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Where Did All the Ham Radio Operators Go? The Truth Is Sad
At the turn of the twentieth century, a new breed of hobbyist started building crude wireless transmitters in basements and garages across America. Professional telegraphers called them "hams" as an insult. They took the name anyway. Within a few decades…
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Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive
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the Guardian
Ferrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive
Some analysts question whether design of Luce, starting at $640,000, lives up to sportscar car brand’s heritage
Uber blows through its AI budget in 1 quarter
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Fortune
Uber burned through its entire 2026 AI budget in four months. Now its COO is questioning whether it's worth it | Fortune
The rideshare giant's COO says “it’s very hard to draw a line” between rising AI costs and useful features for customers.
Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around the country
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Nieman Lab
Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around the country
Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist whose name and work you may recognize from the Oscar-winning movie Erin Brockovich, has created a tool to map data centers across the country, along with a form for people to report data centers and their impacts…
Scientists say they've reversed brain aging with a simple nasal spray
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ScienceDaily
Scientists say they’ve reversed brain aging with a simple nasal spray
Researchers at Texas A&M have developed a nasal spray that appears to reverse brain aging by calming inflammation and restoring the brain’s energy systems. After just two doses, memory and cognitive function improved for months, raising hopes for future treatments…
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Italy region: +200% tax on datacenters built in green/agricultural areas
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Il Sole 24 ORE
Lombardy introduces increased charges of up to 200% for the construction of data centres in green and agricultural areas
The new regional law aims to curb the uncontrolled expansion of data centres, encouraging the reuse of disused industrial areas and ensuring control over the environmental and energy impact.
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Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
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TechCrunch
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis | TechCrunch
"CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis," Box CEO Aaron Levie opines. Maybe that explains the almost religious belief in AI productivity gains.
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YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos
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Variety
YouTube Will Start Automatically Tagging Videos That Make ‘Significant’ Use of AI, and It’s Making Labels for AI-Generated Content…
YouTube is making AI-generated content labels more prominent, and it's going to start automatically applying the labels if it detects that a video includes 'significant photorealistic AI use.'
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