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Self-driving Citi Pod to be tested with robotic platform
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (323+ words) The Citi Pod could become an autonomous vehicle following a memorandum of understanding (Mo U) between Cambridge Electric Transport (CET) and London-based fleet logistics and technology company Osmosis AI. The Mo U involves a collaboration on trials of autonomous technology using…...
Xen Quantum holds the key to use of silicon photonics in engine room of new era
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (388+ words) What Xen Quantum builds is the hardware that implements QKD," says CEO Mirko Pittaluga, who co-founded the company with CTO Davide Scalcon in January 2025. QKD is the one known technology whose security does not rest on computational assumptions, so it…...
The Pope and the Cambridge astrophysicist who speak with one tongue: "Don't leave humanity's fate to AI'
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (340+ words) It seems the Pope and a professor of astrophysics at Cambridge University may share similar views about the damage to humanity inherent in the AI project. They join other household names - Stephen Hawking, Geoffrey Hinton and Paul Mc Cartney among…...
Neurobiology's diversity and expertise explored and celebrated at Neuro Works 2026
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (341+ words) A record turnout for Neuro Works 2026 signalled the growing momentum behind the UK's " and Cambridge's " neurotechnology sector. The one-day event is an opportunity to explore how advances in neurotechnology could transform the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of conditions including dementia,…...
In pictures: Cambridge Wide Open Week 2026 has the WOW factor
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (715+ words) More than 5, 000 attendees enjoyed a week of life science insights as Cambridge Wide Open Week expanded beyond the city for the first time. With events also taking place in Oxford and London, there were more than 280 sessions across 37 venues between…...
Outstanding" Dr Emma Pepperell is appointed CEO at bit. bio
1+ week, 4+ day ago (315+ words) Dr Emma Pepperell has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) at Cambridge-based human cell programming company bit. bio. Peviously the company's VP commercial, Dr Pepperell succeeds Przemek Obloj, who joined bit. bio as chief financial officer in 2024, before taking…...
Joe Corrigan appointed Cambridge Consultants" chief technology officer
1+ week, 5+ day ago (262+ words) Joe Corrigan has been appointed as Cambridge Consultants" chief technology officer. After joining the deep tech engineering consultant as senior consultant in 2017, Joe became head of technology (medical), head of intelligent healthcare, and SVP head of technology in 2023. HJe has…...
Only 10 complaints over AI call system at South Cambs District Council - but it can't handle dead deer
1+ week, 6+ day ago (511+ words) A new AI-automated call system has received fewer than 10 complaints over the last year, according to South Cambridgeshire District Council, but councillors reported mixed views. The authority, where many staff work a four-day week, introduced "SAM" to answer the public…...
AI consortium for genomics formed by Wellcome Sanger Institute and Google Deep Mind
2+ week, 2+ day ago (351+ words) A new artificial intelligence (AI) consortium for genomics has been announced by the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Google Deep Mind, with support from Google. org. Announced on Monday (8 June) at the AI x BIO conference, the consortium will focus over…...
Flok Health's $12. 5m Series A raise to enhance "world's first AI clinician'
2+ week, 3+ day ago (713+ words) Flok Health has raised $12. 5million in a Series A round to scale "the world's first AI physiotherapy clinic. Flok is the first and only digital musculoskeletal service to be approved as a healthcare provider by the UK's Care Quality Commission, and…...