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  • Imagine that a robot is helping you clean the dishes. You ask it to grab a soapy bowl out of the sink, but its gripper slightly misses the mark. Using a new framework developed by MIT and NVIDIA researchers, you could correct that robot’s behavior with simple interactions. The method would allow you to point […]

  • NEW Community Advocacy Tools Released by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Marquita Bradshaw, Executive Director, Sowing Justice; Memphis, Tennessee In January of 2025, the Trump Administration removed almost 80 crucial executive orders, including those supporting environmental justice, and set into motion a false “energy emergency” and […]

  • We asked Daniela Kunkel-Linares, our former Senior Youth Coordinator and Libby, our former Youth Environmental Activists! (YEA!) member and Youth Team Intern to reflect on their time in the program and their relationship as they move on to new adventures. They took the opportunity to write letters to each other. The following reflects the power […]

  • As creators faced a looming—but short-lived TikTok ban in January, many asked, “Where do I go from here?” These creators had built their communities on the app, established their brands, and forged close connections with fans and fellow creators. For some, TikTok was their primary (or only) source of income. For others, it was the […]

  • Phil Tomlinson, SVP of TaskUs, oversees the company’s global offerings, including Trust & Safety, AI Services, Digital Customer Experience, and Risk & Response. With over 20 years of experience, he develops digital solutions and advocates for better mental health in the workplace. TaskUs is a global outsourcing company that provides next-generation digital services and customer experience […]

  • 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 missed 2024 targets INTENSITY SLIP: China’s carbon intensity – its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit of economic output – only fell by 3.4% in […]

  • Large-scale banana plantations in Latin America and the Caribbean could face a “dramatic” reduction in “suitable” growing area by 2080 due to rising temperatures, a new study warns. Banana production is a labour-intensive process and the $25bn banana industry provides employment for more than one million workers globally. Latin America and the Caribbean are responsible […]

  • For over 30 years, science photographer Felice Frankel has helped MIT professors, researchers, and students communicate their work visually. Throughout that time, she has seen the development of various tools to support the creation of compelling images: some helpful, and some antithetical to the effort of producing a trustworthy and complete representation of the research. […]

  • On November 26, 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic dismissed the country’s first strategic climate case (Klimatická žaloba ČR v. Czech Republic), finding that the European Union (EU)’s commitment to reduce emissions by 55 percent by 2030 is a collective obligation, not an individual one for Czechia. In the EU Member States, […]

  • AI-driven image recognition is transforming industries, from healthcare and security to autonomous vehicles and retail. These systems analyze vast amounts of visual data, identifying patterns and objects with remarkable accuracy. However, traditional image recognition models come with significant challenges as they require extensive computational resources, struggle with scalability, and cannot often efficiently process large datasets. […]

  • The real estate industry is increasingly adopting AI to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and gain a competitive edge. Below is a list of some of the best AI-powered real estate tools popular among agents and investors. These tools cover a range of functionalities including predictive analytics for lead prospecting, automated property valuation, intelligent lead nurturing, […]

  • Representatives from Durham County Council, Vital Energi, the Mining Remediation Authority, Severn Trent Services, Esh Group, and Karbon Homes gathered at the site to celebrate commencement of works on the new low-carbon community project. Construction has begun on a supposedly landmark large-scale mine water heat project in Country Durham, building on previous efforts to harness […]

  • Jamie Twiss is an experienced banker and a data scientist who works at the intersection of data science, artificial intelligence, and consumer lending. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Carrington Labs, a leading provider of explainable AI-powered credit risk scoring and lending solutions. Previously, he was the Chief Data Officer at a major […]

  • AI-powered enterprise search tools are revolutionizing business intelligence, but they come with a significant risk: oversharing sensitive information. Enter Knostic, a cybersecurity startup that has raised an impressive $11 million to tackle the growing issue of AI-driven data leaks. The latest funding round brings the company’s total investment to $14 million and positions it as […]

  • AI is evolving at such dramatic pace that any step forward is a step into the unknown. The opportunity is great, but the risks are arguably greater. While AI promises to revolutionize industries – from automating routine tasks to providing deep insights through data analysis – it also gives way to ethical dilemmas, bias, data […]

  • Last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China, marked the third time that governments have failed to agree on a timeline for the organisation’s seventh assessment cycle (AR7). A large group of countries pushed for the reports to be published by the end of 2028, to allow them to feed into […]

  • A new study suggests that circular fashion (CF) – the practice of recycling, reselling, and renting clothing to reduce waste – might not be the green solution it claims to be. While the concept sounds promising, the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainability, seems to uncover major flaws in how circular fashion is […]

  • The kind of content that users might want to create using a generative model such as Flux or Hunyuan Video may not be always be easily available, even if the content request is fairly generic, and one might guess that the generator could handle it. One example, illustrated in a new paper that we’ll take […]