A European Union plan to support homegrown AI startups by providing them with access to processing power for model training on the bloc’s supercomputers, which was announced back […]
Google’s Gemini comes to more apps, Cruise slashes its workforce and Tesla issues a recall
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the major happenings in the tech-o-sphere — or most of them, anyway. As the world’s largest […]
Berlin climate startup ecoworks is using a high tech blend to decarbonize buildings
Berlin-based climate startup ecoworks is using digital technologies, AI and industrial robots to tackle a huge and critical problem: Energy inefficient buildings. Around three-quarters of buildings in Europe […]
At COP28, the world finally acknowledged the obvious
I have a confession to make: I don’t usually follow the UN climate change conference proceedings until the very end. This year’s COP28 was no different. Not because […]
Microsoft’s climate fund backs sustainable jet fuel company Dimensional Energy
The increasing need to reduce carbon emissions drives many industries, including airlines and transportation, to seek sustainable alternatives to meet emission reduction targets and fulfill corporate social responsibility […]
EV sales are thriving. Here’s how the US can stay in the race
Jon McNeill Contributor Jon McNeill is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Cruise, GM’s autonomous vehicle unit. He is also the founder of DVx, a […]
2023 was the ‘Year of the Girl.’ But what does that really mean?
2023 has been dubbed the “Year of the Girl,” defined by an onslaught of girl-focused trends, language, and media. But on the ground, these trends obscured a harsh year of news. Mashable asks why the “Girl-aissance” has failed — so far.
These animals went extinct in 2023
Scientists declared a number of species extinct in 2023, including birds, fish, mussels, and a mammal. Experts explain how we can avoid future extinctions.
Why your favourite wellness influencer might be pivoting to climate denialism
The Institute of Strategic Dialogue investigated popular wellness influencers on Instagram who are pushing climate misinformation.
Veteran life sciences firm RA Capital spins up ‘planetary health’ team to ride climate tech wave
Something that often gets lost in discussions about climate change is the massive health benefits the world would realize by ceasing to burn fossil fuels. Pollution from coal, […]