Amazon adds 1GW of renewable energy to Europe’s grid
Amazon has added 39 new renewable energy projects to its European portfolio since the start of the year, the company said today. The 39 new additions include 15 rooftop solar…
Norway’s AutoStore unveils next-gen electric warehouse robot
Norwegian tech company AutoStore today unveiled the latest version of its warehouse storage and retrieval robot, as it seeks to boost the efficiency of its automated fulfilment system. Dubbed the…
Why AI progress hitting the brakes is more likely than world domination
There’s a looming global computing capacity crunch that cannot be sustainably addressed the way we’re doing things right now. Simply put, between artificial intelligence (AI) models growing exponentially and an…
Exercise bike inspired by Ukraine war provides backup power during emergencies
Lithuanian startup Tukas EV has developed an exercise bike that harnesses the energy you produce while peddling and stores it as a backup source of power for household devices and…
Boomers have better cybersecurity habits than millennials and GenZ, study finds
Boomers are often reviled for hoarding the world’s resources, but they’re also dominating their descendants in their cyber defences. That’s according to a new survey by Yubico, a Swedish vendor…
Amazon shows off latest delivery drone, plans liftoff in UK and Italy next year
From around this time next year, Amazon customers in the UK and Italy will have the option to get their packages delivered by drone, the retail giant announced Wednesday. While…
3D-printed organs could solve liver transplant shortage, startup says
You can already buy 3D-printed houses, cars, rocket engines, sneakers, and, of course, sex robots. But can I interest you in a 3D-printed kidney? It’s an offer that Vital3D plans…
Musk mulls removing X, formerly Twitter, from EU to dodge disinformation laws
Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly Twitter, is considering removing the social media platform from Europe in an attempt to dodge a new anti-disinformation law recently passed in the bloc,…
New AI tool could make future vaccines ‘variant-proof,’ researchers say
A new AI tool that predicts viral mutations could guide treatments for COVID-19 — and the next pandemic. The system, named EVEscape, was developed at Harvard Medical School and Oxford…
How can social impact startups influence global change?
Around the world, people are grappling with the impact of climate change at an unprecedented level, with natural disasters and air pollution making the need for action more apparent every…
UK lost €2.3B in tax from big tech because rules are ‘no longer fit for purpose’
Up to €2.3bn of annual tax from big tech may be missing from the UK’s coffers because of archaic rules. That’s according to TaxWatch, a think tank formed to expose…
I swapped my car for an electric cargo bike
Tired of endless traffic jams, hefty bills, and the weight of climate guilt, city dwellers across Europe are ditching their cars for cargo bikes — and never looking back. Here’s…