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The 12 innovations we need to save humanity and the planet

The 12 innovations we need to save humanity and the planet

Which inventions should we prioritise to safeguard the environment and human health...

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Winter storms in US set to continue while Europe sees record warmth

Winter storms in US set to continue while Europe sees record...

Weather warnings remain in place in many parts of the US with more heavy snow on...

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The crystal growers behind the graphene revolution

The crystal growers behind the graphene revolution

Takashi Taniguchi and Kenji Watanabe create high-quality crystals that offer the...

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US action on climate change will start to get serious in 2023

US action on climate change will start to get serious in...

The Inflation Reduction Act will accelerate US progress on boosting renewable energy...

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AI is no better at detecting covid-19 than simple symptom survey

AI is no better at detecting covid-19 than simple symptom...

Artificial intelligence that analyses the sound of a cough to detect covid-19 had...

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Luke Dashjr, an original core developer of Bitcoin, claims someone stole "basically all" his BTC by compromising his PGP key; a wallet shows ~217 BTC were moved (Stephen Katte/Cointelegraph)

Luke Dashjr, an original core developer of Bitcoin, claims...

Stephen Katte / Cointelegraph:Luke Dashjr, an original core developer of Bitcoin,...

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A look at the longest tech boom so far, including crypto's rise and fall, VR falling short of its hype, the marketplace economy's growth, pizza robots, and more (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

A look at the longest tech boom so far, including crypto's...

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:A look at the longest tech boom so far, including...

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Berlin-based Flink, one of the last independent grocery delivery startups, hit €400M in 2022 sales and expects to be profitable in 2023; Flink has raised $700M+ (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

Berlin-based Flink, one of the last independent grocery...

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:Berlin-based Flink, one of the last independent grocery...

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PyTorch identifies a malicious dependency using its "torchtriton" library name, warning nightly version users to uninstall; the hacker claims ethical research (Ax Sharma/BleepingComputer)

PyTorch identifies a malicious dependency using its "torchtriton"...

Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer:PyTorch identifies a malicious dependency using its...

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A look at the wave of US doctors and telehealth startups prescribing ketamine online, aided by looser pandemic-inspired federal rules for controlled substances (Daniel Gilbert/Washington Post)

A look at the wave of US doctors and telehealth startups...

Daniel Gilbert / Washington Post:A look at the wave of US doctors and telehealth...

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In an open letter, Cameron Winklevoss accuses Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert of engaging in "bad faith stall tactics" after Genesis halted withdrawals (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

In an open letter, Cameron Winklevoss accuses Digital Currency...

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:In an open letter, Cameron Winklevoss accuses Digital Currency...

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A look back at 2022 as a dismal year for startups, from plummeting investments to scarce public listings, as data suggests 2023 could be even more difficult (Heather Somerville/Wall Street Journal)

A look back at 2022 as a dismal year for startups, from...

Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal:A look back at 2022 as a dismal year for...

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An overview of Chinese tech companies rushing to match generative AI tools like DALL-E 2 despite tighter regulations, censorship, US chip sanctions, and more (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

An overview of Chinese tech companies rushing to match...

Rita Liao / TechCrunch:An overview of Chinese tech companies rushing to match generative...

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A look at China's growing, Beijing-endorsed "virtual people" industry, including scandal-free influencers, performers, and customer service representatives (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC)

A look at China's growing, Beijing-endorsed "virtual people"...

Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:A look at China's growing, Beijing-endorsed “virtual people”...

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Research: 35+ companies have pledged ~$200B for chip-related manufacturing projects in the US since spring 2020 across 16 states and 23 new chip factories (New York Times)

Research: 35+ companies have pledged ~$200B for chip-related...

New York Times:Research: 35+ companies have pledged ~$200B for chip-related manufacturing...

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Zomato co-founder and CTO Gunjan Patidar leaves, after the exits of two senior executives and another co-founder in December; Zomato's stock fell 57%+ in 2022 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Zomato co-founder and CTO Gunjan Patidar leaves, after...

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:Zomato co-founder and CTO Gunjan Patidar leaves, after...