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When I asked ChatGPT for a list of experts in cotton and water stewardship, the result consisted entirely of Western academics and climate NGOs. Another prompt asking where water data savings were sourced read: “The training data is not evenly distributed globally. Indigenous, local, or unpublished farmer knowledge is under-represented.” (OpenAI, the US developer of ChatGPT, did not provide comment in time for publication.)It’s not so simple as inviting traditional communities and Indigenous peoples to the table, either. Many don’t want their knowledge exploited by AI even if asked to participate. But if underlying biases are left unaddressed, they have…

This isn’t David Park’s first rodeo. The veteran founder and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield alumnus has certainly been battle-tested in the enterprise arena. On this episode of Build Mode, Park joins Isabelle Johannessen to discuss how he and his team are intentionally iterating, fundraising, and scaling Narada. This enterprise AI solution uses large action models to automate complex, multistep workflows across enterprise systems.   At face value, Narada has everything that would likely have investors banging down its door: a dream founding team of experienced researchers and operators from Stanford and Berkeley, big name enterprise customers, and a product that works. So in 2024, when Narada applied for Startup Battlefield, it surprised the team how…

Teams shifted their offensive strategy to use more multiple tight end sets last season, which means there’s more of a demand at the position.That’s good news for a deep group of free agent tight ends. There are plenty of productive veterans and players coming off their rookie deals and still in their prime available for teams to look over. Travis Kelce could have gotten into the top five, but it seems inevitable that he will either be back with the Chiefs or retire. Even if he’s not a realistic option, plenty of others are.AdvertisementHere are the top five tight ends…

Lio’s co-founders know firsthand that procurement — the process enterprises use to purchase services from vendors — is often a bottleneck. Vladimir Keil, the company’s co-founder and CEO, had experienced this problem as an employee inside a large company and then again while building his first startup. “When we were selling enterprise software, we had to go through procurement ourselves and saw how manual and fragmented the process still is,” he told TechCrunch. Kiel and his team have built an automated platform of AI agents — software that can complete tasks on behalf of humans — to help fix some of those…

Zoey Gong, a Chinese medicine food therapist, was days away from boarding an Emirates flight from Paris to Shanghai via Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday.Gong, 30, had her flight plans derailed as a result, and she told CNBC that she had to pay $1,600 to get to Shanghai, more than double the price of her original ticket.She’s one of millions of travelers swept up in war and other conflicts from Iran to Mexico this year, problems that are threatening the global tourism industry that’s worth an estimated $11.7 trillion to the world’s…

By unanimous vote, TerraPower, a Nuclear Power company founded and chaired by Bill Gates, just reached a major milestone by receiving the most important federal permit: clearance to build a commercial nuclear reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming, scheduled to start operating in 2031. This places TerraPower at the front of the pack when it comes to small, cutting-edge nuclear reactors for generating power in the U.S.Unfortunately, there’s currently no way to fuel this reactor. The plant has already been under-construction since 2024, and a spokesman for TerraPower named Andy Hallmark confirmed to me that only the “nonnuclear sections of the plant”…

The Golden State Warriors will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they battle the Houston Rockets in a key NBA Western Conference matchup on Thursday night. Golden State is coming off a 114-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, while Houston downed the Washington Wizards 123-118 that same night. The Warriors (31-30), who are the eighth seed in the West, are 12-17 on the road this season. The Rockets (38-22), who are third in the conference, are 20-7 on their home floor. Steph Curry (knee) remains out for Golden State. Alperen Sengun (illness), Jabari Smith Jr.…

Nothing just revealed a new pair of over-ear headphones as a relatively budget-friendly alternative to the . The Headphone (a) earphones feature a similar design language to the company’s previous cans, but with more color. As a matter of fact, these will be available in four colors, including yellow, pink, white and black.Perhaps the most notable feature here, however, is the battery life. Nothing says these headphones will last over five days on a single charge. That’s not five days of regular use, working out to several hours each day or whatever. It claims 135 hours of life per charge.…

As the race to meet ambitious sustainability targets heats up, fashion is directing more attention to decarbonization, hoping to cut supply chain emissions at the source. But delivering impact isn’t as easy as it might seem. Between fashion’s penchant for fragmented, global supply chains and its tendency towards top-down sustainability strategies that overlook the role of suppliers in scaling decarbonization, progress has been slow.In recent months, a slew of decarbonization-adjacent reports have been published, offering fresh perspectives on one of fashion’s most critical challenges.But trudging through multiple 30-plus-page reports isn’t for the faint-hearted, so Vogue Business decided to do the…

Nothing is back with two new smartphones, the entry-level Phone 4a and the mid-range Phone 4a Pro. With the base 4a in particular, there’s no shortage of substantial hardware upgrades since the 3a, even if the design doesn’t quite stand out as much. This year, that’s apparently the role of the Nothing Phone 4a Pro. That said, the base 4a’s two new color options (blue and pink) are gorgeous additions to the usual monochrome duo of white and black.There have been many upgrades since 2025’s Phone 3a. It comes with IP64 dust and water resistance, and is also physically tougher:…