Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Uber-Like Surge Pricing Is Coming For Fast Food
Fast food chain Wendy’s announced it’s adopting a similar approach to Uber’s Surge Pricing policy by dynamically adjusting the prices of its menu items during peak demand periods at certain locations. The controversial strategy seeks to leverage real-time data to align pricing and demand, enhancing efficiency and potentially improving customer Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Microplastics Found In Every Human Placenta Tested In Study
Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing fetuses. The scientists analyzed 62 placental tissue samples and found the most common plastic detected was polyethylene, which is used to make plastic bags and bottles. A Read more…
Crypto Leben (Life aka misc)
US Judge Halts Government Effort To Monitor Crypto Mining Energy Use
A federal judge in Texas has granted a temporary order blocking the U.S. government from monitoring the energy usage of cryptocurrency mining operations, stating that the industry had shown it would suffer “irreparable injury” if it was made to comply. The US Department of Energy had launched an “eemergency” initiative Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Bankers Will See AI Transform Three-Quarters of Day, Study Says
AI is likely to replace or at least lend a hand in tasks that take up almost three-quarters of the time bank employees now spend working. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis by consultancy Accenture, which said banking has the potential to benefit more from the technology than any Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Underwater Cables in Red Sea Damaged Months After Houthis Threatened To Do Just That
Undersea data cables in the Red Sea have reportedly been damaged, months after Yemeni Houthi rebels threatened to do so. From a report: At least 15 submarine cables pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, a body of water just 26km wide at Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Apple Cancels Work on Electric Car
Apple is canceling a decade-long effort to build an electric car, according to people with knowledge of the matter, abandoning one of the most ambitious projects in the history of the company. Apple made the disclosure internally Tuesday, surprising the nearly 2,000 employees working on the project, said the people, Read more…