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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.
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Six-Country Initiative to Protect the Congo Basin, Teaching South African Children How to Code
Six Central African countries have announced an ambitious initiative to preserve the Congo Basin; Africa Teen Geeks, one of the largest computer science non-profit organisation in Africa, is teaching South African children how to code; and machine learning algorithms successfully monitor the annual wildebeest migration in Tanzania.
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EU Boosts Climate Change Budget, Progress Against Poachers in South Africa, AI Protects Seabirds
After Greta Thunberg’s speech in Brussels, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledges billions of euros to fight climate change; anti-poaching efforts decrease rhino deaths in South Africa; and public data and machine learning help protecting seabirds in South Africa.
