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• Ariane 6 rocket set to restore Europe’s space access next year

  01-12-2023 15:52 via thenextweb.com
  
  The European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocket is scheduled for its debut launch in mid-2024, its director Josef Aschbacher announced yesterday. The news follows a successful hot-fire test on November 23 at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The term ‘hot-fire’ refers to the fact that the engine is fired with its propellants, producing actual combustion and exhaust. The only difference from an actual launch is that the boosters are not ignited — keeping the rocket f
  
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• TikTok pledges €12B European investment as Norway data centre nears completion

  01-12-2023 12:13 via thenextweb.com
  
  TikTok has promised to invest €12bn as part of an ongoing push to appease European regulators, who have raised suspicions that the app’s user data is being monitored by the Chinese government. In response to repeated allegations of this nature, the short-form video app launched Project Clover in March. While it might sound like a secret military sting operation, the programme is pretty mundane.  Essentially, Project Clover aims to build three massive data centres on the continen
  
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• Silo AI releases checkpoint on mission to democratise LLMs

  01-12-2023 10:30 via thenextweb.com
  A year has passed since OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the world and popularised terms like foundational model, LLM, and GenAI. However, the promised benefits of generative AI technology are still much more likely to be derived by those who speak English, over other languages.  There are over 7,000 languages in the world. Yet, most large language models (LLMs) work far more effectively in English. Naturally, this threatens to amplify language bias when it comes to access to knowledge, researc
  
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• Tech is bringing ancient ruins back to life. Here’s how

  01-12-2023 09:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  From bringing ancient ruins to life through augmented reality (AR) to 3D-printing centuries-old artefacts, cultural heritage startups are transforming the landscape of heritage preservation and education. By leveraging technology to foster a deeper connection with our past, this breed of companies help safeguard some of the most defining elements of human history. TNW spoke with three innovative startups in the space to find out how they’re using tech to bridge the gap between past and pr
  
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