Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/09/climate/sea-level-rise-melting-ice-sheets Sea level rise was unexpectedly high last year, according to a recent NASA analysis of satellite data. More concerning, however, is the longer-term trend. The rate of annual sea level rise has more than doubled over the past 30 years, resulting in the global sea level increasing 4 inches since 1993.
Thermal imaging shows xAI lied about supercomputer pollution, group says
Ars Technica
Thermal imaging shows xAI lied about supercomputer pollution, group says
xAI faces calls to deny permits to power gas turbines at supercomputer facility.
 Elon Musk raced to build Colossus, the world's largest supercomputer, in Memphis, Tennessee. He bragged that construction only took 122 days and expected that his biggest AI rivals would struggle to catch up. To leap ahead, his firm xAI "removed whatever was unnecessary" to complete the build, questioning "everything" that might delay operations and taking the timeline "into our own hands"
Fuck Starlink
Fuck Starlink 🖕🛰️
Gaza is a ‘killing field’ where people are being starved. How long will the world tolerate this?
the Guardian
Gaza is a ‘killing field’ where people are being starved. How long will the world tolerate this? | Arwa Mahdawi
What is happening is, quite simply, annihilation. Yet our politicians keep funding it and media outlets normalize it
 What is happening is, quite simply, annihilation. Yet our politicians keep funding it and media outlets normalize it
Confirmed: Microsoft stops new data centres worldwide
Pivot to AI
Confirmed: Microsoft stops new data centres worldwide
What do you call it when an economic bubble stops growing? In February, stock analysts TD Cowen spotted that Microsoft had cancelled leases for new...
 What do you call it when an economic bubble stops growing?
Autism’s missing women
The missing women of autism are differently different | Aeon Essays
Long believed to be particularly associated with males, new research is revolutionising our understanding of autism
 Long believed to be particularly associated with males, new research is revolutionising our understanding of autism
U.S. Officials Called Signal a Tool for Terrorists and Criminals. Now They’re Using It.
The Intercept
U.S. Officials Called Signal a Tool for Terrorists and Criminals. Now They’re Using It.
Despite years of official criticism of encrypted messaging, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed that Signal comes installed on agency computers.
 Despite years of official criticism of encrypted messaging, CIA Director John Ratcliffe revealed that Signal comes installed on agency computers.
The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note
the Guardian
The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note | Sheldon Pollock
Like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governance
 Like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governance
Whistleblower’s exposé of the cult of Zuckerberg reveals peril of power-crazy tech bros
the Guardian
Whistleblower’s exposé of the cult of Mark Zuckerberg reveals peril of power-crazy tech bros | John Naughton
Meta’s attempt to silence ex-employee Sarah Wynn-Williams has drawn attention to its work on stifling freedom of expression in China
 There’s nothing more satisfying than watching a corporate giant make a stupid mistake. The behemoth in question is Meta, and when Careless People, a whistleblowing book by a former senior employee, Sarah Wynn-Williams, came out last week, its panic-stricken lawyers immediately tried to have it suppressed by the Emergency International Arbitral Tribunal.
Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data
404 Media
Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data
A company owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund just bought the most popular AR video game of all time.
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