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Chloe Aiello
@chloeaiello.bsky.social
Staff reporter @Inc.com | Michigander in Brooklyn | Lover of snacks
ICYMI: Saturday was the 3-year anniversary of the #IRA, the most ambitious #climate legislation in history. Here's everything that's changed in the past year.

“It’s a shadow of its former self,” says Michael Gerrard of @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Sabin Center.

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At 3 Years, Biden’s Landmark Climate Legislation Is a ‘Shadow’ of What It Was
The Inflation Reduction Act spurred billions in spending—but experts say billions more in investments have been canceled. Here’s how it all breaks down.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Meta plans to use gas turbines to help power its Ohio #AI data center. Sound familiar? Elon Musk's xAI has caused a stir in South Memphis for burning gas turbines sans permitting at its Colossus facility. Read more about Meta and its #Prometheus facility via @inc.com

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How Mark Zuckerberg Is Going to Power Meta's New AI Supercluster, Prometheus
Zuck took to Threads to boast about Meta’s AI infrastructure plans. But big facilities need large amounts of energy.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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A great exclusive story by @chloeaiello.bsky.social about Beyond Meat.

Their next product will (tentatively) be called Beyond Ground, and it won't seek to imitate anything. “It’s not trying to be beef, pork, or poultry," CEO Ethan Brown tells @inc.com

Dig in:

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Beyond Meat's Next Dish Won't Imitate Beef, Pork, or Chicken
As the fake meat industry struggles, Beyond Meat's CEO is planting the seeds of a comeback. It starts with a new food designed to just be itself.
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June 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Can't pick what to wear? Alta lets #AI decide. It shops your own closet or surfaces shoppable links, factoring in weather, event type, location and more. Plus, you can ditch your trusty Excel Spreadsheet for a personalized vacation wardrobe planned by day via @inc.com

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Fashion Victim? This AI-Powered App Is Finally Bringing the ‘Clueless’ Closet to Life
Harvard engineer and fashion lover Jenny Wang created AI-powered Alta to help users make sense of their own closets.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Caraway has made a name as a premium brand for nontoxic cookware, but uncertainty around tariffs prompted a 10-15% price hike across the board. CEO Jordan Nathan anticipates similar disruptions across the sector and warns of a pivot to cheap, toxic materials like #PFAS.

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This Company Makes Products Without Forever Chemicals. Tariffs Just Made That Harder
Caraway is known for its luxurious PFAS-free cookware, but they have had to raise prices following tariffs.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Idaho-based, family-owned Selkirk Sport is one of the leading brands in pickleball w/ 1,900% rev growth since 2019. Co-founders Mike and Rob Barnes won't let growth slow them down. Check out their "million dollar" lab, built to boost innovation and cut costs via @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
Inside the High-Tech Pickleball Company With 1,900-Percent Revenue Growth
This family-owned business is going all-in on the future of pickleball with a high-tech lab featuring 3-D printers, a collaborative robot, and a durability cannon.
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May 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Can a cookie help with weight loss? ChipMonk Baking thinks so. The startup is now accepting pre-orders for its "GLP-1 boosting" cookies, which are low in sugar, high in fiber and contain a compound meant to boost natural levels of the appetite regulating hormone @inc.com

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This Company Has a Sweet Pitch: A Healthier Cookie That May Help You Lose Weight
With GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic all the rage, ChipMonk Baking has created a cookie it says works a bit the same way.
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March 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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I really want to visit this ice cream truck. And I hate how dirty, in terms of pollution, traditional ice cream trucks are.

More EV ice cream trucks, please!

By @chloeaiello.bsky.social on @inc.com
Inside the Coolest New Ice Cream Truck to Hit the Market
Rivian outfitted two electric delivery vans for use as Ben & Jerry's ice cream trucks. They're pretty sweet.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Entrepreneur Maddy Maxey turned her passion for materials science into a side hustle, making a healthier alternative to hair relaxers, which are linked to cancer in Black women.

This is meant to give you ‘easy’ with low health risk,” she says via @inc.com

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How This Entrepreneur's Side Hustle Became a Business and a Tribute to Her Dad
Scientist and innovator Madison Maxey is turning her passion for materials science into a toxin-free side business.
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February 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The fight for #AItalent is on and could mean faster #M&A. “He could have been working on something else, and we would still want to be in business with him," CRV's Murat Bicer says of Voyage AI's Tengyu Ma.

