Tag: Policy

A closer look at Washington’s superb new 100% clean electricity bill

The bill contains groundbreaking changes to the way the state’s utilities do business. The trend of states targeting 100 percent clean electricity has gone viral. Last month, New Mexico targeted 100 percent clean by 2045. The Maryland legislature recently passed a bill targeting 50 percent renewable by 2030 and looking into the viability of 100… Continue reading A closer look at Washington’s superb new 100% clean electricity bill

Moon’s south pole possible landing site

NASA hopes to send astronauts to the surface of the moon in 5 years, and has planned a landing site where no human has yet been: the lunar south pole. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/moon-south-pole-possible-landing-site…

Planet’s Ocean-Plastics Problem Detailed In 60-Year Data Set

Scientists have uncovered the first strong evidence that the amount of plastic polluting the oceans has risen vastly in recent decades — by analyzing 60 years of log books for plankton-tracking vessels. Nature reports: Data recorded by instruments known as continuous plankton recorders (CPRs) — which ships have collectively towed millions of kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean — show that the…

Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou To Run For President of Taiwan

hackingbear writes: Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of electronics giant Foxconn, is stepping down from his role as chairman to run for president of Taiwan. Taiwan broke off from mainland China in 1949 after a civil war and is officially known as Republic of China; its legal territory still covers all of China. He will stand in the primaries of the…

Denver may become the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms

The city’s voters are now deciding whether to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. Denver is now voting on whether it should become the first US city to effectively decriminalize mushrooms containing the psychedelic psilocybin — also known as magic mushrooms. Initiative 301 would designate “the personal use and personal possession of psilocybin mushrooms” among people 21 and… Continue reading Denver may become the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms

Canada Is Getting Sued Over Sidewalk Labs’ ‘Smart City’ In Toronto

The Google affiliate’s Quayside project has been hit by a massive legal challenge from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association targeting all three levels of government. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gy4bgj/canada-is-getting-sued-over-sidewalk-labs-smart-city-in-toronto…

The Unpopular Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Looks Increasingly Doomed

Regulators aren’t sold on the companies’ claims that fewer competitors means more competition and lower prices. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zmpvxy/the-unpopular-sprint-t-mobile-merger-looks-increasingly-doomed…

Machine Learning Identifies Weapons in the Christchurch Attack Video. We Know, We Tried It

It took 29 minutes for a Facebook user to first report the livestream of the Christchurch terrorist. Now a machine learning system spots weapons in the stream with an over 90 percent confidence rating. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xwnzz4/machine-learning-artificial-intelligence-christchurch-attack-video-facebook-amazon-rekognition…