That is at present’s version of The Obtain, our weekday publication that gives a each day dose of what’s happening 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 chatting with onstage:
+ I’m going to be chatting with Paul Murphy, Companion at Lightspeed Enterprise Companions, in regards to the spectacular, rising cohort of AI firms rising out of Europe, for instance Mistral AI.
+ I’ll additionally speak with Vincenzo Ciancaglini, Senior Risk Researcher at TrendMicro, in regards to the booming enterprise of AI inside the felony underground and the rising dangers he’s seeing.
+ And I’ll chat to Lee Glazier, Head of Digital Integrity at Rolls-Royce. He’s accountable for ensuring AI is adopted as safely and ethically as attainable, 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 issues within the UK and Europe, together with a few of the most urgent expertise points that leaders are going through with AI at present and the 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 talk about real looking 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, Companion / Deputy Director of AI4Science, Microsoft
Generative AI is unlocking new analysis instruments for daring scientific discoveries. Bonnie will reduce 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 vitality storage.
This chart reveals why warmth pumps are nonetheless sizzling within the US
Warmth pumps are nonetheless a sizzling 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 improve.
Warmth pumps warmth and funky areas utilizing electrical energy, and so they may very well be a significant device within the effort to chop greenhouse fuel emissions. (About 10% of world emissions are generated from heating buildings.) Take a look at this chart and accompanying story to study 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 present’s most enjoyable/vital/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 folks 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 Evaluation)
+ Why folks would possibly by no means use autonomous vehicles. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
3 Local weather change is ruining winter sports activities
It’s doing far worse issues, however that is one prosperous folks will discover. (Axios)
+ For one aggressive skier, local weather change may need helped them obtain the unbelievable feat of going from final to first place. (Wired $)
4 What AI can not do
It might help with inventive duties, however it might’t generate them. (Wired $)
+ AI simply beat a human check for creativity. What does that even imply? (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
5 What’s the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional for?
Evaluations up to now 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 Evaluation)
+ Sorry Zuck, Fortnite is profitable the metaverse. (The Verge)
6 The primary endometriosis drug in many years is inside attain
Promising information for the lots of of hundreds of thousands of girls it impacts. (The Economist $)
+ Tiny fake organs may crack the thriller of menstruation. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
7 Cultivated meat would possibly by no means become profitable 
As VC money dries up, startups within the sector are having to reckon with the monetary realities. (NYT $)
+ Right here’s what we learn about lab-grown meat and local weather change. (MIT Know-how Evaluation)
8 Lab diamonds have gotten flawless
And it’s placing folks off, because it makes it too apparent they’re not “actual”. (The Atlantic $)
9 A spreadsheet error price 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 kids’s rights on-line must go deeper than simply eradicating dangerous content material, into platforms’ underlying designs.
The massive story
Future area meals may very well be produced from astronaut breath
The way forward for area meals may very well be as easy—and peculiar—as a protein shake made with astronaut breath or a burger produced from 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 area meals.
To unravel the issue of feeding astronauts on long-duration missions, NASA requested firms 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 complete story.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan
We are able to nonetheless have good issues
A spot for consolation, enjoyable and distraction in these bizarre instances. (Acquired 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 canine are again in model—perhaps don’t lug them round in your purse, although 