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• French car battery startup secures €2bn as EU looks to wean itself off Chinese tech

  19-09-2023 17:18 via thenextweb.com
  
  French car battery startup Verkor has secured €2bn to build its first manufacturing plant in France, at a time when Chinese competitors are rapidly gaining market share in Europe.   The funding round includes €650mn in French subsidies, a sizeable level of state support indicative of the government’s commitment to boosting local production of lithium-ion batteries — the beating hearts of electric cars.   Construction of the mega-factory will kick off ne
  
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• French car battery startup secures €2B as EU looks to wean itself off Chinese tech

  19-09-2023 17:18 via thenextweb.com
  
  French car battery startup Verkor has secured €2bn to build its first manufacturing plant in France, at a time when Chinese competitors are rapidly gaining market share in Europe.   The funding round includes €650mn in French subsidies, a sizeable level of state support indicative of the government’s commitment to boosting local production of lithium-ion batteries — the beating hearts of electric cars.   Construction of the mega-factory will kick off ne
  
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• 85% of EU citizens want more political action against disinformation

  19-09-2023 16:57 via thenextweb.com
  
  The fight against “fake news” appears to have overwhelming support in the EU. According to a new study, 85% of the bloc’s citizens want policymakers to take more action against disinformation, while 89% want increased efforts from platform operators. Just 7% do not feel that stronger responses are required. The findings emerged from surveys by Bertelsmann Stiftung, a pro-business German think tank with close ties to the EU. Across the EU, 54% of respondents said they were &ldq
  
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• Meet the VC on a mission to bridge climate tech’s funding gap

  19-09-2023 14:08 via thenextweb.com
  
  When it comes to saving the world — or, let’s face it, civilisation, the planet will recover — there is no silver bullet. Rather, it is going to take a holistic approach of caring for the Earth and each other.  A technological revolution got us into this pickle. Ironically, technology might just be the Hail Mary that will pull us, if not entirely out of it, then at least away from the brink of total disaster. But in order for that to happen, it is us humans who need to se
  
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• UK’s new AI principles target ‘pro-innovation’ edge over the EU

  19-09-2023 13:24 via thenextweb.com
  
  Britain has expanded its principles-based approach to AI regulation, which aims to create a pro-innovation edge over the EU. In an announcement yesterday, the UK government unveiled seven new principles for so-called foundation models (FMs), which underpin applications such as ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Midjourney. Trained on immense datasets and adaptable to various applications, these systems are at the epicentre of the AI boom. Their power has also sparked alarm. Critics warn that FMs
  
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• Europe’s largest solar thermal energy plant opens in Belgium

  19-09-2023 11:46 via thenextweb.com
  
  Dutch packaging and materials manufacturer Avery Dennison has opened what it claims to be Europe’s largest concentrated solar thermal platform and storage unit at its factory in Turnhout, Belgium.   The new thermal solar energy plant comprises 2,240 surface mirrors, with a peak energy yield of 2.7GWh thermal power. It also contains six thermal modules that store energy for when the sun isn’t shining.   Concentrated thermal solar power harnesses sunlight by using
  
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• How to apply for a management role when you don’t have management experience

  19-09-2023 11:45 via thenextweb.com
  
  “Should I bother going for this job at all? I’ve never managed anyone.” Clients regularly ask this and my answer tends to be, “Yes, of course you should.” A quick glance at a job spec will tell you why. You may not have headed up a team of software engineers but you have most likely done something along the way that proves you could. Good managers are, first and foremost, good communicators. They manage the performance of each team member—whether that’s
  
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