Simon Tricker

The Data Lab welcomes new UK Govt investment in AI and R&D — incl. £2B for AI, and £750M for a supercomputer at our host institution, @EdinburghUni . This complements our support for 100 fully funded AI/data scholarships each year. 👉 Read more: thedatalab.com/news/response-…

'We cannot change; we are not #Amsterdam!!1!' Anne Hidalgo, mayor of #Paris: 'Hold my🍷+🥖!' 🚲 +180km new bike paths. 🌳 +200.000 new trees. 🅿️ -60.000 parking spots 🚗 -40% car traffic. 🤸‍♀️ +200 car free school streets. The results are already stunning!

Big news! We're finalists in #TMFSustainableCities Venice Challenge 🎉 we'll receive an additional $130k funding to continue developing uMove_Venice with the goal of increasing cycling adoption in Venice 🚲 @ToyotaMobFdn @Challenge_Works, @WorldResources

We're delighted to see the unique data insights @CyclingScotland are gathering through the Cycling Open Data portal we built for them 🤩 As the data shows, build #cycling infastructure and people will use it! 🚲🚲🚲 urbantide.com/cycling-open-d…

💥We're starting work on the major new cycle route & pedestrian improvements at Nine Elms. This includes: 🚲1.6km protected cycle lanes 🚶footway upgrades & new crossings 🌳new trees & planting 🌧️sustainable drainage 🚲bike parking 🚌new bus shelters tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-begin…

This might be the first scientific paper ever (!) to pass a standard scientific peer-review process, in which THE ENTIRETY of the research was conducted fully autonomously by AI... Interestingly it featured the work of Jürgen Schmidhuber aka @SchmidhuberAI (although he might not be happy about it...) EPIC THREAD BELOW:

The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study commissioned by the charity WaterAid showed reut.rs/4iCu4xe

Brilliant to see the Cycling Open Data portal we built for @CyclingScotland providing clear evidence of the impact of improving cycling infrastructure 👏👏 Build quality cycle lanes and people will use them! 🚲

The net zero economy grew 10% last year📈 so it's now worth over £80bn GVA and supports nearly 1 million jobs would be madness to advocate against net zero when it means growth & energy security according to a NEW report with analysis by CBI Economics: eciu.net/media/press-re…

We'll be at #TransportAI2025 this Wednesday, running sessions on how the transport sector can be using data and #AI to transform the decision-making process 🚆 🚲🚍 Get in touch to pre-book your demo space!

Delighted that we've been added to the UK Gov's G-Cloud 14 Framework! It's now easier than ever for public sector organisations to procure @UrbanTide's full suite of data and #AI products. Request a free demo: buff.ly/40SkCje

Always nice to begin the year with an award announcement! We've won 'Best Global AI-Powered Data Sustainability Platform 2024' 🏆 at SME News's #ScottishEnterpriseAwards buff.ly/40bUfUc

Delighted that we've landed #TRIG funding to develop our latest transport data tool. AIctive Routes is an #AI-powered data insights platform that will transform how #cycling infrastructure is planned and implemented in the city of Edinburgh. Read more: buff.ly/4hskM6L

Today I learned the city of Tokyo released point cloud data of the entire city for free for anyone to download 👀

🚨 NVIDIA Introduces Jetson Nano Super > compact AI computer capable of 70-T operations per second > designed for robotics, it supports advanced models, including LLMs, and costs $249

A lot of smart people are talking about this chart, but missing the single most important factor behind the UK's position: Gas It's a very perplexing omission: Let me explain why 1/3

Today is an important day, with the publication of advice from @neso_energy on the requirements of clean power by 2030. It’s brilliant analysis. The headline is that it’s achievable, while maintaining security of supply, but only if we get a move on. neso.energy/publications/c… 🧵

🧵 1/6. In response to the Chancellor's #AutumnBudget statement and how it relates to transport & active travel, @SarahMcMonagle, director of external affairs at Cycling UK, said: “Credit where credit’s due; today the Chancellor has helped to recoup funding for active travel...

Featured in @GovDataIE's October Newsletter: Our #OpenData training programs for Ireland's public sector. Discover the latest open data news, upcoming courses and booking details. #PublicSector #IrishGov #DataTraining