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Amazon’s Billion-Dollar Investment Arm Targets Generative AI in Robotics

Posted in Business, Hardware on 6th Mar, 2024
by Alex Muller

Of the big tech companies Amazon has the most obvious practical need for robotics in its operations, which may shape its investments and even provide a ready market for new products in its warehouses or delivery vans.

Cancer experts call on philanthropists to help fund ‘golden age’ of research

Posted in Business, Medicine, Science on 24th Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller

More than 50 top researchers sign letter asking for philanthropic support to transform cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment

How To Decarbonize 85% Of All Industry Using Today's Technology

Posted in Business, Science on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller

There are still some technological gaps to absolute zero carbon emissions, particularly in areas like ceramic requiring extremely high heat - but an 85% reduction in industrial emissions is achievable using machines and techniques that are already available.

Microsoft wants small nuclear reactors to power its AI and cloud computing services

Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 27th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller

Unlike traditional nuclear reactor designs, an SMR is meant to be far more cost-effective, easier to construct, and smaller, all the while still capable of generating massive amounts of energy.

Interview with Instanda: a no-code platform for insurtech companies to build software products.

Posted in Business, Interviews on 2nd Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller

Tim Hardcastle is the co-founder and CEO of Instanda. Launched in 2012, it has created tools that let insurtech companies create products without specialist coding knowledge. It does so with a combination of pre-built product libraries that can be adapted for specific insurance providers.