2023 was the hottest year on record, it doesn’t look like we’re cooling down anytime soon. Rising temperatures have made farming increasingly difficult in areas that were once prime agricultural resources where heat and drought have severely impacted crops.
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Oct 23
The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales say top names in tech; plus, Rivian bought a world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polska’s Ben Broca, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave founders some tips on how to achieve true sales success in the first 90 days. Also, EV maker Rivian has acquired Third Dimension, a U.K. startup founded by veterans of ... Show More
8m 16s
Oct 22
AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation; plus, Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI
Just 9 months after raising an $180 million seed round, Flapping Airplanes has landed $1 billion Series A for its mission to build AI models "without ingesting half the internet." Also, startup Recursive has released Flint, a free, laptop-sized coding model built largely by its o ... Show More
9m 4s
Oct 21
Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing through their stems. Also, OpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, ... Show More
7m 34s
Jul 2024
One Thing: Power Lines for the Left Behind
A sweltering summer is continuing around the world, as the planet continues to break records for the hottest day in recorded history. In the US, medical officials and utility companies in multiple cities are struggling to keep up. In this episode, we look at why power grid resili ... Show More
18m 48s
Aug 2023
Lives, Livelihoods, and the High Cost of Heat
<p>This summer, unrelenting heat waves have taken a devastating toll in many parts of the world, putting this year on track to be the hottest ever recorded.</p><p>Coral Davenport, who covers energy and environmental policy for The Times, and Dana Smith, a reporter for the Well se ... Show More
35m 24s
Jul 2022
Dry Hot American Summer
As the world heats up, the American West is drier than at any period in the past 1,200 years. But don’t expect people to stop watering their lawns.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and ... Show More
26m 6s