Europe encourages investments in start-up companies in the field of defense technology

Investments in defense technology start-ups are increasing in Europe, says the head of NATO’s €1 billion venture capital fund, who believes the region can produce several potential multi-billion dollar companies to rival those in the US. The NATO Innovation Fund launched its investment program early this year by directly supporting four start-ups, including Wales-based Space … Read more

Finbourne secures $70 million for technology that turns financial data dust into AI gold | TechCrunch

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Companies in areas such as financial services and insurance live and die by their data – and specifically how well they can use it to understand what people and businesses will do next, a process increasingly dominated by AI. Now a startup called Finbourne, founded out of the financial center of London, has built a … Read more

Portable ultrasound? New technology targets problem areas in the brain

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have innovated a non-invasive technology that combines a holographic acoustic device with genetic engineering. This allows them to precisely target specific neurons in the brain. This breakthrough holds promise for the precise modulation of targeted cell types in various diseased brain regions. Diseases of the human brain, such … Read more

Origins of cumulative culture in human evolution: Researchers identify contributions to contemporary culture and technology

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Levallois core, Late Pleistocene Algeria. Characteristic of 600 kya technologies (third period). Credit: Watt, Emma. 2020. Levallois Core, Algeria. Stone Tool Museum. Retrieved June 10, 2024. From: une.pedestal3d.com/r/JMVajqyz29 × close to Levallois core, Late Pleistocene Algeria. Characteristic of 600 kya … Read more

Astronomers discover that black holes created by mergers contain information about their ancestors

A swirling black hole hiding within the features of the black holes that merged to create it. Credit: Robert Lea Astronomers believe that at the heart of most, if not all, galaxies lies a gigantic black hole with a mass millions or even billions of times greater than that of our Sun. These supermassive black … Read more

Einstein’s other theory of gravity could have the recipe to alleviate ‘Hubble problems’

An illustration of distant quasar, supermassive, black hole-powered objects that can be used to constrain the parameters of gravity theories. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser A recent study explored teleparallel gravity and its potential to resolve the tension surrounding the expansion of the universe in a way that general relativity cannot. In the early 20th century, our … Read more

I am a technology expert. Here’s what to do if your partner has a secret AI girlfriend

A woman discovered that her husband had created an AI girlfriend using the app Replika

Dear Kim, My husband left his phone at home and I went through it. Something told me I had to do that. Well, I found an app called Replika that created a virtual woman. It looks like he just created ‘Brandy’ and they are talking about his life and our marriage. I know it’s an … Read more

I’m a Technology Expert – What to Do When Your Partner Has an AI Girlfriend

Dear Kim, My husband left his phone at home and I went through it. Something told me I had to do that. Well, I found an app called Replika that created a virtual woman. It looks like he just created ‘Brandy’ and they are talking about his life and our marriage. I know it’s an … Read more

Scientists are developing a 3D-printed vacuum system that aims to capture dark matter

Credit: University of Nottingham Using a specially designed 3D-printed vacuum system, scientists have developed a way to ‘capture’ dark matter with the aim of detecting domain walls. This will be an important step forward in unraveling some of the mysteries of the universe. Scientists from the University of Nottingham’s School of Physics have created a … Read more

Scientists investigate the origins of the Crab Nebula with the James Webb Space Telescope

Crab Nebula (MIRI and NIRCam image). Credit: ESA/Hubble Information Center A team of scientists used NASA/ESA/CSA’s James Webb Space Telescope to analyze the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Using the telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infared Instrument) and NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), the team collected data that will … Read more