The onshore wind cost has fallen to $26 a megawatt-hour, and utility-scale solar is $29. Forget coal - that means that building new wind and solar is now cheaper than keeping many existing gas plants running.
https://www.lazard.com/perspective/levelized-cost-of-energy-and-levelized-cost-of-storage-2020/
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Facebook Is a 'Super Spreader' of Election Misinformation
https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-super-spreader-election-misinformation-1543306
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Newsweek
Facebook Is a 'Super Spreader' of Election Misinformation
False claims about voting and election security are flourishing on Facebook, despite the platform's pledge to curb such content.
It’s Time to Kick Patent Trolls Out of the International Trade Commission
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/10/its-time-kick-patent-trolls-out-international-trade-commission
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It’s Time to Kick Patent Trolls Out of the International Trade Commission
Update September 10, 2021: This bill has been re-introduced this week, by the same sponsors. EFF continues to support this legislation. The International Trade Commission, or ITC, is a federal agency
New Bill Strips Presidential Authority to Shut Down Internet
https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/wx8qdb/new-bill-strips-presidential-authority-to-shut-down-internet
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Vice
New Bill Strips Presidential Authority to Shut Down Internet
The bill would severely limit when the president could turn off the internet during national emergencies.
Facebook reports a decline in users in the U.S. and Canada
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/29/facebook-fb-earnings-q3-2020.html
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CNBC
Facebook reports a decline in users in the U.S. and Canada
Facebook’s third quarter results are out — here are the numbers
Mysterious 'Robin Hood' hackers donating stolen money | BBC
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Mysterious 'Robin Hood' hackers donating stolen money
Experts and charities are puzzled by hackers who've started donating stolen money.
Cyberattack hits Vermont healthcare network, including 6 hospitals plus more
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-burlington-595dceed28947a5c1298ea4080a60f27
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Cyberattack hits Vermont network, including 6 hospitals
A cyberattack has caused significant, ongoing computer network problems for the University of Vermont Health Network, affecting its six hospitals in Vermont and New York, officials said...
These drones will plant 40,000 trees in a month. By 2028, they’ll have planted 1 billion
https://www.fastcompany.com/90504789/these-drones-can-plant-40000-trees-in-a-month-by-2028-theyll-have-planted-1-billion
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These drones will plant 40,000 trees in a month. By 2028, they'll have planted 1 billion
Flash Forest's tech can currently plant 10,000 to 20,000 seed pods a day. By hand, someone might typically be able to plant around 1,500 trees in a day.
Mall real estate company collected 5 million images of shoppers, say privacy watchdogs
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cadillac-fairview-5-million-images-1.5781735
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Mall real estate company collected 5 million images of shoppers, say privacy watchdogs | CBC News
The real estate company behind some of Canada's most popular shopping centres embedded cameras inside its digital information kiosks at 12 shopping malls in major Canadian cities to collect millions of images — and used facial recognition technology without…
A Chinese Database Is Tracking American Nuclear Scientists and Military Officers
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a34507114/chinese-database-tracking-american-scientists-nuclear/
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Popular Mechanics
A Chinese Database Is Tracking American Nuclear Scientists and Military Officers
So ... who is using all that data?
Senator Wyden Wants To Know If The NSA Is Still Demanding Tech Companies Build Backdoors Into Their Products
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201028/20055045608/senator-wyden-wants-to-know-if-nsa-is-still-demanding-tech-companies-build-backdoors-into-their-products.shtml
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Senator Wyden Wants To Know If The NSA Is Still Demanding Tech Companies Build Backdoors Into Their Products
It's been more than a half-decade since it made headlines, but the NSA's hardware manipulation programs never went away. These...
Superwhite Paint Will Reduce Need for Air Conditioning and Actually Cool the Earth
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2020/10/superwhite-paint-will-reduce-need-for-air-conditioning-and-actually-cool-the-earth.html
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Superwhite Paint Will Reduce Need for Air Conditioning and Actually Co
Purdue University engineers have created white paint that can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than their ambient surroundings – almost like a refrigerator does, but without consuming
Mall real estate company collected 5 million images of shoppers, say privacy watchdogs - 'Shoppers had no reason to expect their image was being collected,' says federal privacy commissioner
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cadillac-fairview-5-million-images-1.5781735?cmp=rss
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Mall real estate company collected 5 million images of shoppers, say privacy watchdogs | CBC News
The real estate company behind some of Canada's most popular shopping centres embedded cameras inside its digital information kiosks at 12 shopping malls in major Canadian cities to collect millions of images — and used facial recognition technology without…
AI has cracked a key mathematical puzzle for understanding our world
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/30/1011435/ai-fourier-neural-network-cracks-navier-stokes-and-partial-differential-equations/
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MIT Technology Review
AI has cracked a key mathematical puzzle for understanding our world
Partial differential equations can describe everything from planetary motion to plate tectonics, but they’re notoriously hard to solve.
Some of Europe's top tech investors are adding a 'sustainability clause' to start-up deal terms
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/30/impact-investing-in-vc-european-tech-investors-sustainability-push.html
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Some of Europe's top tech investors are adding a 'sustainability clause' to start-up deal terms
Northzone, Earlybird and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures are among the most notable backers of Berlin-based non-profit Leaders for Climate Action.
AI camera mistakes referee's bald head for ball, follows it through the match.
https://www.iflscience.com/technology/ai-camera-ruins-soccar-game-for-fans-after-mistaking-referees-bald-head-for-ball/
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AI Camera Ruins Soccer Game For Fans After Mistaking Referee's Bald Head For Ball
Technology and sports have a fairly mixed relationship already. Log on to Twitter during a soccer match (or football as it's properly known*) and as well a
The new generation of nuclear energy is as clean as solar, wind and hydro
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/great-british-business/moltex-energy/
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Sponsored: ‘The new generation of nuclear energy is as clean as solar, wind and hydro’
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Google’s Project Zero discloses Windows 0day that’s been under active exploit
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/googles-project-zero-discloses-windows-0day-thats-been-under-active-exploit/
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Google’s Project Zero discloses Windows 0-day that’s been under active exploit
Security flaw lets attackers escape sandboxes designed to contain malicious code.
People Are Jailbreaking Used Teslas to Get the Features They Expect
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3mb3w/people-are-jailbreaking-used-teslas-to-get-the-features-they-expect?utm_source=vicefbuk&fbclid=IwAR1nawq7H4CzphPSlqNpsPHvXsbJXgC-AI7o3TbGUIxVZyIlbN1ZUh-K1U4
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People Are Jailbreaking Used Teslas to Get the Features They Expect
Tesla is getting more aggressive in revoking paid software features on used cars, raising the stakes in a battle over what used Teslas can do that has raged for years.
Amazon appears to have donated $40,000 to a top source of vaccine misinformation, according to a screenshot posted by a volunteer for the group
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-reportedly-donated-40000-to-top-vaccine-misinformation-source-2020-10
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Amazon appears to have donated $40,000 to a top source of vaccine misinformation, according to a screenshot posted by a volunteer…
Amazon donated $40,000 in funds to a major source of vaccine misinformation, according to a report from Popular Information.