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• ‘World’s first’ fully autonomous underwater robot is piloted by AI

  23-09-2024 16:28 via thenextweb.com
  
  UK-based scaleup Beam, born from the recent merger of offshore tech companies Rovco and Vaarst, has launched the “world’s first” autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by AI.   The mini-sub can perform complex underwater tasks with no human intervention whatsoever. There’s nobody piloting it, nobody directing it where to go, no need for pre-mission planning, the company says. However, a remote operator can take over if required.  The underwater drone is equ
  
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• UK biotech startup raises $100M for next-gen vaccines for respiratory viruses

  23-09-2024 16:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  The vaccine market might be a crowded one, but London-based Vicebio aspires to cement its own place within it. The startup announced today it has raised $100mn in Series B funding for the development of its next-generation vaccines for respiratory viruses. Vicebio aims to deliver vaccines that are highly effective, easy to manufacture, and ready-to-use in prefilled syringes. The key to achieving this result lies in using a novel approach called molecular clamp technology. The technology was fir
  
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• 3 ESG myths VCs and startups need to snap out of quickly

  23-09-2024 15:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) is not a new topic in the European startup space — in fact, it’s been talked about and debated for years on end. Yet, when you follow discussions and investment patterns closely and work with enough seed- and early-stage startups, it’s apparent that the topic of ESG is also riddled with misconceptions. These are often perpetuated, shared, and fed by investors — and can be detrimental when digested by up-and-coming com
  
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• 3 Essential Design Trends, October 2024

  23-09-2024 14:30 via webdesignerdepot.com
  
  You have to get creative when you lack a strong visual. This month's design trends roundup focuses on this concept.
  
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• Milan startup opens world-first production facility for glass-based quantum photonic chips

  23-09-2024 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  NATO-backed Ephos announced today the opening of a production facility dedicated to glass-based quantum photonic chips — a world first, according to the startup. These chips can power quantum applications in computing, sensing, and communications, as well as improve the performance of classical computing. Founded in 2022, Ephos has developed a proprietary manufacturing process that enables it to move away from silicon and build photonic chips with glass substrates — the same materia
  
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