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AI that decodes what mice see can enhance future BCIs, say researchers

04-05-2023 18:47 via thenextweb.com

An AI tool that decodes what mice see could power future brain-computer interfaces, according to new research. Named CEBRA, the system was developed by researchers at EPFL, a university in Switzerland. Their aim? To uncover the hidden relationships between the brain and behaviour. To test CEBRA (pronounced “zebra”), the team tried to decode what a mouse sees when it watches a video. “Given the brain is the most complex structure in our universe, it’s the ultima

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A new hope: HV Capital raises record €710M to invest in European startups

04-05-2023 17:30 via thenextweb.com

The first quarter of 2023 was pretty bleak for the European startup ecosystem, to say the least. Funding fell a whopping 57% compared to Q1 of 2022, and fundraising is on pace for the lowest total since 2015. As such, the recent developments being heralded from Berlin might bring particularly welcome succour. German VC firm HV Capital announced today it has raised its ninth and largest fund ever, with €710 million for investments across all growth phases – all the way from pre-

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UK competition watchdog probes AI market amid safety concerns

04-05-2023 16:31 via thenextweb.com

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a review of the artificial intelligence market, in an effort to weigh up the potential opportunities and risks of a technology Bill Gates dubs as “revolutionary as mobile phones and the Internet.” The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it would investigate the systems underpinning tools such as ChatGPT in order to evaluate the competition rules and consumer protections that may be required. This, the CMA stated, is to ensure

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We’re closer than ever before to creating a real lightsaber

04-05-2023 14:51 via thenextweb.com

Ever dreamed of being a Jedi? Armed with an elegant weapon for a more civilised age, many of us have fantasised about cutting a bright green (or blue) swathe across a galaxy far, far away. Disney even released a patent in 2018 for one such device, although ‘Sword device with retractable, internally illuminated blade,’ doesn’t quite evoke images of cutting through blast doors or droid armour. That begs the question on this Star Wars Day: is it actually

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German chip plant breaks ground in ‘major step forward’ for EU’s semiconductor industry

04-05-2023 10:27 via thenextweb.com

Germany’s Infineon has broken ground on its new €5bn semiconductor manufacturing plant in Dresden, less than six months since announcing the project. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the construction as a “major step forward” toward the bloc’s goal of boosting its market share in semiconductors. Europe is currently scrambling to reduce its reliance on foreign imports of semiconductor c

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