3 d. ago Geothermal Energy in the United States: Overview, Developments, Exploration Areas, and Leading Companies

Geothermal Energy in the United States: Overview, Developments, Exploration Areas, and Leading Companies  EnergyNow.com

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2 w. ago Rodatherm Energy wants to make geothermal more efficient, but will it be cheaper?

Rodatherm Energy emerged from stealth with $38 million in Series A funding. It plans to build a closed-loop geothermal power plant that uses refrigerants to move heat to the surface.

Science

3 w. ago OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Google vary widely in identifying hate speech

With the proliferation of online hate speech—which, research shows, can increase political polarization and damage mental health—leading artificial intelligence companies have released large language models that promise automatic content filtering.

Technology

3 w. ago Geothermal is too expensive, but Dig Energy’s impossibly small drill rig might fix that

Dig Energy's water-jet drilling right promises to cut drilling costs by up to 80%, helping geothermal heating hit price parity with fossil fuel furnaces.

Science

3 w. ago Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.

Economics

4 w. ago Amazon may have withstood stricter antitrust rules because of internal build capacity

The list of companies acquired by Amazon, now a leader in multiple lines of business, seems endless: Zappos. Whole Foods. MGM Studios. Ring. In total, it snapped up 280 firms between 1998 and 2022. This history has led to the criticism that antitrust enforcers should have blocked many of these mergers.

Politics