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Colorado’s New Speed Camera System Makes Waze Nearly Useless
Colorado is rolling out an average-speed camera system that tracks vehicles across multiple points instead of catching them at a single camera, making it much harder for drivers to dodge tickets with apps like Waze and Radarbot. Motor1 reports: The state’s new automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS) use several cameras Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
‘Cognitive Surrender’ Leads AI Users To Abandon Logical Thinking, Research Finds
When it comes to large language model-powered tools, there are generally two broad categories of users. On one side are those who treat AI as a powerful but sometimes faulty service that needs careful human oversight and review to detect reasoning or factual flaws in responses. On the other side Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Renewables Reached Nearly 50% of Global Electricity Capacity Last Year
Renewables made up nearly half of global installed electricity capacity by the end of 2025, accounting for 85.6% of global capacity expansion. Per IRENA’s data, that aforementioned 85.6 percent share of new power capacity additions was actually a decrease from 2024, when renewables were about 92 percent of global capacity Read more…
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Python Blood Could Hold the Secret To Healthy Weight Loss
CU Boulder researchers are reporting that they have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The findings were published in the journal Natural Metabolism on March 19, 2026. Pythons can grow as big as Read more…
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Penalties Stack Up As AI Spreads Through the Legal System
When it comes to using AI, it seems some lawyers just can’t help themselves. Last year saw a rapid increase in court sanctions against attorneys for filing briefs containing errors generated by artificial intelligence tools. The most prominent case was that of the lawyers for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who Read more…
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Artemis II Astronauts Have ‘Two Microsoft Outlooks’ and Neither Work
Even on NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon, astronauts apparently still have to deal with broken Microsoft Outlook. One of the crew members, Reid Wiseman, jokingly reported that he had “two Microsoft Outlooks” and neither worked. On April 1, four astronauts from the U.S. and Canada embarked on a Read more…