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The biggest U.S. government investment in clean tech could be even larger than anticipated, in part by kickstarting the private sector. hile it may not do what the name implies, the Inflation Reduction Act (or IRA) may be one of the most important pieces of U.S....
Charles Oppenheimer, grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer, discusses his grandfather’s values and commitment to international cooperation. I noticed the physical resemblance between Charles Oppenheimer and his grandfather, physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer, immediately...
Generative AI’s raison d’etre is to help us go faster. But snackable content can be digital junk food. Mind your AIs. Many of them are turning your work into the digital equivalent of snack food. Looks scrumptious, but not particularly good for you. I’m calling...
A growing number of Americans actively avoid the news. And that is a problem for a well-informed democracy. Not only do we not read the news, but in a growing number of cases, we actively avoid it. And that is a problem, not just for journalists and media, but for a...
The mostly white, mostly male dominated VC community had its chance to widen the tent but has been too slow on the draw. Lemmings are not good for innovation. Love them or hate them, VCs will have a smaller footprint in the startup world moving forward. The metrics...
We’re beginning to learn to prepare for the unexpected now that the unexpected has become the norm. The realities of the climate crisis become harsher and more inescapable by the day. New York City, my city, has always been plagued by episodes that keep us thinking...
Headsets, AR, VR and XR become the rage again. Remember reading about the days when they thought the world was flat? (No, that Columbus thing is a myth.) Last week I spent a few days at the Augmented World Expo where the geekiest folks in this reality...
In the early days of ChatGPT, you had to make a conscious effort to actively seek it out. Now, AI chatbots are becoming inescapable. November is an auspicious month. It was in November 2022 that ChatGPT was thrust into the public domain. It was also in November (2014)...
The backlash to advances in artificial intelligence have come in all shapes and forms, from mild concern to dramatic over-reactions. Here’s a look at the primary concerns. When we read history books, decades from now, November 30th of 2022 will mark a turning point....
Over 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and around 4.2 billion people–more than half of the world’s population–experience severe water scarcity for at least one month per year. The climate change discussion takes center stage, but water plays the...
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