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• The best coworking spaces and cafés in Barcelona to code

  19-11-2022 11:07 via thenextweb.com
  
  This article was originally published on .cult by Luis Minvielle. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around the world. When you first stumbled across the celebrated Java the Hut coffeehouse joke in The Simpsons, did you ever figure you’d be compiling Java code in a café (in a hut by the beach) yourself? Although the hut part migh
  
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• ‘Deadbots’ and the ‘digital afterlife industry’ risk haunting the living, researchers warn

  09-05-2024 19:32 via thenextweb.com
  
  AI ethicists have called for urgent safeguards against an emerging “digital afterlife” industry. The concerns centre on chatbots that mimic the appearances, speech, and personalities of dead people. Known as “deadbots” or “griefbots,” these AI clones are trained on data about the deceased. They then provide simulated interactions with virtual recreations of the departed. This “postmortem presence” can social and psychological harm, according
  
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• LLMs have become a weapon of information warfare

  09-05-2024 17:25 via thenextweb.com
  
  A propaganda network linked to Russia has sparked alarm about a new weapon of information warfare: large language models (LLMs). The operation was unearthed by Recorded Future, a threat intelligence firm founded by two Swedish computer scientists. In early March, the company spotted a network known as CopyCop using LLMs to manipulate news from mainstream media outlets. Using prompt engineering, CopyCop tailored the content to specific audiences and political biases. Delivered via inauthentic US
  
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• TNW Podcast: Peter Sarlin on AI in Europe; let’s talk about carbon capture

  09-05-2024 13:49 via thenextweb.com
  
  Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about protein powder and carbon capture, Europe’s potential answer to Starlink, Disney’s R&D department, how many browser tabs you can keep open, and more. The guest of the show is Peter Sarlin, CEO and founder a
  
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• The key technologies fuelling chatbot evolution

  09-05-2024 09:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Most of us are familiar with chatbots on customer service portals, government departments, and through services like Google Bard and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. They are convenient, easy to use, and always available, leading to their growing use for a diverse range of applications across the web.  Unfortunately, most current chatbots are limited due to their reliance on static training data. Data outputted by these systems can be obsolete, limiting our ability to gain real-time information for
  
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• Dutch VC Capital Mills invests in German no-code startup Innoloft

  08-05-2024 17:41 via thenextweb.com
  
  No-code startup Innoloft has raised €2mn in a new funding round led by Dutch VC firm Capital Mills. This marks the firm’s first investment into a German company. Innoloft’s no-code platform enables businesses to build web applications without any programming knowledge. Founded in 2019, the startup now counts over 70,000 end-users and includes customers such as Deutsche Telekom, Aachen University, and German state governments. With the new funding, Innoloft plans to accelerate p
  
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• Meet the leader of LockBit, the ‘most active ransomware gang ever’

  08-05-2024 16:26 via thenextweb.com
  
  Cybercrime hunters have unmasked the alleged leader of LockBit, a hacker network dubbed the “most active ransomware group ever.” LockBit gained global notoriety for holding victims’ data to ransom and ransomware-as-a-service, whereby it licenses malware to other hackers. According to Europol, the gang was behind the world’s most deployed ransomware in 2022 — causing billions of euros worth of damage. Among the high-profile victims are US aerospace giant B
  
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• Neuron-sized brain implant could help blind people see again

  08-05-2024 15:04 via thenextweb.com
  
  A team of researchers have built a vision implant with tiny electrodes the size of a neuron, seeking to help blind people see again. The development of vision implants first emerged in the 1990s. The technology targets patients suffering from damage to the eye, but whose visual cortex— the brain’s visual centre — is active and able to receive signals. But despite the solution’s potential, existing methods are limited by the large size of electrodes and metal corrosi
  
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• Swiss startup unveils post-quantum cryptography library for devs

  08-05-2024 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Terra Quantum has today revealed its TQ42 Cryptography library — an open-source suite of quantum-resistant algorithms designed to help developers and businesses protect data from current and future cybersecurity threats. The new cryptography library provides developers with post-quantum algorithms and security and key management functions. They can be used across a range of applications, including mobile, web, IoT, and cloud. The library is now available through the GitHub repository. Acc
  
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• French AI toasts $200M for Holistic as Sonio sale shows risks of success

