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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 with visual agentic abilities
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Qwen3.5 is 60pc cheaper to use and eight times better at processing large workloads, the company said. Read more: Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 with visual agentic abilities
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Is AI signalling the end of ‘learning on the job’ for young people?
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Dr Vivek Soundararajan of the University of Bath discusses how learning and training is changing for future employees in the wake of AI advancement. Read more: Is AI signalling the end of ‘learning on the job’ for young people?
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Bytedance commits to change after legal threat from Disney
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‘ByteDance’s virtual smash-and-grab of Disney’s IP is wilful, pervasive and totally unacceptable,’ Disney’s cease and desist letter read. Read more: Bytedance commits to change after legal threat from Disney
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German start-up Sitegeist raises €4m for construction site robots
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Munich-based Sitegeist wants to address Europe’s backlog of broken concrete architecture. Read more: German start-up Sitegeist raises €4m for construction site robots
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Leah and PwC UK launch agentic AI partnership – We speak to their AI heads
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By Rob Hewett Following news of its rebrand from ContractPodAi to Leah at the start of the year, this week (10th February) Leah and PwC UK last week announced a new partnership, deepening their relationship that started in March 2024. The partnership will support Leah’s expansion out of legal into other business areas such…
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Europe’s love for pets fuels Swedish insurtech Lassie as it raises $75m Series C
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Sweden’s Lassie, the ‘prevention-first’ pet insurer, has raised $75m in Series C funding to support its mission to become a leader in Europe’s pet care and insurance market. Read more: Europe’s love for pets fuels Swedish insurtech Lassie as it raises $75m Series C
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OpenClaw founder joins OpenAI to create next-gen personal agents
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OpenClaw was formerly known as Clawd, a play on OpenAI rival Anthropic’s Claude AI. Read more: OpenClaw founder joins OpenAI to create next-gen personal agents
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DCU, UL research could help avoid cancer drug resistance
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The team says this new chemical strategy could avoid some of the typical mechanisms that cancers use to become resistant. Read more: DCU, UL research could help avoid cancer drug resistance
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I Wish: ‘Progress in STEM equality doesn’t come from a single event’
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Gillian Keating and Caroline O’Driscoll explore the opportunities for women and girls in STEM and the many challenges. Read more: I Wish: ‘Progress in STEM equality doesn’t come from a single event’
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New ESA Phi-Lab Ireland launched at Mullingar’s IMR
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ESA Phi-Lab attempts to bridge disruptive research and commercial needs to advance space-enabled innovation in Europe. Read more: New ESA Phi-Lab Ireland launched at Mullingar’s IMR