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This edition of MIT Technology Review's newsletter covers a lawsuit by tech researchers against the Trump administration over online safety policies, climate tech companies pivoting to critical minerals, and the rise of AI world models.
Climate tech companies are pivoting to critical minerals as political support for climate causes wanes, with examples like Boston Metal raising funds for metals production and Brimstone emphasizing critical minerals alongside cement.
WeatherNext, an AI model from Google DeepMind, helped the National Hurricane Center predict Hurricane Melissa's rapid intensification and Category 5 landfall in Jamaica five days in advance, enabling earlier warnings and evacuations.
Hyphen Global is a climate-tech product on Product Hunt that provides real-time quantification of greenhouse gas removals.
Google DeepMind's WeatherNext AI model accurately predicted the intensification of 2025's Hurricane 'Melissa' into a Category 5 hurricane and its landfall in Jamaica three days in advance, issuing early warnings that likely saved many lives.