COP31: How Ed Miliband answered Carbon Brief readers’ questions
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Print article Share UK foreign secretary and COP veteran Ed Miliband spoke with Carbon Brief earlier today at COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, to answer readers’ questions. Carbon Brief readers submitted questions via CB Connect on topics including the UK’s “climate leadership”, the COP31 electrification target, as well as the roadmaps on deforestation and fossil fuels. […]
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Neal and Wyden Open Probe Into Nvidia’s China Chip Sales
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House Ways and Means ranking member Richard E. Neal and Senate Finance ranking member Ron Wyden opened an investigation on November 12, 2026 into the Trump administration’s approval and taxation of Nvidia H200 AI-chip sales to Chinese companies, including a 25% tariff, and demanded that relevant records be preserved. The letter to Commerce Secretary Howard […]
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DuPont Partners with Microsoft and NobleAI on Agentic AI for R&D
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DuPont announced on November 12, 2026 a research collaboration with Microsoft and NobleAI that will broaden access to AI and machine-learning tools for its scientists and engineers, with the goal of reducing the time needed to deliver customer solutions. Each company contributes a different component. DuPont supplies expertise in advanced solutions and applications; NobleAI provides […]
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Helping robots fit into the human workplace
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Despite fears about robots replacing humans at work, there are still plenty of things humans can do far better than machines. That’s fine with Robust AI, a startup building robots designed to complement what humans do best. The company’s mobile robot, named Carter, resembles a utility cart on wheels and is designed to fit seamlessly […]
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New AI “copilot” helps engineers design better structures
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The use of algorithms to design structures has led to new parts optimized for ultralight aircraft, high-bandwidth antennas, and F1 racing cars. But the best algorithmic design techniques still require lots of computation and time: Users only see the final design after it’s complete, after which they often must start the design process all over […]
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xFusion Seeks RMB 8B in ChiNext IPO; Registration Still Pending
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The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s listing committee cleared xFusion Digital Technologies’ ChiNext IPO application on November 12, 2026, finding that the AI server maker met issuance, listing and disclosure requirements. The proposed offering targets RMB 8 billion for computing infrastructure, manufacturing, research and working capital. The decision does not complete the IPO. The exchange’s project record […]
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How EDI Removes Acid and Caustic From the Water Treatment Equation
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Acid deliveries and corrosive waste disposal create recurring expenses every time conventional deionization resins need chemical regeneration. Electrodeionization (EDI) uses electricity to continuously regenerate its resins, so EDI purification requires no routine acid or caustic regeneration. For industrial facilities, that change eliminates regenerant disposal tasks and avoids the scheduled interruptions required by chemical regeneration. Why […]
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Electricity Isn’t the Only Thing Getting More Expensive Because of AI
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Chinese AI Firms Seek Overseas Nvidia Capacity Amid Export-Control Fears
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Chinese AI companies are seeking rented computing capacity powered by Nvidia chips at overseas data centers because they fear the controversy surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang could prompt tougher U.S. limits on remote access, Reuters reported on November 12, 2026, citing three people familiar with the matter. A major Chinese cloud provider has internally discussed […]
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Siemens Raises Growth Targets on Industrial AI and Data Center Demand
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Siemens raised its medium-term growth targets on November 12, 2026, after comparable orders increased 25% to a record €108.2 billion for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2026. The company connected the higher ambitions to Industrial AI, digitalization, electrification and data-center demand. For the group excluding Siemens Healthineers, the comparable revenue-growth target is now 7%–11%, […]
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Nebuly Raises $21M Series A to Expand Enterprise AI Measurement
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Nebuly announced on November 12, 2026 that it had raised a $21 million Series A led by Planven to expand its platform for measuring the economic value of enterprise AI agents. Exor Ventures, Tenacity Capital, TGVG Capital and Fastweb+Vodafone (through Founders Factory) participated alongside returning investors and angels. CDP Venture Capital SGR also supported the […]
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BlueMedia Launches ChatGPT Ads Partnership for Chinese Brands
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BlueMedia announced on November 12, 2026 that it had launched a partnership with ChatGPT Ads to build and manage conversational advertising campaigns for Chinese brands seeking international customers. Campaigns for an initial group of brand clients are already running. The work focuses on moments when people use ChatGPT to research products, compare options and choose […]
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SE3 Raises $30M Series A to Scale Spatial AI for Autonomous Systems
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SE3 announced on November 12, 2026 that it had raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Accel, with participation from Keen, Lakestar and Seedcamp, to develop and scale spatial intelligence software for drones and other autonomous systems. The Munich-founded company combines computer vision and AI to turn sensor data into spatial understanding, enabling […]
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Agri-Water Cross-Sector Challenge to award up to £8m to scale innovation across farming and wider water sector
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Farmland being irrigated near Bures in Suffolk. On 10 November, The Water Innovation Fund launched the Agri-Water Cross Sector Challenge, which will award up to £8 million to collaborative innovation partnerships in England and Wales that bridge agriculture and water. (Words: Ofwat). The challenge aims to accelerate solutions with the potential to scale for a […]
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Fix the fridge recycling capacity gap, don’t simply pass costs to manufacturers, says appliances trade group
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Discarded fridges and freezers awaiting recycling. (Image credit: BigDane / Shutterstock). The UK’s fridge and freezer recycling backlog cannot be resolved simply by increasing costs for appliance manufacturers, according to the UK Home Appliance Association (AMDEA), which is calling for a coordinated national plan to restore specialist treatment capacity and strengthen the resilience of the […]
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Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP31?
Print article Share More than 92,000 people have registered to attend the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, potentially making it the largest COP in history. Carbon Brief analysis of the provisional lists of delegates, published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reveals that more than 14,000 delegates have been registered […]
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Analysis: Climate-finance pledges fall 70% as countries meet at COP31
Print article Share The amount of public funding pledged to help developing countries tackle climate change has dropped by more than 70% in 2026, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Developed countries are required under UN climate treaties to provide “climate finance” and have traditionally announced multi-year pledges to feed into their global commitments. Most of […]
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Devia Emerges From Stealth With AI Agents for Pharmaceutical Quality Investigations
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A pharmaceutical quality investigation has to do more than close a ticket. It must explain what went wrong, establish the cause, document the response, and show whether the same problem has happened before. Devia, a Zurich-based Visium spin-out emerging from stealth, is applying AI agents to that chain of work while keeping quality professionals responsible […]