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  1. 001ESG TODAY

    Gridsight Raises $26 Million to Help Utilities Unlock Grid Capacity with AI

    Grid intelligence technology company Gridsight announced that it has raised $26 million in a Series [ ]

    Sustainability
  2. 002ESG TODAY

    Mars Impact Fund Invests $13 Million in Farming Communities, Scientists, Animal Well-Being

    Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced a series of new investments from [ ]

    Sustainability
  3. 003MIT TECH REVIEW

    Facilitating AI integration with simplicity at scale

    As companies scale, the technology supporting operations can become a liability just as quickly as it becomes an asset. Disconnected systems, site-specific tools, spreadsheets, and manual workarounds can create data silos that make it harder to spot problems e

    AI
  4. 004ESG TODAY

    Court Blocks New York Law Charging Oil Companies $75 Billion to Pay for Climate Change Costs

    New York State’s Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require fossil fuel companies to pay [ ]

    Sustainability
  5. 005ENGINEERING.COM

    SunCubes uses AI simulation to develop UAV charging systems

    SimScale tools support thermal, structural and aerodynamic analysis of wireless energy-transfer hardware. The post SunCubes uses AI simulation to develop UAV charging systems appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  6. 006ENGINEERING.COM

    SprintRay launches ceramic-filled resin for definitive restorations

    Midas Restore supports crowns, veneers, inlays and onlays in a same-visit workflow with four-minute post-curing. The post SprintRay launches ceramic-filled resin for definitive restorations appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  7. 007ENGINEERING.COM

    OneRail launches AI-powered delivery decisioning platform

    OmniSTAR evaluates fleet, courier and parcel options in real time to balance delivery costs and service requirements. The post OneRail launches AI-powered delivery decisioning platform appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  8. 008MIT TECH REVIEW

    The Download: AI puzzles and a path to our nearest star system

    This is today s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what s going on in the world of technology. AI models flub these intelligence tests. Can you fare any better? Puzzles and games have always been central to AI develop

    AI
  9. 009ENGINEERING.COM

    Addionics develops battery architecture for low-temperature use

    The design uses 3D porous current collectors to improve ion transport and battery performance in cold conditions. The post Addionics develops battery architecture for low-temperature use appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  10. 010ESG TODAY

    Goal to Limit Climate Change to 1.5°C Out of Reach: UN Report

    The multinational goal to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C, identified as the threshold to [ ]

    Sustainability
  11. 011ENGINEERING.COM

    Electro Switch acquires PowerComm Solutions

    The deal adds power line carrier, monitoring and analysis technologies for utility transmission substations to Electro Switch’s portfolio. The post Electro Switch acquires PowerComm Solutions appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  12. 012ESG TODAY

    Maersk Pilots Wind Sail to Cut Container Ship Fuel and Emissions

    Shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced that it has signed an agreement with [ ]

    Sustainability
  13. 013ENGINEERING.COM

    Teradyne launches three instruments for UltraFLEXplus

    New tools support testing of AI and data center chips, including PCIe Gen6, high-current power and complex test patterns. The post Teradyne launches three instruments for UltraFLEXplus appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  14. 014ENGINEERING.COM

    Pudu Robotics launches GT Series commercial robotic mowers

    Three models target grounds maintenance, large turf areas, golf courses and professional sports fields. The post Pudu Robotics launches GT Series commercial robotic mowers appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  15. 015ESG TODAY

    Europe s Sustainability Reset: Simplification is Not a Reason to Slow Down

    Guest post by: Stefan Premer, Senior Director, Corporate Sustainability Consulting at Sphera For businesses globally, [ ]

    Sustainability
  16. 016MIT TECH REVIEW

    How AI plotted an interstellar journey to Alpha Centauri

    A nonprofit organization called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today that it intends to launch a spacecraft to our nearest star system by the end of 2029. It’s a hugely ambitious mission—if all goes well, the spacecraft could take up to 80,000 years to a

    AI
  17. 017ESG TODAY

    Google Signs Record Geothermal Power Deal with Fervo

    Geothermal energy project developer Fervo Energy announced a new 396 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) [ ]

    Sustainability
  18. 018ESG TODAY

    JetZero Secures $100 Million to Advance Ultra-Efficient Blended-Wing Aircraft

    Aerospace startup JetZero announced that it has closed a senior secured term loan facility of [ ]

    Sustainability
  19. 019ESG TODAY

    Aligned Climate Capital Launches $500 Million Distributed Solar and Storage Fund

    Decarbonization-focused investment firm Aligned Climate Capital announced the launch and first close of Aligned Solar [ ]

    Sustainability
  20. 020MIT TECH REVIEW

    Making the AI-powered case for legacy modernization

    For years, legacy technology has been a problem companies knew they needed to solve, but one they often struggled to tackle. The cost, complexity, and risk of replacing business-critical systems could make modernization feel like a disruption to manage instead

