<p>Surprise! Donald Trump’s big, audacious ambition to buy Greenland from Denmark has a tech angle. Ken Howery, named as U.S. President-elect Trump’s pick to be the next ambassador to the country (and thus chief broker of any deal), is one more part of the rich seam of tech people running through Trump’s upcoming administration.  Part [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Surprise! Donald Trump’s big, audacious ambition to buy Greenland from Denmark has a tech angle. Ken Howery, named as U.S. President-elect Trump’s pick to be the next ambassador to the country (and thus chief broker of any deal), is one more part of the rich seam of tech people running through Trump’s upcoming administration.  Part [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A string of nominees all previously said that they support the practice A string of nominees all previously said that they support the controversial practice.</p>

<p>Climate tech may have had a down year in 2024, but new data also shows a maturing sector with larger deal sizes. Venture investment in the climate tech sector was down 7% to $12.9 billion, $1 billion shy of 2023’s tally, according to data in a new PitchBook report. The report found that round size [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Climate tech may have had a down year in 2024, but new data also shows a maturing sector with larger deal sizes. Venture investment in the climate tech sector was down 7% to $12.9 billion, $1 billion shy of 2023’s tally, according to data in a new PitchBook report. The report found that round size [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Google has agreed to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from Indian startup Varaha.</p>

<p>Google has agreed to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from Indian startup Varaha.</p>

<p>The news comes as tech companies ramp up their AI ambitions, adding data centers at a breakneck pace and boosting demand for power.</p>

<p>The news comes as tech companies ramp up their AI ambitions, adding data centers at a breakneck pace and boosting demand for power.</p>

<p>Data centers are expected to continue growing at a breakneck pace, doubling their power demand by 2029, according to a new report from JLL. The industry’s expansion, fueled by the rapid growth of AI alongside the continued expansion of cloud-based services, is testing the limits of the energy sector. Some experts think that half of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As wildfires rage for the third consecutive day through parts of Los Angeles, now including the Hollywood Hills, several neighborhoods have been forced to evacuate for safety purposes. But on Thursday afternoon, a wildfire evacuation alert was mistakenly sent to the smartphone of every resident in Los Angeles County, a region with more than 9 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As wildfires rage for the third consecutive day through parts of Los Angeles, now including the Hollywood Hills, several neighborhoods have been forced to evacuate for safety purposes. But on Thursday afternoon, a wildfire evacuation alert was mistakenly sent to the smartphone of every resident in Los Angeles County, a region with more than 9 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Watch Duty, an app to track wildfires with live maps and alerts, has become the No. 1 free app in Apple&#8217;s App Store as of Wednesday morning. The fire-tracking app surpassed the ChatGPT app for the No. 1 spot as devastating fires continue to rage across Southern California. ChatGPT had been in the No. 1 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Using LEDs has the potential to bring down the cost of biomanufacturing, allowing such processes to make materials that previously would have been too expensive. </p>

<p>Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has raised €115 million ($119 million) as it looks to expand coverage to additional sectors. Founded in 2017, Xocean has built a fleet of remotely-controlled USVs that can remain offshore for long periods of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Gridware&#8217;s sensors listen for sounds that the company’s software has been trained to identify as different hazards to the grid.</p>

<p>Deep Fission&#8217;s small modular reactors would be lowered on cables down a 30-inch, one-mile deep borehole.</p>

<p>Deep Fission&#8217;s small modular reactors would be lowered on cables down a 30-inch, one-mile deep borehole.</p>

<p>Nvidia, Apple, and the Pentagon want more rare earth metals. Alta says it can capture more of the critical minerals from low-grade sources than other methods.</p>

<p>Nvidia, Apple, and the Pentagon want more rare earth metals. Alta says it can capture more of the critical minerals from low-grade sources than other methods.</p>