Innovative Startups Tackle Sustainability, Disinformation, and Local News Gaps

Explore how Finnish startup Aisti is revolutionizing the construction industry with carbon-negative acoustic tiles, and how London-based Refute is combating AI-fueled disinformation. Discover the rise of digital nonprofit startups in Massachusetts revitalizing local journalism, and learn about SK Telecom's strategic investment in AI video analysis startup Twelve Labs. This episode highlights the power of innovation and entrepreneurship in addressing global challenges and transforming industries.

Sources:
https://thenextweb.com/news/finnish-startup-bags-e29m-to-decarbonise-this-niche-building-material
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/13/as-ai-fueled-disinformation-explodes-here-comes-the-startup-counterattack/
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2024/massachusetts-news-startups-nonprofits-gannett-ghost-newspapers/
https://www.kedglobal.com/artificial-intelligence/newsView/ked202412130003

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:42) Finnish startup bags €29M to decarbonise this niche building material
(00:03:40) As AI-fueled disinformation explodes, here comes the startup counterattack
(00:07:55) In Massachusetts towns haunted by ghost newspapers, startups are fighting to meet audience needs
(00:11:29) SK Telecom invests $3 mn in AI-based video analysis startup Twelve Labs