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COP30 Belém Brazil: A New Climate Reality Emerges at the UN Summit
As world leaders continue to gather at COP30 in Belém, Brazil (November 10–21) to shape the next decade of climate policy, the latest scientific data provides a clear and urgent backdrop: greenhouse-gas concentrations have reached record highs, global temperatures continue to climb, and the world remains far off the path required to limit warming to 1.5 °C.
Go Figure: After Almost Half a Century, Leonard Peltier is Free
After nearly five decades behind bars, Native American activist Leonard Peltier has been released from prison following a commutation by President Joe Biden in January, before leaving office. Convicted in 1977 for the deaths of two FBI agents during a 1975 incident on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation—a conviction long contested by Peltier and his supporters—Peltier, now 80, has consistently maintained his innocence.
Ahimsa Acquires Vegan Brand Blackbird Foods
Ahimsa Companies, a plant-based investment firm, has announced its acquisition of Blackbird Foods, a New York-based vegan brand known for its artisanal frozen pizzas and seitan products available at retailers like Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Target.
World’s Largest EV Producer Agrees to Invest $1B in Turkey
OpenAI has announced the launch of SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine. Even as Google continues to dominate the search engine market, the tool aims to use AI tech’s conversational models to help users produce faster, more relevant search results.
Google Launches AI Wildfire Tracker Tool
Right now, there are over 500,000 wildfires burning across Earth. To help the millions impacted, Google Research has announced an expansion of its wildfire boundary tracker. The AI powered tech uses satellite imagery to find active wildfires and mark their ever-changing boundaries.
The GGD Hit List: Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Women to Speak, Google’s New AI Assistant and more
The top innovations in science and tech transforming our world this week .
A Zero Waste NYC in 2030
Designing Waste: Strategies for a Zero Waste City, a new exhibit at the Center of Architecture in Manhattan reveals just how the city could stop exporting the garbage of its 8 million residents by the year 2030.