804: AI x Solar Power = Abundant Energy

Anthropic has built a frontier AI model so capable at finding software vulnerabilities that it has decided not to release it to the general public. In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn breaks down Claude Mythos Preview, a general-purpose model whose hacking abilities emerged as ...  عرض المزيد

Rubrik’s Anneka Gupta and Cal Al-Dhubaib speak to Jon Krohn about cybersecurity measures, the risks AI in business might pose for malicious attacks, and why AI should be kept “boring.” Find out how Rubrik safeguards client data, what zero trust is in the context of cybersecurity, ...  عرض المزيد

Solar electricity generation is on the rise. In fact, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reported in late 2023 that more new solar generating capacity was installed in the U.S. during the first eight months of 2023 than any other renewable or fossil fuel-based energy sou ...

Solar energy is booming, which is good news for Glint Solar. The Norwegian software-as-a-service startup has built a platform that’s helping energy giants and large solar developers such as E.ON, Recurrent Energy, and Statkraft cut the time it takes to plan and pre-design solar i ...  عرض المزيد

Brains On is a non-profit public radio program. There are lots of ways to support the show:Support the podcast with donation | Subscribe to Smarty Pass for ad-free episodes and bonus content | Buy our book and merch | Come to our live showsSolar panels capture energy from the sun ...  عرض المزيد

Complex, outdated, expensive: concentrating solar power used to be a clunky way of harnessing the sun. What’s changed to now make it viable? 

Concentrating Solar Power, or CSP, takes energy from the sun, converts it to heat, and uses it to drive a t ...