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European climate-tech financing within the first quarter to 5 years deeply sunk-why is why

European climate-tech financing in the first quarter to five years deeply sunk-why is why

Europe's climate -Tech -startups collected 2.3 billion USD (2 billion €) In the first quarter of this year – the lowest sum since the third quarter of 2020, according to Dealroom.

Behind the headline there is a complex mix of growing pain, the shift in investor and a wider VC market dynamics, said experts TNW.

In particular, they said that the slowdown was based on a mixture of market maturity, strategic repositioning, oversized capital and a difficult exit environment.

“If we use the story of Dunning Kruger curveWe are now in the climate in the climate, at least for investors. ” Rokas Peciulaitis, founder and managing partner of Contrary Ventures in Lithuania, told TNW.

“NO Fast victories, no massive outputs, mergers and acquisitions are limited, “he added.” Most companies needed more capital than accepted and did not show enough traction. The regulatory tail wind also completely failed in most cases. ”

However, peciulaitis believes that there is light at the end of the tunnel. “I think those who are disciplined will prevail and win, both on the founder and on the VC page,” he said.

Startups of the European climate tech recorded $ 2.3 billion in the first quarter of 2025. This graphic also contains the beginning of Q2. Credit: DealromClimate-Tech Funding-Q1-2025

The financing dip from an extraordinary run comes from the back. The European climate tech financing has increased in the past ten years. The best year of the sector was more than her colleagues in the USA in 2023 when Klima -Tech -Tech -Startups collected $ 15 billion in risk capital. Despite a total of poor financing environment this year.

Orla Browne, head of insights in the dealroom, told TNW that there were several possible reasons why the European Climate Tech -Financing had so far slowed down in 2025.

First, the market matures. Some forms of Cleanetech who have previously attracted a lot of VC bar money – such as startups for electromobility – have become mainstream. If these markets become more established and the growth stabilizes, they tend to attract less venture financing in the early stages, said Browne.

Investor Hype around AI could also make the slowdown. “AI takes the oxygen from VC, at least for other sectors,” said Browne. “More than 25% of all VC now go to AI startups, a few years ago.”

Another reason for the break -in could be that startups for Klima -Tech are amplifying as “resilience” or “security” in order to benefit from the exploding defense -tech editions and the current advance of Europe for technical sovereignty.

The dip probably also signals a broader return after an unprecedented increase in VC investments in 2021. But Peciulaitis believes that there could be a lot “Unsseerced Deals” in the pipeline this year.

Start -up financing is one of the most important topics TNW conferencewhich takes place on June 19 to 20 in Amsterdam. Tickets for the Event are now for sale – Use the Code TNWXMedia2025 at the cash register to get a 30% discount.

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Buick, Audi and Nissan obtain high grades within the newest IIHS safety opinions

Buick, Audi and Nissan achieve top grades in the latest IIHS security reviews

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) added four other vehicles to its coveted 2025 Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ Lists. If you know that your vehicle is built, taking into account safety, this update is worth mentioning.

Among the outstanding actors: the Audi Q6 e-tron, Buick Enclave and Nissan Armada, which receives the highest award of the institute, the top safety pick+ award. The GMC Acadia also made the grade and received a top security selection price. For Buick and GMC, these honors are a significant return to the form, since no brand had received IIHS prices in several years. In fact, it is the first time since 2013 that the enclave was recognized.

How do IIHS issue these awards? Imagine a battery of tests that the real crashes of simulation-from small overlap effects to updated side crashes. In order to create the list, vehicles ACE (ie a “good” rating in the most important crashworthiness tests must receive the competence in the prevention of pedestrians and offer headlights that do not blindly make the oncoming drivers blindly. There is an additional hurdle for the higher top security selection: An “good” rating in the updated moderate front test, the now when protecting the protection Passenger protection flows into the back seat.

Improvements on the headlights of the enclave introduced after January 2025 and the Acadia carried them via the finish line. Unfortunately, not all models in this test round were so happy. The Cadillac Lyriq, the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron, KIA K4 and several Nissan models-in one step, Rogue and Sentra fur Short. Frequent problems? Bad headlight performance or incomplete tests.

The IIHS notes that these reviews have not yet been completed. Not every vehicle published for 2025 has been fully evaluated, and updates in the late year can improve the score of a model. You can find the full list of security loan on the IIHS website.



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Sport

2025 NFL draft: Prime prospects, picks, rankings, stats, mocks

2025 NFL draft: Top prospects, picks, rankings, stats, mocks

The Tennessee Titans are nearly on the clock at No. 1 to kick off the 2025 NFL draft. It will be the first of 257 total selections across seven rounds from Thursday to Saturday.

To prepare you for the draft, here is our guide for everything you need to know — top prospects, rankings, mock drafts, things to know, bold predictions, buzz and more. How does this year’s class stack up historically? Which position will Travis Hunter play in the NFL? Where will Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders, Jaxson Dart and all the quarterbacks land? Which late-round prospects could rise up the board? We answer all of that and more.

But let’s start with a basic question — how to watch the draft this week.

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Where, when and how to watch the draft

The 2025 draft will be held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

  • Round 1: Thursday at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App)

  • Rounds 2-3: Friday at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App)

  • Rounds 4-7: Saturday at noon ET (ESPN and the ESPN App)

The NFL announced that 16 players will attend the draft in person: Alabama G Tyler Booker; Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell; LSU OT Will Campbell; Penn State Edge Abdul Carter; Texas WR Matthew Golden; Michigan DT Mason Graham; Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter; Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty; Michigan CB Will Johnson; Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan; Alabama QB Jalen Milroe; Ohio State OT Josh Simmons; Georgia S Malaki Starks; Texas A&M Edge Shemar Stewart; Miami QB Cam Ward; Georgia Edge Mykel Williams.

More: How Green Bay prepared for the draft

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What is the draft order?

There will be 257 picks in this year’s draft. The Titans have the first selection, while the Chiefs currently have the final spot to take Mr. Irrelevant. The 49ers and Ravens have the most picks in the draft with 11 each, while the Vikings have the fewest with four selections. No first-round picks have been traded, so every team is currently set to make a selection on Day 1.

Top 10:

1. Tennessee Titans
2. Cleveland Browns
3. New York Giants
4. New England Patriots
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
6. Las Vegas Raiders
7. New York Jets
8. Carolina Panthers
9. New Orleans Saints
10. Chicago Bears

More: Full draft order … Draft needs for all 32 teams (ESPN+) … Big questions for every team (ESPN+)

How do the prospects in this class rank?

