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AI & Tech

AI impact on new grads: Unemployment data defies expectations

A recent CESifo study challenges the narrative of widespread AI-driven job losses, finding no significant evidence of reduced hiring for…

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Hyundai Builds Thousands of Robotaxis to Counter EV Slowdown

Hyundai is pivoting to the robotaxi sector by manufacturing tens of thousands of Ioniq 5s for Waymo at its Georgia…

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Artificial Intelligence

Waymo’s Next International Robotaxi Hub: Singapore

Waymo plans to launch a commercial robotaxi service in Singapore by 2028, following initial mapping and testing phases with safety…

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Lidl, Einride Launch Driverless Trucks in Germany

Lidl and Einride have launched commercial operations of a driverless electric truck in Germany, marking the first Level 4 autonomous…

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Furo Founders Leave Silicon Valley for Success

Furo’s three German founders rejected the traditional venture capital expectation to relocate to Silicon Valley, choosing instead to build their…

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LinkedIn Wins Lawsuit Against Chrome Extension Scanner

US District Court Judge Vince Chhabria dismissed two lawsuits against LinkedIn for scanning browser extensions, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked…

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Waymo Launches Driverless Rides in Denver, San Diego, Tampa

Waymo has expanded its autonomous ride-hailing service to Denver, San Diego, and Tampa, marking a significant milestone as Denver becomes…

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AI Reads ECGs in 2 Seconds, Detecting Issues Cardiologists Miss

Researchers at Imperial College London developed an AI system that analyzes standard ECGs in under two seconds, detecting up to…

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Sony, Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over Claude Training Data

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have sued Anthropic and its executives for willful copyright infringement, seeking up to $150,000…

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OpenAI Hires Meta’s Sandhya Devanathan for APAC Leadership

OpenAI appointed Sandhya Devanathan to lead its strategic expansion in Southeast Asia and Australia, aiming to capitalize on rapid digital…

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Helsing partners with Rakuten to enter Japan’s defence market

Helsing, Europe's most heavily funded defense-AI startup, is field-testing its HX-2 strike drone with Japan's Ground Self-Defence Forces through September,…

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NavVis raises €73.7M for factory spatial data layer powering AI

Munich-based NavVis raised €73.7 million (~$85 million) in a Series D round led by The Jordan Company, with participation from…

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Nvidia releases Alpamayo 2, a driving AI that explains its decisions

Nvidia released Alpamayo 2 Super, an open AI model for Level 4 robotaxis that explains its driving decisions through a…

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Artificial Intelligence

German Court Rules Suno AI Violated Copyright in Landmark Case

The Munich Regional Court ruled on July 31 that AI music generator Suno violated copyright law by training on protected…

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Automotive

Xpeng Flying Car Debuts in Germany, 7,000 Orders Already In

Xpeng unveiled its modular Land Aircraft Carrier in Munich, marking its first display outside Asia and attracting 7,000 pre-orders. The…

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AI & Tech

Xpeng L03 debuts proprietary AI chips in mass-market EV

Xpeng unveiled the L03 in Munich, a coupe-SUV available in 65 markets and powered by its proprietary Turing AI chips,…

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Artificial Intelligence

F1 aerodynamics expert raises $55M to train robots with chore videos

Former Red Bull Racing aerodynamicist Bercan Kilic founded microagi, which raised a record $55 million seed round led by Humblinbird…

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Helsing secures $1.8bn, valuation hits $18bn

Helsing, Europe's largest defense startup, raised $1.8 billion in Series E funding, pushing its valuation to $18 billion, with the…

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Europe’s €91M Diamond Microscope Bet: The Next ASML?

QuantumDiamonds, a Munich-based startup, has secured €91 million in funding under the European Chips Act to commercialize diamond-based quantum sensors…

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EU-Backed QuantumDiamonds Aims to Speed Up Chip Manufacturing

QuantumDiamonds, a German startup, has secured €76 million in EU Chips Act funding and €15 million in equity to build…

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