Air conditioning Catch22: global heating is driving air conditioning use, which is driving more heating | The problem is especially prevalent in India and Europe. (www.zmescience.com)
The problem is especially prevalent in India and Europe.
Reddit is in danger of a death spiral (www.zdnet.com)
Can Reddit survive as its volunteer workforce close down subreddits and walk away from the site in protest at the management’s new policies?
NFC tech could get faster and go fully contactless within the next five years | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
Eight Teams of Hackers Will Compete to Breach U.S. Satellite in Space (www.newsweek.com)
Protecting satellites from hacks is becoming more important as industries from agriculture to banking and insurance rely on space-based capabilities.
Surge in anti-LGBTQ disinformation targets Pride in Europe (news.yahoo.com)
As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community spread across social media, triggering extreme online responses, including incitements to violence.The surge in online disinformation and vitriol is all the more worrying after a spate of violence during Pride events last...
‘Building a Platform Like Twitter Is Not Difficult’ (www.wired.com)
Malaysia says it will take legal action against Meta over harmful content on Facebook (www.independent.co.uk)
Malaysia’s government says it will take legal action against Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove undesirable and harmful content from its social media platform
US might finally force cable-TV firms to advertise their actual prices (arstechnica.com)
Biden angry about cable firms’ hidden “Broadcast TV” and “Regional Sports” fees.
YouTube updates its policy for fan channels, requiring them to make their status as a fan channel obvious in their name or handle, effective August 21, 2023 (9to5google.com)
Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, and Boots Riley Boycotting Venues That Use Face-Scanning Technology (www.rollingstone.com)
In New Record, Solar and Wind Generated More Electricity Than Coal for First 5 Months of Year (www.ecowatch.com)
Solar and wind power generation has set a new record, with more power generated than coal for the first five months of 2023.
YouTube revives sort by oldest video button on user channels (mashable.com)
As Reddit Crushes Protests, Its User Traffic Returns to Normal (www.pcmag.com)
Reddit sales growth slowdown preceded fight over new API fees (www.theinformation.com)
A stark business reality faced Reddit before a user uprising engulfed its site this month: slowing sales growth. Reddit’s revenue rose 38% in 2022 to about $670 million last year, two people familiar with the matter said, faster than many other internet ad firms but a steep slowdown from the …
Reddit pressures mods to end the blackout as they find new ways to protest (www.theverge.com)
A Reddit admin told the moderators of one protesting subreddit that “the expectation here is that communities reopen.” r/DIY has reopened, but with new rules that lower the community’s quality standards for new posts.
Steve Huffman Wants to Be God of the Mods | He co-created Reddit. How did he lose the trust of the users who make it special? (slate.com)
Steve Huffman co-created Reddit. Is he trying to quash what’s made it so special?
Lawyers submitted bogus case law created by ChatGPT. A judge fined them $5,000 (apnews.com)
A federal judge has imposed $5,000 fines on a group of lawyers after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research to support an aviation injury claim. Judge P. Kevin Castel said the lawyers acted in bad faith but credited their apologies in a written ruling Thursday. The lawyers testified earlier this...
Canadian Senate passes bill requiring Google, Meta to pay for news (www.independent.co.uk)
A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law
Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb? (www.jeffgeerling.com)
In response to: redhat.com/…/furthering-evolution-centos-stream
The new 3D printing technology revolutionising artificial eyes for patients (www.abc.net.au)
Craig lost an eye to cancer but says the “hardest thing” has been people’s reaction. An orbital prosthesis handmade by Brisbane technician Nicholas Puls has helped him feel more confident.
Why In-Office Work Is The Real Threat to Cybersecurity (www.entrepreneur.com)
TL;DR: People working in the office tend to get complacent and take more risks, figuring that IT is taking care of security, while people working from home know it’s up to them.
'Kissing or licking a microphone' is now considered sexual according to Twitch | Label your licking (www.techradar.com)
Twitch is replacing the mature content toggle with content classification labels so viewers can make ‘informed choices’.
Michio Kaku | Quantum Supremacy | Talks at Google (www.youtube.com)
Overseer: A Fediverse Chain of Trust (dbzer0.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/123857...
FTC sues Amazon for tricking customers into signing up for Prime (www.theverge.com)