Scouts Inc.’s top 10 prospects:

1. Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State (Highlights)
2. Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado (Highlights)
3. Mason Graham, DT, Michigan (Highlights)
4. Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State (Highlights)
5. Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State (Highlights)
6. Jalon Walker, Edge, Georgia (Highlights)
7. Cam Ward, QB, Miami (Highlights)
8. Armand Membou, OT, Missouri (Highlights)
9. Mykel Williams, Edge, Georgia (Highlights)
10. Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan (Highlights)

Scouts Inc.’s top five quarterbacks:

1. Cam Ward, Miami
2. Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
3. Jaxson Dart, Mississippi
4. Tyler Shough, Louisville
5. Jalen Milroe, Alabama

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Our analysts’ personal boards: Kiper | Miller | Reid | Yates | Legwold

More about the standout players: Riddick’s favorite prospects … Best prospects at 100 different traits (ESPN+) … Our favorite prospect-to-pro comps … Kiper’s favorite prospects (ESPN+) … Most polarizing players in the class (ESPN+) … Prospects with the widest pick ranges (ESPN+) … All-Film Team (ESPN+)

Latest mock drafts

Here are the latest mock drafts from our analysts going into the first round (and in some cases, beyond) on ESPN+.

You can find every 2025 mock draft since last May here.

More: Debating need, value in Round 1 (ESPN+) … Barnwell’s All-Trades mock draft … Bowen’s favorite fits for 20 prospects (ESPN+) … Ideal fantasy landing spots for 10 players … How all 32 teams could crush the draft (ESPN+)

How does this draft class stack up?

The 2025 draft class looks a lot different than last year’s class. The 2024 draft featured six quarterbacks in the first 12 picks for the first time ever, and three quarterbacks went Nos. 1-3. I’d estimate a maximum of four quarterbacks will go in the first round this year, but I can plausibly see a scenario where just two are selected (Ward and Sanders). Beyond the lack of QB star power, there is also a smaller number of blue-chip players than 2024, especially at wide receiver and offensive tackle.

What to know for the 2025 NFL draft

• Mocks: Miller | Reid | Yates | Schrager
• Rankings: Kiper | Miller | Reid | Yates
• Draft guide | 13 sleepers | Team plans
• Latest buzz | Team needs | QB Board
• Pick order | Scouting evals | More

That being said, the 2025 class offers excellent depth, particularly at running back, wide receiver, defensive tackle, edge rusher, tight end and safety. My top 200 prospects include 26 edge rushers, 24 wide receivers, 22 running backs, 14 safeties and 12 tight ends. Teams that are flush with draft picks this year will happily navigate the boards in Rounds 2-4 and feel strongly about the potential of finding quality starters. — Field Yates, NFL draft analyst

More: Has DT become a premium position? … Will we ever see a RB go No. 1 again?

What to expect for teams that need a quarterback

This QB class certainly isn’t as good as last year’s group, but the 2025 class could see a few signal-callers picked in Round 1. Miami’s Cam Ward is the presumed No. 1 overall pick, and he can give Tennessee some answers under center. Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart are viewed as the other two passers who could be selected on Day 1. And some evaluators believe Louisville’s Tyler Shough and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe could be picked as early as the top of the second round.

The Browns and Giants have obvious needs for a young franchise QB, but neither is likely to pick one over Hunter or Carter. That leaves the Saints (No. 9) and Steelers (No. 21) as the other prime spots where QBs could be selected on Thursday. New Orleans is one of the biggest wild cards in this year’s draft, especially after the news of Derek Carr’s shoulder injury.

For teams more interested in waiting to pick a QB, Syracuse’s Kyle McCord and Ohio State’s Will Howard could be solid options in the third or fourth round. — Jordan Reid, NFL draft analyst

More: Can Sanders, Ward speed up their throw time? … Reid’s QB Hot Board rankings (ESPN+) … QB-only mock draft: Team fits in seven rounds (ESPN+) … Each QB’s fatal flaw (ESPN+)

Will Travis Hunter play WR or CB in the pros?

There’s no way he doesn’t play on both sides of the ball. I see Hunter primarily at wide receiver, but the Colorado standout should absolutely see plenty of action at cornerback, too. He has the speed, hands and instincts to be a true difference-maker at both positions. Hunter saw an incredible 1,458 snaps last season, and he posted great numbers: 96 catches, 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns at WR, and 10 pass breakups and four interceptions at CB.

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Let’s look specifically at how he’d fit with the Browns, who have the No. 2 pick and seem like a sensible landing spot. Hunter could play full-time alongside wideout Jerry Jeudy and tight end David Njoku to electrify a lackluster pass game. The Browns need more reliable pass catchers, especially with the team’s QB uncertainty. They could also sprinkle him in at corner. They have solid starters in Denzel Ward and Greg Newsome II, but Hunter would simply have to be on the field in key spots. If Cleveland is facing a close game, is it really going to leave Hunter on the sideline during an opponent’s final few drives? No shot. He could also help in red zone defense. Hunter is just too much of a baller to limit him to offense or defense. — Mel Kiper Jr., NFL draft analyst

More: Bailey on Hunter

Our favorite potential team fits

Michigan CB Will Johnson to the Falcons

Johnson is more smooth than sudden, with explosive forward ability. He has the physical traits to play man coverage, but I like him best in a system that allows him to play top-down on the ball. That fits under coach Raheem Morris in an Atlanta defense that played zone coverage — both split-safety and single-high — on 61.2% of opponent dropbacks last season (12th in the league). Pairing Johnson with A.J. Terrell would give the Falcons two long and fluid corners. Johnson has a playmaking element to his game, posting nine interceptions and three defensive scores at Michigan. Atlanta needs that kind of turnover production.

Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson to the Bears

The Bears could target Johnson early on Day 2 to pair him with D’Andre Swift in the backfield. He’s a linear glider with the north/south acceleration to create big plays. Last season at Iowa, he rushed for 21 touchdowns and added 43 carries of 10 or more yards. Johnson would be a good fit for the outside zone scheme that new coach Ben Johnson has run in the past. And with an uptick in usage in an NFL pass game, he’d produce on screens and backfield releases for Chicago. — Matt Bowen, NFL analyst

More: Sanders’ best fits (ESPN+)

Some risers to watch

Tai Felton, WR, Maryland

I have Felton projected in the fourth round, and he has been mentioned often by NFL scouts as a riser thanks to his speedy play and ability to stretch the field as a vertical receiving option. He’s seen as a strong candidate for a WR3 role in his rookie season with the skills to add to his plate once his route tree expands. Felton (6-foot-1, 183 pounds) caught 96 passes for 1,124 yards and nine scores last season.

