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People in many parts of the world are trying to lower their impact on the climate. From companies to countries, a lot of groups have goals to reduce their environmental impact. With innovation in areas like electric vehicles, wastewater treatment and battery recycling, among many others, those goal

Joshua Posamentier and Abe Yokell have spent the last seven years on the LP circuit, tirelessly pitching LPs on the financial and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) benefits of investing in climate tech. “We've had hundreds — I don't even want to fess to how many — but hundre

Something that often gets lost in discussions about climate change is the massive health benefits the world would realize by ceasing to burn fossil fuels. Pollution from coal, oil and natural gas isn't just responsible for respiratory diseases like asthma and lung cancer, but also strokes, hear

A while ago, I built a tool that uses AI to give feedback on hundreds of pitch decks. Every morning, I skim through the pitch deck reviews my little bot makes without really looking at the decks. Every now and again, it’s stratospherically effusive in its praise, and I brace myself: What if t

Though Bitcoin is considered to be the grandfather of crypto, it's not always talked about for its innovation or pushing the envelope. Some want it to stay that way, but not everyone. Taproot Wizards, a Bitcoin-focused Ordinals project that was inspired by the original Bitcoin wizard Reddit mem

For many startups, getting a spot in an accelerator program like Y Combinator or TechStars is like winning the golden ticket to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Accelerators offer a wealth of opportunities that can make the difference between a great idea that doesn't achieve its potential

In one of my past startups, I had a co-founder who had a pretty clear goal for himself: He wanted to make $1 million for every year that he worked on this startup, and he wanted to leave a positive impact on the world. I was struck by the clarity of that thought, and so I started asking other found

It's not every day that a 50-year-old technology that was long since passed over gets a new lease on life. Sodium-metal-halide batteries were first patented in the mid-1970s. The design showed promise: It was energy dense and cheap to make. Mercedes-Benz took an interest, investing heavily in r

In the last year or so, heat pumps have gone from being little known outside of HVAC circles to becoming a key plank in the Inflation Reduction Act. Today's heat pumps are vastly superior to those deployed decades ago, but one startup thinks there's still ample room for innovation. Harvest

First it was California, which experienced year after year of deadly wildfires. Then came Hawaii's deadly firestorm this year. Camp, Dixie and Lahaina aren't just three of the deadliest, most destructive wildfires in U.S. history; they are also all caused by downed power lines or faulty equ

While media attention remains largely fixed on crypto's best-known players, there are a host of startups in the web3 industry trying to make a name for themselves despite bear-market conditions. technewss+ got to see a number of those startups during web3 accelerator Alliance DAO's latest

When you're doing a stage pitch, a demo can really liven up your connection with the audience. Plus, being able to explain what the product is and does while showing it in action is a great way to make a story visually interesting as well. That makes a lot of sense when you're pitching in T

Natural disasters have a way of making people pay attention. Take, for example, California's recent, catastrophic wildfire seasons, which broke records for how many acres they burned, how much property they destroyed and how many lives they took. That, plus the way they turned the sky a shade o

Collecting points is a lifestyle for many. Getting great deals on flights, for example, by carefully collecting and spending points can make the difference between slumming it in cattle class or living it up, pinky-out, in great luxury up front. Last year, we covered real-time flight rewards searc