The EU’s Digital Services Act goes into effect today: here’s what that means (www.theverge.com)
The US Air Force Is Fast-Tracking a Blended Wing Body Jet to Fly in Just 4 Years (www.popularmechanics.com)
The US Air Force Is Fast-Tracking a Blended Wing Body Jet to Fly in Just 4 Years::It could lead to stealth tankers and transports—and benefit civilians, too.
React JS Clean Code Guide (programming.dev)
React.js has revolutionized front-end development by providing a powerful and efficient way to build user interfaces. However, as your React application grows in complexity, maintaining clean, readable, and maintainable code becomes crucial.
Amazon’s First ‘Fallout’ Show Art Is AI Generated (www.forbes.com)
While I am quite excited about the Walton Goggins-infused Amazon Fallout series, the show debuted some promo art for the project ahead of official stills or footage and…it appears to be AI generated.
150,000 workers vote to authorize strikes at Stellantis, GM, and Ford — Workers are fighting for increased pay, retirement pensions, and better benefits (www.investopedia.com)
150,000 workers vote to authorize strikes at Stellantis, GM, and Ford — Workers are fighting for increased pay, retirement pensions, and better benefits::Workers at the automotive Big Three have voted to authorize a strike when contracts expire on Sept. 14, bringing the nation one step closer to a major labor stoppage costing...
Reddit is a Dying Mall (www.staygrounded.online)
Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation (www.washingtonpost.com)
Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Steam condenser coating could save 460 million tons of carbon dioxide annually (techxplore.com)
Steam condenser coating could save 460 million tons of carbon dioxide annually:: If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then every year, there could be 460 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide released and 2 trillion fewer gallons of water used. A recent innovation to the steam cycle used in fossil fuel...
Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn from Each Other (www.scientificamerican.com)
NASA Shares First Images from US Pollution-Monitoring Instrument (www.nasa.gov)
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The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores | Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech. (gizmodo.com)
The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores | Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech.::Gizmodo’s tests found the higher-ed gatekeeper shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other data with big tech.
OpenTF, an open source Terraform, is officially announced today (opentf.org)
HashiCorp recently changed Terraform from an open source model to something that requires licensing, so folks got together, forked the code, and created OpenTF.
Major websites like Amazon and the New York Times are increasingly blocking OpenAI's web crawler GPTBot (www.businessinsider.com)
Major websites like Amazon and the New York Times are increasingly blocking OpenAI’s web crawler GPTBot::Companies like Amazon and The New York Times are rushing to prevent ChatGPT from collecting their data.
AMD announces Radeon RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT, starting at $449 (www.theverge.com)
NASA Shares First Images from US Pollution-Monitoring Instrument (www.nasa.gov)
Microsoft signing keys keep getting hijacked, to the delight of Chinese threat actors (arstechnica.com)
Scientists invent micrometers-thin battery charged by saline solution that could power smart contact lenses (techxplore.com)
Scientists invent micrometers-thin battery charged by saline solution that could power smart contact lenses::Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which stores electricity when it is immersed in saline solution, and which could one day power smart contact lenses.
Hosting firm says it lost all customer data after ransomware attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Hackers are Attacking Observatories (www.universetoday.com)
You can now use Python in Microsoft Excel (www.pcworld.com)
Apple backs California Right to Repair Act after long fight (www.theregister.com)
T-Mobile laying off 5,000 employees (thehill.com)
T-Mobile laying off 5,000 employees::T-Mobile plans to lay off close to 5,000 employees, about 7 percent of its workforce, by the end of September, the company’s president and CEO said in an email to employees Thursday. The layoffs will primarily affect corporate, back-office and technology roles, while retail and other...