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Some places will have to start rationing water - to enable AI slop.
"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day"
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"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day"
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
Their Water Taps Ran Dry When Meta Built Next Door
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Some places will have to start rationing water - to enable AI slop.
"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day"
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
"A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers [will] require millions of gallons of water a day"
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...
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Meta must prioritise human rights, and recent cases show what needs to change.
Ghana, like Kenya, sued Meta for the distress content moderators endure.
It follows Nigeria upholding a fine against the tech giant for violating consumer & data protection laws.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Ghana, like Kenya, sued Meta for the distress content moderators endure.
It follows Nigeria upholding a fine against the tech giant for violating consumer & data protection laws.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta faces Ghana lawsuits over impact of extreme content on moderators
Workers at contractor in Accra say they have suffered from depression and anxiety as a result of their work
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Meta must prioritise human rights, and recent cases show what needs to change.
Ghana, like Kenya, sued Meta for the distress content moderators endure.
It follows Nigeria upholding a fine against the tech giant for violating consumer & data protection laws.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Ghana, like Kenya, sued Meta for the distress content moderators endure.
It follows Nigeria upholding a fine against the tech giant for violating consumer & data protection laws.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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From his résumé, Thomas from Tennessee looked perfect. A programmer for eight years—and he’d breezed through a coding test.
In reality, Thomas is a North Korean IT worker, one of many deployed to work remotely for US companies in a global cybercrime op to bankroll the North Korean government.
In reality, Thomas is a North Korean IT worker, one of many deployed to work remotely for US companies in a global cybercrime op to bankroll the North Korean government.
Your Favorite New Coworker Is an AI-Enhanced Operative From North Korea
For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.
www.wired.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
From his résumé, Thomas from Tennessee looked perfect. A programmer for eight years—and he’d breezed through a coding test.
In reality, Thomas is a North Korean IT worker, one of many deployed to work remotely for US companies in a global cybercrime op to bankroll the North Korean government.
In reality, Thomas is a North Korean IT worker, one of many deployed to work remotely for US companies in a global cybercrime op to bankroll the North Korean government.
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With some US politicians weighing in on the Canadian election today 👀, an apt time to remind you how to best keep your digital privacy intact at the border…
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
www.wired.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
With some US politicians weighing in on the Canadian election today 👀, an apt time to remind you how to best keep your digital privacy intact at the border…
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OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google
OpenAI is launching a shopping experience inside of ChatGPT, complete with product picks and buy buttons. WIRED spoke with Adam Fry, the company's search product lead, to ask how it all works.
www.wired.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google www.wired.com/story/openai...
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Fun Tariff Facts: during the depression the US lost access to many imported paper products. They were replaced with an unusually tough paper stock made of hemp from the Philippines (then a US colony, and tariff exempt).
Anyway, that’s why they were, and still are, called Manila folders /
envelopes.
Anyway, that’s why they were, and still are, called Manila folders /
envelopes.
April 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Fun Tariff Facts: during the depression the US lost access to many imported paper products. They were replaced with an unusually tough paper stock made of hemp from the Philippines (then a US colony, and tariff exempt).
Anyway, that’s why they were, and still are, called Manila folders /
envelopes.
Anyway, that’s why they were, and still are, called Manila folders /
envelopes.
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Folks protesting on 311
April 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Folks protesting on 311
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EXCLUSIVE: DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
www.wired.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
EXCLUSIVE: DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.