Virtual Power Plants To The Rescue

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a new push to restore federal funds for electric buses and Corning’s CEO on solar business and carbon capture tech.

Video: Inside The Forbes Optimist 250 List

Maggie McGrath talks to Forbes Senior Editor Alex Knapp about the recently launched Forbes Optimist 250 list.

This Startup Wants You To Recharge Your AC With Cheap Carbon Dioxide

A flight recorder for wayward AI systems. The space industry’s record investments. AI spending warnings. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

Anthropic’s IPO Could Be Historic But What Will Investors Own?

Anthropic is preparing to hit Wall Street. Discover key details on the Claude creator’s valuation, cloud hyperscaler ties, unique governance and IPO risks.

Homeowner Complaints Against Mortgage Servicers Surge After Trump Gutted Agency

Amid high mortgage rates and persistent inflation, beleaguered homeowners are seeing simple accounting errors go unfixed, leaving them to fight for their homes with little help from the CFPB.

Meta’s Muse Could Transform Its AI Business. But Can It Make Money?

Meta is betting billions on Muse and AI agents. Its massive audience offers an advantage, but profitability, privacy and security remain major challenges.

A Death In France Puts Shamonda Virus Under Scrutiny, But Public Risk Is Low

Shamonda virus has been linked to a death in France, its first known human infection. Why disease experts see low public risk and what would change that.

Inside OpenAI’s Plan To Protect The Internet Before Hackers Break It

Using the latest GPT model, cyber researchers in OpenAI’s Project Daybreak community found one of the most critical internet bugs in recent memory. It’s part of an all-out sprint to secure the web before hackers can deploy similar tools to wreak havoc …

The Woolly Mammoth Billionaire’s New Startup Is Genetically Engineering War Dogs For The Military

Ben Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal has teamed up with Palmer Luckey’s team at Anduril to create a dog that’s optimized for military use. The new “warhounds” will be cloned and gene edited.