations 2022 Madrid Summit, the fund will invest 1 billion on behalf of NATO member countries over the next 15 years. NIF is a multi-sovereign venture capital fund that will focus on investing in early-stage startups and other VC funds developing (dual-use) emerging and disruptive technologies to be used in military and defense applications. These include: artificial intelligence; big-data processing; quantum technologies; autonomy; biotechnology and human enhancement; novel materials; energy; propulsion and space. This will allow…

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Future astronauts living and working on the Moon will require reliable technologies to store and deliver continuous, reliable energy. But with no wind, no combustible fuels, no water (as far as we know), and two weeks of darkness at a time the Moon isnt exactly the best place to set up a solar or wind farm. British aerospace company Rolls-Royce believes it has a solution to this conundrum: nuclear micro-reactors. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) seems to agree. It announced last week 2.9m of funding for Rolls-Royces lunar micro-reactor project. This follows a 249,000 study funded by the agency last…

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As Europe ramps up its efforts in launching commercial rockets into space, Elche-based startup PLD Space wants to put Spain on the map. The company plans to launch the first private reusable rocket from Western Europe. Named after a famous breed of bull in Spains bullfighting tradition, the Miura 1 rocket is set for its maiden voyage later this year, although the launch date hasnt been specified. Miura 1 was unveiled on March 11, touted by Spains Prime Minister as an important development that will put the country at the vanguard of this emerging but potent industry. Welcome MIURA 1…

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