Future Crunch

Last month Tāne Hunter and presented to 180 employees at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s annual conference.

Their theme was “Mission: Possible.” 🚀

Together they shared five stories about what’s actually happening in decarbonisation, electrification and renewables that you probably didn’t hear about during your doom scroll.

To read those stories head to our LinkedIn and see our latest article.

Or if you would like to get your own copy of the must read Full Stack Human - head to our website or visit the link in our bio!

Five. That’s roughly how many companies are building the most powerful AI systems on the planet right now. Five. Maybe six if you’re feeling generous.

And they’re getting better every few months at a rate that makes Moore’s Law look like a gentle stroll.

Here’s a number that should sit next to that: 11 million. That’s how many people are now actively building on Hugging Face, the open-source platform where anyone can download, modify and deploy AI models.

Five companies at the top. Eleven million people pulling from below - that’s the tug of war.

Read more about the pull between concentration and democratisation in the race to our future via the link in our bio. 🔗

Happy reading!

Already need a pick me up this week? Here’s some genuinely good news for your Tuesday morning. 🪸

A new land-based breeding lab in Seychelles has recorded its first successful coral spawning. This is a major step forward for reef restoration, now instead of relying solely on fragments, scientists are able to support natural reproduction, raising coral from larvae to boost genetic diversity and resilience.

Why does this matter? More diversity means a better chance of surviving warming oceans and environmental stress, giving our reefs a better chance at survival.

It’s early, but this kind of breakthrough could reshape how we restore coral ecosystems around the world.

Head to the Oceanographic Magazine to read the full story.

Last month Tāne delivered CTRL + ALT + ADAPT at the RLDatix Asia-Pacific Connected Heath & Care Summit. 🧩

Together with an incredible audience Tāne explored the latest innovations across tech and AI, and how cross-industry thinking, your innate adaptability, and not sacrificing your humanity for ‘success’ might be the last valuable skills you can build to stay irreplaceable in a rapidly changing world.

If this sounds like something your organisation could use, head to our website to see more of our offerings and amazing speakers.