Google to test plain ‘blue link’ results for hotel searches in EU markets in latest DMA twist

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

Google has announced it’s making more changes to how it displays search results in the European Union in response to continued complaints that it’s failing to comply with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). This will include what it bills as a “short test” of plain “blue link” style search results for hotel queries in […]
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Intel and Biden Administration finalize $7.86B deal to fund domestic chip manufacturing

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

The U.S. Department of Commerce today confirmed it has awarded $7.865 billion to chip giant Intel under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, a federal statute signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022 to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The funding will go toward manufacturing and advanced packaging (techniques to assemble and integrate multiple […]
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We Need a New Right to Repair for Artificial Intelligence

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

A growing movement to allow access to algorithmic workings won’t stop the ubiquitous spread of artificial intelligence, but it could restore public confidence in it.

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Huawei launches first phones capable of running its new self-developed operating system

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

Huawei launched the Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro and Mate 70 Pro+ and foldable Mate X6 on Tuesday that can run HarmonyOS NEXT, its self-developed operating system.

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EV charging platform Ampeco raise $26M Series B, as demand for charging soars

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

We last covered EV charging platform Ampeco in 2023 when it raised a Series A round of $13 million. Today it’s raised $26 million in a Series B funding led by Revaia, a growth equity investment fund. That takes its total funding to $42 million.  Many EV charging systems are end-to-end solutions which makes them […]
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Embrace the Shift to ‘Prosocial Media’

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

Engagement and profits on social platforms are built on fomenting dissatisfaction and disinformation—but there’s a better alternative.

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Cradle builds out its protein-design AI platform (and wet lab) with $73M in new funding

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

Using AI to accelerate biotech is fast becoming standard practice, and companies offering services to deploy the tech quickly are seeing big uptake and new investment. Cradle is one of these, focused on protein design — and it just raised $73 million to build out its labs and team. Cradle appeared in 2022 as part […]
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Cambridge materials science spin-out Molyon is on a mission to make next-gen batteries fly

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

Battery tech is pivotal as the world leans into electrification to power decarbonization in the race against climate change. But rising demand is putting more attention on the limits and drawbacks of current generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology. This is where Cambridge University spin-out Molyon hopes to come in: the U.K. startup is developing next-gen […]
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Biolevate’s raises €6M to helps medical writers keep up with the pace of new drugs

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

Writing the documentation that must go alongside the development of new drugs is a highly labor-intensive process: not much software is used and there’s a shortage of expert writers. Paris-based Biolevate helps medical writers go faster with a platform that uses NLP and visual document reading to assisting in writing. It’s now raised €6 million […]
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Volta, a Shopify for B2B transactions, raises biggest pre-seed round of Italy

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Techme101

Volta, a new startup with a team split between two headquarters in Milan and Paris, has secured a €6 million pre-seed round ($6.3 million) to develop a new vertical software-as-a-service platform focused on B2B sales. In more practical terms, the Volta team pitches its product as an equivalent to Shopify but focused on B2B transactions. […]
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