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In response to the outcome of the pre-COP summit in Fiji, Oxfam Climate Policy Lead Nafkote Dabi said: “These talks were an underwhelming precursor to the summit in Türkiye next month. The absence of leaders from the richest and most polluting countries sends a dangerous signal that the global commitmentContinue Reading

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Three former researchers pen open letter warning of ‘chilling’ effect on company culture., Three former OpenAI employees say they have been fired due to their efforts to ensure the safety of artificial intelligence. Safety researchers Mikita Balesni, Tomek Korbak and Jasmine Wang levelled the accusations on Thursday after their dismissalsContinue Reading

Varda Space Industries Raises $250 Million at a $1.6 Billion Valuation

Varda hd a $250M Series D raise, bringing the total amount of capital raised to $598 million with a $1.6Billion valuation. Varda is a microgravity-enabled life sciences company that processes materials in orbit and returns them to Earth. This funding will help them build more vehicles, grow pharmaceutical partnerships, and advance toward the first medicineContinue Reading

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A brilliant yellow coral discovered off Costa Rica proved so unusual that scientists had to create an entirely new family to classify it. The meter-tall colonies rise from seafloors covered in brittle stars, inspiring the Tolkien-inspired name Laurinque elenya, or “golden tree of the stars.” Advanced genetic analysis revealed thatContinue Reading