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Nick Martin, LB, Oklahoma State

Martin is another late-rounder seen as a potential riser thanks to his predraft process. A former walk-on, the 6-foot, 221-pounder has the speed to chase down running backs and quarterbacks from the middle of the field. He missed a lot of the 2024 season, but he had 135 tackles in 2023. A late Round 3 selection wouldn’t be a surprise.

Rylie Mills, DT, Notre Dame

As a potential 5-technique at the next level at 6-foot-5 and 291 pounds, Mills has a ton of intrigue for teams given his first-step quickness. He was banged up in 2024, which limited his predraft process, but games like his performance against Florida State — when he posted three sacks — are the type of résumé builders that could get him inside the top 100 picks. — Matt Miller, NFL draft analyst

More: College coaches pick sleepers (ESPN+) … Biggest risers of the year

Making bold predictions

Only one quarterback will go in the first round. I always view QB draft hype with a doubtful eye, and while last year was big for late quarterback risers, this class doesn’t hold a candle to that one. I think the Browns, Giants and Saints all have a long staring contest that ends with nobody trading back up into the first for a passer. And accordingly, only Cam Ward will hear his name called in the first round.

Omarion Hampton will outproduce Ashton Jeanty. Hampton is the best player in the class that we don’t ever talk about. I get it — Jeanty had an unbelievable season, and I think he has all it takes to be an excellent pro. But so does Hampton — size, speed, tackle-breaking traits and third-down value. And because Hampton will go later in the draft (Scouts Inc.’s No. 21 prospect), he has a much better chance than Jeanty at joining a healthy offensive nucleus. Imagine Jeanty wasting away like Saquon Barkley on a Giants-like roster for his rookie deal, while Hampton is piling up easy yardage behind that Broncos’ offensive line.

The Ravens will trade up to steal Colston Loveland from the Chargers. Both Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely are in contract years, and while this tight end class is deep, there’s no doubt that Loveland and Tyler Warren are the cream of the crop. Loveland is a common mock draft fit to the Chargers at No. 22 in part because of his connection to ex-Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. But older brother John could commit some Harbaugh-on-Harbaugh crime by trading up from No. 27 to leapfrog the Chargers and draft Loveland. — Ben Solak, NFL analyst

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Colston Loveland’s NFL resume

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What’s the latest predraft buzz?

Dan Graziano, NFL national reporter: My conversations over the weekend lead me to think there could be a run on pass rushers earlier than expected in the first round. After Abdul Carter goes No. 2 or No. 3 to the Browns or Giants, respectively, the spots where league executives think pass rushers could be selected include the Raiders at No. 6, Jets at No. 7, Panthers at No. 8, Saints at No. 9 and 49ers at No. 11.

Whether it’s Georgia edge guys such as Jalon Walker or Mykel Williams or disruptive defensive tackles such as Ole Miss’ Walter Nolen, teams that aren’t enamored with the receivers, tackles, etc. in this class could default to taking talented guys who can get after quarterbacks.

Jeremy Fowler, NFL national reporter: Teams around the league are closely watching New Orleans, which appears to have a disgruntled quarterback in Derek Carr. Do the Saints leverage the No. 9 or No. 40 picks for a QB? The team hasn’t selected a first-round passer since Archie Manning in 1971, and new coach Kellen Moore needs a young passer with whom to build. The sense I get is that the No. 9 pick will go to another position — offensive line is among the team’s needs — but the 40th selection could be a sweet spot for the second tier of quarterbacks.

While Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart are in the first-round conversation, Louisville’s Tyler Shough and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe could get pushed up into the early second or even late first round as a result. The Saints should stay nimble with that pick in case they love one of those signal-callers. But overall, the Saints have kept a level of mystery throughout this process. Teams legitimately don’t know what they are planning.

Here are the latest rumblings via ESPN+:

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Things to know from ESPN Research

  • The Titans’ franchise has the No. 1 pick for the third time in the common draft era (since 1967), after previously selecting defensive end John Matuszak (1973) and Hall of Fame running back Earl Campbell (1978) as the Houston Oilers.

  • Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter played 1,481 total snaps last season, 297 more than any other FBS player. Hunter was the only player in at least the past 45 years with 500 receiving yards and four interceptions in a season.

  • Edge rusher Abdul Carter was a unanimous All-American and could be the first Penn State defensive player selected in the top 10 since defensive end Courtney Brown and linebacker LaVar Arrington went first and second overall, respectively, in 2000.

  • Quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ father Deion was the No. 5 pick in 1989. If Shedeur goes in the top 10, the Sanders family would join the Mannings (Archie and Peyton/Eli) and the Matthews (Bruce and Jake) as the only father-son combinations to both be picked in the top 10 in the common draft era.

  • There have been at least three quarterbacks selected in the first round in eight of the past nine drafts.

  • The reigning national champion Ohio State Buckeyes had 15 players in Miller’s seven-round mock draft (posted on March 27), the most of any school. If there are 15 Ohio State players drafted, it would be the program’s most in a single year in the common draft era, surpassing the 14 players it had selected in 2004.

  • Running back is considered a significant strength this year, with Scouts Inc. ranking 31 running backs with a draftable grade. Since the NFL draft moved to seven rounds in 1994, there have been only two drafts in which at least 30 running backs were selected — 32 in 1996 and 30 in 2011.

  • While the players drafted in the first round get most of the spotlight, a significant portion of a team’s roster is built on Day 2 and Day 3. Among active players in the 2024 season, 63% were drafted in Rounds 4-7 or went undrafted.

Projecting the draft’s top players

To give you a glimpse of which players could pan out to be the best, NFL analyst Aaron Schatz projected the top prospects and picked comps. With contributions from Nathan Forster, Alexandre Olbrecht and Jeremy Rosen, Schatz projected the top running backs via BackCAST, edge rushers using SackSEER and wide receivers using Playmaker Score. He capped things off projecting the top quarterback prospects.

See all positions: Quarterback | Wide receiver | Running back | Edge rushers

Read more about the prospects

Which prospects have particularly interesting paths to the draft?

