Quarter Century Project

Illustration of AI agents connected to a grid system.
AI

How industry efforts aim to help AI agents communicate better

The new alphabet soup of protocols, explained.

Patrick Kulp
Environmental activists protest with a large banner that reads "Can't run can't hide" with the Shell logo in front of Shell's headquarters in Rotterdam on December 10, 2021.
Green Tech

As the Trump administration falters on decarbonization, can the international community pick up the slack?

Tech Brew talked with energy analysts about feasible emissions policies in the absence of US support.

Tricia Crimmins
Close up of incognito mode opened on a smartphone.
Quarter Century Project

Will US AI regulation follow the same path as data privacy?

Just like privacy, the battle rages in individual states, with little hope for federal law.

Patrick Kulp
A truck passes by China Shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, California, on September 1, 2019.
Quarter Century Project

How is tariff uncertainty impacting tech?

We focused on the automotive, battery, and chip industries to tell the tale.

Jordyn Grzelewski, Tricia Crimmins, Patrick Kulp
United Nations
Green Tech

A decade after the UN set climate goals, tech companies are using AI to achieve them

Google, Microsoft, and the UN itself have said using AI can accelerate sustainability.

Tricia Crimmins
OpenAI Co-Founder & CEO Sam Altman speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, 2019.
AI

Nearing its 10th anniversary, OpenAI is at a crossroads

The company is drifting from its longtime backer and toward for-profit status—but not without resistance.

Patrick Kulp

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