Hard Tech

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Ian Brooke wants to revolutionize flight as we know it

This Y Combinator-backed startup has invented a new kind of jet engine, radically more efficient and versatile than anything before it.

Ross Pomeroy

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Batteries

Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab

Solid-state batteries could soon challenge lithium-ion as the dominant tech for powering smartphones, EVs, and more.

Kristin Houser

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Employment

“Cybersecurity shortage” could reach 85 million workers by 2030

The global talent shortage could reach 85 million workers by 2030, causing approximately $8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue.

Michelle Meineke | Senior Writer | World Economic Forum

Holograph tech “teleports” Olympic badminton competition

Japanese telecom company NTT is using holograph tech to recreate Olympic badminton matches at a venue 22 miles away in real time.

Kristin Houser

Global Development

Ending world hunger: Can data pave the way?

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In partnership with Palantir

The mission to end world hunger is one of today’s most pressing challenges. Here’s how big data is helping solve it.

Jack Berning

Robotics

Bipedal robot completes 5K after learning to run

Agility Robotics’ Cassie just became the first bipedal robot to complete an outdoor 5K run, completing the jaunt on a single charge.

Kristin Houser

Transportation

Uber may reduce drunk driving deaths by 6%

Uber is reducing drunk driving deaths by more than 6%, according to a new analysis, suggesting that ridesharing is making streets safer.

Kristin Houser

Transportation

Toyota’s autonomous shuttle is optimized for Olympians

Tokyo Olympians are riding around the Olympic Village in Toyota’s e-Palette, an autonomous shuttle designed with their needs in mind.

Kristin Houser

Oceans

Autonomous boat maps seafloor from San Francisco to Hawaii without a human crew

The Saildrone Surveyor could change how we understand the ocean.

Jesse Damiani

New AI “engines” can read and understand on multiple levels

Primer’s new AI tools are expert readers, capable of analyzing long bodies of text far faster — and more accurately — than humans can.

Kristin Houser

CRISPR

CRISPR used to create first gene-edited opossums

CRISPR technology has been used to create gene-edited opossums, a breakthrough that could have huge implications for medical research.

Kristin Houser

Series| Just Might Work

How robots could end animal captivity in zoos and marine parks

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Could robotic dolphins help marine parks become more humane spaces where people can learn about and connect with nature?

Stephen Johnson

Robotics

Sculpting robots chisel art out of marble

Italy's Robotor is inspiring artists to pick up Carrara marble as a medium by delegating the laborious carving process to sculpting robots.

Kristin Houser

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