California may need to invest up to $50B in readying grid for electrification influx: report
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California may need to invest up to $50B in readying grid for electrification influx: report
California may need to invest up to $50 billion in updating its electricity grid over the next 12 years in order to fulfill its climate goals, a new report has found. The landmark SB 100 bill, pass…
Former executive of TikTok parent company claims China ‘maintained’ access to US data
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Former executive of TikTok parent company claims China ‘maintained’ access to US data
A former executive for TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has claimed that the Chinese government “maintained” access to the company’s U.S. data. Yintao Yu, who served as the head of eng…
Why the video game industry is making a big mistake by ignoring older adults
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Why the video game industry is making a big mistake by ignoring older adults
In April, AARP held its first Games Summit at its headquarters in Washington D.C., and for many people outside the video game industry, the event might seem like a head-scratcher. An organization focused ...
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Cancer patients are being bombarded with dangerous 'miracle cures' on Facebook
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Cancer patients are being bombarded with dangerous ‘miracle cures’ on Facebook
the husband of one cancer patient is warning that the social media platform could be providing people with bogus treatments for the disease.
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Despairing about climate change? These four charts on the unstoppable growth of solar may change your mind
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Despairing about climate change? These four charts on the unstoppable growth of solar may change your mind
Last year, the world built more new solar capacity than every other power source combined.
Long popular in Asia, floating solar catches on in the U.S.
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Long popular in Asia, floating solar catches on in the U.S.
Floating solar is already going strong in Asia, from India to China. Now developers are taking inspiration from that and the technology is starting to spread more quickly in the United States.
Latin American election influence operation linked to Miami marketing firm
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Latin American election influence operation linked to Miami marketing firm
A Miami-based digital marketing firm was behind a series of covert political influence operations in Latin America over the last year, Facebook-owner Meta said this week, a rare exposé of an apparent U.S.-based misinformation-for-hire outfit.Predictvia, which…
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HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals
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HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals
Move sparks outrage among customers who feel ‘cheated’
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Lessons from 'Star Trek: Picard'—A cybersecurity expert explains how a sci-fi series illuminates today's threats
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Lessons from 'Star Trek: Picard'—A cybersecurity expert explains how a sci-fi series illuminates today's threats
(Editor's note: This article contains plot spoilers.) Society's understanding of technology and cybersecurity often is based on simple stereotypes and sensational portrayals in the entertainment media. ...
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Pakistan shut down the internet - but that didn't stop the protests
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Pakistan shut down the internet - but that didn't stop the protests
Millions were plunged offline after Imran Khan's arrest but the blackout hasn't stopped protests.
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Next-level CRISPR gene editing: No viruses required
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Next-level CRISPR gene editing: No viruses required
Modified viruses have proven a handy way to get CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing materials into the nucleus of cells – but they're expensive, difficult to scale and potentially toxic. Now, researchers have found a non-viral approach that does the job better.
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Robocall company XCast Labs behind 'billions' of illegal calls sued by FTC (Reuters)
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3 Companies to Pay $615,000 in NY Attorney General Investigation Over Faked Net Neutrality Comments
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3 Companies to Pay $615,000 in NY Attorney General Investigation Over Faked Net Neutrality Comments
New York’s attorney general says three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 federal repeal of net neutrality rules have agreed to pay $615,000 in penalties to New York and other states
Half of parents think children’s mental health worse due to social media, survey finds
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Half of parents think children’s mental health worse due to social media, survey finds
Parents are noticing a troubling change in their children after using social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram, according to a new survey. The survey of 2,035 American adults found that 50 percent of parents with children younger than 18…
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky ‘guarantees’ many bosses calling people back to the office ‘are going away to the Hamptons for the summer’
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Airbnb CEO: Bosses demanding office work likely 'going to Europe in August'
Brian Chesky also suggested that the ability to hire from anywhere might be more useful than forcing everyone to work near a single office.
AG James Secures $615,000 from Companies that Supplied Fake Comments to Influence FCC’s Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules
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'Free speech opportunist' Elon Musk caved to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of the Turkish election. Critics argue SpaceX dealings with the country's right-wing leader may have caused the reversal.
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'Free speech opportunist' Elon Musk caved to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of the Turkish election. Critics argue…
One day ahead of Turkey's closely contested presidential election, Twitter restricted accounts belonging to political dissidents and whistleblowers.
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'You might as well end it now': Terrorized by sextortion plot, a 17-year-old takes his life
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47% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2022
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47% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2022
A new report reveals that in 2022, 47.4% of all internet traffic came from bots, a 5.1% increase over the previous year.
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He wrote a book on a rare subject. Then a ChatGPT replica appeared on Amazon
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He wrote a book on a rare subject. Then a ChatGPT replica appeared on Amazon.
The web has long been full of spammy content. AI is on the verge of making it much worse.
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Rising number of lithium battery incidents on airplanes worry pilots, flight attendants
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Rising number of lithium battery incidents on airplanes worry pilots, flight attendants
CBS News reveals how often these incidents are happening and asks why the Federal Aviation Administration isn't mandating one possible solution that could make flying safer.