—Casey Crownhart
After writing about Quaise, a geothermal startup that’s making an attempt to commercialize new drilling know-how, I have been fascinated about the function oil and fuel corporations are enjoying within the vitality transition. It’s turning into more and more frequent in local weather tech to see a startup be part of up with a much bigger fossil gasoline firm in its area, like Quaise has with Nabors Industries, one of many greatest drilling corporations on the earth.
This business has assets and vitality experience—but additionally 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 which means and context behind historical Latin engravings. Aeneas can analyze phrases written in long-weathered stone to say when and the place they had been initially inscribed.
It follows Google’s earlier archaeological device Ithaca, which additionally used deep studying to reconstruct and contextualize historical textual content, in its case Greek. However whereas Ithaca and Aeneas use some comparable programs, Aeneas additionally guarantees to present researchers jumping-off factors for additional evaluation. Learn the total story.
