A charity that tackles electronic waste is drawing attention to the possibilities offered by reuse and repair The post ‘Shred your Christmas tree, not your gadgets’ urges e-waste charity appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Sheep are not like ideas. 200 years ago, William Foster Lloyd began pointing out that if land is shared, ranchers will all have an incentive to overgraze their sheep–if they don’t, the thinking goes, the others will. Each farmer expands until the commons is ruined. And this justi … | Continue reading
We’re only now starting to see what on-device AI can do as it branches out from last-year's chat-based LLMs. | Continue reading
Users may not be able to use features like Air gestures and remote control. | Continue reading
Driving into lower Manhattan is now more expensive, but the toll promises cleaner air, safer streets, and improved subways. | Continue reading
2025 has barely begun, but it’s already shaping up to be a terrible year, full of incredible books. As per usual, we’ve assembled a great big list of all the crime, mystery, horror, and thriller titles to keep an eye out for in the coming months; trends I have already spotted and … | Continue reading
At ten years old, I wrote my first song. I remember it vividly because I performed it at my fourth grade talent show. It was called “Be You” and told the story about someone telling their friend to be themselves because they were beautiful just as they were. I didn’t know it then … | Continue reading
Bartosz Ciechanowski used his style of interactive essay, with many sliders, graphics, and… Tags: Bartosz Ciechanowski, moon, space | Continue reading
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Humanity should remain a larger category than political allegiance even as we openly—and, one hopes, bravely—discuss and work through our politics. | Continue reading
Postdoc and doctoral student positions in developing Bayesian methods at Aalto University, Finland! This job post is by Aki (maybe someday I write an actual blog post). The positions are funded by Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI and there … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. The amount of carbon-free energy built in the U.S. last year far eclipsed the growth of new fossil-fueled power plants. The U.S. grid added a total of just over 56 gig … | Continue reading
It takes approximately 700,000 megawatt hours of electricity to power Chicago’s more than 400 municipal buildings every year. As of January 1, every single one of them — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the p … | Continue reading
The wheeled crane is designed to move on unfinished surfaces at job sites. This 100-ton battery-operated crane is making waves in the construction industry — and it's about to debut in the U.S. first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Google could add search functionality to the Wallet app to let you quickly find your documents. | Continue reading
It’s important to remember that there’s always something new to learn. While I wrote my tmux compiler and tmux sudoku solver as well as during a bunch of other projects, I have spent a lot of time reading the tmux man page. Yet I missed a critical detail in the run-shell section. … | Continue reading
Pseudotsuga menziesii, also known as Douglas fir. Got to see the tallest trees in the country yesterday. Quite the sight. Thank you for keeping RSS alive. You're awesome. Email me :: Sign my guestbook :: Support for 1$/month :: See my generous supporters :: Subscribe to People an … | Continue reading
In a pioneering space mission, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched LignoSat, a satellite constructed from wood, into Earth’s orbit in December 2024. This innovative approach aims to assess the viability of wood as a sustainable alternative to traditional sat … | Continue reading
What’s in a component? That which implemented in any other way would fell as reusable. | Continue reading
Korea may not have to rely on China much longer for its core EV components. Scientists make remarkable breakthrough with material that could revolutionize the automotive industry: 'Capacities ... the highest in the world' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In a region of Europe that has often wrestled with volatility, Czechia’s path to prosperity hinges on steady progress underpinned by measured ambition. Are the good times about to return to Czechia? It would appear so. Following zero growth in 2023 and a modest recovery in 2024 ( … | Continue reading
Four below zero, and the pavements look frosty and slippery. I hate to miss a morning run, but this just doesn’t look a safe condition for running. I’ll have a cup of coffee, finish the grapes in the fridge, shower, and make my cautious and hesitant way to St Helen’s for Morning … | Continue reading
Both small farms and large plantations are taking over what's left of the wildlife safe haven. Locals conflicted after one of nation's last old growth forests suffers crisis: 'This is the only means of livelihood we know' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Apparently the weed killer was too concentrated because the lawn is basically dead." Distressed homeowner shares shocking photo of lawn after 'blanket' treatment: 'It's not going to look great for a while' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I saw a similar recipe to this on a blog called Krumpli the other day. It looked like a very simple and tasty recipe and so I bookmarked it. My mother used to make us a snack of melted cheese and bacon on toast when I was growing up and that is a snack that I also made occasional … | Continue reading
Niekończące się trasy narciarskie wzdłuż ośnieżonych drzew. Resztki słońca na oblodzonych szczytach górskich z którymi żal się żegnać. Mój sentyment do tego miejsca nie powinien być dla Was zaskoczeniem, a mowa o ulubionym regionie włoskich Dolomitów, czyli Południowym Tyrolu. Ni … | Continue reading
