Signals

Ethiopia's Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter the country unless they are electric. (!)

China debuts the world's largest fully electric container ship, the Greenwater 01, revolutionizing maritime transportation with its eco-friendly propulsion system and potential for significant emission reductions.

Joe Macleod wants brands to focus on what happens to products at the end of their life cycle—not just for the environment but for the entire consumer experience.

Many yearn for the “good old days” of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.

— Tesla Megapack (@Tesla_Megapack)

Khan Academy has come up with a safe and accurate ChatGPT tutor. It’s also the best model we have for how to develop and implement AI for the public good.

Their victory in the European Court of Human Rights is a huge win for the climate.

Letitia James’s lawsuit accuses JBS of deceiving customers about being climate-friendly – and the implications could be far-reaching

Generative artificial intelligence uses massive amounts of energy for computation and data storage and millions of gallons of water to cool the equipment at data centers. Now, legislators and regulators — in the U.S. and the EU — are starting to demand accountability.

This is fascinating, and don't think I've seen it before—a tech co advertising its services as "100% LLM-Free" as a selling point. Will have to look closer at the company, but another sign of the changing tide with regard to generative AI, perhaps... https://t.co/cFmUNW4FFb pic.twitter.com/dH09SKNSuW— Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) April 8, 2024

Proposals would mark first time any of the software group’s core product falls behind a paywall

Battery-pack builders chase maximum range, despite safety risks.

Research looked at three London boroughs to value overall health benefits of active travel over 20 years at up to £4,800 per head

The adhesive neck patch is the latest advance by UCLA bioengineers in speech technology for people with disabilities.

Coastal land is subsiding. That could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050.

With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, the Colombian city is driving down temperatures -- and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.

Oji Holdings said it would stop making children’s nappies in September amid a sharp decline in demand. Japan has a rapidly ageing society

eBay will be adding an image-based listing tool to its range of offerings powered by artificial intelligence (AI). This tool will allow sellers to simply take or upload a photo within the eBay app and watch as AI automatically fills in item information details, the company said in a Thursday (Sept. 7) article posted on its website. […]

Authors keep finding what appear to be AI-generated imitations and summaries of their books on Amazon. There's little they can do to rein in the rip-offs.

This is where AI generated formats, Minecraft splitscreens, Reddit stories, 'Would You Rather' videos, and deep sea story spam come from.

Sometime this month, Reddit will go public at a valuation of $6.5bn. Select Redditors were offered the chance to buy stock at the initial listing price, which it hasn’t announced yet but is expected to be in the range of $31-34 per share. Regardless of the actual price,

It is one thing to see funny deepfakes in Instagram Reels, and it is another to receive a message saying that your face has been reused for propaganda purpos...

Experts say the move was necessary to tackle the torrent of disinformation taking over the electoral race.

Tinder’s parent company attended an unprecedented meeting with the U.S. Embassy and local authorities in Colombia to curb attacks against foreigners.

Corruption everywhere, even in YouTube's kids content

A book on Amazon, published in 2023, with the same title as my 2019 book.The "sample" on Amazon reads like a ChatGPT summary of my book (with some small post-editing). Is this legal? Same author has published 2 dozen other books on Amazon in 2023 alone.😠😡 pic.twitter.com/JWnRYCj6Np— Melanie Mitchell (@MelMitchell1) January 4, 2024

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