Aaron Kesler, Sr. Product Manager, AI/ML at SnapLogic – Interview Series
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Aaron Kesler, Sr. Product Manager, AI/ML at SnapLogic, is a certified product leader with over a decade of experience building scalable frameworks that blend design thinking, jobs to be done, and product discovery. He focuses on developing new AI-driven products and processes while mentoring aspiring PMs through his blog and coaching on strategy, execution, and […]
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Private AI: The Next Frontier of Enterprise Intelligence
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Artificial intelligence adoption is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. By the end of this year, the number of global AI users is expected to surge by 20%, reaching 378 million, according to research conducted by AltIndex. While this growth is exciting, it also signals a pivotal shift in how enterprises must think about AI, especially […]
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Guest post: How climate science is – and is not – shaping adaptation planning in southern Africa
Climate science is a key tool for governments tasked with preparing citizens and infrastructure for the impacts of global warming. But translating climate information into policy planning is no easy feat. In a recent study, published in Climate Policy, we explore how climate science is – and is not – being used in national-level adaptation […]
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China Briefing 1 May 2025: Xi steadfast on climate; Solar and wind surpassed thermal power; Controlling short-term GHGs
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments China confirms climate commitment XI’S NOT FOR TURNING: Chinese president Xi Jinping confirmed that the country’s 2035 “nationally determined contribution” (NDC) will cover the “entire scope […]
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Making AI models more trustworthy for high-stakes settings
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The ambiguity in medical imaging can present major challenges for clinicians who are trying to identify disease. For instance, in a chest X-ray, pleural effusion, an abnormal buildup of fluid in the lungs, can look very much like pulmonary infiltrates, which are accumulations of pus or blood. An artificial intelligence model could assist the clinician […]
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Fossil fuels are in with the BRICS? Report assesses energy preferences in emerging economic bloc
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Power plant in Indonesia: The Global Integrated Power Tracker shows 25 gigawatts (GW) of coal, oil, and gas capacity under construction in the newest BRICS countries. Founding BRICS members Brazil, India, and China continue to lead the global clean energy transition, but countries that have recently joined them in the bloc are mostly pursuing fossil […]
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Government expected to mandate rooftop solar on new build homes
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The UK government is expected to announce that all new homes will be legally required to have solar panels installed on the roof by 2027. Reported widely on 1 May, the move is being viewed as a rejection of Tony Blair’s intervention on net zero, in which he argued that “today’s policy strategies have become […]
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Mosquitoes reported from all across Scotland by citizen science project
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Efforts to find and trap mosquitoes across Scotland are being led by Dr Georgia Kirby (pictured, right) and PhD Scholar Meshach Lee (left) in the University of Glasgow’s School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine. Scientists at the University of Glasgow have received more than 700 reports of mosquitoes from across Scotland, including from […]
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Climate response still largely on paper, not in practice, portfolio and asset manager survey reveals
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A new worldwide survey conducted by global delivery consultants and construction experts, Mace, for its latest report titled State of Sustainable Assets reveals that while 97% of asset managers feel able to keep pace with environmental regulations and reporting requirements, 80% are not yet implementing strategies or thereby achieving sustainable outcomes. Conducted by Censuswide, the […]
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A step toward harnessing clean energy from falling rainwater
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When two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge. This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some surfaces can gain or lose charge. Now, researchers reporting in the American Chemical Society’s publication Central Science have harnessed the phenomenon to generate […]
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Smarter ways to find more leaks faster
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Ben Crabtree is water conservation product line director with Ovarro. It is smarter working, not more boots on the ground, that will help companies deliver AMP8 leakage commitments and improve strategic management of water, writes Ben Crabtree The scale of leakage reduction required by 2030 – a 17% reduction to pre-privatisation levels – will see […]
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CNTXT AI Launches Munsit: The Most Accurate Arabic Speech Recognition System Ever Built
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In a defining moment for Arabic-language artificial intelligence, CNTXT AI has unveiled Munsit, a next-generation Arabic speech recognition model that is not only the most accurate ever created for Arabic, but one that decisively outperforms global giants like OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and ElevenLabs on standard benchmarks. Developed in the UAE and tailored for Arabic from […]
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Balancing productivity and privacy: Safeguarding data in the age of AI-driven tools
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Taking on repetitive tasks, providing insights at speeds far beyond human capabilities, and significantly boosting our productivity—artificial intelligence is reshaping the way we work, so much so that its use can improve the performance of highly skilled professionals by as much as 40%. AI has already provided an abundance of useful tools, from Clara, the […]
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Keytake Review: How I Created a Quality Video in Minutes
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What if you could create a full video before your coffee even cools down? Sounds impossible, right? But with today’s technology, it’s not just possible. It’s happening. After all, video content is expected to account for a significant portion of all internet traffic (around 82% by 2025). Content creators, educators, and businesses are scrambling to […]
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100 Days of Trump 2.0: The US Weakens Regulations Addressing the Financial Cost of Climate Change
Under new leadership appointed by the Trump administration, federal agencies have weakened key regulations meant to protect the economy from the financial harms of climate change. Some of the targeted regulations seek to manage climate risk; others constrain corporate actions or investment strategies on a range of environmental, social, or governance (ESG) topics. A summary […]
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Leveraging Generative AI for Document Automation: Beyond Legal and Finance
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Document automation has traditionally been the domain of legal and finance teams, but there’s plenty more that can benefit from generative-AI-automated document creation. Customer support, academic research, and more can have enjoy the benefits of large scale document generation, all with the correct industry-specific jargon and conforming to complex layouts need for a huge range […]
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100 Days of Trump 2.0: Silencing Science [Again]
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This post is part of a new Climate Law Blog series, 100 Days of Trump 2.0, in which the Sabin Center offers reflections on the first hundred days of President Trump’s second term across a variety of climate-related topics. To read other posts from the series, which will roll out over the course of the next […]
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Leading Teams Through the Transition to Agentic AI
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For years, organizations have embraced artificial intelligence in various forms—automation tools, data analytics engines, chatbots, and more. But now, with the emergence of Agentic AI, the game has truly changed. Unlike past AI models that passively analyze or respond to inputs, Agentic AI actively makes decisions, initiates tasks, and drives outcomes with minimal human intervention. […]