Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Unesco Calls for Global Ban on Smartphones in Schools
Smartphones should be banned from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from cyberbullying, a UN report has recommended. From a report: Unesco, the UN’s education, science and culture agency, said there was evidence that excessive mobile phone use was linked to reduced educational performance and Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
EU Passes Law To Blanket Highways With Fast EV Chargers by End of 2025
The Council of the EU has adopted new rules intended to make it much easier for EV owners to travel across Europe, while simultaneously helping to reduce the output of harmful greenhouse gases. The new regulation is set to benefit owners of electric cars and vans in three ways: It Read more…
The Planet (on, and off)
Gulf Stream Could Collapse as Early as 2025, Study Suggests
The Gulf Stream system could collapse as soon as 2025, a new study suggests. The shutting down of the vital ocean currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) by scientists, would bring catastrophic climate impacts. From a report: Amoc was already known to be at its weakest in 1,600 Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc)
There is a ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Indian Ocean. Scientists Now Think They Know Why
CNN reports that “There is a ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean — a spot where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker, its mass is lower than normal, and the sea level dips by over 328 feet (100 meters).” This anomaly has puzzled geologists for a long time, but now researchers Read more…
Crypto Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project Launches
Worldcoin, Sam Altman’s audacious eyeball-scanning crypto startup, has started the global rollout of its services to help build a reliable solution for “distinguishing humans from AI online,” enable “global democratic processes” and “drastically increase economic opportunity.” The startup, which has raised about $250 million altogether and counts Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Read more…