What do you know about cultural heritage tech?
The way we talk about technology pretty much always includes discussing the future. When you listen to tech CEOs and investors, they'd always mention how the world will become a better place thanks to their product and innovation.
That's, of course, totally normal — we're all going to live in the future whether we want it or not — but today let's turn the spotlight onto some tech that takes care of our past. Ancient past, that is.
Across Europe, a number of cultural heritage startups are applying really interesting tech solutions to preserve said heritage for us and future generations, be it on land or even under water.
Check out the recent feature by our reporter Ioanna Lykiardopoulou to learn more about this industry — often underreported but incredibly important nonetheless ??
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??? As Big Tech companies in the US pump billions into media endeavours with the aim of making money elsewhere,?can Europe compete? Spotify has been fighting an uphill battle for years, and still hasn't managed to turn a profit. Callum Booth looked into the possible ways for our continent to stay relevant in the media space in the future.
?? Can you ‘deGoogle’ a phone but still make it attractive for the mainstream audience? French startup Murena has tried just that with its privacy-focused device that's set to be released in early 2024. Our reporter Thomas Macaulay?spent some time with the device?to find out if it could replace his ageing Android-running handset.
?? Mistral AI, the French genAI seed-funding sensation, is reportedly about to conclude the?raising of some €450mn?from investors at a valuation of $2bn. The round is allegedly led by Silicon Valley VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, and also includes backing from Nvidia and Salesforce.
?? A?groundbreaking study by DeepMind researchers?claims that AI agents can demonstrate social learning skills in real time, by imitating a human in novel contexts “without using any pre-collected human data.” This method could pave the way “for cultural evolution to play an algorithmic role in the development of artificial general intelligence.”
?? In a hiring freeze that's?attributed to the rise of AI, Swedish fintech unicorn Klarna is no longer recruiting staff beyond its engineering department. The company's CEO said that the productivity gains from using tools like ChatGPT meant the company now needs “fewer people to do the same thing.”