Tesla is reportedly building a 100-stall Supercharger station. The station will be the largest station in the US to date. The location is in the Mojave Desert town of Barstow, California, around 115 miles outside of Los Angeles. It’s located 156 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada. Barstow Mayor Paul Cortney shared the announcement during a… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla 100-Stall Supercharger Oasis In The Mojave Desert Will Be The Largest In The US 001988
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Fossil Fuel Consultant Quits In Disgust, Tired of Destroying Environment
Oh, and she blasted the company in an email to a thousand former coworkers. Ouch A just-departed consultant for the fossil fuel industry has harsh words for her former employer. As Politico reports, former Shell safety consultant Caroline Dennett sent a strongly-worded missive to the company’s executive committee — and more than 1,000 of her ex-coworkers.… Continue reading Fossil Fuel Consultant Quits In Disgust, Tired of Destroying Environment
Millionaires Protest, Demanding to Pay More Taxes
“Tax me, tax the rich.” Tax Me Millionaires are publicly protesting the gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, The Guardian reports — demanding, in a strange twist, that the wealthy need to be taxed more in order to tackle growing inequality. It’s an unlikely and perhaps refreshing line of argument, demonstrating that even some… Continue reading Millionaires Protest, Demanding to Pay More Taxes
Nvidia turns to liquid cooling to reduce big tech’s energy use
Nvidia has announced its new plan for reducing the energy use of data centers crunching massive amounts of data or training AI models: liquid-cooled graphics cards. The company announced at Computex that it’s introducing a liquid-cooled version of its A100 compute card, and says that it consumes 30 percent less power than the air-cooled version.… Continue reading Nvidia turns to liquid cooling to reduce big tech’s energy use
Welcome to the Zombie Cryptocalypse
In 2008, the backing reserve was basically houses. In cryptocurrency, I’m quite serious about this, the backing reserve is gullibility. It sounds like you’re saying, one, crypto is all nonsense, but, two, the nonsense will continue indefinitely, because as long as you can invent money out of thin air, you can find a sucker to… Continue reading Welcome to the Zombie Cryptocalypse
New Jersey Attorney General also investigating Discord and Twitch after Buffalo shooting
New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General has launched a probe into Twitch and Discord to see if the platforms broke laws on hateful and extremist content following a recent mass shooting in Buffalo. In an announcement published Monday, New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin wrote that the purpose of the investigation was to find out… Continue reading New Jersey Attorney General also investigating Discord and Twitch after Buffalo shooting
Rode’s Rodecaster Pro II isn’t just for podcasting
When Rode unveiled the original Rodecaster Pro it was something unusual: a capable mixing desk with a singular focus on podcasting. It made it easy to record multiple guests in person or over the internet/phone, while adding background music and audio enhancements in real time or with minimal processing in post. A mini radio station… Continue reading Rode’s Rodecaster Pro II isn’t just for podcasting
Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company
Former PlayStation employee Emma Majo has filed a new lawsuit against the company after her previous complaint was dismissed by a federal judge in April. According to Axios, Majo’s new filing includes many of the same gender discrimination allegations found in her original one, but the scope of the lawsuit is more limited. Rather than… Continue reading Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company
Airbnb to shut down domestic operations in China
Airbnb is shutting down its business in mainland China this summer due to mounting costs and domestic competition, reported CNBC. The online vacation rental platform first launched operations in China in 2016, spurred by enthusiasm from Chinese tourists who frequently use it while traveling abroad. But according to sources who spoke to CNBC, Airbnb’s China… Continue reading Airbnb to shut down domestic operations in China
Meta will share Facebook’s political ad targeting data with researchers
Meta is finally peeling back the curtain on how political and election ads are targeted on Facebook. The company is making information about how political and “social issue” ads are targeted available to researchers and the public, Meta said in an update. Researchers who are part of the company’s Facebook Open Research and Transparency (FORT)… Continue reading Meta will share Facebook’s political ad targeting data with researchers