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• Cycles Peugeot unveils new e-bike range amid growing demand for green transport

  04-07-2023 17:10 via thenextweb.com
  
  Cycles Peugeot has unveiled a new range of “digital” e-bikes designed to meet the increasing demand for cleaner, greener, healthier (and sometimes quicker) modes of urban mobility. In 2022, the European market for electrically-assisted bicycles reached a record 5.5 million units sold, representing an annual growth of 8.6%. One in every four bikes sold in Europe last year was electric.  Cycles Peugeot, which branched out from the popular French car brand over 100 years ago, will
  
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• UK’s ‘dangerous’ data bill threatens every EU citizen, campaigners warn

  04-07-2023 16:45 via thenextweb.com
  
  The UK’s new data bill would allow the state and corporations to circumvent EU rules, experts warned today. Set to pass into law this autumn, the Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill will amend the UK’s implementation of the GDPR. The British government touts the bill as a post-Brexit chance to create a new data regime “tailor-made for our needs.” Ministers say the bill will cut red tape, reduce cookie pop-ups (please, Lord), and foster international trade
  
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• ‘Companies must stop using Google Analytics,’ warns Swedish watchdog

  04-07-2023 14:28 via thenextweb.com
  
  In a significant first for Europe, Sweden’s privacy watchdog has fined two companies for transferring personal data to the US via Google Analytics. In addition, it is urging other firms to stop using Google’s web statistics tool. In response to allegations issued by digital rights organisation None of Your Business (NYOB), the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) audited four companies in total: CDON, Coop, Dagens Indusri, and Tele2. IMY found that personal data had indeed
  
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• Europe’s first ‘lightning hunter’ releases striking footage of severe storms

  04-07-2023 13:03 via thenextweb.com
  
  Europe’s first “lightning hunter” has generated striking animations of severe storms hitting the Earth.  Built by Italian firm Leonardo, the system is the first satellite instrument that can continuously detect lightning across Europe and Africa. The imager is comprised of four powerful cameras. Each of them can capture 1,000 images per second, day and night, and detect a single lightning bolt faster than the blink of an eye. Algorithms then send the data back to Earth, f
  
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• Dutch students smash world record for most efficient hydrogen car

  04-07-2023 12:22 via thenextweb.com
  
  A student team from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has set a new Guinness world record for the longest distance driven by a hydrogen car without refuelling. The student team, called Eco-Runner, succeeded in driving their ultra-efficient city car no less than 2,488.4 km in three days using just one kilogram of hydrogen fuel — equivalent to driving from Berlin to Istanbul. The marathon feat, which took place from 23-25 June, smashed the previous record of 2,055.7 km.
  
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• 4 European travel hotspots where you can live your best digital nomad life

  04-07-2023 11:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  It’s summertime and the peak holiday period is upon us. Global air travel looks set to return to its pre-Covid levels this year, representing a return to the air for both business travellers and holiday-makers. And, sometimes, travellers might tick both boxes. Following the provisions made for remote working during the pandemic, more and more work is being done by distributed teams and remote workers. And while it’s commonly called “work from home”, remote work can reall
  
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• This startup’s nanotech is creating new materials for the energy transition

  04-07-2023 07:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Humanity has always relied on a revolution in materials to advance to the next stage of civilisation. Dutch nanoparticle technology startup VSParticle says it is on the verge of opening up a century’s worth of material innovation in the next 10 years, helping, well, to save the planet.  Co-founder and CEO Aaike van Vugt is convinced that in order to reach our targets of keeping global warming well below 2°C, we need to speed up the process of material development significantly.&n
  
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