That is at this time’s version of The Obtain, our weekday e-newsletter that gives a day by day dose of what’s occurring on the planet of expertise.
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There are such a lot of nice audio system lined up. Right here’s who I’m talking to onstage:
+ I’m going to be talking to Paul Murphy, Associate at Lightspeed Enterprise Companions, concerning the spectacular, rising cohort of AI corporations rising out of Europe, for instance Mistral AI.
+ I’ll additionally discuss with Vincenzo Ciancaglini, Senior Risk Researcher at TrendMicro, concerning the booming enterprise of AI inside the legal underground and the rising dangers he’s seeing.
+ And I’ll chat to Lee Glazier, Head of Digital Integrity at Rolls-Royce. He’s chargeable for ensuring AI is adopted as safely and ethically as potential, whereas remaining on the cutting-edge.
We’ll additionally hear from:
+ David Knott, Chief Know-how Officer, UK Authorities
David will take a top-level have a look at the important thing considerations within the UK and Europe, together with a few of the most urgent expertise points that leaders are dealing with with AI at this time and the best way to foster accountable AI innovation inside their borders sooner or later.
+ Zoubin Ghahramani, VP of Analysis, Google DeepMind
As AI continues its march into our on a regular basis lives, Zoubin will focus on reasonable timelines, new collaborations, and the necessity for an general technique to map out steps to a protected and productive AI future for Europe and past.
+ Victor Riparbelli, CEO and Cofounder, Synthesia
Digital people are right here, and individuals are replicating themselves for rent, mixing bodily and digital worlds. Victor will information us by way of present and future use instances of 3D avatars, alongside exploring the potential dangers related to avatars that look, act, and sound like actual human beings.+ Bonnie Kruft, Associate / Deputy Director of AI4Science, Microsoft
Generative AI is unlocking new analysis instruments for daring scientific discoveries. Bonnie will lower by way of the hype and take a deep dive into the groundbreaking analysis enabled by generative AI—from small molecular inhibitors for treating infectious illness, to the invention of recent supplies for power storage.
This chart reveals why warmth pumps are nonetheless scorching within the US
Warmth pumps are nonetheless a scorching expertise, although gross sales within the US, one of many world’s largest markets, fell in 2023. Even with the drop, the home equipment noticed their general market share enhance.
Warmth pumps warmth and funky areas utilizing electrical energy, and so they might be a significant device within the effort to chop greenhouse gasoline emissions. (About 10% of worldwide emissions are generated from heating buildings.) Try this chart and accompanying story to be taught extra about the place warmth pump adoption within the US is about to go subsequent.
—Casey Crownhart
The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to seek out you at this time’s most enjoyable/necessary/scary/fascinating tales about expertise.
1 The Biden marketing campaign simply joined TikTok
As a part of an effort to get youthful voters onside. (WP $)
+ Imran Khan used an AI voice to declare victory in Pakistan’s election from behind bars. (NYT $)
+ Instagram and Threads will let individuals determine in the event that they wish to see political content material or not. (Quartz)
2 A crowd destroyed an autonomous Waymo automobile in San Francisco
This type of incident has been brewing for a very long time. (The Verge)
+ What’s subsequent for robotaxis in 2024. (MIT Know-how Assessment)
+ Why individuals would possibly by no means use autonomous automobiles. (MIT Know-how Assessment)
three Local weather change is ruining winter sports activities
It’s doing far worse issues, however that is one prosperous individuals will discover. (Axios)
+ For one aggressive skier, local weather change may need helped them obtain the unimaginable feat of going from final to first place. (Wired $)
four What AI can’t do
It might probably help with inventive duties, however it may’t generate them. (Wired $)
+ AI simply beat a human check for creativity. What does that even imply? (MIT Know-how Assessment)
5 What’s the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional for?
Critiques to this point appear to have converged on “work” being the reply. (WSJ $)
+ However there are such a lot of different issues VR can be utilized for. For instance, ache reduction. (MIT Know-how Assessment)
+ Sorry Zuck, Fortnite is profitable the metaverse. (The Verge)
6 The primary endometriosis drug in many years is inside attain
Promising information for the tons of of hundreds of thousands of ladies it impacts. (The Economist $)
+ Tiny fake organs may crack the thriller of menstruation. (MIT Know-how Assessment)
7 Cultivated meat would possibly by no means generate income 
As VC money dries up, startups within the sector are having to reckon with the monetary realities. (NYT $)
+ Right here’s what we find out about lab-grown meat and local weather change. (MIT Know-how Assessment)
eight Lab diamonds have gotten flawless
And it’s placing individuals off, because it makes it too apparent they’re not “actual”. (The Atlantic $)
9 A spreadsheet error value a Norwegian wealth fund $92 million
For actual. Ouch. (FT $)
10 Is synthetic turf actually safer for (American) soccer? 
It’s surprisingly onerous to achieve a agency conclusion. (Ars Technica)
Quote of the day
“You’ve mainly obtained a defective product right here: they should repair it.”
—Beeban Kidron, a UK lawmaker, tells The Guardian that campaigns to guard youngsters’s rights on-line must go deeper than simply eradicating dangerous content material, into platforms’ underlying designs.
The massive story
Future house meals might be comprised of astronaut breath
Might 2023
The way forward for house meals might be as easy—and bizarre—as a protein shake made with astronaut breath or a burger comprised of fungus.
For many years, astronauts have relied totally on pre-packaged meals throughout their forays off our planet. With missions past Earth orbit in sight, a NASA-led competitors is hoping to vary all that and usher in a brand new period of sustainable house meals.
To unravel the issue of feeding astronauts on long-duration missions, NASA requested corporations to suggest novel methods to develop sustainable meals for future missions. Round 200 rose to the problem—creating nutritious (and outlandish) culinary creations within the course of. Learn the total story.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan
We will nonetheless have good issues
A spot for consolation, enjoyable and distraction in these bizarre occasions. (Obtained any concepts? Drop me a line or tweet ’em at me.)
+ It appears as if we live within the puppet age.
+ Celebrities love writing poetry. However are they any good at it?
+ Right here’s why we discover maintain music so darned annoying.
+ Mountain City Hockey sounds extremely intense.
+ Teeny tiny canines are again in type—perhaps don’t lug them round in your purse, although 
