Hard Tech

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Ian Brooke wants to revolutionize flight as we know it

This Y Combinator-backed startup has invented a new kind of jet engine, radically more efficient and versatile than anything before it.

Ross Pomeroy

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Batteries

Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab

Solid-state batteries could soon challenge lithium-ion as the dominant tech for powering smartphones, EVs, and more.

Kristin Houser

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Employment

“Cybersecurity shortage” could reach 85 million workers by 2030

The global talent shortage could reach 85 million workers by 2030, causing approximately $8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue.

Michelle Meineke | Senior Writer | World Economic Forum

How AI could learn from Aesop’s fables

When USC researchers tried to teach an AI simple fables, they discovered that the process is a lot harder than it sounds.

Sam Jarman

Cars

On the road to autonomous cars, driver fatigue will be a problem

New research from Waymo points the way to overcoming driver fatigue in cars that are almost — but not quite — self-driving.

B. David Zarley

Clean Energy

Powerful new magnets bring fusion power a step closer

A new system for generating magnetic fields suitable for spherical tokamaks is fueling progress on nuclear fusion.

Sam Jarman

3D Printing

3D-printed wood furniture could ship flat, then dry into shape

A new way of 3D printing wood that takes advantage of warping could change how we build things in the future.

Kristin Houser

Stanford’s new microchip could put powerful AI on your devices

A Stanford-led team has developed a new microchip that could let us run advanced AI programs directly on our devices.

Kristin Houser

Transportation

This simple kit turns your regular bike into an e-bike in minutes

The Rubbee X is a simple e-bike conversion kit that could help get more people out of gas-powered cars and onto climate-friendly bicycles.

Kristin Houser

Cars

Free Lyft robotaxis are hitting Las Vegas

Motional and Lyft are now offering robotaxi rides in Las Vegas.

B. David Zarley

Aerospace

American Airlines plans to buy 20 supersonic planes

American Airlines has paid a non-refundable deposit for 20 supersonic planes from Denver-based startup Boom Supersonic.

Kristin Houser

Blockchain

Inside the crypto black markets of Argentina

Argentina’s black market for cash is embracing crypto — but it's not what crypto proponents expected.

Devon Zuegel

Text-to-image AIs are changing art forever

Text-to-image AIs that draw whatever you describe in text are making it easy for anyone to create unique art online.

Kristin Houser

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