The Age of Social Media Is Ending
It never should have begun.
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Radioactive rhino horns: The project aimed at stopping poaching
A conservationist working with the rhinos has called it 'the best idea' as border control will be able to detect the radioactive horns and they'll no longer be able to be used in traditional medicines.
In photos: How delivery riders are coping with India’s extreme heat wave
Brutal temperatures in New Delhi, reaching as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, have claimed over 100 lives.
(((Tendar))) on X: "Russians using ChatGPT-4 to push their garbage and forgetting to pay for the license is really something. It is equally telling as when user "TexasGuy_Random-Numbers" is having a stock picture in profile and is wanting to separate Texas from the US and bables something about https://t.co/UIyg0hD2Un" / X
— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar)
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Analysis: Cutting the ‘green crap’ has added £22bn to UK energy bills since 2015 - Carbon Brief
UK's energy bills were £22bn higher over the past decade than they would have been if Conservative governments had not cut “green crap” climate policies.
Capri lifts ban on tourists after resolving problems with water supply
Ferries from Naples and Sorrento had been forced to return to port as mayor described situation as ‘real emergency’
What does a city that has spurned cars look like? Olympics visitors to Paris will get a look
Changes designed to encourage people in Paris to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials.
Islands of Coherence - Future Observatory Journal
Zooming out from the practice of bioregional design, what systemic shifts would be required to unlock its radical potential? We explored that question with a roundtable of experts, and our conversation is distilled into this strategic overview
Ikea Will Pay You Real Money to Work in Its Virtual Roblox Store
Building on the internet’s love for the Swedish furniture store, Ikea is looking to hire workers for its forthcoming Roblox virtual outpost online. It pays real money, not Robux—as long as you’re 18.
Just cheap labour? Virtual cashier trend sparks debate about remote-work ethics
The virtual cashier service highlights a growing trend among restaurants that are turning to such a method to cut costs and address staff shortages.
The cult of Elon Musk was on full display at Tesla's shareholder vote
Fans wore Cybertruck shirts, signed shareholder banners, and praised Musk during the meeting's Q&A.
Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape
Nature - Japan will start allocating the ¥10 billion it promised to spend on institutional repositories to make the nation’s science free to read.
Dismantling public values, one data center at the time | Reimagining public values in algorithmic futures | University of Helsinki
In this blog post Julia Velkova discusses the problematics related to data centres from the Nordic perspective: Are the Nordic States too reliant on tech giants to in the critical communication infrastructures of the Welfare state?
Investment in clean energy this year is set to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels - News - IEA
Investment in clean energy this year is set to be twice the amount going to fossil fuels - News from the International Energy Agency
As Superyachts’ Popularity Grows, So Is Their Supersized Climate Impact
A French sociologist characterizes the boats of the ultra rich a form of “ecocide” for the heavy toll they’re taking on the planet.
There are almost 6,000 superyachts — that is, vessels over 30 meters (100 feet) — at sea, according to a report earlier this year by media and market intelligence company SuperYacht Times. The total has quadrupled in the past three decades.
Analysis: Monthly drop hints that China’s CO2 emissions may have peaked in 2023 - Carbon Brief
China’s CO2 emissions fell by 3% in March 2024, ending a 14-month surge that began when the economy reopened after the nation’s “zero-Covid”
This Instagram star might soon be mayor of one of Mexico’s wealthiest cities
As Mariana Rodríguez campaigns around the clock on Instagram, electoral authorities are wondering how to regulate influencers-turned-politicians.
Who’s actually using Threads? Young protesters in Taiwan
Despite Meta’s promise to crack down on political content in the app, Taiwanese activists are using it to organize.
(1) Matthew Fraser 🇪🇺 on X: "Paris has tripled parking rates for SUVs. Parking 6 hours will costs 225 euros instead of the current 75 euros. The new rates, which come into effect on Oct. 1, apply in the central arrondissements I to XI. https://t.co/qSLytoRbsY" / X
— Matthew Fraser 🇪🇺 (@frasermatthew)
AI in Precision Agriculture: Optimizing Crop Yield Through Data-Driven Insights - The Data Scientist
In the realm of agriculture, the marriage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and precision farming has ushered in a new era of efficiency and sustainability.
Online Car Sales - Navigating the Digital Shift in Auto Industry
Explore the synergy of AI and renewable energy. Discover how AI is reshaping the global energy landscape for a sustainable future.
Using machine learning to assess the livelihood impact of electricity access - Nature
Advancements in satellite imagery and machine learning can be used to infer the causal impact of electricity access on livelihoods, providing a low-cost, generalizable approach to evaluating public policy in data-spare environments.
GPT-4 for Chemistry
Large Language Models Overview
A language model is like a computer program that is trained on a large dataset of text to learn the patterns and relationships between words. This allows the model to generate new sentences or predict the likelihood of a sentence being grammatically correct. A large
Stopping malaria in its tracks
When biochemist Matthew Higgins established his research group in 2006, he had malaria firmly in his sights. The mosquito-borne disease is second only to tuberculosis in terms of its devastating...
When Online Content Disappears
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible, as of October 2023. In most cases, this is because an individual page was deleted or removed on an otherwise functional website.
🔮 Breaking the energy barrier with reversible computing
As energy toll of AI growth and computation is expanding, the science of reversible computing is more important than ever
Making the Case for Plastic-Free Architecture: Innovative Solutions for the Present (and Future)
Explore the pioneering move towards a plastic-free future in architecture as industry experts offer valuable insights into sustainable alternatives.
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Someone finally made a heat pump that looks good inside your home
Quilt is a smart heat pump system with millimeter wave presence sensing built-in.
Japanese town builds wall to block world-famous Instagram view
Known as ‘Mt. Fuji Lawson’, the spot became famous after a photo taken in an angle showing Mount Fuji in the background
Project Random
A random, obscure content generator for the web. Discover media with zero views from YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, and more.