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Pancontinental says first oil discovered offshore Kenya

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The Sunbird-1 oil is the historic first-ever oil discovery offshore Kenya. We believe that this is a play- opening discovery in Kenya’s Lamu Basin. Because of the Sunbird discovery we expect to see a significant increase in industry interest offshore Kenya. —Barry Rushworth, Pancontinental’s CEO. Location map.

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World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI

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One of the biggest challenges in a World Building competition that asked teams to imagine a positive future with superintelligent AI: Make it plausible. She sees the contest partly as a way to provide hopeful visions of the future. Yelizarova says that another motivation for the contest was to see what sorts of ideas people would come up with. “If

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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When an Internet connection does become available, it can be plugged into the Nimble to provide access to anyone already connected within the mesh. But that’s not the case for more than 3.5 billion people around the world who don’t have meaningful access to it, according to a Brookings Institution report, “Bridging the Global Digital Divide.”

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Rivian partners with Maasai Wilderness Conservation to support conservation efforts

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Rivian is partnering with the Massai Wilderness Conservation Trust (MWCT) on a pilot project with four R1T all-electric trucks working in the Chyulu Hills of Kenya. The EVs enable MWCT to continue its conservation work as efficiently and environmentally friendly as possible. It also includes health and education programs.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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TCF, the manager of the Garcia River Forest Project, would like to enable its increasing number of redwood trees to reach the 1,000-year-old status of some of their neighbors, like this one. Click to enlarge. —Stuart Gardner, Project Manager, Golf family, Volkswagen of America. Click to enlarge. million The Nature Conservancy, $2.5

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