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massive geothermal energy project in Utah gets a closer look from the Washington Post, which calls it “a significant advance for a climate-friendly technology that is gaining momentum in the United States.”
Once fully operational, the project co… Continue reading Could Geothermal Power Revolutionize US Energy Consumption?
“Biden forgives more student loans,” read Thursday’s headline at CNBC.
While this time it was $4.5 billion in student debt for over 60,000 public service workers, “The Biden-Harris Administration has approved $175 billion in student debt relief for n… Continue reading New US Student Loan Forgiveness Brings Total to $175 Billion for 5 Million People
With ransomware attacks surging and 2024 on track to be one of the worst years on record, U.S. officials are seeking ways to counter the threat, in some cases, urging a new approach to ransom payments. From a report: Ann Neuberger, U.S. deputy national… Continue reading The Government is Getting Fed Up With Ransomware Payments Fueling Endless Cycle of Cyberattacks
Law enforcement agencies have arrested suspects involved in cyber attacks claimed by USDoD and Anonymous Sudan, as well as a person involved in the hacking of SEC’s X (Twitter) account. USDoD On Wednesday, the Brazilian federal police (Policia Fe… Continue reading Arrested: USDoD, Anonymous Sudan, SEC X account hacker
schwit1 writes: The Department of Defense wants technology so it can fabricate online personas that are indistinguishable from real people.
The United States’ secretive Special Operations Command is looking for companies to help create deepfake inter… Continue reading The Pentagon Wants To Use AI To Create Deepfake Internet Users
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule on Wednesday requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up, in the agency’s last major rulemaking before the Nov. 5 election. From a report: Th… Continue reading FTC Takes on Subscription Traps With ‘Click To Cancel’ Rule
Thursday the Associated Press reported:
One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from mines in a western North Carolina community severely damaged by Hurricane Helene is o… Continue reading North Carolina Maker of High-Purity Quartz Back Operating After Hurricane
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is fighting misinformation on top of a major storm cleanup in Florida as Hurricane Milton rapidly intensifies just after Hurricane Helene rocked the state. From a report: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell… Continue reading FEMA Adds Misinformation To Its List of Disasters To Clean Up
A long-shot congressional challenger in Virginia is so determined to debate the Democratic incumbent one more time that he created an AI chatbot to stand in for the candidate in case he’s a no-show. From a report: Less than a month from election day, t… Continue reading Virginia Congressional Candidate Creates AI Chatbot as Debate Stand-in For Incumbent
Political polling, once hailed as a revolutionary tool for democracy, is facing a crisis of confidence amid high-profile failures and fundamental critiques. Data scientist G. Elliott Morris, Nate Silver’s successor at FiveThirtyEight, has defended poll… Continue reading The Problems With Polls