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May Mobility And Stantec Partner To Advance AV Microtransit Services

Mar 30, 2023 | Mobility, Smart Cities, Transit

Cities, campuses and airports are some use cases the companies envision for providing “safe, equitable and accessible” AV service. May Mobility, an autonomous vehicle technology developer, and Stantec, a design and engineering firm, announced a partnership Tuesday to...

US Energy Officials Release Strategy To Boost Offshore Wind

Mar 30, 2023 | Wind

The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to meet the goal of vastly expanding offshore wind energy to address climate change. The Biden administration wants to build 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 — enough to power more...

MIT Scientists, Tech Leaders Call For ‘Pause’ In Artificial Intelligence Deployments

Mar 30, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured

Just as millions of people have begun to use artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, an array of prominent scientists and tech leaders say it’s time to hit the brakes. Tesla founder Elon Musk, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, and former Democratic...

US Renewable Electricity Surpassed Coal In 2022

Mar 30, 2023 | Coal, Energy, Featured, Renewable Energy

Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation in 2022 after first doing so last year. Growth in wind and...

Astronomers Increasingly Troubled By Satellite Constellations

Mar 23, 2023 | Astronomy, Featured, Satellites

Astronomers are becoming increasingly concerned about light pollution in the night sky caused by the growing number of satellites, and also space junk, in low-Earth orbit. Sunlight reflecting off the surfaces of the satellites and junk negatively impacts the...