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• Ariane 6 has lift off! Historic rocket launches Europe back into space

  09-07-2024 21:21 via thenextweb.com
  
  Finally, Europe has regained independent access to space. The continent reestablished a sovereign launch capacity on Tuesday with the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 rocket. Built to take satellites into orbit, Ariane 6 lifted off from the European Spaceport in French Guiana at 4:00PM local time (9:00PM CEST). The rocket is now ascending into the cosmos to deliver a payload of satellites and experiments. Ariane 6’s upper stage will then burn up to reduce space trash. The demonstration missi
  
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• Meta and Vodafone collaborate to boost short-form video quality across Europe

  09-07-2024 21:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  In a collab between big tech and telcos, Meta and Vodafone today announced the roll-out of network optimisation across 11 different markets in Europe to free up capacity and boost video quality.  It is no secret that video content has exploded on the internet over the past couple of years. And it’s not just your ice-bathing guys or gals pushing the latest longevity schtick on YouTube, or Lady Gaga doing the “Wednesday dance.”  Everyone from LinkedIn “thought le
  
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• Belgian startup to build LLM that detects hate speech in all EU languages

  09-07-2024 16:54 via thenextweb.com
  
  Belgian startup Textgrain is building the world’s first AI model that will be capable of detecting hate speech online in all 24 official EU languages. Founded in 2016, Textgrain is a spinoff from the University of Antwerp. The company develops AI-based data management and analysis tools for enterprises, with services ranging from text analytics to measuring online sentiment on social media platforms and websites. It also focuses on the analysis of hate speech. In June, Textgrain was among
  
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• TNW Conference 2024 sparks call for collaboration across European tech

  09-07-2024 15:43 via thenextweb.com
  
  TNW Conference 2024 showed us plenty of pathways the future of tech may take. As I mull over this year’s event, there are several lessons that stand out for Europe’s tech community while it seeks to navigate current challenges and opportunities. Tech growth in Europe We live in unprecedented times, to use one of the holdover clichés from the COVID era. The world is tackling several crises simultaneously: an attempted shift away from fossil fuels in the midst of lagging econom
  
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• NATO-backed Project HEIST to protect subsea internet by diverting it to space

  09-07-2024 15:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  To protect critical underwater infrastructure from potential attacks or natural disasters, NATO is backing a project that aims to reroute internet from subsea cables to satellites in space. The Alliance will reportedly support the project with a grant of €400mn through its Science for Peace and Security Programme (SPS). While the initiative hasn’t been publicly announced yet, Eyup Kuntay Turmus — adviser and programme manager of the SPS — confirmed the project’s rec
  
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• Munich startup planqc secures €50M for ‘Made in Germany’ quantum computers

  09-07-2024 14:15 via thenextweb.com
  
  German quantum computing startup planqc yesterday announced a Series A raise of €50mn. A mere 18 months after its founding, the startup has already scaled its digital atom-based technology to over 1,000 qubits — something that puts it on par with industry giant IBM. The company is a spinout from the Max Planck Institute, and its technology was built at the Institute’s Quantum Optics (MPQ) department. Planqc says it expects to scale to 10,000 or even 100,000 qubits “in the
  
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• How data drove McLaren’s race car to the fastest pit stop in F1 history

  09-07-2024 11:25 via thenextweb.com
  
  In Formula One, races are often won by slimmer margins than the naked eye can see. A tiny twist of a steering wheel, a twitchy step on a pedal, a fleeting lapse of concentration: any moment can determine success or failure. Frequently, these moments arrive when the car comes to a halt. When a driver hears the “box, box” call on their radio, they exit the main track for a pit stop. Instantly, a swarm of mechanics start changing tyres, making repairs, and adjusting settings. With
  
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• Apple Director backs Swift to replace C++ as choice programming language

  09-07-2024 09:49 via thenextweb.com
  
  When it comes to programming languages, it’s often the newest that garner the most attention. But according to Ted Kremenek, Apple director of languages and runtimes, programmers should be shaking off programming stalwart C++ in favour of Swift. “Swift’s safety, speed, and approachability, combined with built-in C and C++ interoperability, mean Swift is the best choice to succeed C++,” Kremenek said. 3 developer jobs hiring this week Software Developer F/M, Lyric Managem
  
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• The Best Things About Working in UX

  09-07-2024 08:56 via webdesignernews.com
  With the current state of the economy, the advent of AI, and recent layoffs, many UX professionals are feeling anxious. I can understand this sentiment as we’re going through a period of uncertainty. To take a break from the anxiety, let’s reflect on the aspects of our work that make it meaningful.
  
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• Boldly Redefining Design

  09-07-2024 08:54 via webdesignernews.com
  Designed by industrial studio Relvãokellermann, the LIGRE youn portafilter espresso machine doesn’t look like the part of a rebellious design. But in fact, the minimalist machine is intended as a direct response to both an icon and the status quo it helped shape. Where most high-end espresso machines borrow heavily from the muscular and mechanical Faema E61 designed by Carlo Ernesto Valente in 1961, the German studio’s efforts have produced something more m
  
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• Enhance Your UX with Customer Journey Maps

  09-07-2024 08:50 via webdesignernews.com
  User journey maps are a remarkably effective way to visualize the user’s experience for the entire team. Instead of pointing to documents scattered across remote fringes of Sharepoint, we bring key insights together — in one single place.
  
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• Essential Steps in UX Research

  09-07-2024 08:47 via webdesignernews.com
  The discovery phase is the cornerstone of any UX research project. It involves understanding the users, their needs, behaviors, and pain points.
  
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• Netherlands’ LUMO Labs launches €100M fund for European impact startups

  09-07-2024 01:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Dutch venture capital fund manager LUMO Labs is launching a new €100mn fund for Europe’s impact-driven tech startups. Building on LUMO Lab’s existing investment strategy, the new Rise Fund will target startups that develop emerging technologies which align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The technologies include AI, blockchain, IoT, VR, and AR. Their application needs to serve LUMO Labs’s focus areas of SDGs: Good Health and Wellbeing, Quality Ed
  
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