  08-05-2024 13:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  France’s budding AI scene has received another boost from a big investment in the startup Holistic. Amid the celebrations, however, the sale of medtech firm Sonio has added a warning about the dangers of success. The Holistic funding was revealed by Bloomberg on Tuesday. The Paris-based firm has reportedly raised $200mn (€186mn) in a round that values the company at $370mn (€344mn). Holistic has big plans for the cash. According to Bloomberg, the startup wants to build &ldq
  
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• French AI scene toasts $200M for Holistic as Sonio sale shows risks of success

  08-05-2024 13:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  France’s budding AI scene has received another boost from a big investment in the startup Holistic. Amid the celebrations, however, the sale of medtech firm Sonio has added a warning about the dangers of success. The Holistic funding was revealed by Bloomberg on Tuesday. The Paris-based firm has reportedly raised $200mn (€186mn) in a round that values the company at $370mn (€344mn). Holistic has big plans for the cash. According to Bloomberg, the startup wants to build &ldq
  
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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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• Tilburg’s Mr. Winston raises €600K for its hospitality POS system

  06-05-2024 18:27 via thenextweb.com
  
  Tilburg-based Mr. Winston has raised €600,000 to further develop its hospitality POS system and expand into more markets. Founded in 2015, the startup provides a cloud-based POS solution that can work on all devices and operating systems such as iOS and Android. The POS also features additional modules, including reservations, QR ordering, and kitchen screens. “This flexibility towards the user is lacking in our competition,” Koen Lavrijssen, founder and CTO at Mr. Winston
  
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• How I Boosted My Productivity While Working on Multiple Projects

  06-05-2024 17:34 via webdesignernews.com
  As a freelance web developer, app creator, and open-source maintainer, I have to constantly switch back and forth between multiple workflows, such as editing code, designing mockups, managing to-do lists, searching for icons and docs, executing command lines, checking emails with different accounts and so on. Each of these switches requires a constant stream of repetitive actions:
  
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• Swedish startup wins EU funding to print organic indoor solar panels

  06-05-2024 17:11 via thenextweb.com
  
  The EU has granted €3.3mn to a consortium led by Swedish startup Epishine. The group’s mission is to boost the development of organic solar panels.    In this case, organic refers to solar panels that are carbon-based. Instead of using silicon to conduct electricity, these solar panels utilise organic molecules. Organic solar cells are very lightweight, cheap, semi-transparent, printable, and flexible. They can also convert indoor light into electricity. That can be fr
  
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• Humanity faces two existential crises — the climate crisis and AI. Can one help solve the other?

  06-05-2024 16:27 via thenextweb.com
  
  As I write this, two contrasting regulations on the development of artificial intelligence — namely generative AI — are making their way through the European and British parliaments. The British approach is very simple — looking to ensure AI companies fit into existing laws governing technology companies.  In contrast, the EU approach, as White & Case analysis describes, is an entirely new piece of legislation, and is risk-based — looking to counter the most ser
  
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• This startup is using protein powder to beef up carbon capture

  06-05-2024 13:51 via thenextweb.com
  
  A British startup has devised a way to speed-up enhanced rock weathering using protein powder in a potential step forward for the budding carbon capture industry.  Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) involves spreading silicate rock dust on fields to capture carbon. When it rains, the dust reacts with the CO2 in the droplets, permanently storing it in the rocks as carbonate (think chalk or baking soda). This relatively simple technology has taken off in recent years, attracting funding from the
  
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• Revealing UX Design’s Impact: Unlocking its Power

  06-05-2024 08:55 via webdesignernews.com
  At its core, UX design is about creating a seamless and enjoyable interaction between the user and the product or service. It involves considering the entire user journey, from the initial awareness of the product to the final interaction and beyond. UX designers strive to understand the user’s goals, behaviors, and pain points, and then use this knowledge to design intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.
  
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• How To Simplify Massive Forms

  06-05-2024 08:51 via webdesignernews.com
  There are long forms, and then there are massive forms. A form with over a hundred fields is a different beast because you can’t divide them into pages and call it a day. Additional UX techniques are necessary to make the form faster and easier to complete.
  
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• Google I/O ‘24

  06-05-2024 08:45 via webdesignernews.com
  Catch the latest updates, resources, and guides at this year’s developer conference
  
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