The Toilet Theory of the Internet: Google is serving an audience that wants quick and easy results. That may lead to disaster. ( www.theatlantic.com )
Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows ( about.winamp.com )
Fish are shrinking around the world. The average body weight of nearly three-quarters of marine fish populations sampled dropped between 1960 and 2020, a recent study suggests. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Rubén Baler, neuroscientist: ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a profitable commodity’ ( english.elpais.com )
„If companies were to do the right thing, they would lose the most valuable customers on earth, preteen kids” ( english.elpais.com )
People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan ( edition.cnn.com )
Huawei's woes really were just a flesh wound – profits just soared 564 percent ( www.theregister.com )
The ‘man who repairs women’ on rape as a weapon and how the world forgot the DRC: "It’s amazing that economic interests can take precedence over humanity" ( www.theguardian.com )
Exclusive: ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say ( www.reuters.com )
What is screen time doing to children? Demands grow to restrict young people’s access to phones and social media. ( www.economist.com )
Big Tech to EU: "Drop Dead" ( www.eff.org )
The Toilet Theory of the Internet: Google is serving an audience that wants quick and easy results. That may lead to disaster. ( www.theatlantic.com )
TikTok wants to be YouTube now, tests 60-minute video uploads ( www.gsmarena.com )
Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows ( about.winamp.com )
Tesla must face fraud suit for claiming its cars could fully drive themselves ( arstechnica.com )
Why mathematics is set to be revolutionized by AI ( www.nature.com )
IMF boss warns of AI 'tsunami' coming for world's jobs ( www.theregister.com )
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news ( english.elpais.com )
A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modeling shows ( phys.org )
World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Superyacht Embodies Eco-Conscious Luxury ( nicenews.com )
Germany may introduce conscription for all 18-year-olds ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
Helium-3: Mining the fuel of the future on the Moon ( english.elpais.com )
US to impose tariffs on Chinese EVs next week ( www.arenaev.com )
Seven out of 10 Europeans believe their country takes in too many immigrants ( english.elpais.com )
Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail ( www.nature.com )
Qualcomm and Intel can't sell chips to Huawei anymore, report claims ( www.gsmarena.com )
Chemicals in car interiors may cause cancer — and they’re required by US law: ( thehill.com )
Fish are shrinking around the world. The average body weight of nearly three-quarters of marine fish populations sampled dropped between 1960 and 2020, a recent study suggests. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
TikTok sues U.S. government, saying potential ban violates First Amendment ( www.nbcnews.com )
Rubén Baler, neuroscientist: ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a profitable commodity’ ( english.elpais.com )
Emmanuel Macron’s urgent message for Europe ( www.economist.com )
„If companies were to do the right thing, they would lose the most valuable customers on earth, preteen kids” ( english.elpais.com )
People eating ‘grass and peanut shells’ in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan ( edition.cnn.com )
Apple iPhone sales decline 10% in first three months of 2024 ( www.gsmarena.com )
Why data centers want to have their own nuclear reactors ( english.elpais.com )
Scientists Are Trying to Coax the Ocean to Absorb More CO2 ( e360.yale.edu )
Huawei's woes really were just a flesh wound – profits just soared 564 percent ( www.theregister.com )
Foreigners Committed 77% of Solved Rape Cases in Paris in 2023 ( europeanconservative.com )
The ‘man who repairs women’ on rape as a weapon and how the world forgot the DRC: "It’s amazing that economic interests can take precedence over humanity" ( www.theguardian.com )
30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok ( www.honest-broker.com )
Exclusive: ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say ( www.reuters.com )
TSMC says first 1.6nm chips coming in 2026 ( www.theregister.com )
The cycling revolution in Paris continues: Bicycle use now exceeds car use ( english.elpais.com )
Updating California’s grid for EVs may cost up to $20 billion ( arstechnica.com )
Honor and Huawei topped China's smartphone market in Q1 ( www.gsmarena.com )
Fifty Years of the Personal Computer Operating System ( computerhistory.org )
Fisker now expects to go bankrupt within 30 days ( www.arenaev.com )
Tesla’s profits sink as the company struggles with cooling demand ( www.theverge.com )
It’s the End of the Web as We Know It ( www.theatlantic.com )
Tesla slashes vehicle and self-driving-ish software prices as shares plummet ( www.theregister.com )
NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth ( blogs.nasa.gov )
What is screen time doing to children? Demands grow to restrict young people’s access to phones and social media. ( www.economist.com )
UK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones ( www.bbc.com )
Tesla pushes for $56bn pay deal for Elon Musk ( www.bbc.com )
Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply ( arstechnica.com )
AI now beats humans at basic tasks — new benchmarks are needed, says major report ( www.nature.com )
Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce ( www.bbc.com )