Facebook’s data center plans rile residents in the Netherlands: Locals say Big Tech data centers will syphon away all their green energy.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/facebooks-data-center-plans-rile-residents-in-the-netherlands/
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Facebook’s data center plans rile residents in the Netherlands
Locals say Big Tech data centers will syphon away all their green energy.
Police arrest man for making app to auction Muslim women
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Sulli Deals: Police arrest man for making app to auction Muslim women
The arrest came days after a similar app, Bulli Bai, generated outrage and led to four arrests.
Apple under fire over iPhone encryption tech
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/01/09/apple-fire-iphone-encryption-tech/
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Apple under fire over iPhone encryption tech
Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange and T-Mobile have joined a running battle between tech giants and regulators
European carriers seek to block iPhone Private Relay feature
https://9to5mac.com/2022/01/10/european-carriers-seek-to-block-iphone-private-relay-feature/
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Some European carriers are already blocking Apple’s Private Relay feature on the iPhone
One of the major new iCloud features announced last year was Private Relay, which seamlessly sets up an encrypted VPN-like tunnel for all iPhone Safari traffic. Private Relay is currently available as an opt-in beta in iOS 15. Apple says that this feature…
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Panasonic to Offer Four-Day Workweek in Japan | Productivity actually goes up when workers have more flexibility with their hours.
https://gizmodo.com/panasonic-to-offer-four-day-workweek-in-japan-1848330311
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Panasonic to Offer Four-Day Workweek in Japan
Productivity actually goes up when workers have more flexibility with their hours.
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U.S. greenhouse emissions rose in 2021, making it unlikely climate targets will be met
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/us-greenhouse-emissions-rose-2021-making-unlikely-climate-targets-will-rcna11431
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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rebounded sharply in 2021, new analysis shows
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rebounded sharply in 2021, rising about 6.2 percent over last year when the economy was dampened by pandemic lockdowns.
Take-Two announces acquisition of mobile games giant Zynga for $12.7bn
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/take-two-announces-acquisition-of-mobile-games-giant-zynga-for-12-7bn/
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Take-Two announces acquisition of mobile games giant Zynga for $12.7bn
The Grand Theft Auto parent says the deal will establish it as 'one of the largest mobile game publishers'
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Bill Gates climate fund reportedly plans to invest $15 billion in clean tech
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/10/bill-gates-bec-climate-fund-plans-to-invest-15-billion-in-clean-tech.html
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Bill Gates climate fund plans to mobilize $15 billion into clean tech
Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, a fund backed by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, is planning to invest in clean tech projects.
Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7d7j9/google-had-secret-project-to-convince-employees-that-unions-suck
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VICE
Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’
New court documents reveal how Google ran its anti-union campaign, 'Project Vivian,' between late 2018 and early 2020.
All hail the Ariane 5 rocket, which doubled the Webb telescope’s lifetime
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/all-hail-the-ariane-5-rocket-which-doubled-the-webb-telescopes-lifetime/
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Ars Technica
All hail the Ariane 5 rocket, which doubled the Webb telescope’s lifetime
"It would have been criminal not to do it."
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Apple reportedly wants nothing to do with Zuck's metaverse
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Mashable
Apple reportedly wants nothing to do with Zuck's metaverse
You're on your own, Meta.
GM finally bends the knee to California’s authority to set vehicle pollution rules
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/10/22876516/gm-california-vehicle-emissions-letter-newsom-trump
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The Verge
GM finally bends the knee to California’s authority to set vehicle pollution rules
GM backed Trump’s fight with California and lost.
Artificial Sun Just Broke a Record for Longest Sustained Nuclear Fusion Superheated plasma reached 126 million degrees Fahrenheit for 17 minutes
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chinas-artificial-sun-reactor-broke-record-for-nuclear-fusion-180979336/
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Smithsonian Magazine
China’s Artificial Sun Just Broke a Record for Longest Sustained Nuclear Fusion
Superheated plasma reached 126 million degrees Fahrenheit for 17 minutes
Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe—and threatening the future of crypto
https://fortune.com/2022/01/05/crypto-blackouts-bitcoin-mining-bans-kosovo-iran-kazakhstan-iceland/
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Fortune
Bitcoin mining is being banned in countries across the globe—and threatening the future of crypto
Mining Bitcoin is one of the most profitable businesses on the plant—but it also consumes too much energy for a growing list of nations.
A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/05/1070046189/a-texas-team-comes-up-with-a-covid-vaccine-that-could-be-a-global-game-changer
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Uber CEO Admits Company Can Afford Labor Protections for Drivers - Dara Khosrowshahi told investors that Uber “can make any model work” in response to new EU regulations — a departure from the gig employer’s public stance.
https://theintercept.com/2022/01/07/uber-drivers-labor-protections-dara-khosrowshahi-european-union/
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The Intercept
Uber CEO Admits Company Can Afford Labor Protections for Drivers
Dara Khosrowshahi told investors that Uber “can make any model work” in response to new EU regulations — a departure from the gig employer’s public stance.
Touchscreen tech swaps rare metal for graphene, with no performance drop
https://newatlas.com/electronics/indium-graphene-oled-touchscreen/
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New Atlas
Touchscreen tech swaps rare metal for graphene, with no performance drop
Indium is one of the rarest metals on Earth, but it’s a key ingredient in ubiquitous electronic devices. Engineers have now demonstrated a way to swap indium for graphene, to make devices with the exact same electronic properties.
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Carriers Are Pissed About Apple's Best New Privacy Feature
https://gizmodo.com/carriers-are-pissed-about-apples-best-new-privacy-featu-1848334572
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Gizmodo
Carriers Are Pissed About Apple's Best New Privacy Feature [Updated]
Apple's VPN-like iCloud Private Relay setting makes it difficult for ISPs to track you—and they hate it.
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Canon can’t get enough toner chips, so it’s telling customers how to defeat its DRM
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Ars Technica
Canon can’t get enough toner chips, so it’s telling customers how to defeat its DRM
Lack of chips produces "no negative effects on print quality," Canon says.
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ISPs must accept gov’t subsidy on all plans—no more upselling, FCC chair says
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/isps-must-accept-govt-subsidy-on-all-plans-no-more-upselling-fcc-chair-says/
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Ars Technica
ISPs must accept gov’t subsidy on all plans—no more upselling, FCC chair says
FCC chair seeks stricter rules after ISPs used previous subsidy to upsell users.
Reddit Allows Hate Speech to Flourish in Its Global Forums, Moderators Say
https://time.com/6121915/reddit-international-hate-speech/
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Time
Reddit Allows Hate Speech to Flourish in Its Global Forums, Moderators Say
TIME spoke to 19 Reddit moderators around the world who say Reddit has ignored their pleas for the company to rein in hate-speech in non-English language subreddits
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