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COP Climate Talks Could Benefit From More Feminist Values, Less Focus on Tech Solutions, Experts Say
[ad_1] With few signs that 30 years of United Nations climate talks have significantly slowed the pace of the greenhouse gas emissions warming the climate, calls to revamp the negotiations have grown louder, and some experts say a stronger push for gender equity could be a key first step toward...
[ad_1] IMPERIAL, Texas—There is water in all the wrong places in this corner of West Texas. The Pecos River runs dry through this small town mired in severe drought. But Lake Boehmer, a pool of toxic water flowing from underground, lies just a few miles south. To the north, a...
[ad_1] At a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, a gray liquid swirls vigorously inside a reactor the size of a small watermelon. Here, scientists with the mining technology startup Still Bright are using a rare metal, vanadium, to extract a common one, copper, from ores that are too difficult or...
[ad_1] During 2024 Audubon worked tirelessly to “bend the bird curve,” pushing for stronger protections of global biodiversity at COP16, and stronger climate action at Climate Week NYC. We helped secure more water for birds and people across western landscapes and especially in Great Salt Lake, followed individual birds as...
[ad_1] Binoculars glued to her face, Carrie Gray yells “Bear!” from the roof of a two-room plywood cabin perched on the edge of Ontario’s Hudson Bay. I drop my tent poles mid-setup and rush up a rickety ladder. From the vantage above the stunted spruce and willows, we spot the...
[ad_1] 3.1. Factoren die de klimaatvariabiliteit en -trend beïnvloeden De gegevens in de aanvullende materiaaltabel S2 geven de jaargemiddelden van de bestudeerde klimaatparameters in Soedan. Deze omvatten een jaarlijkse neerslag variërend van 1,1 mm tot 758 mm, 17,7–23,8 °C voor minimale luchttemperaturen, 34,0–37,5 °C voor maximale luchttemperaturen, 9,1–22,6 hPa voor...
[ad_1] The performance of the original Hargreaves–Samani equation (kRs = 0.17 °C−0.5) before calibration is shown in Table 2. The original HS tended to overestimate ETo–PM for most weather stations in this study, except for VA, which also had lower PBAIS. The calibration goal was to minimize the differences between...
[ad_1] Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Great month for Volkswagen Group Some 252,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in October, rising 2% year over year (YoY), which represents the EV market’s second month of growth since...
[ad_1] On Oct. 25, California Governor Gavin Newsom encouraged the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to accelerate its study of E15, a gasoline-ethanol blend, as a way to potentially lower the cost of gasoline in California and “save Californians as much as $2.7 billion every year —with little to no impact on...

iPhone 15 Pro to finally get Visual Intelligence in future software update
When Apple introduced the iPhone 16 last year, the company said it would have an exclusive Apple Intelligence feature related to Camera Control called Visual

Twitch plans to implement a 100-hour storage cap for Highlights and Uploads from April 19, automatically deleting content from streamers who exceed the limit (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:Twitch plans to implement a 100-hour storage cap for Highlights and Uploads from April 19, automatically deleting content from streamers who

The US SEC announces the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit to protect investors from bad actors in crypto and AI, replacing the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit (Sarah Wynn/The Block)
Sarah Wynn / The Block:The US SEC announces the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit to protect investors from bad actors in crypto and AI, replacing

Kuo: all iPhone 17 models will use Apple’s in-house Wi-Fi chips, enhancing connectivity and cutting costs; only the slim iPhone 17 will use the C1 modem chip (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac)
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:Kuo: all iPhone 17 models will use Apple’s in-house Wi-Fi chips, enhancing connectivity and cutting costs; only the slim iPhone 17 will
Tom Friedman on Just How Far Trump Could Push the World
The president wants to create a revolution abroad. This Opinion columnist would love to see a plan.
The president wants to create a
Shocker! ‘Suits LA’ Might Actually Be Better Than The Original
The greenback boogie heads to California in Suits LA.
8 Wake-up Calls We All Need to Receive Today Before it’s Too Late
You have come a long way, and you’re still learning and growing. Be thankful for the lessons. Take them and make the best of things

AI hiring startup Mercor, founded by 21-year-old Thiel fellow Brendan Foody, raised $100M led by Felicis at a $2B valuation, up from $250M in September 2024 (Lizette Chapman/Bloomberg)
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg:AI hiring startup Mercor, founded by 21-year-old Thiel fellow Brendan Foody, raised $100M led by Felicis at a $2B valuation, up from

Nvidia launches Signs, a new AI platform to teach American Sign Language and create a validated dataset for sign language learners and ASL app developers (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:Nvidia launches Signs, a new AI platform to teach American Sign Language and create a validated dataset for sign language learners and

Spotify will begin accepting AI-narrated audiobooks recorded using ElevenLabs software; Spotify already allows AI-recorded audiobooks, with several restrictions (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:Spotify will begin accepting AI-narrated audiobooks recorded using ElevenLabs software; Spotify already allows AI-recorded audiobooks, with several restrictions — A new

Don’t want an Apple Watch? The Fitbit Versa 4 smartwatch is perfect
When it comes to dedicated health and fitness trackers, everyone knows that Fitbit is as good as it gets. Plus, newer Fitbit smartwatch models offer
Why OpenAI is trying to untangle its ‘bespoke’ corporate structure
On the Friday after Christmas, OpenAI published a blog post titled “Why OpenAI’s structure must evolve to advance our mission.” In it, the company detailed
BrainCert Achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Re-Certification: A Milestone in Secure Learning
BrainCert achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Re-certification, assure top-notch data security and trust for users in the eLearning industry. Your data is safe with us! <!-- wp:html

How Republican Senators Have Shifted Tone on Russia and Ukraine
Some of the most vocal critics of Vladimir V. Putin and proponents of the United States’ role as a global defender of democracy have acquiesced
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Budget Cuts
The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.
Donald Shoup, 86, Dies; Scholar Saw the Social Costs of Free Parking
It increases traffic congestion and pollution, monopolizes public land and makes cities less walkable, he found in “The High Cost of Free Parking.” <!-- wp:html

Microsoft’s new AI hub highlights apps that support NPUs
Applications that support the specialized AI chips on Co-Pilot+ PCs have been rare, but Microsoft is looking to change that.
The company

Google’s new AI co-scientist aims to speed up the scientific discovery process
Google has unveiled an AI co-scientist built on its Gemini 2.0 platform, aiming to accelerate scientific research by generating novel hypotheses and refining experiments. While

Everything we know about Apple’s C1 5G modem in iPhone 16e
There’s a lot to like about Apple’s newest $599 iPhone 16e, but one of the more interesting features in the device is the Apple-designed 5G modem.

ProtoArc XKM01 CaseUp Combo Review: A Reliable Portable Workstation
This foldable keyboard combo delivers a seamless experience for getting work done on the go without breaking the bank. ProtoArc XKM01 CaseUp Combo Review: A
DJI’s RS4 Mini stabilizer can now track subjects automatically
Shortly after introducing subject tracking with its latest smartphone gimbal, DJI has done the same with its new lightweight camera gimbal. The RS4 Mini is