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We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can’t agree on when it’s necessary to compromise. — Larry Wall
Animal Rights Leben (Life aka misc)
Humanity
All that protected them was an agency in charge of food inspection, JFC!!!
Leben (Life aka misc)
How the US Cut Climate-Changing Emissions While Its Economy More Than Doubled
Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions — and global temperatures with them — keep rising. When it seems like we’re getting nowhere, it’s useful to step back and examine the progress that has been Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc)
Ford Considers Scrapping F-150 EV Truck
Ford executives are considering scrapping the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck as losses, supply setbacks, slow sales, and the arrival of a cheaper midsize EV truck undermine the business case for its full-size electric pickup. Reuters reports: Last month, a union official told Reuters that Ford was pausing Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Microsoft Forms Superintelligence Team Under AI Chief Suleyman ‘To Serve Humanity’
Microsoft is launching a new MAI Superintelligence Team under Mustafa Suleyman to build practical, controllable AI aimed at digital companions, medical diagnostics, and renewable-energy modeling. “We are doing this to solve real concrete problems and do it in such a way that it remains grounded and controllable,” Suleyman wrote. “We Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc)
Google Plans Secret AI Military Outpost on Tiny Island Overrun By Crabs
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Google is planning to build a large AI data center on Christmas Island, a 52-square-mile Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, following a cloud computing deal with Australia’s military. The previously undisclosed project will reportedly position advanced AI infrastructure a mere 220 miles south of Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc)
New Bipartisan Bill Would Require Companies To Report AI Job Losses
A new bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Mark Warner and Josh Hawley would require companies and federal agencies to report quarterly on AI-related workforce changes, including layoffs, new hires, and retraining efforts. The data from the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act (PDF) would then be compiled by the Department of Read more…