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24 7 renewable energy: how solar, wind, batteries and AI Saa S replace fossil fuels
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (619+ words) Solar and wind were once framed as intermittent, unreliable, and dependent on fossil fuels to fill the gaps. That argument is fading fast. A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency based in Abu Dhabi makes something clear that…...
Mirai's robots for the high seas can track polluters, pirates and saboteurs
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (329+ words) Did China sever undersea communications cables yet again? Are ships hauling crude oil leaking their cargo along the way? Are animal transport ships dumping feed bags overboard and causing unseen turtle and wildlife deaths? Are port authorities deliberately destroying underwater…...
Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (190+ words) Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire's northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum, now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines…...
Why Digital Privacy Matters for Environmental Activists
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (238+ words) A group of international bloggers from cleantech media, Grist, Treehugger and Green Prophet visiting a power plant in Finland. Environmental activists are finding themselves in a constant tug-of-war between advancing their causes and protecting their privacy. You might not think…...