—Casey Crownhart
After writing about Quaise, a geothermal startup that’s attempting to commercialize new drilling know-how, I have been fascinated with the position oil and fuel firms are enjoying within the power transition. It’s changing into more and more widespread in local weather tech to see a startup be a part of up with a much bigger fossil gasoline firm in its discipline, like Quaise has with Nabors Industries, one of many greatest drilling companies on the planet.
This trade has assets and power experience—but in addition a vested curiosity in fossil fuels. Can it actually be a part of addressing local weather change? Learn the total story.
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Google DeepMind’s new AI will help historians perceive historical Latin inscriptions
Google DeepMind has unveiled new synthetic intelligence software program that would assist historians recuperate the that means and context behind historical Latin engravings. Aeneas can analyze phrases written in long-weathered stone to say when and the place they have been initially inscribed.
It follows Google’s earlier archaeological software Ithaca, which additionally used deep studying to reconstruct and contextualize historical textual content, in its case Greek. However whereas Ithaca and Aeneas use some related techniques, Aeneas additionally guarantees to offer researchers jumping-off factors for additional evaluation. Learn the total story.