Check out the NFL Draft Day Predictor

Our Draft Day Predictor is a tool that uses expert mock drafts, Scouts Inc. grades and team needs to forecast pick probabilities for prospects. We can predict when the best players will get picked and the chance they will be available at certain slots. Additionally, our NFL draft simulator gives users the opportunity to make picks and conduct trades.

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A brand new idea for a multi -leading mission for Mars and Ceres

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For NASA, it has been the long -term goal for over two decades to send a occupation mission to Mars. China has come to the club in recent years and plans to send occupation missions to the red planet in front of NASA. In both cases, the plans present a jumping board approach, whereby habitats and infrastructures are used in the CIS-Lunarian area to ensure that one day regular missions can be possible. They also imagine how regular missions on Mars can lead to permanent habitats on the surface of the planet.

In a paper that was submitted to the 56th Lunar & Planetary Science Conference (2025 LPSC), a team of engineers suggested that this plans continue to be taken over. Her mission concept consists of a human interplanetary transport architecture (Hucitar) to explore Mars and Ceres (the largest body in the main seaside belt) in a single trip. Through innovative planning and international cooperation, your ambitious plan provides for a 4-year expedition with seven months with six astronauts that could be ready by 2035.

The study was carried out by Ramesh Kumar V., the founder and CEO of Acceleron Aerospace Sciences Private Limited. Raviteja Bheemavarapu, intern at acceleron and aerospace student at Chandigarh University; and Malaya Kumar Biswal M., the founder and CEO of Grahaa Space. Your paper describes a mission for Erdmarhner, which Mars would use as a staging point to optimize fuel efficiency. They also offer a detailed trajectory analysis of all injection, insertion and transmission maneuvers.

Technical specifications

In view of the distances and transit times, the first technical priority is a drive system that can generate sufficiently high acceleration (Delta-V). Based on the various courses and the various phases of the mission, the DELTA-V requirements are significantly sufficient. For example, an optimal delta-V of around 6.1 km/s is required during the Mission Mars. However, in order to achieve the earliest Mars recording, the spaceship must optimize its delta-V to ~ 3.75 km/s.

In a certain scenario, you calculate that a maximum delta-V of ~ 11.2 km/s is required. Overall, this architecture requires a maximum delta-V of around 5.59 km/s. While your analysis is largely based on conventional chemical drive systems, you indicate that a core thermal system (NTP) system would be more than sufficient. The feasibility of a mission that is carried out by 2040-2050 is also examined on the basis of the technological willingness (in particular the NTP), financing and international cooperation.

In this article, the authors do not deal with reduction strategies for long -term exposure to radiation or microgravity and instead concentrate on the technical requirements, the power and the optimal trajectories to achieve a mission from earth to Mars to Ceres.

Mission overview

According to the research team, their multiplanetary mission architecture would consist of four phases. The first, Abandon from the Leo of the earthWould see six astronauts that leave a low orbit on board the proposed spacecraft. They claim that this departure could take place in July 2035, followed by a transit between 192 and 258 days (6.5 to 8.5 months). The mission would reach Mars until March 2036, followed by a time of surface research.

This would be the second phase of the mission (Mars surface research), in which three astronauts would descend to the surface with a reusable lander. A long-term habitat is required for this phase so that the astronaut science and exploration activities can carry out. In the meantime, the remaining astronauts would leave Ceres by April 2036, followed by a 574-day transit. On arrival until November 2037, the three-person crew landed on the surface.

This is followed by phase three, Ceres surface researchWhat would take 46 days. By January 2038, the three astronauts would start with the return of their trip to Mars. After another 574-day transit, you would work with the team of three from the surface with the team and start the last phase. Earth returns. From August 2039, the six-person crew spent another day 192-258 to return to Earth, which would be completed by April 2040.

In order to cope with communication challenges, the team recommends using a Mars ceres communication relay orbiter similar to the Mars Relay Network (mrn).

Possible airways

The Mission Architecture examines three possible trajectories with the design and integration instrument of NASA (DIT-42), which simulates the setting of space vehicles, circulation dynamics and environmental models.

Direct transmission: This mission profile is similar to that of Zubrin et al. 1991 and an earlier research proposal from Biswal M and Kumar V in Aiaa Ascend Forum 2021. For this plan, the team simulated a trajectory for a direct transfer of Ceres from Earth with a transit of ~ 472.65 days and a total duration of ~ 945 days. The plan is based on Hohmann transmission tracks to minimize the amount of the grid used.

Earthmarn-Ceres broadcast railway: This trajectory includes a transmission approach with two combustion phases. Burn-1 would generate enough thrust to achieve a disposable transit of 258 days to Mars. Burn-2 would initiate the Mars Ceres transfer, which lasts ~ 574 days. The return railway reflects this duration and delta speed for incoming trips. The entire transit duration is about 833 days, although a modified version would take 1666 days (4.6 years).

Lambert's flight paths: This scenario uses a favorable orbital orientation in 2035, which was identified by analysis using Lambert's problem and porkchop diagrams. It also includes strategic aerobrak/aerocapture maneuvers on Mars to reduce the amount of drifts used. After the Ceres Crew Ceres had explored for about 3 months, she returned to Mars in December 2037 to get the other occupation. The total mission duration for this scenario is 4.25 years, with the crew returning to earth at some point in 2040

Overall, the authors identified the Erdmarsen transmission railway as the optimal. As you determine in your proposal paper:

The selected path for Erdmars-Ceres alleviates the challenge of the orbit recording with higher DELTA-V requirements and enables the crew to take off with the smallest delta-V for safe and successful orbit capture at CERES. In the event of concerns about the recording of Ceres on the earliest occasion, there is the possibility that the three astronauts on board the spacecraft run from the interplanetary transit phase to Ceres before reaching Mars before reaching Mars.

With regard to the future, the team intends to simulate advanced trajectories that include the exact positions of the planets as well as precise downhill and arrival data. Dimension strategies follow the development of the required technology – ie centrifuges, rotating sections, hibernation and other proposed methods. In the meantime, your proposal offers an ambitious concept that could influence future studies and mission planning. How to summarize:

“This ambitious concept represents considerable progress in planning human expansion into the solar system and shows India's emerging role in the conceptualization of progressive deep space missions. This architecture exceeds the limits of current mission planning and combines pragmatic approaches with innovative solutions for researching several planets.”

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Health

Eli Lilly sued Mounjaro, Zepbound supplier

FDA: Eli Lilly Zepbound and Mounjaro available again after shortages

A injection pen from Zepbound, Eli Lilly's weight loss medication, will be exhibited on December 11, 2023 in New York City.

