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Spanish space technology company PLD Space has raised €78 million in funding to further its goal of launching the Miura 5 mission by the end of 2025. This builds on the €42 million awarded in late January 2024 through PERTE (Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation), a new initiative bringing together the Spanish government, companies and research institutions to collaborate on important projects. This latest funding brings the total amount secured by the company to more than €170 million. This aerospace company develops reusable rockets. It was founded in 2011 by Raul Torres and Raul Verdú. It is based…

Long story short, Mercedes-Benz has become the first automaker to sell vehicles equipped with Level 3 self-driving technology directly to U.S. consumers. The EQS and S-Class sedans come with the Drive Pilot feature, which, unlike Tesla’s full self-driving beta, doesn’t require users to take their eyes off the road. Mercedes’ Level 3 vehicle went on sale in December, but it can only be legally sold in California and Nevada, Fortune writes. The DMVs in both states approved the car for sale last year, making the company the only automaker authorized by the US government to sell the technology to American…

Mercedes-Benz is bringing Level 3 self-driving cars to the US, becoming the first automaker to do so. While Tesla calls its driver-assistance system “full self-driving” and CEO Elon Musk has promised but failed to deliver Level 4 or Level 5 autonomy, it was actually Mercedes-Benz that officially achieved the feat of having a Level 3 car on U.S. roads. See also: Tesla cuts price of FSD, drops Enhanced Autopilot The “Level” numbers refer to SAE International’s driving automation levels: Level 2 and below refer to various driver support features that can perform certain functions such as steering, accelerating, and braking,…

Seraphim Space, a UK-based space technology venture capital firm, has closed the launch of a new fund, Seraphim Space Ventures II LP (SVII). Seraphim Space is the world’s most active space tech investor, investing in over 120 space tech companies across 27 countries and raising over $3 billion in capital. SSV II will back 30 companies, with a priority on the following companies: Applying artificial intelligence to satellite data to reveal near real-time insights about the world and help address the challenges posed by climate change and global security. Integrating ground- and space-based communications networks to enable “always-on” ubiquitous connectivity…

London-based space tech investment group Seraphim Space has announced it has completed the first stage of fundraising for its new venture fund, Seraphim Space Ventures II LP (SSV II). SSV II’s new investment partners include Eutelsat, NEC and SKY Perfect JSAT. “We are pleased to announce that Seraphim Space Ventures II has closed its first round of funding. We are excited to continue our quest to help spacetech’s most pioneering entrepreneurs change the world for the better,” said Mark Bogett, CEO and General Partner at Seraphim Space. “The new fund will strengthen our ability to support SpaceTech’s brightest talent at…

To fully understand the direction of online casino gaming in New Zealand, understanding these trends is just as important as enjoying the wide range of games at Wildz NZ. The growth of online casinos in New Zealand New Zealand has seen a surge in online casino activity in recent years. While exact statistics vary, reports suggest that user registrations and online gambling revenues have increased steadily year-on-year, demonstrating a strong upward trend. This growing popularity is due to a few key factors. Technological advancements are no doubt the driving force behind this. Improved mobile gaming technology and internet access have…

April 23, 2024 — Earth observation (EO) and particle physics research have more in common than you might think. In both environments, fast and accurate data analysis is paramount, whether capturing fleeting particle collisions or detecting ephemeral traces of ocean plastic. CERN’s data management expertise is being put to use to tackle marine plastic litter through a new EU project, Edge SpAIce. CERN is pleased to announce a new EU project, Edge SpAIce, which will apply CERN’s cutting-edge AI technologies to monitor Earth’s ecosystems from space and detect and track plastic pollution in the oceans. “In particle physics, trigger systems…

TikTok offices in Menlo Park, California. Shutterstock.The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that would force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to choose between forcing it to stop selling the app or banning it. The Senate is expected to take up the matter today. If passed by the Senate, President Joe Biden has indicated his intention to sign the bill into law. Before that happens, lawmakers must provide the public with far more detailed information than they have provided so far about the nature of the national security threat that is allegedly driving them to…

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The Madison and Milwaukee region was recognized for its potential to become a global leader in biohealth and personalized medicine, and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health proudly joined a coalition of academic institutions and industry leaders led by BioForward, a Wisconsin-based biohealth advocacy organization, to achieve this groundbreaking achievement. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, JD, describes the Technology Hubs program as “strengthening our existing innovation base, connecting leading research institutions with world-class companies to create good-paying jobs in these communities and ensure that the technological advances that will define the next century are realized…