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The world’s largest batteries, rare pupfish thriving in Death Valley, whispering AI blocks rogue microphones
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Climate-resilient coral species offer hope, bongos are back in Kenya, meet the mediator robot
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Blood-type neutral donor organs, Australia to close its largest coal plant, real-time translation for sign language
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Alaska court blocks drilling project, AI blood test detects lung cancer, new platform for women in classical music
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AI system translates natural language into code, world’s first carbon concrete building, sanitary pad washing device
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Interpol app helps users spot stolen art, IBM’s 2nm chip technology, waste-reducing AI prices
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Indian city ditches cars every Saturday, AI-powered backpack helps the visually-impaired navigate
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CO2-infused cement, AI predicts tsunami flooding in real-time, China’s CFC-11 emissions are declining
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AI solves 50-year-old biology challenge, Unilever to trial 4-day work week, Tasmania reaches 100% renewable energy goal
London-based AI lab DeepMind has solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem; Unilever New Zealand is testing the 4-day working week; Tasmania is now powered entirely by renewables electricity. More good news:
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AI listens out for gunshots in nature reserves, scientists discover potent new antifungal, a cargo ship made of wood
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Making biodiesel out of dirty cooking oil, first woman to coach a men’s pro team in Egypt
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“True Name” on Citi Mastercard, algorithm predicts risk of tuberculosis, Palau’s coral reefs are thriving
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Affordable Medicine for Africa, Philippines Poverty Rate Down 24%, AI Improves Disaster Relief
A Ghanaian start-up is making medicine in Africa more affordable; due to economic growth, the poverty rate in the Phillipines has decreased substantially since 2015; and advances in AI enable a variety of disaster relief measures – from rebuilding affected areas to tracking migration trends.