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Eli Lilly Squeeks four telemedicine companies that sell compiled versions of the weight loss -Drid of the pharmaceutical giant and its Diabetes Treatment Mounjaro, the recent attempt by the company to act against the booming industry of imitators.

In lawsuits that were submitted on Wednesday, Lilly accuses the locations – Mochi Health, Fella Health, Willow Health and Henry Meds, consumers to deceive them over “unsounded, unauthorized medication” and to avert them from Lillys medication.

Lilly claims that the companies claim to offer personalized options if they actually mark slightly different versions of Lilly's drugs to avoid the FDA rules. Lilly also claims that some of the locations sell formulations of the not examined medication such as oral tablets and drops.

Mochi, Fella, Willow and Henry Meds did not immediately respond to CNBC's inquiries about comments.

Lilly's diabetes Drug Mounjaro was supplied with deficiency at the end of 2022 and enabled pharmacies and outsourcing facilities the treatment, a practice called compounding. Novo Nordisk's weight loss medication Wegovy was also in short supply and opened the market for improving GLP-1S.

This shop boomed online, where people searched for versions of the treatments if they couldn't find the brand names Or could not be covered by insurance. The mass connection between Tirzatid, the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound, should stop last month after the Food and Drug Administration had exceeded the lack of medication.

Some pharmacies continued anyway and produced versions that differ slightly from the brand name, which they could possibly keep away from the FDA crosshairs. At the beginning of this month, Lilly sued two pharmacies and claimed that they incorrectly marketed their products as personalized versions of the medication, which were clinically tested and were manufactured using strict security standards.

One of the telemedicine platforms that Lilly is now suing, Mochi Health, who would continue to sell the versions of Tirzatide and would bet on the fact that the offer would keep personalized treatments out of legal difficulties, Myra Ahmad, CEO from Mochi, told CNBC in March.

When asked whether she was afraid of Lilly's legal steps, Ahmad said that she was not worried about her prescribers because they “built relationships between the patient and doctor” and “The beauty of medicine is really that they get full autonomy to decide what is the best way to manage their patients.”

In his registration on Wednesday, Lilly claimed that Ahmad was not a licensed doctor, and Mochi and his “not licensed owners exercise an inappropriate influence, among other things, and control the prescription decisions of doctors” and therefore participate in the “illegal corporate practice of medicine”.

Lilly applies similar to Fella Health and accuses the company to make corporate decisions that dictate patient care, e.g.

In all four cases, Lilly tries to prevent the websites from marketing or selling tirzidatide. But it could take months or even longer for the cases to find their way through the dishes.

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Goop Mother's Day Guard Guide: Things we would actually buy

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We look forward to it every year Gwyneth Paltrow'S Goop Mother's Day Gift Guide. It is part of the wish list, part of the conversation starter – and always full of luxurious surprises. The 2025 edition is not an exception with striking splurges such as a $ 16,505 necklace, a $ 5,500 infrared sauna tent and a ceiling of $ 3,995. Of course I became curious and mathemated: If you bought one of everything on the list, it would cost you a stunning 101,599.77 USD.

Apart from the big ticket articles, Goop always contains thoughtful gifts to more accessible prices in particular in the categories of beauty, wellness and self-care. Regardless of whether you are a skin care mother, a wellness enthusiast or just search for inspiration, something is worth something here.

Gwyneth's gift guide has become a Mother's Day tradition for a certain reason – it triggers ideas, celebrates the pleasure and lets us dream a little. From everything on the list, these are the gifts that I would actually buy.

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Science

Summertime Actuality became local weather loss – watts with that?

Summertime Reality turned into climate loss - watts with that?

By Vijay Jayaraj

I grew up in the sun -lined levels of South India, where the summer temperatures often flirt with 104 degrees, I learned early that extreme heat is not an anomaly, but a seasonal reality that is to be expected. However, we all confront the metaphorical heat of indescribable rhetoric of climate alarmists who insist that our planet overheats beyond the point of the rescue.

In Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), the city that I now call at home, climate stories often reflect global hysteria. Keeping headlines scream of “cross-roaring ruins” and “non-visible cities”, but the data-roh, in reality, and grounded, a different story that questions the exaggeration that regularly sweeps through the public.

On average, a Bengaluru -März experiences 17 days to which the temperatures reach or exceed 93 degrees. This year was no different. In March we recorded exactly 17 days of 93 degrees or more and more precisely with the 15-year average. Far from the apocalyptic predictions of endless heat waves, this summer was normal with one word.

In the past 15 years, from 2010 to 2024, temperature recordings for the months of February to May show us that there is no summer crisis. For example, the whole summer of 2018 only had 23 days over 93 degrees, while 2023 had 30 days. In contrast, there was 76 days in 2016. Does this attract an existential crisis? Or does it just confirm that the climate fluctuates? It is the latter.

Climate alarmism: a crisis produced?

It's not just temperatures. The wider climate count is laced with unusual predictions that do not come about. The prophecy “End of Snow”, the disappearance of arctic ice until 2013 and the frequent claims of the “hottest year ever” have proven to be misleading and, in the worst case, deceived.

Consider precipitation patterns in India that have a major impact on the livelihood of 1.3 billion people. There is a significant variability of the rainfall from year to year, which is typical of India due to the unpredictable nature of the Monsun.

The average annual precipitation between 2000 and 2023 shows that there is no crisis. The early 2000s recorded several significantly wet years, and in 2003 almost 49 inches showed precipitation. From the mid -2000s to the beginning of 2010 there was a remarkable decline in the precipitation, whereby 2009 was particularly dry. The latter segment of the data set from 2019 to 2022 shows a duration of increased rainfall levels.

There is no recognizable linear trend to increase or reduce the precipitation throughout the entire period. The data show fluctuations between humid and drier years. This variability underlines the complicated nature of the Indian monsoon system and its susceptibility to various climatic factors.

Now imagine that you ask the 14 million inhabitants of the city to give up your ambitions for an uninterrupted power supply, which is based on coal as a fuel for unreliable “green” technologies such as wind turbines to tackle an invented climate crisis.

Unfortunately, such inquiries are made by activists and media that ignore scenarios with the worst-case scenarios as inevitable peddle and historical weather records and honest science. The result? A public psyche that is prepared to consider every warm day as a sign of the apocalypse.

