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The $2 Hack Used By Chinese Workers To Outsmart Facial Recognition And Skip Work

Employees at a neighbourhood committee office in China were exposed for using printed face masks to trick a facial recognition attendance system, allowing colleagues to skip work.

#China #Work #Labour #Office #Surveillance

The $2 Hack Used By Chinese Workers To Outsmart Facial Recognition And Skip Work

Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan infrastructure averaged 2.6 million a day in 2025, report says

Some were synchronised with military drills in "hybrid threats" to paralyse the island, Taiwan's National Security Bureau said.

#China #Taiwan #Cyber #Security #War

Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan infrastructure averaged 2.6 million a day in 2025, report says

Stack overflow is almost dead

Today, Stack overflow has almost as few questions asked per month, as when it launched back in 2009. A recap of its slow, then rapid, downfall.

#AI #Coding #Code #Community #Help

Stack overflow is almost dead

New Energy World magazine

I've been reading this from the @EnergyInstitute's #NewEnergyWorld magazine

#Solar #Africa #Consumers

New Energy World magazine

Influencers and OnlyFans models dominate US ‘extraordinary’ artist visas

Work permits increasingly being awarded on basis of online reach, favouring content creators

#Visas #Influencers #Work

Influencers and OnlyFans models dominate US ‘extraordinary’ artist visas

Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard

The startup built a compact solar-battery combo that connects directly to key household appliances, is easy to plug in, and requires no special permits.

#Solar #Power #Energy #Green #Breezepunk

Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard

'Unauthorized' Edit to Ukraine's Frontline Maps Point to Polymarket's War Betting

It looks like someone invented a fake Russia advance in Ukraine to manipulate online gambling markets.

#Gambling #Podcasts #War #Russia #Ukraine

'Unauthorized' Edit to Ukraine's Frontline Maps Point to Polymarket's War Betting

How are Data Centres Breaking Free from the Grid?

Data centre operators are harnessing microgrids and renewables to unlock grid independence, driving new standards for resilience, sustainability and growth

#Data Centres #Battery #Microgrids #Energy #Data #Grid

How are Data Centres Breaking Free from the Grid?

Descendant of 'God of War' who once ruled Mongolia is a TikTok...

"I feel like I'm a case study on how a viral video can bring unwanted attention from ideologies that I personally don't align with," Leonie said.

#Russia #War #TikTok #Influencers #History

Descendant of 'God of War' who once ruled Mongolia is a TikTok...

UAE launches $1 billion 'AI for Development' initiative to advance digital infrastructure across Africa led by ADEX, the export financing arm of ADFD, and the UAE Foreign Aid Agency

/PRNewswire/ -- The UAE has announced the launch of the 'AI for Development' initiative, worth $1 billion, to support and finance artificial intelligence...

#UAE #AI #Investment #Africa #Technology

UAE launches $1 billion 'AI for Development' initiative to advance digital infrastructure across Africa led by ADEX, the export financing arm of ADFD, and the UAE Foreign Aid Agency

The Mongolian startup defying Big Tech with its own LLM

Egune is one of several linguistically and culturally aware AI models built by smaller nations to reduce reliance on American and Chinese tech giants.

#Language #Mongolia #Startups #AI #Technology #LLM

The Mongolian startup defying Big Tech with its own LLM

OpenAI cofounder says scaling compute is not enough to advance AI: 'It's back to the age of research again'

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever said during a "Dwarkesh Podcast" that companies need to find a productive way to use the massive amounts of compute.

#AI #Scale #Generative AI #Research #Computer Science

OpenAI cofounder says scaling compute is not enough to advance AI: 'It's back to the age of research again'

‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI

Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent

#Universities #Education #Teaching #AI #UK

‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI

‘It’s about quality of life’: Can Birmingham’s Retrofit House help fix the UK’s terrible housing?

From flood protection and encouraging wildlife to fixing doors and reducing fuel bills, a new initiative aims to empower residents and make their homes more comfortable

#Retrofit #Housing #UK #Community

‘It’s about quality of life’: Can Birmingham’s Retrofit House help fix the UK’s terrible housing?

Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’

System rewards soldiers who achieve strikes with points that can be used to buy more weapons in an online store

#Military #Video #Video Games #Shopping #Ukraine #Russia

Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’

World's first AI minister will eliminate corruption, says Albania's PM

Named Diella, the new minister will help Albania "leapfrog" bigger, more advanced countries, says Edi Rama.

