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Bringing down sky scrapers’ sky-high carbon footprint with Joselyn Lai from Bedrock

Most skyscrapers have sky-high carbon footprints due mostly to inefficient methods of heating and cooling. Today’s guest, Joselyn Lai is the co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Energy () , a company that works with buildings to install geothermal systems. They have developed a system to drill the exact amount of boreholes at the precise depth…

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Most skyscrapers have sky-high carbon footprints due mostly to inefficient methods of heating and cooling. Today’s guest, Joselyn Lai is the co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Energy () , a company that works with buildings to install geothermal systems. They have developed a system to drill the exact amount of boreholes at the precise depth needed to create the most efficient system per building.

Today Dom is joined by a special guest host, TechCrunch Climate reporter Tim De Chant () .

In this conversation they cover:

• How the company has built up a customer base of urban builders
• Why it’s easy to fundraise when the technology has been proven to be so effective
• Creating clean energy jobs for people who work in oil and gas

(0:00) Introduction

(1:51) Starting Bedrock Energy

(3:59) Closed loop vs open loop systems

(8:16) Building a customer base

(12:50) Working with and around utility companies

(17:08) Clean jobs for oil and gas workers

(21:24) Decarbonizing the built environment

(26:30) Fundraising

(34:58) Host discussion

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The Best Gaming Console Could Be Already in Your Pocket

As Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 just came out, CNET writer Zachary McAuliffe is already deep into playing it on his phone. This strikes the thought: is your phone all the gaming machinery you’ll ever want or need? 🤳 #gaming #callofduty #mobilegaming #cloudgaming #tech Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: Never miss a deal again!…

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As Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 just came out, CNET writer Zachary McAuliffe is already deep into playing it on his phone.

This strikes the thought: is your phone all the gaming machinery you’ll ever want or need? 🤳

#gaming #callofduty #mobilegaming #cloudgaming #tech

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Listen to Your Intuition — It Can Help You Navigate the Future | Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir | TED

“Intuition helps us see the big picture,” says filmmaker and sustainability leader Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir. Reflecting on her work at the UN, she outlines three ways innsæi (the Icelandic word for “intuition”) can help humanity face our greatest existential threats — urging us to use our inner wisdom as a guide for essential change. (Recorded at…

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“Intuition helps us see the big picture,” says filmmaker and sustainability leader Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir. Reflecting on her work at the UN, she outlines three ways innsæi (the Icelandic word for “intuition”) can help humanity face our greatest existential threats — urging us to use our inner wisdom as a guide for essential change.
(Recorded at TEDCountdown@BloombergGreenFestival on July 12, 2024)

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Hands On with Apple’s Visual Intelligence

Senior Editor Lisa Eadiccico has been having fun using Apple’s Visual Intelligence feature in the iOS 18.2 Public Beta, but since it’s not fully complete yet she’s excited to see where the company takes the feature. #appleintelligence #iphone16 #iphone16pro #ios18 #ai Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension…

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Senior Editor Lisa Eadiccico has been having fun using Apple’s Visual Intelligence feature in the iOS 18.2 Public Beta, but since it’s not fully complete yet she’s excited to see where the company takes the feature. #appleintelligence #iphone16 #iphone16pro #ios18 #ai

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