Elon Musks takeover of Twitter earlier this year has shined a bright light on how quickly the sands can shift under employees feet. Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in the coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesnt, the SpaceX CEO tweeted of his mission for Twitter 2.0. Some of those changes have, so far, included mass layoffs, some of which are now resulting in lawsuits from workers who say they werent given proper notice of termination, or sufficient severance pay. Musk has also reinstated former president Donald Trump to the platform,…

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The newly-adopted 2023 work program of the European Innovation Council (EIC) will grant 1.6 billion in funding to scientists and innovators who can scale up breakthrough technologies and create new markets. Notably, 70% of this amount (1.13bn) is reserved for the EIC Accelerator, which supports startups and SMEs in developing and marketing high-impact innovations. Specifically, 525 million is made available for startups developing future technologies that will contribute to the EUs strategic objectives. These include biomarkers for cancer, decontamination for pandemic management, energy storage, quantum or semiconductor components, resilient agriculture, space tech, and the New European Bauhaus initiative. The remaining…

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Shocking absolutely no one, it turns out the UK barely gives a diddly about the metaverse especially when compared to the rest of the world. But, for startups and businesses, this apathy is actually an opportunity. First off though, the data. According to a report from law firm Gowling WLG, 10% of UK consumers arent interested in the metaverse, and 20% dont expect it to become mainstream. On top of that, many people are concerned about its downsides: Credit: Gowling WLG The report also highlights that twice as many consumers in China (83%) want to take part in the…

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The UK governments plans to weaken encryption can easily be exploited by hackers and officials, experts have warned. The proposals are part of the controversial Online Safety Bill, which is currently working its way through parliament. Ministers say the legislation would make Britain the safest place in the world to be online, but campaigners fear it will erode free speech and privacy. Their prime concern involves the threat to end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messenger apps. Under the mooted measures, telecoms regulators could force platforms to scan through private messages for illegal content. A new clause in the legislation requires services to…

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Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a special coating that prevents the lenses in glasses from fogging up. Apparently, not all heroeswear capes. This has been a problemsince the advent of optical lenses, but its fair to say it reached a peak during the pandemic when everyone wearing glasses found out the hard way that most face masks vent your breath uptowardsyour eyes. Youd think someone would have fixed this by now, but its harder than you might guess. The difficulty of the problem isevidentby the lack of current solutions. You can wipe your glasses off when they fog up…

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