Can AI Reroute Flights to Cool the Planet? Inside the Contrail-Avoidance Experiment
Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding AI-powered contrail-avoidance trials. The experiment could reduce aviation warming—but only if total effects are measured.
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Technology and artificial intelligence applied to climate challenges.
Europe’s €5 Billion AI Megafactory Plan Is Really a Bid for Compute Independence
Europe’s proposed AI megafactories aim to expand regional compute capacity, but energy, chips and execution will decide whether the ambition becomes independence.
Google’s AI Flood Forecasting Now Reaches 150 Countries and More Than 2 Billion People
Google says its AI flood-forecasting systems now cover 150 countries where more than two billion people live, helping communities act before disaster strikes.
Google and the UK Launch Operation Blue Skies to Use AI Against Aviation Contrails
Google and UK partners are launching an AI-powered North Atlantic trial designed to help aircraft avoid warming contrails across an entire airspace corridor.