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Germany refuses to give Intel more cash for 17bn chip plant

Germanys finance minister says there is no money in the budget for higher subsidies for Intels planned semiconductor plant in eastern Germany, Financial Times reports. Intels plan to construct a massive 17bn chip fabrication plant in Magdeburg, Germany, is a cornerstone of the EUs plan to produce 20% of the worlds semiconductors by 2030. However, the project has faced a number of cost overruns, leaving Intel and Germany at a stalemate over who will foot the bill for the plant, now expected to cost in the region of 20bn. Intel said in March that it wants 4-5bn more in state…

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Balancing profit, purpose, and planet: A must-see talk at TNW Conference

Lubomila Jordanova and Jamie Crummie will be speaking atTNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), weve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo codeREAD-TNW-25and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! The goals of decarbonisation and the circular economy are two sides of the same coin. We cannot achieve one without the other, and both are vital to a sustainable and equitable future for humanity. Just a few years ago,…

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EU pours 8B of state aid into chips and microelectronics

The EU has approved an 8.1bn state aid package to boost the development of chips, aiming to strengthen the blocs microelectronics and comms sector. The subsidy falls under the framework of Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) an initiative that provides easier access to public funds. The IPCEI will undertake 68 projects across 14 member states: Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Spain, and Slovakia. It will involve 56 companies in total from major players such as Airbus and ASML, to startups and SMEs and over 30…

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Inside Google DeepMinds approach to AI safety

This article features an interview with Lila Ibrahim, COO of Google DeepMind. Ibrahim will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), weve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! AI safety has become a mainstream concern. The rapid development of tools like ChatGPT and deepfakes has sparked fears about job losses, disinformation and even annihilation. Last…

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Uncommon bags 28M to scale lab-grown meat using RNA technology

Global livestock contributes 14.5% of all manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Our food systems need a significant revamp, not to say a revolution, if we are to have any chance of feeding a growing population while also making sure there is still a planet that is worth populating at all. Some of that revamping is happening in the lab, with cell biology taking centre stage. With global meat consumption showing no sign of slowing down (in fact, quite the opposite), cellular agriculture could be one of the keys to reducing livestock-related emissions. UK-based cultivated meat startup Uncommon announced today it has…

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UK startup launches worlds most intelligent e-scooter

British startup Hilo co-founded by Andy Palmer, often referred to as the godfather of EVs has launched a new e-scooter crammed with high-tech safety features, in a bid to tackle the sectors poor safety rep. The e-scooter, dubbed Hilo One, is equipped with the same kind of collision warning tech found in cars. Using computer vision AI, the e-scooter alerts the riders of impending dangers through visual, audible, and sensory feedback in the handlebars. E-scooters have faced challenges with safety and public perception, said Palmer, who helped supercharge EV adoption in the UK during his time as COO…

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Zero-emission cruise ship with retractable solar sails set to launch in 2030

By travelling on modern day cruise ships, we inevitably leave our (carbon) footprint behind, in an ironic twist of fate destroying the very nature we have come so far to admire. That could soon change, at least along the magnificent fjord landscape of Norway. Weeks before its 130th anniversary, cruise company Hurtigruten has revealed the concept design for its very first zero-emission ship. Cruise ships are among the most polluting means of travel. They utilise enormous amounts of fuel, and generate a ridiculous amount of waste. Noise pollution from the engines disturbs marine life, harming the sensitive hearing of dolphins…

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An industry insider shares whats in store for the future of dating apps

This article is by Alex Pasykov, CEO and founder of dating apps Hily and Taimi, who will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to experience the event (and say hi to our editorial team!), weve got something special for our loyal readers. Use the promo code READ-TNW-25 and get a 25% discount on your business pass for TNW Conference. See you in Amsterdam! 2023 has been a rough year for startups. Getting funding has become increasingly difficult, and this is no different for the dating app industry. Investors…

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DeepMind made its AI name in games. Now its playing with the foundations of computing

DeepMind has applied its mastery of games to a more serious business: the foundations of computer science. The Google subsidiary today unveiled AlphaDev, an AIsystem that discovers new fundamental algorithms. According to DeepMind, the algorithms its unearthed surpass those honed by human experts over decades. The London-based lab has grand ambitions for the project. As demand for computation grows and silicon chips approach their limits, fundamental algorithmswill have to become exponentially more efficient. By enhancing these processes, DeepMind aims to transform the infrastructure of the digital world. The first target in this mission issorting algorithms, which are used to order…

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