Geothermal startup Quaise certainly has an unconventional approach when it comes to destroying rocks: it uses a new form of drilling technology to melt holes through them. The company hopes it’s the key to unlocking geothermal energy and making it feasible anywhere.
Quaise’s technology could theoretically be used to tap into the Earth’s heat from anywhere on the globe. But some experts caution that reinventing drilling won’t be as simple, or as fast, as Quaise’s leadership hopes. Read the full story.
—Casey Crownhart
Five things you need to know about AI right now
—Will Douglas Heaven, senior editor for AI
Last month I gave a talk at SXSW London called “Five things you need to know about AI”—my personal picks for the five most important ideas in AI right now.
I aimed the talk at a general audience, and it serves as a quick tour of how I’m thinking about AI in 2025. There’s some fun stuff in there. I even make jokes!
You can now watch the video of my talk, but if you want to see the five I chose right now, here is a quick look at them.