The record rise is incompatible with keeping global warming to 1.5C according to the Met Office.
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30dn5dn53jo
It’s getting harder to measure just how good AI is getting | Vox
Toward the end of 2024, I offered a take on all the talk about whether AI’s “scaling laws” were hitting a real-life technical wall. I argued that the question matters less than many think: There are existing AI systems powerful enough to profoundly change our world, and the next few years are going to be defined by progress in AI, whether the scaling laws hold or not.
— Read on www.vox.com/future-perfect/394336/artificial-intelligence-openai-o3-benchmarks-agi
2024 Is Officially the Hottest Year on Record | Scientific American
2024 was the hottest year on record and the first to top 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. All 10 of the hottest years have been in the last decade
— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/2024-is-officially-the-hottest-year-on-record/
Climate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to Earth – The Atlantic
Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/01/climate-models-earth/681207/
Tech Engineer’s Side Project Helps People Appeal Healthcare Denials – Business Insider
Holden Karau founded a startup to help automate the process of appealing a health insurance claim denial after growing frustrated with the system.
— Read on www.businessinsider.com/free-health-insurance-claim-denial-appeal-project-startup-2024-12