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Inside Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory
Entrepreneurship & InnovationAstro Teller, head of Alphabet’s innovation lab, explains why world-changing ideas need the right combination of audacity, efficiency and a lot of patience.
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Europe’s Digital Future
Society & PoliticsMeet the EuroStack: Innovation economist Francesca Bria illustrates how the concept can make Europe more resilient and prosperous, creating global digital champions.
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The Tech Way to Fight Cancer
HealthCalifornian health startup Earli aims to outsmart one of the deadliest diseases with the help of AI, biology and engineering. CEO Cyriac Roeding shares details.
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Recent Articles
- Digital & Technology
Can AI Unlock the Secrets of Animal Talk?
With machine learning systems trained on the sounds of nature, the Earth Species Project aims to decode how different species communicate. What can we expect of an “animal GPT”?Read the Article - Social & Politics
Sustainability: “Recycling Should Only Be a Last Resort”
Circular economy expert Ramona Liberoff explains how companies and consumers can make the biggest impact in reducing their environmental footprint.Read the Article - Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Eat Chocolate to Protect the Rainforest? Sweet!
With her company Perú Puro, tropical biologist Frauke Fischer supports farmers in the Andes – and delights the taste buds of her customers.Read the Article - Art & Design
“We Need Stories that Show Human Capacity for Action”
Harvard professor Martin Puchner describes how ancient links between literature and environmentalism offer insights for a better future.Read the Article - Life & Science
“If We Leave It to the Market, Renewables Will Win”
What does it take to make the green energy transition a success? “Remove all fossil-fuel subsidies”, Prof. Michael Sterner argues.Read the Article
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“Rethinking the cruise industry starts with rethinking the tool. So we built a human-sized ship that is powered by nature, the wind and the sun, thanks to solar sails.”
“What kind of AI do we actually have now? I would argue that we have an AI that is both technically and morally inadequate.”
“This is not just about AI. This is an industrial revolution. We see all paradigms shifting.”
“Technology has always been around to help creators create music. But now the tools are getting better. More or less every songwriter I know uses ChatGPT to write lyrics nowadays.”
“The pace of change is so fast that we cannot ever think we’re going to win the game by playing defense. We need to play offense, and we need to make sure that we embrace innovation.”
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