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AI Agent Directory

Agent.ai is a directory of AI agents that are designed to execute a specialist task, and that can also be chained together to build a workflow. Features on offer include image manipulation, research report creation, video script generation, among many other options.

AI & ML

Business

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Just Transition Commission Report

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Ireland's Just Transition Commission released their first report that includes 7 recommendations to government on how an effective just transition can be enacted. Recommendations include establishment of just transition indicators that can be measured and tracked, building an understanding of the vulnerabilities associated with climate action, and to integrate just transition into climate action communication.

Environment

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Profit For Good Conference

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The School of Moral Ambition had their Profit for Good conference, which included showcases of business that donate at least 10% of their profits to charities, as well a keynote talk from Rutger Bregman, co-founded of The School of Moral Ambition.

Business

Life

Motivation

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The Botanic Atlas

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Google Arts & Culture launched the Botanic Atlas, an interactive site where the user can search and view botanical records across countries.

Data Vis

Environment

Science

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Viewing Hidden Objects With Wireless Signals

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Researchers at MIT have developed a new technique to allow hidden objects to be viewed using wireless signals. This technology can be applied to manufacturing and shipping to ensure objects inside boxes are not broken or misplaced before being shipped.

Science

Tech

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EcoWeb Report 2025

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Climate Action Tech released their EcoWeb report, showing that there is a 30x gap in the emissions from websites that optimise for emissions reduction versus those that do not. The ICT sector accounts for 4% of global emissions, and every visit to every website contributes to these emissions.

Environment

Web Dev

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Turn Plastic Into Paracetamol Using E.Coli

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Engineering biologists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a method to turn plastic into paracetamol using a generically modified version of E.Coli that ferments the PET.

Science

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Net Zero Cheaper Than 3 Degrees Damage

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The OBR in the UK released a report showing that reaching Net Zero by 2050 would cost 6% of GDP but not reaching it would cost 8% of GDP along with untold damage, trauma, starvation, and death. Sounds like a deal to me. Can someone tell Western governments please?

Environment

Life

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Jèrriais, Jersey's Native Language

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The BBC published an interesting article on Jèrriais, Jersey's native language. The language was used as to pass secret codes and information while the island was occupied by the Nazis, and has since been going through a revival and standardisation.

History

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Climate Action in London & Paris

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Mayors Anne Hidalgo and Sadiq Kahn published a joint piece about Climate Action they have taken in their cities of Paris and London, about the clean air figures the action has produced, and about the misinformation and disinformation they and their projects were subjected to. They suggest training on media literacy and climate science are taught to school-leavers to better help them spot falsehoods.

Environment

Life

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