#Politics #Albania #AI #Government #Elections

World's first AI minister will eliminate corruption, says Albania's PM

‘What does it mean? No one knows’: six-seven meme invades UK classrooms

Four out of five secondary school teachers surveyed say they have heard perplexing viral phrase called out

#Memes #Education #Schools #Slang #UK

‘What does it mean? No one knows’: six-seven meme invades UK classrooms

Carbon Cell

Carbon Cell’s foam is carbon-negative, plastic-free, compostable, and affordable—basically a game-changer for packaging

#Materials #Carbon #packaging #Design #Product

Carbon Cell

PulpaTronics

PulpaTronics is developing fully recyclable RFID tags made from paper – to replace metal antennas that are typically hidden in price tags, hotel key cards, and packaging labels

#sensors #Recycling

PulpaTronics

Lunar Data Center Achieves First Success En Route To The Moon

/PRNewswire/ -- Lonestar Data Holdings has reached a historic milestone with the successful commercial test and operation of its data center en route to the...

#Moon #Space #Data #Data Sovereignty #Data Centres

Lunar Data Center Achieves First Success En Route To The Moon

The flood-prone Worcestershire town being abandoned by insurers

One more deluge could bankrupt Tenbury Wells yet its application for flood defence funding has been rejected

#Flood #UK #Insurance #Disaster #Abandonment #History

The flood-prone Worcestershire town being abandoned by insurers

Grid-Scale Battery Stabilizes Scottish Power Supply

Grid-scale batteries in Scotland are stabilizing power supply with advanced grid-forming inverters.

#Battery #Technology #Scotland #UK #Renewables #Grid #Energy #Science

Grid-Scale Battery Stabilizes Scottish Power Supply

Deutsche Bank Issues Grim Warning for AI Industry

Deutsche Bank is warning that AI spending won't "remain parabolic," or continue to increase exponentially, a dire warning for the future.

#AI #Hype #Bubble #Banks

Deutsche Bank Issues Grim Warning for AI Industry

An Environmental Triumph 400 Million Years in the Making

Conservationists are harnessing millennia-old relationships between plants and fungi to restore forests, reduce fertilizer use and combat climate change.

#Mycellium #Mushrooms #Forest #Science #Research #Conservation

An Environmental Triumph 400 Million Years in the Making

China aims to nearly double battery storage by 2027 in $35 billion plan

China is looking to almost double its so-called new energy storage capacity to 180 gigawatts (GW) by 2027, according to an industry plan announced by authorities on Friday.

China aims to nearly double battery storage by 2027 in $35 billion plan

Spain solar electricity prices: Stunning drop below EU average by 2025 - PVknowhow.com

Spain is on track to become the first major EU country where wholesale electricity prices will drop below pre-crisis levels by 2025, a landmark achievement

#Solar #Green #Spain #Market #Renewables #Technology #Europe #Consumers

Spain solar electricity prices: Stunning drop below EU average by 2025 - PVknowhow.com

Friend CEO says it's been 'quite entertaining' after his AI companion startup spent $1 million on subway ads that were immediately defaced

New Yorkers are defacing ads for Friend, an AI companion startup. The campaign cost the company over $1 million.

#Protest #Product #AI #Resistance #Advertising #Transport #USA #New York

Friend CEO says it's been 'quite entertaining' after his AI companion startup spent $1 million on subway ads that were immediately defaced

Your office might be noticeably empty on Oct. 3 thanks to Taylor Swift's new album release, study shows | Fortune

More than one-third of U.S. workers (36%) identify as a Swiftie, a BambooHR study shows.

#Celebrity #Music #Consumers #Hype

Your office might be noticeably empty on Oct. 3 thanks to Taylor Swift's new album release, study shows | Fortune

GM Makes a Power Move, Shifting Focus from EVs Back to Gas Engines

Sales of new electric vehicles fell 6.3% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to Cox Automotive analysts.

#Car #Electric #Vehicles #USA #Tax #Fossil Fuels

GM Makes a Power Move, Shifting Focus from EVs Back to Gas Engines

A Renewable Supergrid Takes Shape in Asia

ASEAN revives plan for a regional renewable “super grid,” aiming to boost clean energy sharing, security, and stability across Southeast Asia.

#Asia #Energy #Green #Technology #Renewables #Grid #Nation

A Renewable Supergrid Takes Shape in Asia