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• UK fintech raises £800M for AI that determines how much money you can borrow

  07-05-2024 18:16 via thenextweb.com
  
  An AI scanning your bank transaction data entails a level of invasiveness that I find difficult to accept — let alone embrace for my own transaction information. But the technology could bring merits, at least in the lending world. Enter Abound. The London-based startup has just raised £800mn for its lending platform that uses AI to determine loan amounts. Dubbed Render, Abound’s AI analyses customers’ full bank transaction data (from income to spending details) to under
  
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• Bottoms up: This German beer is made from recycled wastewater

  07-05-2024 16:41 via thenextweb.com
  
  Reuse Brew is a classic German lager with a twist — it’s made from recycled wastewater.  The beer is the result of a tie-up between the south German city of Weissenburg, American water tech company Xylem, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Specifically, TUM’s Brewery and Beverage Technology department (why didn’t I study there?!).  While the idea of a sewage brew might be hard to swallow, Xylem ensures us that all the bad stuff is filtered out before
  
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• German chip giant lowers 2024 forecast as electronics slowdown bites

  07-05-2024 14:55 via thenextweb.com
  
  Infineon, one of the biggest chip makers in Europe, has lowered its revenue outlook for the year, citing “weak” demand from its major target markets. The German company is now expecting a revenue of €15.1bn, plus or minus €400mn. That’s down from the previous forecast of €16bn, plus or minus €500mn. In the second quarter of 2024, Infineon saw a 2% drop in revenue compared to the previous quarter, generating €3.36bn. The decline stands, however, at 12%
  
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• UK’s Wayve raises $1B in Europe’s largest ever AI funding round

  07-05-2024 13:02 via thenextweb.com
  
  Wayve, a London-based startup working on AI systems for autonomous vehicles, has raised $1bn. The colossal funding round marks the largest single investment in a European AI startup. Japanese conglomerate SoftBank led the funding round alongside tech giants Nvidia and Microsoft. Wayve did not disclose its valuation following the investment.  Founded in Cambridge in 2017, Wayve is developing so-called embodied AI systems for self-driving cars. Unlike pure software AI like ChatGPT, embodied
  
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• Mastering UX Design: Principles and Practice

  07-05-2024 08:05 via webdesignernews.com
  One in three consumers (32%) will abandon a brand they love after a single poor experience. Designers can’t afford bad user experiences. This means that user feedback is a non-negotiable. You need to deliver the best user experience from the outset. Discover the principles of UX design in the IxDF User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide course. You’ll learn the practical methods you can apply to provide a better experience for users.
  
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• Swiss startup to advance collaborative robots with GenAI humanoid hand

  07-05-2024 08:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  The power of generative AI has further ignited the race for advanced humanoid robots, promising more capable machines that can learn and deal with unknown environments and challenges. Amid increasing competition across the globe, Switzerland-based mimic is also throwing its hat in the ring. The startup has raised a pre-seed round of $2.5mn (€2.3mn) to bring the first GenAI-powered collaborative robot to market. A spinoff from ETH Zurich, mimic was founded in 2024 by a team of three re
  
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• Discovering the Best SVG Pattern Generators

  07-05-2024 07:58 via webdesignernews.com
  An SVG pattern generator is a tool that creates unique and customizable patterns using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). The generator allows you to adjust parameters such as color, size, shape, and pattern density to create a pattern that fits specific needs.
  
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• Inspiring Hover Effects

  07-05-2024 07:55 via webdesignernews.com
  Today, we’re back with some nice design finds: hover effects on images. These effects enhance images by revealing additional details upon hover. Highlighting the diversity within, we collected various approaches, some without animation. Explore this versatile set—I hope you find it both inspiring and enjoyable!
  
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• Rethinking AI Integration in UX

  07-05-2024 07:53 via webdesignernews.com
  If we’re being honest with ourselves, the transformative new era hasn’t been so transformative yet. We were given the ‘most profound technology since fire,’ and companies have used it to make fake candles.
  
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• The Truth About CSS Specificity

  07-05-2024 07:50 via webdesignernews.com
  To remove some of the confusion, here’s a list of misconceptions about Specificity in CSS
  
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• Exploring the Versatility of Grey in Web Design

  07-05-2024 07:44 via webdesignernews.com
  Greys. Who doesn’t love ’em? When it comes to building websites, it can be handy having a few shades of grey at your disposal, no matter your colour palette. We use them for borders and subtle dividers, shadows, and to indicate state changes without overwhelming the user with colour. Some designers feel that a website needs quite a few shades of grey in order to convey subtleties. I once worked on a project that literally had 50 shades of grey.
  
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