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• German startup plans to bring cultivated seafood to your dinner table

  29-06-2023 19:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  Cultivated seafood has edged closer to our plates after a German startup bagged fresh cash to bring the produce to market. The Berlin-based Bluu Seafood this week announced it’s raised €16m in Series A funding. The company now plans to focus on gaining regulatory approval for its lab-grown cuisine, which is grown from fish cells. According to Bluu, the process protects oceans, prevents harming animals, and ensures quality. The startup says it’s also more energy efficient and ro
  
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• Digital euro framework seeks to quell privacy concerns

  29-06-2023 15:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  The digital euro is edging closer to reality, despite concerns over the project’s privacy risks and functionality. The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a legal framework for the electronic currency. Under the draft legislation, digital euros would be accepted for transactions anywhere in the eurozone, but cash would remain safeguarded as a form of payment. It would then be up to the European Central Bank (ECB) to decide if, and when, to issue the digital currency. “In the e
  
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• OpenAI Accused of Data Theft in California

  29-06-2023 14:30 via webdesignerdepot.com
  
  The AI community has been shaken by a class action lawsuit, launched in the Northern District of California on the 28th June, that alleges OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT has breached copyright laws by training its AI using private content without consent.
  
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• Opinion: European startups should welcome global tech layoffs with open arms

  29-06-2023 13:03 via thenextweb.com
  
  Like a runaway train, the tech sector’s layoff spree shows no sign of hitting the brakes in 2023. Layoffs.fyi found that between January and May this year, more than 200,000 people around the world found themselves on the wrong end of the pink slip. Echoing through the industry like a gong are the layoffs from big tech. Silicon Valley giants collectively slashed over 104,000 roles last year, and these cutbacks are far from over. Meta, for instance, began a round of layoffs last month targ
  
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• EU advances new data rules as it cracks down on big tech

  29-06-2023 11:12 via thenextweb.com
  
  Negotiators representing the European Parliament and EU countries struck a deal this week on a new set of rules governing how individuals and businesses access and share data in the bloc.  The Data Act, proposed by the European Commission last year, aims to give users more control over the data generated from internet-connected devices and protect them against illegal data transfers.   The new legislation will empower consumers and companies by giving them a say on what can be do
  
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