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Breast cancer recovery through the lens of real-world data

Real-world data can reveal how patients truly recover after cancer. A European initiative combines clinical records and wearable data to improve care beyond the clinic Recovering from breast cancer often involves managing a complex set of chronic conditions that persist long after primary treatment ends. However, a lot of clinical research still relies on snapshots…

AI in healthcare, breast cancer, digital health, Medical Research, real-world data, REBECCA project

Is AI more creative than us?

World’s largest creativity experiment tested AI against humans We’ve always viewed creativity as a unique by-product of human consciousness, as a defining human trait. This is what separates us from the tech world and machines. However, recent research has shown that ChatGPT can already outdo the average person on creative tasks. Can machines match or…

AI vs humans, creativity research, generative AI, GPT-4, Psychology, Scientific Reports

GSMA MWC26 Barcelona closes 20ᵗʰ anniversary edition

MWC26 welcomed nearly 105,000 attendees for a week of AI, innovation and industry-defining debate as well as boundary-pushing new features Airport of the Future, New Frontiers and robots of all shapes and sizes MWC26, the world's largest and most influential connectivity event, this year celebrated 20 years in Barcelona, bringing together exhibitors, thought leaders, startups, and…

artificial intelligence, GSMA, MWC Barcelona, startups, tech industry

Pan-China Group Creates Its “International Design Center” in Lisbon

Appointed to lead this global initiative is Vitor Pereira, internationally recognized urban strategist and innovation advisor Pan China Construction Group (PCG), one of China’s leading urban innovation and infrastructure companies, has officially created the PCG International Design Center (PCGIDC), with its headquarters based in Lisbon. Appointed to lead this global initiative is Vitor Pereira, internationally…

International Design Center, Lisbon, Pan China Group, Smart Cities, urban development, Vitor Pereira

From fragmented to connected: a shared hub for Europe’s AI

Europe’s AI researchers are joining forces through an EU-funded digital platform that allows them to share tools, data and computing power to drive collaboration and innovation Across Europe, researchers are using AI to tackle everything from underwater noise pollution to media fact-checking and smarter farming. Until recently, there was no widely used common gateway where…

AI ecosystem, AI-on-Demand, Digital Europe, European Union, research collaboration, supercomputing

18 women set to compete for the 2026 European Prize for Women Innovators

The competition includes three categories: the EIC Women Innovators Prize, open to women entrepreneurs who have founded a successful company in an EU Member State or an Associated Country; the EIC Rising Innovators Prize, for outstanding innovators under 35; and the EIT Women Leadership Prize, recognising exceptional women from the EIT Community The European Commission has unveiled the…

EIC, EIT Health, European Commission, Horizon Europe, startups, women innovators

Artificial Intelligence Takes Center Stage at the Mobile World Congress

The leading technological force that no longer promises the future, but delivers the present From our special correspondent: David Jaramillo The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona once again places itself at the global epicenter of technology, but this time with an undisputed protagonist: artificial intelligence. If in previous editions AI appeared as a transversal promise,…

6G, artificial intelligence, Digital Transformation, Mobile World Congress, Smart Cities

Las Rozas joins a new R&D&i project as an urban “living lab” for AI applied to cities

This is the CIRCULINK industrial research project, which aims to develop an intelligent AI‑powered platform to facilitate the efficient use of data and circulareconomy models in the fields of mobility, water, and energy Las Rozas de Madrid (Madrid Region-Spain) has just joined a new technology research and innovation project. As part of a national consortium,…

AI platform, circular economy, R&D, Smart Cities, Urban Innovation, urban mobility

Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe’s seabed

EU-funded researchers are developing AI-guided robot fleets to take over the dangerous, dirty work of finding and removing marine litter from the sea floor A ship with a crane floats in the Mediterranean sun at a marina in Marseille, France. The crane whirs as it hauls waste from the seabed and, when the wire breaks…

autonomous drones, European Union, Horizon Europe, marine pollution, ocean sustainability, SeaClear2.0

Airbnb advances global strategy to compete with hotels

Believes that integrating a wider hotel offering will not only attract new users, but also increase repeat bookings across both traditional establishments and alternative accommodations Airbnb has officially confirmed its intention to strengthen its positioning as a comprehensive hotel-booking platform, a strategy that represents a significant shift from its traditional business model centered on alternative…