Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto dismissed early climate concerns

Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto Damien Loverso/Alamy Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, dismissed early concerns about the potential for the cryptocurrency to consume large amounts of electricity and contribute to carbon dioxide emissions, according to newly released emails. The true identity of the creator of bitcoin has never been revealed, but after the currency’s … Read more

Artificial intelligence and climate change were 2023’s twin challenges

2R7B07K London, UK. 14th June 2023. UK screenwriters and Writers? Guild Of Great Britain (WGGB) members stage a rally in Leicester Square in solidarity with striking screenwriters in the USA. Credit: Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News

Screenwriters and Writers Guild Of Great Britain (WGGB) members stage a rally in Leicester Square Vuk Valcic/Alamy WHEN New Scientist editors sat down to discuss the biggest story of 2023, one topic shot straight to the top of the list. It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that artificial intelligence rocketed to prominence this year, with … Read more

CH4 Global Recognized as a Key Climate Solution in the World Farmers' Organisation's "Future of Food" Series

CH4 Global Recognized as a Key Climate Solution in the World Farmers' Organisation's "Future of Food" Series

HENDERSON, Nev., Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — CH4 Global, Inc., a climate tech company on an urgent mission to bend the climate curve by reducing enteric methane emissions, proudly announces its featured role alongside feedlot partner HB Rural in the newly released documentary series, “The Future of Food,” produced by the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) and … Read more

The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

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THE FIELD of AI has changed dramatically in recent years, with an explosion of systems like those behind the blockbuster hit ChatGPT creating a flurry of investment and dozens of new start-ups. But the power of AI isn’t only being wielded to make chatbots. In fact, it has been quietly helping us solve many of … Read more