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In the 1977 Star Wars film A New Hope, there’s an iconic scene where the beloved droid R2-D2 casts a beam of light to create a hologram of Princess Leia pleading for the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Sadly, almost 50 years on, we’re not much closer to the true holograms science fiction promised us...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In brief: The founder of an AI startup and his wife were indicted this week on charges of defrauding investors in a scheme spanning six years. If convicted, they could face decades in prison and the forfeiture of assets obtained through

Stuttgart, Germany-based Sereact has secured €25mn to advance its embodied AI software that enables robots to carry out tasks they were never trained to do.  “With our technology, robots act situationally rather than following rigidly programmed sequences. They adapt to dynamic tasks in real-time, enabling an unprecedented level of autonomy,” said Ralf Gulde, CEO and

Sagence AI debuts analog in-memory compute for efficient, scalable AI inference...

The 2024 Venture Catalyst cohort, including Margeaux Bartholomew-Carle second from left A South Australian startup is on a nation-wide mission to transform client access to allied health services like occupational therapy using artificial intelligence (AI). Supporting aged care clients and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants, the Ardant platform utilises AI and automation to service

Munich-based startup Vaeridion has secured €14mn to develop an electric aircraft that it hopes will whisk passengers on short-haul routes around Europe by 2030.  “The microliner looks like a regular plane and it takes off from a runway — the only difference is that it will be powered by batteries,” Vaeridion’s co-founder and CEO...

In the wake of the U.S. 2024 presidential election, one fact became clear: Disinformation proliferated online at a startling rate, shaping Americans’ views about each candidate as well as a diverse set of topics, including public health, climate change, and immigration. Generative AI — with its ability to produce deepfakes in seconds and its propensity to

The company's system uses precision hardware, computer vision, and algorithms to detect and control fires...