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The Download: AI lessons for the US election, and our climate tech list is…
We hope you’ll take a look, ideally learn something new, and perhaps even leave feeling encouraged. Read the…
Coming soon: Our 2024 list of 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch
The work these companies are doing is needed now more than ever. Global warming appears to be accelerating. The…
What the US can learn from the role of AI in other elections
When the generative-AI boom first kicked off, one of the biggest concerns among pundits and experts was that…
Addressing climate change impacts | MIT Technology Review
This research examines how US businesses view their climate change risk and the steps they are taking to adapt…
The Download: EV subsidies risks, and introducing The Debrief
Sales of new electric vehicles in Germany have plummeted, dropping nearly 37% in July 2024 from the same month…
Some countries are ending support for EVs. Is it too soon?
The end of the subsidy program isn’t the only factor contributing to Germany’s EV slowdown, but the abrupt…
The Download: Training robots for unfamiliar environments, and all-new bird…
What’s new: It’s tricky to get robots to do things in environments they’ve never seen before. Typically,…
AI models let robots carry out tasks in unfamiliar environments
These models were deployed on Stretch, a robot consisting of a wheeled unit, a tall pole, and a retractable arm…
Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu
I was reminded of that fact when my littlest woke me for an early-morning cuddle, sneezed into my face, and…
The Download: Bird flu concerns, and tracking AI’s impact on…
Bird flu has been spreading in dairy cows in the US—and the scale is likely to be far worse than it looks. In…