“The collapse of FTX will likely give rise to a number of criminal and civil actions against the exchange and its executives, like former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried,” reports CoinDesk, citing a number of legal experts. “It’s also likely to push forward actual regulatory changes, either via lawmakers or through Read more…
Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rear-end automobile crashes in half, and reduce pickup truck crashes by more than 40%. The studies released Tuesday, one by a government-auto industry partnership and the other by the insurance industry, each used crash data to Read more…
A report from the Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce found that Bachelor’s degree holders generally earn 84% more than those with just a high school diploma, reports CNBC. “Still, 44% of all job seekers with college degrees regret their field of study.” Journalism, sociology, communications and education all Read more…
California’s EV-funding proposition 30 “has suffered an unambiguous defeat. The measure would’ve increased taxes by 1.75% on income above $2 million a year (for roughly 43,000 California multimillionaires) to fund electric car rebates and combat wildfires. “In the statewide vote count as of late Wednesday, 59% rejected the proposal.” So Read more…
Fearing the possibility of encryption-cracking quantum computers, Quanta magazine reports that researchers are “scrambling to produce new,’post-quantum’ encryption scheme.” Earlier this year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology revealed four finalists in its search for a post-quantum cryptography standard. Three of them use “lattice cryptography” — a scheme inspired Read more…
“Irrationality is the square root of all evil” — Douglas Hofstadter
It’s “a major cause” of our climate crisis. “It’s on course to guzzle half the world’s carbon budget,” writes a Guardian columnist — asking “so why are governments so afraid to discuss it?” They’ve reviewed every agreement announced at 26 different climates. The results? Livestock is mentioned in only three Read more…