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MIT invention uses ultrasound to shake drinking water out of the air, even in dry regions

A new device cuts down the time it takes to harvest water from the atmosphere from days to minutes, MIT researchers say.

Nexus isn’t going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups

Nexus Venture Partners manages $3.2 billion in capital across its funds and has invested in more than 130 companies over the years.

Get ready for an AI country music explosion

When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to a publisher. Publishers then share those songs with labels and managers, who may share those songs with the artists. Even if a major country star records ("cuts") the song, it still takes a stroke of luck for that song to become a No. 1 hit. The odds of winning are extremely low. Recently, Irwin was in a room where his co-writers Sam Fink and Duane Deerweater tried something new. Instead of booking studio time or calling a "track guy" to produce a demo, one co-writer op … Read the full story at The Verge.

The False Promise of Democracy in Iraq

Most Iraqis regard elections as a foregone formality and the reigning order as irredeemably flawed.

Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents

Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.

Adm. 'Mitch' Bradley, at center of 2nd attack on boat, praised by colleagues

Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, Navy SEAL at the center of the Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug-running boat, rose through ranks to lead all U.S. special operators.

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