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5 Challenges affecting AI development in Europe

As AI technology continues to gather momentum, 150sec spoke to Naila Murray, Scientific Director at…

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A social entrepreneur’s guide to Lisbon

Social entrepreneurship as a concept is fairly new to Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city. Lisbon was…

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More ethical lending emerges amid payday loans collapse

Payday loans have proven to be more than a little controversial in recent times. As…

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Startup moves to (finally) improve blockchain usability for ordinary people

Following a hype cycle in 2017, cryptocurrency has not yet caught on to the mass…

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Environmentalists and blockchain developers unite to create smart plastic recycling

Landfills and oceans are choked up with plastic waste. Unwittingly, micro-plastics are consumed by every one…

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VC funding in European tech surge amidst US-China trade war

Most recent data suggest European tech overall is on track to achieve a $34.3 billion…

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Inequities in European AI could lead to system bias

New research identifies a lack of diversity amongst the talent pool that drives AI development…

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‘Made in Europe’: Technology startup challenges global footwear manufacturing

Global corporations such as Nike have long ruled the footwear manufacturing industry. But a Spanish…

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Fairphone, the sustainable underdog in a polluting smartphone industry

Smartphones that claim sustainability and fair production are turning the industry on its head. 150sec…

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When humans fail, AI may be solution to phishing attacks

A report published earlier this month has found that phishing is the leading cyber threat to…