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Elon Musk has a new nemesis: Ireland

08-08-2024 16:15 via thenextweb.com

Elon Musk is having a rough week. His daughter has denounced him as a fake Christian, an absent father, and a serial adulterer. He’s been in court to fight a custody battle. His ex-partner Grimes said he “‘cannot distinguish the truth.” And that’s just his personal life. Musk’s businesses are also under fire. Tesla stock has plummeted. X has repelled so many advertisers that Musk has sued them over an alleged “illegal boycott.” Politicians have ac

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Paris Olympics air taxi flights scrapped over certification delays

08-08-2024 12:17 via thenextweb.com

Volocopter won’t be operating an air taxi service at the Paris Olympics after all, following a delay in the certification of its aircraft’s engine, AFP reports. The setback deals a major blow to the German startup, which has been lobbying hard for several months to get its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles ready in time for the Games. In July, French authorities cleared Volocopter’s two-seater, 18-rotor craft for takeoff. The mini-c

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Hate speech and misinformation on social media are out of control — here’s what we should do about it

08-08-2024 10:17 via thenextweb.com

“There comes a time when free speech can cause real-life harm and that’s when social media platforms need to react,” said former Danish PM and current chair of Meta’s Oversight Board, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, during a session at TNW Conference 2024. There’s no better example of this than what’s happening in the UK right now. As the country grapples with an eruption of violence from extreme right groups at asylum shelters across the country, PM Keir Starmer mad

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Delft startup bags €6.5M for nanotech that enables material discovery in 1 year

08-08-2024 06:30 via thenextweb.com

Delft-based VSParticle has raised €6.5mn to accelerate material discovery for industrial solutions, such as the production of green hydrogen. Discovering new materials in the lab typically takes years, often close to 10 or even more. VSParticle aims to change this paradigm and reduce discovery time to as little as one year. To do this, the company has tapped nanotechnology. It develops tools that can break down, synthesise, and manipulate materials at the nano-scale. Nano-scale partic

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UK space data pioneer books maiden flight on SpaceX’s Falcon 9

08-08-2024 01:01 via thenextweb.com

A stargazing satellite called Mauve has booked a flight on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Mauve is the brainchild of British startup Blues Skies Space. The London-based company has a unique plan for the satellite. After launching into space in October 2025, Mauve will turn its onboard telescope towards the cosmos. The 13cm device will then observe hundreds of stars in ultraviolet and visible wavelengths. Scientists will scan the data for insights on stellar flares and magnetic activity. They c

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