Decades of increased emissions from forest-fuelled BECCS Nature Sustainability - Governments are considering subsidies for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage fuelled by wood from existing forests. However, a transparent model estimates that this...

Now with link accessible to all. rdcu.be/femT9

Volvo launches new electric trucks – with ranges up to 700 km Volvo Trucks keeps pushing the boundaries for electric truck transport. With the launch of its new electric trucks with improved performance, flexibility and ranges up to 700 km, this is a new benchma...

EV technology is evolving rapidly, including for trucks. Volvo Trucks has launched a new generation of trucks that further limits the number of cases where battery-electric trucks 'can't do the job'.

Product complexity plot
www.ft.com/content/7d51...

Most impact analyses i have been involved with are revisions of earlier ones, for a revised regulation. And the results of a public consultation are all available for the new revision.

An ai can use all the submissions, not just the official Response.

Video: Semicircular wings give Cyclone VTOL a different kind of lift We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the wings on HopFlyt's Cyclone. The curved wings have their root in a design fir...

newatlas.com/aircraft/sem...

Cool

I have not yet seen any decent evidence that hydrofoils are more efficient than a displacement boat. Indeed, energy has to be used to keep it up as well as move it forward, and the most energy-efficient trade-off is when those two numbers are equal.
See www.withouthotair.com/cC/page_279....

There is now a huge gap between people who've tried the free version of ChatGPT and say people in Big Tech who have unlimited tokens to use on the latest models to do their day jobs.

It's a night and day difference which is why it seems like we're talking past each other a lot in these discussions

From my experience of using AI programming tools over the past couple of months (the world of 2026 is a different century), doing impact analyses should be exactly what ai should do extremely well. And fast.

AI can design and run thousands of lab experiments without human hands. Humanity isn’t ready for the new risks this brings to biology Researchers have found that even people with limited experience in biology can use AI to help them create a dangerous pathogen.

Putting these two news items together from this week
theconversation.com/ai-can-desig...

and

red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-...

We are going to see biological innovations indistinguishable from magic every few weeks later this year.

red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-...

The world is a different place this morning.

And this is also significant in that it affects all software maintenance everywhere, so a bit bigger really:
dev.to/copilotkit/g...

Is this what the early stages of the Singularity looks like?

Oh wow, this is Huge.

Anthropic limits Mythos AI rollout over fears hackers could use model for cyberattacks Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and others will use the model as part of a new cybersecurity initiative called Project Glasswing.

A less technical discussion here: www.cnbc.com/2026/04/07/a...

Google DeepMind's Research Lets an LLM Rewrite Its Own Game Theory Algorithms — And It Outperformed the Experts Google DeepMind's Research Lets an LLM Rewrite Its Own Game Theory Algorithms — And It Outperformed the Experts

www.marktechpost.com/2026/04/03/g...

Now that is interesting.

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Midjourney engineer debuts open source Pretext to revolutionize web design It allows developers to treat text as a fluid substance that can be recalculated every single frame without dropping a beat.

Wow
venturebeat.com/technology/m...

#ClimateSolutions.

Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts

Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating - www.theguardian.com/environment/... "Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts" such a simple fix

1,000x more efficient tabletop laser could power future nuclear clocks New tabletop VUV laser 1,000× more efficient could improve nanoelectronics research and enable practical nuclear clocks.

A nuclear clock is in our future
interestingengineering.com/innovation/t...

The Price of initiative just collapsed From libraries to large models: why the next divide is between people who try things and people who don’t.

Read this, if you haven't already. I hope most of you have.

martha6j5h2.substack.com/p/the-price-...

Decades-long grid storage unlocked with new hydrogen-iron flow battery A new report has suggested that Elestor's hydrogen-iron flow batteries could power long-duration grid storage for 25 years.

Fe++/Fe+++ flow battery. Now that could be very Very important.
interestingengineering.com/energy/hydro...

It still leads to N2O emissions in use though, largely due to bad but intractable farming practices.
So we need negative carbon policies to compensate.

Düren’s Hydrogen Bet: The Math Behind a Looming Liability - CleanTechnica Hydrogen buses at €6–€8 per km? We model Düren’s real economics and compare diesel, battery electric, and hydrogen.

Lots of detailed numbers on capex and emissions. Needs a projection for lower German grid carbon footprint though.
cleantechnica.com/2026/03/01/d...

Grey, Blue, or Green: The Real Ammonia Math - CleanTechnica Grey, blue, or green ammonia? Carbon pricing at €200–€300 reshapes competitiveness across Europe’s industrial feedstock market.

Wonderfully detailed calculations on when green ammonia can become cost effective in europe.
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/21/g...

But using GWP(100) is just inappropriate for our climate goals. Should be 20.

In the book, Kemp argues that these collapsed states were captured by corrupt elites, who used coercion and stealth to secure their dominance and seize control of community and private resources, leading to extreme social, political and economic inequality,[2] and that this oligarchy eventually led to collapse.[3] "Fiscal fragility, ecological overshoot, legitimacy crises, and polarization typically appear before failure—but are filtered through partisan incentives and short time horizons."[4] Kemp argues these regimes were fragile due to status-seeking elites, especially those with dark triad personality traits.[5] Kemp argues that more democratic societies are more resilient and long-lasting.[6] He also finds that people were generally healthier before these large states appeared when they lived in more democratic hunter-gatherer societies.[5] Some recommendations for the future include running societies through citizens assemblies and taxing wealth.[5]

Our condition and why, longform version:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath...

This and the previous link are identical stories. It's just that one goes back 5000 years, and the other is a photo of nightmare clowns on 1/20/25. TL;DR: recurring nightmare clowns are the problem of human societies.

What does AI mean for organisations' responsibilities? What is the role of the chief executive when he does not know what is going on?

Why constitutions and articles of association need a good hard look in 2026.
philipsargent.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/p...

Space-based solar could be competitive by 2040, UK government finds Investment and support could make small-scale space-based solar power (SBSP) viable, with potential for electricity generated in orbit to participate in UK contracts for difference (CfD) scheme accord...

www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/19/s...

In depth: Supreme Court delivers 'bombshell' ruling on software patents - or does it? Last week's Supreme Court ruling on the patentability of computer software is certainly bold, but experts doubt that it will lead to the erection of IP barriers around the digital economy.

www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i...

MPs in call to halt Drax’s £2m-a-day subsidy over sustainability doubts Exclusive: Cross-party group ‘deeply concerned’ power plant may have misled ministers and regulators over source of wood pellets

MPs in call to halt Drax’s £2m-a-day subsidy over sustainability doubts

- Cross-party group ‘deeply concerned’ power plant may have misled ministers and regulators over source of wood pellets

Story by Jillian Ambrose
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

I don't think I have ever been closer than the bypass. So that is strictly an outsider's view.