Read more about the young AI company that just sold for $220M.

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Voyage AI Just Sold for $220 Million—After Launching Less Than Two Years Ago
Here's why acquirer MongoDB found the anti-hallucination tech particularly valuable.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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What's going on in the #EV market, especially under this administration? I had the opportunity to share my thoughts with @chloeaiello.bsky.social at Inc. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
EV Sales Climb in Spite of Automaker Losses and Trump-Related Uncertainty
Ford's EV unit lost billions of dollars, but at the same time, EV sales as a whole were up in the U.S. in 2024 compared to the year before.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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You've heard of Duolingo and its famous owl, but what about Speak, the AI language learning platform that's now a unicorn? @chloeaiello.bsky.social reports for @inc.com

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How This AI Language Learning Platform Translated Their Tech Into Unicorn Status
Speak raised $78 million in a series C round of funding that values the app at $1 billion.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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New unicorn alert: Speak, the language learning app founded by Connor Zwick and Andrew Hsu, raised a new round from investors including the OpenAI Startup Fund. @chloeaiello.bsky.social spoke to them for @inc.com www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
How This AI Language Learning Platform Translated Their Tech Into Unicorn Status
Speak raised $78 million in a Series C round of funding that values the app at $1 billion.
www.inc.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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CEOs are on high alert after today's shooting, and @chloeaiello.bsky.social has the scoop on how security firms are protecting executives. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
Here’s How Security Firms Say Execs Should Protect Themselves After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Shooting
Security firms offer advice to companies looking to protect their executives after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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December 4, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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Oh, the hypocrisy is just flat-out hilarious. You know who also took out a government loan years ago? Tesla. I spoke to @inc.com's @chloeaiello.bsky.social about the latest (immature and misinformed) backlash Rivian faces over its $6.6 billion loan.

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Vivek Ramaswamy Calls Out Loans for Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Ramaswamy will co-lead the planned Department of Government Efficiency along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. One of the loans is for Rivian, a Tesla competitor.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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I loved @chloeaiello.bsky.social's piece on a buzzy startup that has reinvented the beehive and taken inspiration from the iPhone—all in the effort to save pollinators: www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...
How a Buzzy Startup Made the iPhone of Beehives to Protect Pollinators
Beewise's AI and robotics-powered BeeHome has the potential to fortify the global food supply by keeping bees healthy.
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December 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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I think what Dannce.ai is aiming to do here is really interesting and potentially helpful to people dealing with very challenging health conditions. @chloeaiello.bsky.social has the story in @inc.com

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This Gen-Z-Led Startup Just Raised $2.6 Million to Diagnose Parkinson's Using AI
Dannce.ai emerged from stealth with a platform that aims to use artificial intelligence to help diagnose and monitor movement disorders. Here's how it works.
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November 22, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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So much for my optimistic streak:

"What Trump’s Win Could Mean for Climate Innovation, Renewable Energy, and More"

Good roundup by @chloeaiello.bsky.social for Inc. via gwagner.com/inc-trump-ira
Inc.: “What Trump’s Win Could Mean for Climate Innovation, Renewable Energy, and More”
by Chloe Aiello
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November 15, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Are #climatetech and #renewableenergy in the crosshairs of an incoming #Trump administration? I spoke to some incredible experts including @gwagner.com at Columbia Business School to make sense of the flurry of post-election news for @inc.com

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What Trump’s Win Could Mean for Climate Innovation, Renewable Energy, and More
Here’s what experts think may be on the chopping block—and what might endure.
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November 15, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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It's always interesting when a story we have been following breaks through to more widely read publications and, in particular, how they choose to tell the story for their respective audiences. In this case Chloe Aiello, writing for @inc.com, does a good job, we think. | 🛩️ ⚡️ 🎈 🛰️ 📡
This Startup’s Futuristic, Blimp-Like Aircraft Could Keep an Eye on the World Below
Sceye’s high altitude platform system is designed to float in the stratosphere and monitor methane leaks and other events.
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November 9, 2024 at 12:44 AM