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Google has quietly removed a pledge to avoid using AI in potentially harmful applications, such as weapons.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Google Removes Language on Weapons From Public AI Principles
Alphabet Inc.’s Google removed a passage from its artificial intelligence principles that pledged to avoid using the technology in potentially harmful applications, such as weapons.
www.bloomberg.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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"Left wing" protest doesn't get covered its part of something called the protest paradigm. The protests have to be huge to get attention and even then the default is to center the disruption
February 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Turns out just giving plant-based meals premium visibility and marketing on shelves, tables and menus can make a big difference in getting people to eat those meals over meat-centric ones.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gobbling Meat Is Fueling a Climate Crisis. Here’s How to Cut Back
Meat-centric diets are significantly contributing to global emissions. Yet new data show that some techniques to promote more sustainable eating are working.
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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What these Na-batteries lack in specific energy density, they make up for in cold climate operations: 2nd Gen Na-ion batteries that function to -40C, (which is also -40F). And energy density is climbing too. 🧪🔌💡🔌🚗🔋. sodiumbatteryhub.com/2024/11/18/c...
CATL Unveils New Sodium-Ion Battery: Operates at -40°C - SodiumBatteryHub
Discover CATL's second-gen sodium-ion battery with superior -40°C performance and high energy density, reshaping cold climate usage.
sodiumbatteryhub.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:47 PM
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December 1, 2024 at 2:40 AM
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I have my platform biases like everyone.

But I’m slightly puzzled how little coverage the global plastics treaty talks is getting. Either we get this right or every other story on each site doesn’t matter www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-...
Five charts: Why a UN plastics treaty matters for climate change - Carbon Brief
A global treaty on plastics, touted as the most important environmental treaty since the Paris Agreement, will be negotiated in South Korea.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 30, 2024 at 8:45 AM