It’s not the technology itself. It’s that we don’t yet have enough trained workers to install heat pumps for full-tilt decarbonization.
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The One Thing That’s Holding Back the Heat Pump

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Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable die to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice.
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Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought

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New research shows the number of deepfake videos is skyrocketing—and the world's biggest search engines are funneling clicks to dozens of sites dedicated to the nonconsensual fakes.
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From Security, Spoken: Deepfake Porn Is Out of Control

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Book publishers are experimenting with chatbot editions of new titles, providing "conversational companions" for readers.
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From Business, Spoken: Why Read Books When You Can Use Chatbots to Talk to Them Instead?

Anthropic and other big AI startups are teaching chatbots “tool use,” to make them more useful in the workplace.
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Chatbots Are Entering the Stone Age

Noland Arbaugh is the first to get Elon Musk’s brain device. The 30-year-old speaks to WIRED about what it’s like to use a computer with his mind—and gain a new sense of independence.
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The One Thing That’s Holding Back the Heat Pump

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