Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Webb Telescope Captures Five Different, Dazzling Views of a Nearby Galaxy
It only took 25 years of development, 17 years of construction, eight launch delays, and five months of alignments, but finally, the James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for prime time. New photos released by the European Space Agency — and an accompanying video from NASA — show images Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc)
US Seeks to Steal Putin’s Top Scientists by Loosening Their Visa Requirements
“The Biden administration has a plan to rob Vladimir Putin of some of his best innovators,” reports Bloomberg, “by waiving some visa requirements for highly educated Russians who want to come to the U.S., according to people familiar with the strategy.” One proposal, which the White House included in its Read more…
Crypto Leben (Life aka misc)
Why Warren Buffett Still Won’t Invest in Bitcoin
Investor Warren Buffett addressed the annual shareholder meeting today for his multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway — and said he still wouldn’t buy bitcoin. But this time he gave a detailed explanation why. “Whether it goes up or down in the next year, or five or 10 years, I don’t Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Documentary Explores How Big Oil Stalled Climate Action for Decades
Streaming free now — tries to understand America’s early inaction on climate change. Looking back over the last few decades, The Power of Big Oil explores how the fuel industry “successfully set up a campaign to discredit climate science and targetting individual politicians to vote against measures to curb climate Read more…
Crypto Leben (Life aka misc)
The First US City Government to Mine Bitcoin? Fort Worth, Texas
“Fort Worth, Texas, is now the first city government in the United States to mine bitcoin,” reports CNBC. “[A]nd in an almost poetic devotion to the initiative, Mayor Mattie Parker oversaw the construction of a small mining farm in City Hall.” Three Bitmain Antminer S9 mining rigs will run 24 Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Researchers Find Amazon Uses Alexa Voice Data To Target You With Ads
A report released last week contends that Amazon uses voice data from its Echo devices to serve targeted ads on its own platforms and the web. The report, produced by researchers affiliated with the University of Washington, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and Northeastern University, said the ways Amazon does this Read more…