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Multiverse Computing deploys quantum technology to predict floods

Deep tech, Investors and funding, Startups and technology /

Climate change is here. Along with it, catastrophic floods are becoming alarmingly more and more common. Adapting to a new climate reality is no easy task, but technological advancements offer a ray of hope. Among the industry players tackling this challenge is quantum software company Multiverse Computing. The Spanish startup has won £100,056 in funding […]

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Cultivated meat is a ‘promising’ space food for astronauts, ESA says

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Development of cultivated meat, i.e. actual animal meat that’s grown in bioreactors from stem cells, has been gaining traction in recent years. That’s because it can provide a more sustainable and ethical alternative that doesn’t only mitigate animal slaughter, but also uses far less natural resources than traditional livestock farming. Notably, it also shows potential

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NBA is Broadcasting a Ton of Games This Season in VR on Quest

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The NBA announced it’s expanding the number of games it’s recording for Quest headsets by a wide margin, bringing a ton of 180-degree immersive games to NBA League Pass holders. Games will be available in both through the Xtadium app on Quest and Meta Horizon Worlds—both of which require the NBA League Pass subscription viewing service

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‘Arizona Sunshine 2’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets in December, First Gameplay Trailer Here

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Vertigo Games finally revealed the release date for its upcoming sequel to Arizona Sunshine (2016), which is set to bring us back to the dusty post-apocalyptic desert for another tango with the undead hordes. Also: the first gameplay trailer. Arizona Sunshine 2 is slated to launch on all major VR headsets on December 7th, which the studio

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Netherlands starts building €1.5bn hydrogen pipeline to cut reliance on natural gas

Government and policy, Sustainability /

Today, the Netherlands officially began constructing a 1,200km-long hydrogen pipeline — amid a continent-wide push to wean Europe off natural gas. The first section of the pipeline will run from the Maasvlakte — a massive man-made extension of the Europoort in Rotterdam (Europe’s largest port) — some 30 kilometres inland to a gas refinery in

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UN creates AI advisory body to ‘maximise’ benefits for humankind

Deep tech, Government and policy, Next Featured /

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has unveiled a dedicated AI advisory body with a mandate to harness the technology’s power for good and mitigate its risks through international collaboration and governance. “AI could power extraordinary progress for humanity,” Guterres said, pointing to a plethora of benefits — from health and education to the digitalisation of developing

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Dutch solar EV completes 1,000km test drive through the desert

Corporates and innovation, Startups and technology, Sustainability /

An off-road solar car built by a team of Dutch students has successfully traversed 1,000km of rugged desert terrain in North Africa — opening up possibilities for the broader rollout of solar-powered EVs in areas with limited charging infrastructure. The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) students drove the SUV, which doubles as a small campervan,

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Startup bags €8.5M to bolster Europe’s EV battery upcycling

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In a big boost to sustainable mobility, 130 million EVs are expected to hit Europe’s streets by 2035, reaching about half of the total vehicles on the continent. However, this also translates to 130 million dead batteries, which — unless recycled — could end up as a mountain of waste. Battery upcycling startup Circu Li-ion

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Should we be working at 85% capacity? The pros and cons of ‘sustainable’ effort

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Perfectionism and productivity are uneasy bedfellows. The pandemic, job insecurity, and mass layoffs that followed have exacerbated over-performance burnout, leading to a new thought pattern in employee welfare; one that nobody dared utter out loud until now. What if we only gave 85% of ourselves to our jobs? Is 85% the productivity sweet spot? Devised

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Europe has ‘no other choice’ but to depend on SpaceX for upcoming satellite launches

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reached a deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch four navigation and communications satellites into orbit, the Wall Street Journal reports. The agreement covers two launches next year, each carrying two Galileo satellites, Javier Benedicto, the ESA’s director of navigation, told the publication. These satellites enable encrypted communications between

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2023 to be Europe’s ‘most depressed’ year for VC exit value in a decade

Ecosystems, Investors and funding, Startups and technology /

Amid the economic downturn, 2023 is expected to be the “most depressed” year in Europe’s VC exit value since 2013, data from Pitchbook has shown. According to the report, during the first three quarters of 2023, exit value reached €9.1bn — down 72.8% compared to the same period in 2022. Unsurprisingly, public listing value continued

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Amazon adds 1GW of renewable energy to Europe’s grid

Corporates and innovation, Sustainability /

Amazon has added 39 new renewable energy projects to its European portfolio since the start of the year, the company said today.  The 39 new additions include 15 rooftop solar installations on Amazon’s own facilities in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. The remaining 24 are utility-scale wind and solar projects that the company

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