New Study Reveals Global Reservoirs Are Becoming Emptier (today.tamu.edu)
News from Texas A&M University
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Reddit captures 7% to 16% less audience time during blackout (www.similarweb.com)
Social media startup IRL is shutting down after an investigation by its board concluded that 95% of its claimed 20M MAUs were “automated or from bots” (www.theinformation.com)
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Sweden adopts new fossil-free target, making way for nuclear (www.power-technology.com)
Sweden’s parliament has voted to change its 100% renewable target to a 100% fossil-free target, leaving the door open for nuclear.
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California Senate approves wave and tidal renewable energy bill (www.energyglobal.com)
The California State Senate has unanimously passed the California Senate Bill 605 – Wave and Tidal Energy.
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Employee finds SSD stolen last year from corporate data center for sale on eBay (arstechnica.com)
How can third-party marketplaces prevent stolen goods from being listed?
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Candace Owens Peddles Cell Phone Provider as Alternative to ‘Woke’ AT&T — But It’s Still on AT&T’s Network (www.mediaite.com)
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Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to technology (www.techspot.com)
That’s more or less the summary of J.D. Power’s 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), which highlighted quality declines in eight out of nine key categories. Driving…
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Five Nikola electric trucks catch fire at Phoenix factory, company says 'foul play suspected' (www.cnn.com)
Nikola, a startup company that makes electric and hydrogen-powered semi trucks, said in a tweet Friday morning that several of its trucks had been damaged in a fire at the company’s Phoenix, Arizona headquarters.
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Meta to pull news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada (techcrunch.com)
Meta plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada in response to legislation that would require internet giants to pay news publishers.
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A law firm was fined $5,000 after one of its lawyers used ChatGPT to write a court brief riddled with fake case references (www.businessinsider.com)
The lawyer said that he had “no idea” ChatGPT could fabricate information and that he “deeply” regretted his decision.
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Reddit still has to contend with a 'simmering rage' as users return back to the platform (www.businessinsider.com)
A Reddit moderator shared his lingering frustrations with The New York Times after a protest of changes to how Reddit prices its API.
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Apple is suing Swiss fruit farmer over a decades-old apple logo (www.popsci.com)
Over the years, Apple has submitted trademark applications in dozens of countries to own the generalized image of ‘apples.’
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US lawyers fined $5,000 after including fake case citations generated by ChatGPT (www.engadget.com)
A judge said they had “abandoned their responsibilities” in not checking for inaccuracies…
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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?
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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.
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NFC tech could get faster and go fully contactless within the next five years | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
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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.
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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...
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‘Building a Platform Like Twitter Is Not Difficult’ (www.wired.com)
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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
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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.
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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)
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Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, and Boots Riley Boycotting Venues That Use Face-Scanning Technology (www.rollingstone.com)
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