https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/congested-transmission-lines-cause-renewable-power-to-go-to-waste-in-texas/
State’s inefficient grid can't handle the full load it could deliver in ongoing heat wave.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/zuckerberg-musk-fight-is-meta-launches-twitter-killer-threads-app-2023-07-05/
Those quick to join the new platform included celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez as well as prominent politicians such as Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/record-set-worlds-hottest-day-210800327.html
The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists. The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction. It comes as the southern US and China have been hit by heatwaves, while temperatures in North Africa have neared 50C (122F).
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/temperatures-seen-surging-el-nino-weather-pattern-returns-wmo-2023-07-04/
Temperatures are expected to soar across large parts of the world after the El Nino weather pattern emerged in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/336000-servers-remain-unpatched-against-critical-fortigate-vulnerability/
69 percent of devices have yet to receive patch for flaw allowing remote code execution.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/what-does-twitter-rate-limit-exceeded-mean-users-2023-07-03/
Elon Musk's Twitter has put a temporary limit on the number of tweets that users can see each day, a move that has sparked some backlash and could undermine the social network's efforts to attract advertisers.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-detail-plans-42-billion-investment-us-internet-access-2023-06-26/
The White House on Monday divvied up $42 billion among the nation's 50 states and U.S. territories to make access to high-speed broadband universal by 2030, as it launched a new publicity campaign for President Joe Biden's economic policies.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/its-summer-and-that-means-disturbing-swim-advisories-heres-our-top-5/
Behold the most nauseating and mesmerizing swim advisories floating around.
https://www.wctv.tv/2023/06/22/nasa-shows-how-far-sea-levels-have-risen-30-years/
The agency shared an animation that shows how far sea levels have risen between 1993 and 2022.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/50-years-of-text-games-parses-the-rich-history-of-a-foundational-genre/
Zork and MUD? Sure. But also Universal Paperclips, AI Dungeon, and Lifeline.
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