November 12, 2024

After Working at Google and Facebook, She Started a Company to Fight Forest Fires. Now The Government Is Her Customer.

Allison Wolff cofounded Vibrant Planet because she realized how much of an impact technology could have on land management — a huge aspect of controlling forest fires.

How a simple circuit could offer an alternative to energy-intensive GPUs

June 5, 2024
On a table in his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, physicist Sam Dillavou has connected an array of breadboards via a web of brightly colored wires. The setup looks like a DIY home electronics project—and not a particularly elegant one. But this unassuming assembly, which contains 32 variable resistors, can learn to sort data…

Modi’s third term signals policy continuity in India – but with spending cuts

June 5, 2024

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has emerged victorious in India’s 2024 general election, but with a smaller majority compared to 2019. According to post-election analysis by Goldman Sachs, UBS, Bernstein and Citi, this slimmer mandate may push the government – known for transforming India into a global manufacturing powerhouse and making investments in sectors […]

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The votes are in: Meet the Disrupt 2024 audience choice roundtable winners

June 4, 2024

We just announced the breakout session winners last week. Now meet the roundtable sessions that really “rounded” out the competition for this year’s Disrupt 2024 audience choice program. With five stellar sessions securing their spot among thousands of votes from across the globe, these finalists proved they’ve got what it takes to make things happen. […]

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