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Duolingo will start teaching chess soon
Popular language learning app Duolingo is giving its bite-size lesson treatment to one of the oldest games in the world: chess.Duolingo’s chess course will take users, who can range...
Set your meetings free with these no-cost Zoom alternatives
While Zoom is unquestionably the biggest name in videoconferencing, its free tier has some limitations—particularly the 40-minute time cap on group meetings. The good news is that several excellent...
IBM and ESA launch AI model with ‘intuitive’ understanding of Earth
IBM and the European Space Agency (ESA) today launched TerraMind, a new open-source AI model with an “intuitive” understanding of Earth. According to the research team, the system is...
Trump’s ‘war on science’ hands Europe major tech talent opportunity
As the Trump administration ramps up what academics call a “war on science,” US researchers are increasingly looking to Europe for new opportunities — which could be good news...
There’s no such thing as ‘background music.’ Here’s how your playlist affects your brain
Music is everywhere—playing in coffee shops, on hold lines, in Ubers, behind YouTube ads, and of course, in your earbuds while you work. It’s so constant, we often treat...
The 5 hottest scaleups in France enter TECH5’s ‘Champions League of Tech’
Five flourishing French scaleups have made it into TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” The quintet will now compete for the title of top scaleup in Europe. The...
How scientists detected the ‘strongest evidence’ yet of alien life
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they have detected the “strongest evidence yet” that life exists outside our solar system. Scientists at the University of Cambridge found...
As AI swamps music platforms, Deezer is fighting back — unlike Spotify
Songs generated by AI tools such as Suno and Udio are flooding Deezer — but the French music streaming platform is trying to fight back. Deezer said on Wednesday...
Startup contest seeks sustainable solutions to AI’s energy demands
A new contest is searching for solutions to a defining problem of the AI era: soaring energy consumption. The Energy Innovation for AI Startup Challenge launches amid growing concern...
UK unleashes drone-zapping microwave weapon amid defence tech drive
The British Army has successfully neutralised swarms of drones in a trial of the “RapidDestroyer” — a new kind of weapon that uses high-frequency microwaves to disable critical electronic...
