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Big Batteries Are Booming. So Are Fears They'll Catch Fire
The world needs thousands of new grid battery installations to fight climate change. They rarely catch fire—but many people are skeptical of having o…
3 years, 1 month ago
Facebook Trains Its AI on Your Data. Opting Out May Be Futile
Here's how to request that your personal information not be used to train Meta's AI model. "Request" is the operative word here. Thanks for listening…
3 years, 1 month ago
The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet
WhatsApp and Signal have threatened to shut down services in Britain if the Online Safety Bill includes restrictions that undermine encryption. The g…
3 years, 1 month ago
A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse
Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misg…
3 years, 1 month ago
Climate Change Has Finally Come For Burning Man
Unpredictable weather and delays following Hurricane Hilary turned the festival for ultra-wealthy techno-utopians and Hedonists into a literal quagmi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Meta Isn't Enforcing Its Own Political Ads Policy, While the 2024 US Election Looms
A nonprofit watchdog group has found that the right-wing group PragerU has pushed out more than 100 political ads on Facebook and Instagram, flouting…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient
Stephen Thaler’s series of high-profile copyright cases has made headlines worldwide. He’s done it to demonstrate his AI is capable of independent th…
3 years, 1 month ago
Turtles Carry Signs of Humanity’s Nuclear History in Their Shells
Turtles’ shells contain a chemical record of the environment—including highly enriched uranium, an indicator of nuclear weapons development. What can…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Killer App for Threads Is the Web
Threads coming to the web doesn’t mean the new social app is the ultimate Twitter killer, but it makes it infinitely more usable. Thanks for listenin…
3 years, 1 month ago
Trump's Prosecution Is America's Last Hope
Social norms—not laws—are the underlying fabric of democracy. The Georgia indictment against Donald Trump is the last remaining tool left to repair t…
3 years, 1 month ago