A Dash 7 airplane has not rolled off an assembly line since 1988. NASA teams with startup to transform 1980s aircraft into next-gen technological marvel: 'Ushering in the next age of aviation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A recent study assessed 550,000 U.S. households and found that over 90% could save energy. Your outdated HVAC could be costing you $1,500 every year — upgrade before major tax rebates disappear first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"We should’ve rejected AI transfers when we could." Fans outraged over AI treatment of beloved film characters: 'Garbage ... remasters' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte with hurricane-force winds, transforming the green landscape to brown as seen in satellite views. The cyclone’s wrath damaged critical infrastructure and flora, including a 300-year-old baobab, showcasing the storm’s severe impact on both natural and … | Continue reading
In this episode, Ben and Ryan sit down with Inbal Shani, Chief Product Officer and Head of R&D at Twilio. They talk about how Twilio is incorporating AI into its offerings, the enormous importance of data quality in achieving high-quality responses from AI, the challenges of inte … | Continue reading
The likely cause is recurring drought conditions. New study reveals devastating news impacting iconic, beloved trees: 'This has raised growing concerns' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The first month of the new year is upon us, and plenty of new e-books have come out and will be available soon. Whether you are a sci-fi fan, a romance reader, love a good mystery thriller or literary fiction, or are looking for the latest solid reads, you will want to check out … | Continue reading
There was an ‘epic ocean victory’, a new prostate cancer test showed promise, and coffee drinkers got a boost, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
It’s always the sweetest. 1. Chicklet style. It’s time to crush that hard outer white shell into a million little pieces. You can do the first bite with your two front teeth (aka The Bugs Bunny) or you can get your back molars in the game from the beginning. Either way, the first … | Continue reading
"It is time for the fossil fuel industry to be held responsible." State attorney general launches lawsuit over 'irreversible, catastrophic' effects: 'Harming our lives, our health, and our economy' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The director of the Berlin-Brandenburg Association of Businesses (UVB) has called for the city-state to reduce the number of public holidays (Feiertage) it recognises, or move... | Continue reading
In the EV world, I think most would agree that the biggest story of 2024 was the rapid scaling up of EV sales in China, particularly from future automotive king BYD. The Chinese EV market had been growing fast for years, and BYD had more than a decade of EV ... [continued] The po … | Continue reading
Former Tesla employee and occasional CleanTechnica writer David Havasi and I sat down today for a long discussion on the evolving US EV market and expectations for Tesla worldwide in 2025. To start off, we talked a bit about how much the EV market has changed around us locally, a … | Continue reading
Volkswagen released worldwide sales data today. A decent portion of the news release, which admittedly was not very long, was about the brand’s EV business. The company noted that it has delivered around 500,000 units of the ID.3 since it was released, a big event I recall Steve … | Continue reading
Devastating consequences of the climate crisis are being submerged by climate misinformation messengers, who are persuaded by a self-serving but very powerful minority to mistrust scientific evidence. In many cases such disbelief emerges from social media affordances, which could … | Continue reading
Key Takeaways: Those benefiting from charging microgrids must spearhead their build Stakeholders must collaborate to share growth and revenues Use federal and state-level incentives to enhance bankability Edward Freeman, an American philosopher and scholar, is best known for his … | Continue reading
Topological quantum computers a step closer with a new method to ‘split’ electrons. Electrons, once thought to be indivisible, may display behaviors suggesting they can split into two halves under quantum interference. Groundbreaking research explores how nanoelectronic circuits, … | Continue reading
"Feels like I've righted some long forgotten wrong." Pedestrian shares heartbreaking discovery during nature walk in England: 'Sad and fascinating' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The scramble for game release dates in February 2025 has seen another scramble as Assassin’s Creed Shadows is delayed out of the month and into March. The open world action-adventure game by Ubisoft will now launch on March 20. “While we’ve already made remarkable stride, we beli … | Continue reading
This advancement marks a significant milestone in solar technology. Scientists achieve record-breaking solar energy system: 'Only possible by combining two major breakthroughs' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s been a while since we heard any news of Transformers: Reactivate, the multiplayer shooter developed by Splash Damage. But now we have news, a bad one. On the site most still call Twitter, Splash Damage announced that Transformers: Reactivate has ceased development and the re … | Continue reading
Hitman World Of Assassination has now surpassed 75 million players, developer IO Interactive announced. This makes the latest entry to the Hitman series, an amalgamation of Hitman (2016), Hitman 2 and Hitman 3 into one unified game, the most successful entry yet. The use of “play … | Continue reading