Exxon says it is in the early stages of designing a natural gas plant for data centers, the first time it would build a plant not supplying its own operations
Rebecca F. Elliott / New York Times :
Researchers say Big Tech's political ad bans are a charade and likely had minimal impact on curbing misinformation while hurting smaller advocacy groups
they actively advantage corporations over advocacy groups and unions. Platforms either need to fix this or drop the bans entirely. More of my 🌶️ takes in this 🧠 piece by @issielapowsky: https://www.pr...
Sources: Exxon has a pilot with Crusoe to use excess natural gas from North Dakota oil wells for crypto mining and is considering expanding the test globally
I'll hold my breath this morning as to not jinx the moves we've seen … Audrey Carleton / VICE : Exxon Considering Expanding Bitcoin Mining Pilot to 4 Countries: Report Sebastian Sinclair / Blockworks ...
Center for Countering Digital Hate: Facebook did not label 50.5% of posts linking to 184 climate change denial articles from 10 publishers since May 2021
including Exxon's defeat Doug Cunningham / UPI : Facebook failing to counter climate change misinformation Tweets: @ccdhate : 🚨NEW: CCDH research shows Facebook is failing to label half of content fro...
The Oversight Board says it will announce its decision on Facebook's banning of Trump at 9AM ET on Wednesday, after receiving 9,000+ public responses
this would be a HUGE MISTAKE. Hugh Hewitt / @hughhewitt : The decision by @Facebook independent board on former President Trump is far less important than the debate underway on how to structure gover...
Gebru's firing reveals tech's ability to co-opt and minimize criticism of its AI systems, highlighting the need for tech unions, research protection, regulation
and offer some suggestions for how to begin fixing it. https://www.wired.com/... @techwontsaveus : “The handful of people who are benefiting from AI's proliferation are shaping the academic and public...
Gebru's firing reveals tech's ability to co-opt and minimize criticism of its AI systems, highlighting the need for tech unions, research protection, regulation
The situation has made clear that the field needs to change. Here's where to start, according to a current and a former Googler. Tweets: @nin_sch , @math_rachel , @dataremixed , @emilymbender , @wire...
Amazon says Alexa can now handle paying for gas at over 11,500 Exxon and Mobil stations in the US, via Echo Auto and other Alexa-enabled mobility devices
In January, Amazon announced a new feature would allow Alexa users to pay for their gas at the pump using voice commands via Echo Auto and other Alexa-enabled mobility devices.
An obscure Indian firm provided hacking services to help spy on 10K+ email accounts over seven years, in one of the largest spy-for-hire operations ever exposed
New report from @citizenlab uncovering Dark Basin, a hack-for-hire group that has targeted thousands of individuals on six continents. Targets include advocacy groups and journalists, elected and seni...
Exxon and Amazon partner to allow voice-activated fuel purchases in vehicles with built-in Alexa and from Alexa-enabled devices, coming to US stations in April
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