YouTube’s widespread crackdown on ad-blockers is facing allegations of being illegal under European law. Privacy advocate Alexander Hanff has lodged a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission, stating that YouTube’s ad-blocker detection system infringes privacy rights. Hanff labels such…
Bridgestone and Michelin are pushing for increased use of recovered carbon black (rCB) in tyre production, according to their joint white paper. Currently, less than 1% of global carbon black in new tyres comes from recycled end-of-life tyres, an amount…
CEOs from eight of Europe’s largest integrated photonics companies have presented a plan to build a resilient European supply chain for photonic integrated circuits. The plan calls for €4.25 billion in funding over eight years and a range of recommendations…
New software, developed at KU Leuven, can check whether a person understands speech well based on brainwaves. The researchers were able to successfully apply the technology for the first time to young, hearing-impaired children, the university said in a (Dutch)…
Estonia frequently celebrated for its prowess in e-governance, stands at the forefront of global digital transformation. The country (often called E-stonia) began its digital odyssey in the 1990s, not long after its independence. Estonian policymakers were bestowed with a unique…
GP clinics in London and Wales will receive an AI-powered tool as part of a trial to help improve the diagnosis of a deadly heart condition, says Imperial College London in a press release. The TRICORDER programme, let by, amongst…
The Space Summit in Seville is currently in full swing. At the summit, which brings together 22 ESA member states, ESA is unveiling its vision for Europe’s future; among other things, ESA announced a competition in which commercial parties will…
Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, recently unveiled the company’s substantial investments in generative artificial intelligence (AI). While many Apple products harness the power of AI, it remains somewhat concealed, unlike standalone AI products like Bard or ChatGPT. The question that lingers…
The Dutch prepare for their parliamentary elections on 22 November. While the Netherlands sticks to traditional voting methods, technology is undeniably shaping politics and the whole elections process, for example in Estonia. How will online voting, deepfakes and chatbots influence…
Vienna-based HeartBeat.bio, a biotech company working on a scalable platform for heart disease drug discovery, raises €4.5 million. The funding allows for the development of a high-capacity Cardioid Drug Discovery Platform for finding drugs to treat several heart diseases. While…