Individuals are not only exposed to feelings of guilt in relation to the alleged deterioration of the earth's climate, but they are also deceived that irregular wind and daily solar energy from Baseladeload can provide their urban and industrial centers.

The truth is that summer is hot, especially in the middle latitudes of my city. And there is nothing that can or should be against the climate industrial complex.

This comment was first published on April 21, 2025 at California Globe.

Vijay Jayaraj is science and research assistant at the CO2 coalition in Arlington, Virginia. He has an MS in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia and a postgraduate degree in energy management at Robert Gordon University in Great Britain and a Bachelor engineering at Anna University, India.

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Sport

2025 NBA Playoffs: Western Convention spherical 1 snack bar

2025 NBA Playoffs: Western Conference round 1 snack bar

April 23, 2025, 12.56 p.m. and

The NBA playoffs 2024-25 are in full swing, and our NBA insiders covered them for each game in March for the final.

The No. 4 -Samen Denver Nuggets and No. 5 -Semen La Clipperers played another thriller on Monday, this time with the clips, which thanks to Kawhi Leonards outstanding performance resulted in a win 2 win. The series now drives in intuit Dome in Inglewood for the first playoff games in the latest Arena of the NBA.

On Tuesday, No. 1 -Sowing Oklahoma City Thunder had another dominant victory against No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies when they prepared to change for game 3. The No. 3 seeds Los Angeles Lakers went against No. 6 -Semen Minnesota Timberwolves behind Luka Doncics 31 points.

Since the West Playoffs continue, what is most important and what you should pay attention to in all four series is.

Jump to a series:
Thunder-Grizzlies | Rockets Greatator
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Further reporting:
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Subjects and results | Offseason guides

Tuesday games

Game 2: Lakers 94, Timberwolves 85

What we learned:

If there was a sequence that perfectly illustrated the additional edge who had brought the Lakers after game 2 after they were pushed around in game 1, it was Rui Hachimura, who pushed from his facial mask, threw it aside and ran down the place to continue competing. Hachimura did not let a goal in the face and a bloody nose kept him in the early service on Tuesday, and the Lakers made Minnesota's serial opening boost like the candidate that they have rounded off since the acquisition of Doncic.

LA has been weakly too powerful on a laundry list of editions on Saturday. After they had been led to fast points with 25: 6, they led on Tuesday with 13: 6. After Minnesota had held a 3-point defense of the Lakers' Perimeter defense 21: 42 to 5-to-25 depth. And while Doncic scored big goals in both games (37 points, followed by 31), he scored 2 nine templates in game after a single cent in the opener who completely commanded the offensive of the Lakers. Now we have a series.

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Luka Doncic shows his movements on Rudy Gobert on the way to a base jumper for the Lakers.

Game 3: Lakers at Timberwolves (Friday, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

What can be seen:

Can LeBron James and Austin Reaves find an offensive groove in this series? After summarizing 1 35 points in the game in the 13-by-31 shoot, they put together 37 points together in game 2. It is a bit of a dip of the 44.6 combined points that you have average in the regular season, and these could prove to be precious points that LA needs when the series shifted to Minneapolis.

Game 1: Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95

What we learned:

The Lakers organization has prepared for game 1 by distributing a hype video with its post -season motto “unleashed Joy”. The video in the words of the Lakers should tip your “Playoff run 2025”. The anticipation for a deep playoff -push was understandable when you consider how well LA was played in the west after trading with Luka Doncic and the securing of No. 3.

And the path on Saturday started when Doncic Minnesota personally exceeded 14 points when LA rose at the beginning of the first 20-12, this story was apparently planning. But nobody in La's marketing department was of the opinion that the wolves who lost a year ago against Doncic in the conference final that would become the main characters.

“We know that not many people choose us,” said Minnesota coach Chris Finch before the game. “I think our boys have supported themselves a little.”

After Doncics accomplished initial, the wolves took control in the second and third quarter, led by up to 27 points when they had the boards (44-38) and the defense of the Lakers, spreading the additional passport for the open shooters (on a franchise night season 21 of 4). The advance of this series focused on Doncic, LeBron James and Austin on the one hand and Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle on the other. Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid in Minnesota summarized 19-to-25 shootout for 48 points to completely surpass the role players from LA and bring the wolves to the driver's seat.

– Dave McMenamin

Game 2: Donner 118, Grizzlies 99

What we learned:

The grizzlies made up for their vows much better than playing better than in a humiliating game 1. It was simply not nearly good enough to fight a team from Oklahoma City on the street that had the best record of the NBA. The grizzlies moved the deficit several times in the third quarter to single -digit digits when Jaren Jackson became Jr. But the result was never in doubt, since the thunder wire led to the wire to take over a 2-0 series that seems insurmountable. Oklahoma City has won all six meetings with Memphis with double -digit margins this season.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander runs out for 27 points to help thunder to claim a 2-0 lead against the grizzlies.

Game 3: Donner at Grizzlies (Thursday, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT)

What can be seen:

What if Shai Gilgeous-Alexander snaps out of his mini-slump? The thunder drove to a few wins to open the series despite two not characteristically poor shooting ideas of the likely MVP. Gilgeous-Alexander, who led the league in the league with 32.7 points per game, shoots 32.6% in series.

Game 1: Donner 131, grizzlies 80

What we learned:

This was not a fair struggle. The grizzlies have their hands against the thunder – a team that set the record for the best point differential in a regular season – regardless of the circumstances. But with a 36-hour turnaround from the game final with travel in between? Good luck, grizzlies. The suffocating defense of Oklahoma City overwhelmed Memphis and promoted a 17-0 advantage in the first half in the first half.

This game was in the middle of the second quarter, although the MVP front manager Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had ended a slow start (2 von 10 shooting in the first half) and with its fewest points (15) in a game this season. Admittedly, it was exposed to almost five minutes in the third quarter for the rest of the game.

– Tim Macmahon

West series of the first round

Game 2: Clippers 105, Nuggets 102

What we learned:

Kawhi Leonard is still capable of brilliance in the post -season. After the overwhelming performance of the veteran in game 1, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said that the team had to bring Leonard back into “attack mode”. According to Leonard's exceptionally efficient 39 points in the 15-against-19 shoot in game 2. That was his highest number of points since a 41-point version against Utah on December 8, 2023.

Leonard started the game on Monday by hit his first six shots, missed a 3 pointer and then hit six in a row. It was only in the fourth quarter that he missed consecutive recordings, but the two-time NBA champion was as close to as automatically as a scorer can be in an already controversial series. Leonard sealed the Clipper's victory by stolen a Crosscourt pass from Nikola Jokic in the last minute. It was Jokic's seventh turnover of the game, proof of how closely the clipper defended him.