    AI
  21. 021ESG TODAY

    Auxxo Raises Over €33 Million to Back Female-led Startups

    Early-stage venture capital firm Auxxo announced today that it has raised €33.3 million (USD$38.2 million) [ ]

    Sustainability
  22. 022ENGINEERING.COM

    Rockwell Automation adds 24/7 remote support assistance

    Available in North America for single-site contracts, with Basic, Standard and Professional support tiers. The post Rockwell Automation adds 24/7 remote support assistance appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  23. 023ENGINEERING.COM

    U.S. Navy funds Phase II for embedded-power UAV composites

    Program includes 30 months of R D and a one-year option for a system-level demonstration of embedded conductors in composites. The post U.S. Navy funds Phase II for embedded-power UAV composites appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  24. 024MIT TECH REVIEW

    The Download: engineered microbes for crops, and OpenAI’s culture problem

    This is today s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what s going on in the world of technology. How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it

    AI
  25. 025ENGINEERING.COM

    CollPlant to acquire LightSolver in photonic computing deal

    LightSolver’s laser-based LPU targets optimization, simulation and other computational workloads across engineering and Physical AI. The post CollPlant to acquire LightSolver in photonic computing deal appeared first on Engineering.com .

    Digital
  26. 026MIT TECH REVIEW

    How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops

    Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions. Some companies hope microbes can help. A growing body of research shows that seeding the soil around a crop’s roots with beneficial microbes c

    AI
  27. 027MIT TECH REVIEW

    The Hugging Face hack could indicate cultural issues at OpenAI

    This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. By now you’ve probably heard about last month’s major AI security incident, in which OpenAI agents escaped their sandbox a

    AI
  28. 028MIT TECH REVIEW

    The Download: a secretive antiaging drug and joining virtual power plants

    This is today s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what s going on in the world of technology. A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young —Antonio Regalado I knew I’d officially become a “longevity in

    AI
  29. 029MIT TECH REVIEW

    How to sign up for a virtual power plant—and decide whether you should

    MIT Technology Review’s How To series helps you get things done. Your thermostat may not look like a power plant. Neither does your electric vehicle, home battery, or HVAC system. But utility and energy companies increasingly want to treat them like one. A vir

    AI
  30. 030MIT TECH REVIEW

    A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young

    I knew I’d officially become a “longevity influencer” this month when a company called Generation Lab reached out to offer me the chance to write about—and even receive—their new rejuvenation treatment, an injectable combination of two existing drugs which the

    AI
  31. 031VENTUREBEAT AI

    Enterprise AI's real risk isn't autonomous agents. It's the complexity between them.

    Presented by Gravitee Agent complexity is the insidious shadow lurking inside enterprises right now that needs a light shone on it. That’s because enterprises don't deploy a single agent and watch it run, they deploy fleets, each one calling APIs, calling

    AI
  32. 032VENTUREBEAT AI

    When agents act on their own, governance has to live in the data layer

    Presented by EDB As enterprises give AI agents more autonomy — the ability to plan, decide, and act across systems without a human approving each step — a hard question moves to the center of every architecture review: When an agent tries to complete an action

    AI
  33. 033VENTUREBEAT AI

    Orchestration is the new challenge for CX in the age of AI agents

    Presented by Tata Communications Enterprises are deploying AI agents, voice AI, and automation across messaging, voice, and digital channels faster than the architecture meant to support it. Most of that deployment has involved attaching conversational AI to l

    AI
  34. 034VENTUREBEAT AI

    VentureBeat names Rob Strechay as its first Lead Analyst, expanding its enterprise AI research push

    Rob Strechay, until recently managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research, has joined VentureBeat as our first Lead Analyst and a founding analyst of VentureBeat Research. His arrival is the next step in a deliberate move at VentureBeat toward d

    AI
  35. 035VENTUREBEAT AI

    Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.

    For a quarter century, the Google search box has been one of the most recognizable interfaces in computing: a thin white rectangle, a blinking cursor, a few typed words, and a list of blue links. On Tuesday, Google will formally retire that paradigm. At its an

    AI
  36. 036VENTUREBEAT AI

    Railway secures $100 million to challenge AWS with AI-native cloud infrastructure

    Railway , a San Francisco-based cloud platform that has quietly amassed two million developers without spending a dollar on marketing, announced Thursday that it raised $100 million in a Series B funding round, as surging demand for artificial intelligence app

    AI
  37. 037VENTUREBEAT AI

    Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.

    The artificial intelligence coding revolution comes with a catch: it's expensive. Claude Code , Anthropic's terminal-based AI agent that can write, debug, and deploy code autonomously, has captured the imagination of software developers worldwide. Bu

    AI