WeWork has frittered away $46.7 billion in value as the stock sinks below 50 cents, one of the biggest startup failures of all time, and venture capitalists haven't learned a thing
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WeWork has frittered away $46.7 billion in value as the stock sinks below 50 cents, one of the biggest startup failures of all…
Beyond Softbank, VCs such as Benchmark and Insight Partners still hold significant stakes in WeWork, as does the company's founder, Adam Neumann.
TikTokers immediately sue to block Montana’s “unconstitutional” ban saying they "can't imagine America without" it
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/tiktokers-immediately-sue-to-block-montanas-unconstitutional-ban/?comments=1&comments-page=3
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Ars Technica
TikTokers immediately sue to block Montana’s “unconstitutional” ban
TikTokers can't “imagine America without" the app, sue Montana to block ban.
The nine hours in which Spain made the 100% renewable dream a reality
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The nine hours in which Spain made the 100% renewable dream a reality
Electricity generation through solar, wind and water exceeded total demand in mainland Spain on Tuesday, a pattern that will be repeated more and more in the future
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France is fighting to save your iPhone from an early death / French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the scourge of planned obsolescence
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/france-is-fighting-to-save-your-iphone-from-an-early-death/
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France is fighting to save your iPhone from an early death
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the scourge of planned obsolescence.
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Germany's first solar bike path has gone live in Freiburg,
https://nexlumina.com/solar-bike-paths-harnessing-power-while-pedaling-responsibly/
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A lurker's worst nightmare — a Facebook bug sent friend requests to profiles that users were looking at
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-bug-sent-friend-requests-to-profiles-accounts-users-visited-2023-5
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A lurker's worst nightmare — a Facebook bug sent friend requests to profiles that users were looking at
If you checked the Facebook profile of a crush, coworker, or someone you're not friends with, you might have accidentally sent them a friend request.
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B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation
https://www.thestar.com/politics/2023/05/19/bc-district-postpones-climate-events-citing-intimidation-safety-misinformation.html
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B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation
NELSON, B.C. - A British Columbia regional district has postponed a series of climate action open houses, citing safety concerns and fears of intimidation.
Experimental AI tool lets you morph images with a simple click and drag workflow
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Experimental AI tool lets you morph images with a simple click and drag workflow
By now even the most casual followers of tech news are familiar with generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DALL-E. Big Tech is racing...
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Potentially millions of android tvs and phones come with malware preinstalled
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/potentially-millions-of-android-tvs-and-phones-come-with-malware-preinstalled/amp/
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Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled
The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away.
China overtakes United States on contribution to research in Nature Index
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01705-7
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Georgia’s air polluted with fewer emissions as coal-fired electricity production winds down
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r/technology on Reddit: Georgia’s air polluted with fewer emissions as coal-fired electricity production winds down
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CNET workers unionize as ‘automated technology threatens our jobs’
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CNET Workers Unionize as ‘Automated Technology Threatens Our Jobs’
Around 100 workers have organized in response to the company’s restructuring plans, massive layoffs, and plans for AI content.
Google agrees to pay Washington state $40 million over location tracking claims / The company was accused last year of misleading consumers about how it tracks users' location
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Google agrees to pay Washington state $40 million over location tracking claims
The company was accused last year of misleading consumers about how it tracks users' location.
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Neeva, the would-be Google competitor, is shutting down its search engine
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/20/23731397/neeva-search-engine-google-shutdown
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Neeva, the would-be Google competitor, is shutting down its search engine
Neeva was ahead of Google on a lot of things in search — but still couldn’t make users switch
Windows 11 is so broken that even Microsoft can’t fix it
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Windows 11 is so broken that even Microsoft can’t fix it
Microsoft admits there are Windows 11 problems it just can’t fix
Imperial College working with Royal Navy on groundbreaking system to replace GPS on ships
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/21/ships-gps-alternative-warfare-tracking-impossible/
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Imperial College working with Royal Navy on groundbreaking system to replace GPS on ships
Academics have been using a ship to explore a quantum accelerometer, the UK’s first commercially viable quantum navigation system
Charm Industrial is getting $53 million to turn agricultural waste into oil that can lock away carbon dioxide for 1 million years
https://www.businessinsider.com/carbon-removal-startup-charm-industrial-53-million-frontier-2023-5
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Charm Industrial is getting $53 million to turn agricultural waste into oil that can lock away carbon dioxide for 1 million years
The deal is one of the largest to date in the carbon-removal industry and would avoid 112,000 tons of carbon dioxide between 2024 and 2030.
Facebook to be fined £648m for mishandling user information
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/21/facebook-to-be-fined-648m-for-mishandling-user-information
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Facebook to be fined £648m for mishandling user information
Decision by Ireland’s privacy regulator will set record for breach of EU’s data protection rules
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China’s ChatGPT rival bans users who ask AI about Xi Jinping and Winnie the Pooh
https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/china-ai-ernie-bot-bans-chats-on-xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh/
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China's ChatGPT rival bans users who ask AI about Xi Jinping and...
Ernie Bot refused to answer sensitive questions about President Xi or COVID -- and even banned users who asked about the Communist leader's views on Winnie the Pooh.
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How the “Halliburton Loophole” lets fracking companies pollute water with no oversight
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EHN
How the “Halliburton Loophole” lets fracking companies pollute water with no oversight
Fracking companies used 282 million pounds of hazardous chemicals that should have been regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act from 2014 to 2021.
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