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3 technicians who were distributed as minds between nuggets, clipper

The mind flee when Jamal Murray and Norman Powell get into a thrust game in the third quarter.

Game 3: Nuggets at Clippers (Thursday, 10 p.m. ET, TNT)

What can be seen:

Denver received strong contributions from Jokic (26 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists), Jamal Murray (23 points), Michael Porter Jr. (15 points) and Aaron Gordon (14). But outside of Russell Westbrooks 14 points, no other denver player aggressively had an effect. That has to change if the nuggets at Intuit Dome will win a game.

A bright side for the nuggets? They triggered the clipper on the offensive glass. This undermined the outstanding defense of the Clipper and gave Denver additional points to the goal (18 points of the second chance on Monday). Although the Clippers did not take 29 points from the sales as in the first game, he came back on the wire.

Game 1: Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 (OT)

What we learned:

Denver can take a blow – literally. Nikola Jokic was hit in the face by a faulty Derrick Jones Jr. Unterarm, got a technical foul to argue the non-call, and somehow collected the nuggets from a 15-point deficit to win this game in the extension. Russell Westbrook was incredible on the glass with an offensive bumper, putbacks and even an important 3 pointer on the track. It was his first career in the last 30 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime in his playoff career. Jamal Murray shook one arms in the fourth quarter with two huge 3-horses in the first half, and Aaron Gordon had six of the Nuggets 14 points in extra time to seal the victory.

The Clipper will wonder what would have happened if James Harden had most of the game in bad difficulties. He was brilliant for the team, but the Nuggets survived with Grit and possibly rediscovered their championship outlet after a turbulent last week of the regular season.

– Ramona Shelburne

Game 1: Warriors 95, Rockets 85

What we learned:

The Warriors can also play defense. The Rockets only scored the 4:36 mark of the third quarter 50 points, and their 85 points were very few this season. The Rockets had an angry start, which was highlighted by Alperen Senguns Monster Dunk on Draymond Green, but the warriors kept around. Stephen Curry began to achieve up to date against aggressive defenders and still found time to hit ridiculous 3-point shots. Jimmy Butler III. Also began to select his seats and ended with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

In defense, the Warriors seemed to be satisfied with Ling Sengun, although the all-star striker had only four of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. The Rockets found a difficult score, shoot 6-to-29 of 3 and were missing several attempts on the edge. They stayed at 23 in the third quarter, but came back into play by dominating the glass with 22 points of the second chance and 22 offensive countries (almost eight more than the average of the regular season).

Houston came in three to fourth when Amen Thompson made some large baskets, but Butler hit two large shots and the warriors showed exactly why nobody wanted to face them and their championship experience in the first round. – Ohm Youngmisuk

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Why Stephen A. is disappointed in the Rockets after game 1

Stephen A. Smith explains how the rockets against the warriors did justice and why their performance did not meet expectations.

Game 2: Warriors at Rockets (Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT)

What can be seen:

Golden State seemed to wipe Houston's identity in the first half and exceeded the rockets in the transition 14-2. Losing in this area, there are practically no recording in this series, especially when you consider that the seasonal fights generate half a crime. An aggressive, physical start helped Houston to take a 13-point lead in the first half, which evaporated when the experienced warriors were involved.

Search for Houston to continue to assert physicality to wear the Golden State while you rely more on Sengun in the half -dish. Sengun has blown Green as the most reliable scorer from Houston, but he cannot do the whole work alone on the offensive.

– Michael C. Wright

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Technology

Can building robots remedy the condo disaster in Europe?

Can construction robots solve the apartment crisis in Europe?

Europe's apartment crisis deepens. High construction costs, strict regulations and labor shortages have suffocated the range of affordable houses. When cities swell with newcomers and construction workers in mass retirement, the gap between supply and demand only expands.

Endless solutions were proposed. Mass apartment projects, revision of the planning system, modular buildings, prefabricated materials, rental controls and restrictions on company takeovers of houses were all examined with mixed success. But the lack of affordable living space has only grown.

Dutch startup Monumental has set up another fix: automation. The company develops a number of autonomous electric robots that work around the clock on construction sites.

Salar Al Khafaji, the CEO and co -founder of the startup, is of the opinion that the technology can overcome the workforce, costs and regulatory hurdles that cripple the industry.

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“It is obvious that we need some forms of automation and robotics to solve these problems,” he says TNW. “There is almost no other way.”

At the TNW conference on June 19th to 20th in Amsterdam, Al Khaji will give his tips on building a flourishing robotic business. Before his lecture, he outlined his vision of the future of construction work.

Why the construction was stagnated

Before Al Khafaji started monumental in 2021, he provided a visualization startup called Silk. As silk was taken over by the US Analytics Giant Palantir 2016He started thinking about his next company. His plan was to concentrate on a great global challenge.

“I wanted to solve a serious problem in society,” he says. “And I was obsessed with construction and infrastructure.”

Al Khafaji was stunned to see the little technological progress in the industry. As a result, the built world in which we live, work and play was severely restricted. His focus turned to a central problem: a productivity break under construction.

Local lack, strict regulations and high costs deteriorated the real estate crisis. New developments were very watery and constructed painfully slowly. They also often lead to unpopular buildings.

The past offers flattering comparisons. For example, the Empire State Building was completed in 1931 after only 410 days. 84 years later, the 432 Park Avenue took 1,500 days and were notorious for leaks, malfunctions and a splitting design.

The problem extends beyond pioneering buildings. The construction of standard houses has also lost the pace. The average time required for the construction of a single-family house rose from 4.8 months in 1971 and the earliest year with available data-on seven months in 2019. Even after this was scaled to take into account the growth of average house size, the process is even slower today.

Longer projects also bring higher costs, whereby the work often forms the mass.

“It is very, very labor -intensive because we hardly automated anything there,” says Al Khafaji.

Monumental is his attempt to revise the status quo.

Credit: Monumental Khafaji (right) and monumental co -founder and CTO Sebastiaan Visser. Credit: MonumentalA picture of the co-founders of Monumumental, the starting robot startup

Combating the real estate crisis

Al Khafaji founded Monumental in 2021 together with his long -term business partner Sebastiaan Visser, who acts as the company's CTO.

Her great idea was the automation of the construction on site with robotics and software. They started building a prototype crane crane, which developed into autonomous soil vehicles, which carry building materials around a construction site.

