An Intelligent Electric Grid

Google Brain has revealed its own image-making AI, called Imagen. But don't expect to see anything that isn't wholesome.

The startup used plant matter and bio-oil to sequester thousands of tons of carbon. The question now is how reliable, scalable, and economical this approach will prove.

Some worry that the chatter about these tools is doing the whole field a disservice.

The startup believes its bio-oil, once converted into syngas, could help clean up the dirtiest industrial sector.