Robot Trucks Can Help Cut Fuel Consumption

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at an emerging market for electric tugboats and boom times for a solar panel maker that doesn’t use Chinese components

LG Electronics has quadrupled this year. The catalyst: a meeting with Jensen Huang about physical AI.
LG Electronics has quadrupled this year. The catalyst: a meeting with Jensen Huang about physical AI.

LG Electronics shares have quadrupled this year. The stock hit its 30% daily limit for a second consecutive session on Monday after reports that LG Group Chair Koo Kwang-mo will meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on 5 June. The meeting will focus on expandin…

Norse Atlantic Airways Offers Dirt-Cheap Tickets. There’s a Catch

Dozens of people have complained to the Federal Trade Commission about Norse Atlantic Airways’ tech-first customer service operation. Some said they lost thousands of dollars.

Nadella quietly dismantled Microsoft’s leadership structure. The SLT that ran the company for decades is gone.
Nadella quietly dismantled Microsoft’s leadership structure. The SLT that ran the company for decades is gone.

Satya Nadella has dismantled the senior leadership structure that ran Microsoft for decades. The company “quietly retired what’s known as the SLT,” a person close to the CEO told Business Insider. The senior leadership team, the powerful executives who…

How The Iran War Oil Shock Is Helping Launch A Market For Electric Tugboats

Arc Marine started out selling luxury electric boats. Now it’s chasing a bigger business: battery systems for tugs, barges and military boats.

Under 30 Alum’s 3D Model Startup Hits Unicorn Status Amid AI Frenzy

Simon Song, who made the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list this year, is founder of Chinese AI startup VAST, which raised $200 million in fresh funding.

Hollywood Studios Are Spending On AI To Control The Future Of Film

Hollywood studios are moving from AI resistance to AI control, as Amazon, Lionsgate, Netflix and SAG-AFTRA reshape the rules of film.

Vertice buys Vendr to build what it calls the largest procurement dataset
Vertice buys Vendr to build what it calls the largest procurement dataset

Vertice has bought Vendr. The London-based AI procurement company announced on Monday that it has acquired the US software-pricing firm, a deal it says creates the world’s largest procurement intelligence dataset by combining the two companies’ data on…

These Crucial AI Unknowns Are Obstructing The Building And Fielding Of AI For Mental Health

AI for mental health is being hampered by underlying AI unknowns that have yet to be figured out. I lay out the unknowns. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company on the AI rally
SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company on the AI rally

SoftBank’s market cap topped Toyota’s on Monday for the first time in 23 years, lifted by its ~$65bn OpenAI stake and a Nikkei breaking 67,000 for the first time. SoftBank Group overtook Toyota Motor on Monday to become Japan’s most valuable listed com…