20th January 2024

Israel becomes third country to approve sale of lab-grown meat

Aleph Farms, an Israeli food technology company, has been granted regulatory approval for "Aleph Cuts", the world's first cultivated beef steaks to be commercially saleable.

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16th January 2024

World's first trillionaire predicted within a decade

The world's first trillionaire is predicted by UK charity Oxfam to happen within the next 10 years. Meanwhile, the global eradication of poverty will take until the mid-23rd century to achieve.

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1st December 2023

Transatlantic jet uses 100% sustainable fuel

Virgin Atlantic has conducted the first ever transatlantic flight by a large plane using 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

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24th November 2023

America's first commercial Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility is unveiled

A new direct air capture (DAC) facility developed by California-based startup Heirloom uses limestone rocks to pull already-emitted CO2 from Earth's atmosphere.

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14th November 2023

NVIDIA announces H200 Tensor Core GPU

The world's most valuable chip maker has officially announced a next-generation processor for AI and high-performance computing workloads, due for launch in mid-2024. A new exascale supercomputer designed specifically for large AI models is also planned.

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20th October 2023

UK food shortages may trigger civil unrest

A study by the University of York predicts civil unrest in the UK in the coming decades, due to food shortages caused by extreme weather and a range of other factors.

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20th September 2023

World's first factory for humanoid robots

A new factory will produce the human-centric, multi-purpose robot "Digit" at scale in the U.S.

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19th September 2023

Lithium deposit in U.S. volcano could be world's largest

Geologists report the discovery of what may be the largest known deposit of lithium, located in the crater of a dormant volcano along the Nevada–Oregon border, and estimated to contain up to 40 million tonnes of the metal.

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12th September 2023

California moves forward with high-speed rail plans

The United States' first 220 mph electrified trains could be in operation by 2030.

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31st August 2023

Huge new offshore wind project approved in U.S.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced its approval of the Revolution Wind project. Located off the coast of Rhode Island, it will supply 704 megawatts (MW) of clean energy, more than 16 times the current offshore wind capacity of the United States.

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