Scoop: Google Assistant to get an AI makeover (www.axios.com)
A New US Plant Will Use Captured CO2 to Make Millions of Gallons of Jet Fuel (singularityhub.com)
A New US Plant Will Use Captured CO2 to Make Millions of Gallons of Jet Fuel::Replacing half of a plane’s regular fuel with CO2-derived fuel can result in 90 percent fewer lifecycle emissions.
Elon Musk has a plan from 22 years ago where you only need one app to do everything (web.archive.org)
“Elon doesn’t have a branding problem. He wants to make this app into something much bigger than a social media platform and complete his 22 year old dream for X.”...
"Microwaves Are Bad For You: 5 Reasons Why Microwave Oven Cooking Is Harming Your Health" (www.medicaldaily.com)
Reliance Jio launched 4g laptop priced 200USD (m.economictimes.com)
India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid (www.washingtonpost.com)
A cautionary tale for a world racing into renewables: The large majority of mini-grids in India no longer work, an environmental group found....
New AI systems collide with copyright law (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK's first drone mail service begins in Orkney (www.bbc.com)
Heat pumps sold so fast in Maine, the state just upped its target (www.canarymedia.com)
Heat pumps sold so fast in Maine, the state just upped its target::undefined
First claimed successful replication of LK-99 (twitter.com)
"Accomplished by a team at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and posted 30 minutes ago....
Top Meta executive said the company's name change was a success because it beat out coverage of the 'Facebook Papers' revelations (www.businessinsider.com)
Top Meta executive said the company’s name change was a success because it beat out coverage of the ‘Facebook Papers’ revelations::Meta’s Chris Cox explained to employees the company’s rebrand succeeded in driving press coverage amid whistleblower disclosures.
First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia (www.nbcnews.com)
First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.
Twitter Sues Hate-Speech Research Group Over Claims That Hateful, Racist Content Has Proliferated Under Musk’s Ownership (variety.com)
Twitter filed a lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate. “Despite our continued progress, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and its backers have been actively working to assert false and misleading claims encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform. X is a free public service funded...
New Vaccine Targets Alzheimer’s Disease at its Roots - Neuroscience News (neurosciencenews.com)
National Lab (LBNL) results support LK-99 as a room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor (nitter.net)
Fruity trojan downloader performs multi-stage infection of Windows computers, masquerading as apps for fine-tuning CPUs, graphic cards, and BIOS, for hardware-monitoring, and others. (news.drweb.com)
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Microsoft’s repairability push now extends to Xbox controllers, too (www.theverge.com)
Electrified cement could turn houses and roads into nearly limitless batteries (www.science.org)
What's the best smart TV operating system (www.makeuseof.com)
There are lots of things you need to know before buying a smart TV & the OS on your smart TV will define its interface and software capabilities
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased (apnews.com)
Twitter is threatening legal action against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that researches hate speech and content moderation on social media platforms....
8BitDo’s $100 wireless mechanical keyboard screams ’80s NES (arstechnica.com)
Google-Owned YouTube Makes Millions From Channels Pushing Climate Disinformation: Analysis (www.commondreams.org)
Google-Owned YouTube Makes Millions From Channels Pushing Climate Disinformation: Analysis::“It’s time for YouTube to step up, detox its platform, and protect the integrity of the fight against the climate crisis,” said Ekō’s campaign director.
How Silicon Valley is helping the Pentagon in the AI arms race (archive.is)
Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy (www.space.com)
Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy::A number of entrepreneurial groups have shared their strategies to turn the moon into a hustle and bustle world of marketable services.