The first finished system from the production line focused on a decisive building: bricklayer. It was a logical starting point.

Maurering is a qualified but physically demanding and sometimes dangerous job with a rapidly dwindling workforce. In 2022, Researchers found out These 19 European countries had a mason minor, which made it a crew with the greatest shortage of work. As a result, construction projects suffer from delays and increased costs.

In view of the profession that is fighting to attract young talents, the lack of employees will only grow. In the UK, the number of bricklayers recently reached a low point of 25 years, and a third of them are predicted that they will retire within the next decade.

Monumental's systems aim to close the gap – and ultimately to strengthen the supply of affordable apartments.

The electrical bricklayer robots of the startup work autonomously alongside people. With sensors, computer vision and small cranes, the machines were exactly brick and mortar in walls.

The system also integrates into existing construction processes – a crucial requirement in an industry that is not always open to new technologies.

The robot builders

Al Khafaji compares the robots with distributed computers. They consist of several connected modular components and work such as network devices.

In order to prepare the machines for building jobs, the software regulations of the startup model both the website and the robots themselves. A machine stay stack then enables you to locate in the construction zone. As you work, AI coordinates her tasks.

“We really consider it an operating system for construction sites,” says Al Khafaji. “We try to make the construction more software -defined.”

In 2023, the robots completed their first large-scale 15-meter wall. Since then the machines have built Facades for housesPresent Channel support wallsAnd other structures that are in the Netherlands today.

The investors were impressed by the progress. Monumental last year Brought in $ 25 million in seed financing to bring the concept closer to reality. However, the company still has to win the construction industry.

Work of work in the apartment crisis

In the construction sites, many workers have changed relatively little in the past few decades. Maurer, for example, continues to work in the same way. In the shipyards, their jobs have changed their work through containerization and automated pickers – if not replaced.

Al Khafaji was shocked by the lack of innovation through construction. “It doesn't feel as if enough time, money or talent flow there … it is the industry with the greatest stagnation,” he says. “The construction basically works just like a century ago.”

It is a strange inertia given the size of the industry. The construction employs over 100 million people and accounts for about 13% of global GDP. Nevertheless, the sector can still not approximate the demand. Take the Netherlands. In 2020, the Dutch government set the goal of building 1 million new houses two thirds of them within a decade. Since then, the country has consistently declined behind the destination.

Automation and digital tools could bring enormous advantages for construction projects. But construction companies hesitated to take over them.

The industry is usually careful about new technologies for fundamentally logical reasons. Companies often work with boom-and-bust cycles and prioritize financial reserves before long-term investments in new, unproven ideas. The costs are enormous, the project cycles are extremely long and the project ranges are low and promote conservative and risk -averse strategies.

“Nobody wants to take a bet,” says Al Khafaji. “Imagine that you would build your own house for your family? Will you take a bet on a new material that nobody tried beforehand, or a process that nobody has done yet?”

The monumental hope of facilitating the concerns of the industry.

The robot marches into the construction of locations

The company offers services in a way that is known for construction projects. Quotes are offered in common market conditions, such as B. per square meter or brick. Standard materials are used, supply chains are conventional and customers are not asked to make Capex investments.

Instead, you can simply recognize which bricks and mortar you want and the company will build the project. You can also exchange the technology for human bricklayers at any time.

“We don't sell them robots,” says Al Khafaji. “We don't sell you software licenses … we sell you a wall.”

But bricks on walls are just the beginning of the plans of Monumumental. The company plans to apply robotics to numerous building tasks.

“A brick is just one component,” says Al Khaji. “You could imagine that the brick is different things – concrete blocks, window frames, door frames, roof elements. All of these things, they grab them, hold them and put them in a different place.”

The monumental estimates that these functions make up a third of the tasks on a construction site. While the technology is developing, autonomous machines could take over even more construction work.

Al Khafaji has big visions for the future.

“This is a fast science fiction version of it in which everything is automated,” he says. “You can imagine that electric robots will only come in for a few days and build beautiful structures in silence in a very short time – with limited pollution and more security.”

It is a long way to lay bricks, but the foundations are already determined – one robot after the other.

Salar al Khafaji will be among them outstanding speaker at TNW conference, which will take place in Amsterdam on June 19 to 20. Tickets are now for sale – Use the Code TNWXMedia2025 at the cash register to get a 30% discount on the price.

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Slate teased 25,000 US {dollars} EV with Advertising -Stunt earlier than April 24th

Slate teased 25,000 US dollars EV with Marketing -Stunt before April 24th

An official unveiling is only a few days away, but Slate Auto – A Stealthy EV startup that is reportedly supported by Jeff Bezos – already turns the heads and pulls the eyebrows with one of the wildest marketing stunts in the latest automotive tape. With its first vehicle, which is unveiled on April 24, the company spent the last week of having triggered the viral curiosity on Reddit, Tikk and Auto Press in Parody Business ads.

It all started when greaheads and influencers in Venice, California, were casually parked. One seemed to be a blunt, box -shaped SUV that was wrapped in branding for a fake company called “Cryshare” and claims to calm babies by driving them around on the roof. Another branding for a fictitious cat therapy company with a web address: Catthurrapy.com. On this side it turns out that it is the key to the entire puzzle – when it is visited, she leads to slate car and teases her upcoming announcement on April 24th.

So what do we know about these vehicles? Visually, they seem to be a mixture of design cues: Think Range Rover Classic meets Jeep Renegade with unmistakable off-road instructions and compact proportions. So far, at least three variants have been discovered-a two-door pickup and two SUV silhouettes with slightly different roof lines. None of them are functional; They are probably design dollars mock-ups without work drive or suspensions. But the intention is clear: create a spectacle and drop the specifications.

According to TechCrunch, Slate Auto has been developing this project quietly since 2022 as a spinout by Re: Build Manufacturing. The goal? Deliver a modular electric pickup with two seats for only $ 25,000, with production aiming for the late 2026. In contrast to Tesla and Lucid, which were launched with high -priced luxury models, Slate wants to turn the model around: start cheaply, scalate.

And it's not just about affordability. As we reported, the company accepts a “build-your-down” philosophy and offers upgrades-modular performance, technology or lifestyle add-on customers like an adult LEGO kit over time. The slogan? “We built it. You do it.”

On April 24th we will find out whether the show of the show does justice to. But one thing is already clear: Slate Auto knows how to make an entrance.