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The world's use of clean energy "is rapidly growing", reports the Washington Post, "but not fast enough to keep temperatures in check..."
Many experts say it will be the economics of clean energy that defines the future of the planet — and how developing countries choose to meet their growing electricity demands. "What happens in emerging and developing economies in the next decade in some sense is the whole ballgame," said Jason Bordoff, founding director of the Center for Global Energy Policy at Columbi
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The STAR and PARADE methods of answering behavioral interview questions are both popular. We asked career experts to break down both approaches. Read more ›
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There are plenty of lingering Black Friday deals and new offers to check out ahead of the official sale tomorrow. Read more ›
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Andrea, 64, was laid of from her corporate job. If she takes Social Security too early, she's worried about draining her savings. Read more ›
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The best PS5 Black Friday deals. Compare the best PlayStation 5 deals from Best Buy, Amazon, Target, and more. Read more ›
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Older bathroom styles are back in vogue as younger homebuyers and renters try to channel vintage vibes and a sense of nostalgia. Read more ›
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After floating 25% tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico shortly before Thanksgiving, President-elect Trump is now targeting the BRICS nations. Read more ›
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Boeing is searching for ways to save money after a rough year that included safety issues, stranded astronauts, and an employee strike. Read more ›
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Even if Biden's SAVE student-loan repayment plan survives the courts, President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to continue any debt relief efforts. Read more ›
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Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 539 for Sunday, Dec. 1. Read more ›
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Amazon's Black Friday sale features stellar deals on the new Kindle, the Roborock Qrevo S robot vacuum, and the M3 Apple MacBook Air. Read more ›
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Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for the Dec. 1 Strands puzzle, No. 273. Read more ›
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Is it too much to ask to just agree on the color of the lights on the tree? Yes, yes it is. Read more ›
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Forecasting is both art and science, reliant on both rigor and luck—but you can develop a mindset that anticipates and plans ahead. Read more ›
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"Digital nomad visas" let remote workers live in countries including Italy, Spain, and Japan for extended periods of time. Learn how to apply. Read more ›
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In a Friday court filing, Elon Musk asked the court issue an injunction to prevent OpenAI from completing its transition to a for-profit entity. Read more ›
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"Polar oceans constitute emission hotspots during the summer," according to a new paper published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Science Advances. "And including those sea-to-air fluxes in an atmospheric chemistry-climate model "results in a net radiative effect that has far-reaching implications." The research was led by a team of scientists from Spain's Institute of Marine Sciences and the Blas Cabrera Institute of Physical Chemistry, according to an announcement from the... Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,261 for Sunday, Dec. 1. Read more ›
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Yeti coolers were 'built for the wild.' The company's founding was even wilder. Read more ›
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Last week’s poll brings bad news for the new Asus ROG phones – they are too expensive. Of the two, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has the best shot at attaining some popularity. Yes, it costs more, but it is also more capable. The Asus ROG Phone 9, meanwhile, had very few votes in its favor, so let’s start by looking at its poll results first. As you can... Read more ›
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More than half of longer English posts on LinkedIn are likely generated by AI, according to research from AI detection firm Originality AI. The company analyzed nearly 9,000 public posts over 100 words published between 2018 and 2024, finding AI usage surged 189% after ChatGPT's launch in early 2023, Wired reported Wednesday. LinkedIn, which also offers AI writing tools to premium subscribers, told Wired that it does not track AI-generated... Read more ›
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Climate change has intensified hurricane wind speeds by an average of 19 mph in 84% of North Atlantic hurricanes between 2019-2024, according to new research that links warming ocean temperatures to storm intensity for individual hurricanes. This year, Hurricanes Helene and Milton slammed into Florida, breaking meteorological records and causing catastrophic damage. The study by Climate Central found that higher sea surface temperatures elevated most hurricanes by an entire category... Read more ›
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A Stanford study of over 50,000 software engineers across hundreds of companies has found that approximately 9.5% of engineers perform minimal work while drawing full salaries, potentially costing tech companies billions annually. The research showed the issue is most prevalent in remote work settings, where 14% of engineers were classified as "ghost engineers" compared to 6% of office-based staff. The study evaluated productivity through analysis of private Git repositories and... Read more ›
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"Scientists have found what seems to be the oldest direct evidence of hot water flowing on Mars during its ancient past," reports Space.com. "The discovery could further indicate that the Red Planet, despite its arid and desolate appearance today, may have been capable of supporting life long ago." The evidence was delivered to Earth and sealed within the well-known Martian meteorite NWA7034, found in the Sahara Desert in 2011. Due... Read more ›
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A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that sanctions against Tornado Cash, a crypto transaction anonymization service, must be abandoned, stating that its immutable smart contracts do not constitute "property" under U.S. law and that the Treasury overstepped its authority. The ruling is available here (PDF). CoinDesk reports: The decision answers a controversial privacy debate on whether the government -- via a sanctions list maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department --... Read more ›
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Despite significant enterprise AI hype, most job seekers remain unconvinced of its benefits, with 69% doubting its ability to enhance work performance and 62% skeptical it reduces workloads. The findings come from a study conducted by Resume Genius. The Register reports: Consistent with the majority opinion that AI in the workplace has failed to impress, only 34 percent of respondents said they were worried about being replaced by a bot,... Read more ›
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Lawyers for the United States on Monday said that Google had created a monopoly with its services to place ads online, closing out an antitrust trial over the company's dominance in advertising technology that could add to the Silicon Valley giant's mounting woes. From a report: The legal case concerns a system of software that is used by advertisers to place ads on websites around the internet. Aaron Teitelbaum, a... Read more ›
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Craig Newmark "is alarmed about potential cybersecurity risks in the U.S.," according to Yahoo Finance. The 71-year-old Craigslist founder says "our country is under attack now" in a new interview with Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi on his Opening Bid podcast. But Newmark also revealed what he's doing about it: [H]e started Craig Newmark Philanthropies to primarily invest in projects to protect critical American infrastructure from cyberattacks. He told... Read more ›
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A new rule passed in Texas requiring cryptocurrency miners using the grid maintained by the Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to register and report key details about their facilities. CoinTelegraph reports: Under the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) rule (PDF), passed on Nov. 21, Bitcoin miners must share the location, ownership information and demand for electricity of their facilities with the state agency. Miners have only one working... Read more ›
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A group appears to have leaked access to Sora, OpenAI's video generator, in protest of what they're calling duplicity and "art washing" on OpenAI's part. From a report: On Tuesday, the group published a project on the AI dev platform Hugging Face seemingly connected to OpenAI's Sora API, which isn't yet publicly available. Using their authentication tokens -- presumably from an early access system -- the group created a frontend... Read more ›
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