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Why the European Union is opening a Silicon Valley ’embassy’

The office will facilitate cooperation between European regulators and major technology firms The European Union is opening a new office in California’s Silicon Valley, giving European regulators direct access to major digital technology companies—and vice versa. The office, officially opening on 1 September, comes as the EU prepares to implement two landmark technology regulations: the…

Accelerating AI Everywhere with SW Solutions and Federated Learning – The AI Summit London with Intel®

As a judge for the AI Journal Awards, I was especially impressed with the focus on student outreach, with a superb Hackathon showcasing youth talent in AI and Data Science The AI Summit London showcased the leading global innovators pushing the boundaries in Artificial Intelligence for both business and societal outcomes, transforming our lives and…

In focus: Energy and smart cities

Due to their large concentration of population, urban areas also consume the largest volumes of energy and have the highest levels of greenhouse gas emissions European cities are a hub for all sorts of activities – a pathway for study opportunities, jobs and services because of their key infrastructure and economic activity. More than three-quarters…

International tourism consolidates strong recovery amidst growing challenges

Continues to show signs of a strong and steady recovery from the impact of the pandemic despite significant mounting economic and geopolitical challenges According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism saw a strong rebound in the first five months of 2022, with almost 250 million international arrivals recorded. This compares to 77…

How leadership training is shaping a generation of mayors

The initiative welcomes its sixth class of mayors, a diverse group of 40 leaders from North America, Latin America, Europe, and Africa Mayors are busy people, as Amarillo, Texas, Mayor Ginger Nelson can attest. “As mayors, often our days are full of budget projections, crisis meetings, emails, media interviews—we’re spinning a lot of plates,” she says. One…

Researchers design a ceramic membrane reactor for hydrogen production

Researchers at CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, the University of Oslo, and Instituto de Tecnologica Quimica in Valencia, Spain have collaborated to develop ceramic membrane reactor technology to improve hydrogen production. With this technology, the researchers have successfully created a method to achieve both hydrogen production and CO2 capture in a single step. This makes the method much more energy efficient.…

Commission proposes gas demand reduction plan to prepare EU for supply cuts

It will also accelerate work on supply diversification, including joint purchasing of gas to strengthen the EU's possibility of sourcing alternative gas deliveries The European Union faces the risk of further gas supply cuts from Russia, due to the Kremlin's weaponisation of gas exports, with almost half of our Member States already affected by reduced…

ONE records booming profits as freight rates remain firm

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has logged a record first quarter of the financial year riding the wave of high freight rates, in spite of softening in demand In 1Q FY2022, ONE registered profits of $5.49 billion, an increase of $2.94 billion from the same period last year. Although port congestion showed signs of improvement, supply chain…

Will Electronic Bag Tags Make Air Travel Less Chaotic?

Amid delays, cancellations and long lines, Alaska Airlines is rolling out a new technology that could make checking a bag easier and faster Airports are a mess right now. As travelers eagerly return to the skies after two years of staying closer to home during the pandemic, they’re facing flight delays, cancellations and long lines…

Environmental impacts of nuclear power plant closures in Tokyo

A research team from Hiroshima University has investigated how CO2 emissions in Tokyo have suffered following the closure of three of its nuclear power plants Since 2003 – when the nuclear power plant closures began – scientists suspected that this would have negative implications for the city’s consumption-based CO2 emissions, as electricity was supplied through other means. To understand the long-term…