#137 - Photonic Processors, Pure Earth, and Fundraising @ Impact Labs!
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Impact Update
Impact Labs Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that relies on philanthropic funding to continue its mission of inspiring and empowering the next generation of social entrepreneurs. We are in the process of putting together an ambitious proposal to various grant makers and wealthy individuals who are enthusiastic about supporting our work, but to do that, we need your help!
We’re putting together a doc of testimonials and impact statements from folks in the Impact Labs community, and we want you to be on it! If you’ve attended a summit, been part of the Impact Fellowship, applied for an opportunity featured on our newsletter, or just generally have something nice to say about Impact Labs, we’d love to hear from you!
Most importantly, many of our funders have indicated that they wish to support projects emerging from the Impact Labs ecosystem directly, and we are speaking to a particularly large funder who would be interested in a regranting initiative (basically, they would give us a pool of funds that we could then reallocate to people in the Impact Labs community), so telling us about yourself could result in your project or idea being funded! Please take a few moments to fill out this form so we can continue working towards a world where ambitious technologists feel inspired and empowered to build a brighter future!
In the News
⚡️ More people have access to electricity than ever before.
🧱 Waterless concrete with Martian soil = unlocked.
💡 New photonic processors could enable next-gen compute.
🧠 Computer vision models can identify brain tumors with 92% accuracy
🚕 Waymo’s market share is on par with Lyft in SF - pretty neat!
Opportunities
“Founders Pledge is a research and advocacy organization encouraging startup founders to fund effective interventions to global problems. Many of the founders in the Impact Labs ecosystem have taken the pledge.” They’re currently looking for a communications director!
“The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a global network of policy research centers in Russia, China, Europe, the Middle East, India, and the US. It aims to advance peace through analysis, the development of policy ideas and engagement with government, business, and civil society.” They’re on the lookout for a research intern with the acting president. Could be a really cool opportunity for a tech-to-government transition!
“Pure Earth is a leading environmental health nonprofit focused on pollution issues in low- and middle-income countries. Their current focus is on reducing lead and mercury poisoning.” They’re searching for a few new teammates, including in their finance, research, QA, and operations departments.
The Centre for European Policy Studies is a Brussels-based think tank that is seeking an intern for their energy program. “In this role, you will become a member of the Energy, Resources and Climate Change (ERCC) team and work under the supervision of the Head of Energy Programme.”
What We’re Watching
MIT Technology Review’s list of the 8 worst technologies in 2024 is hilarious and sad.
Zimbabwe wants to get in on the Starlink action, but the service is oversubsribed.
It’s official, Claude is more hip than ChatGPT.
Apparently there’s an r/evilbuildings subreddit, and we love it!
Quotes We Love
“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action"
- Herbert Spencer
That’s all for now! See you in your inbox in another two weeks! ❤️
P.S. We deeply apologize for not including emoji in our previous newsletter’s “In the News” section. 🙏 🙇