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NEW RESOURCES
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis: Introducing the Climate Solutions Explorer. “IIASA recently launched the Climate Solutions Explorer – a comprehensive resource that visualizes and presents vital data about climate mitigation, climate impacts, vulnerabilities, and risks arising from development and climate change.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
New York Times: Biden’s ‘Final’ Order on Kennedy Files Leaves Some Still Wanting More. “The president has finished a review first mandated by law in 1992, and while a vast majority of papers related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released, some remain redacted.”
The Verge: YouTube Premium now costs an extra $2 each month. “YouTube Premium’s price has increased to $13.99 a month in the US, a $2 increase compared to what it used to cost. That’s according to Google’s signup page for the service, which has been quietly updated to reflect the new pricing, as was first spotted by 9to5Google.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Committee to Protect Journalists: Cambodia blocks websites, social media accounts of 3 outlets ahead of Sunday election . “In a July 12 letter, the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia ordered local internet service providers (ISPs) to block the websites and social media accounts of The Cambodia Daily, U.S. Congress-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA), and Kamnotra, a new independent public database, according to reports by RFA, Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA), a local advocacy and news organization, and Voice of America (VOA), which is also funded by Congress. The order targeted a total of nine domains among the three news organizations, VOA reported.”
WION: Oceangate quietly takes down websites, social media handles after Titan sub implosion. “Within a month of the disastrous end to the Titan submersible, OceanGate, the company which was facilitating the expedition to the Titanic wreckage, has shut down both of its websites and all of its social media accounts. At the time of the reporting, none of the social media handles and the website of OceanGate were accessible to the public.”
Associated Press: Online, ‘unalive’ means death or suicide. Experts say it might help kids discuss those things. “Language has always evolved. New words have always popped up. Teenagers have often led the way. But the internet and online life pave the way for it to happen more quickly. In this case, words created within a digital setting to evade rules are now jumping the fences from virtual spaces into real ones and permeating spoken language, especially among young people. Beyond being interesting linguistic footnotes, the terms suggest ways that kids can safely discuss and understand serious matters while using a vocabulary that science — and the adults in their lives — might see as too casual or dangerously naive.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Ars Technica: FTC rewrites rules on Big Tech mergers with aim to ease monopoly-busting. “Antitrust enforcers released a draft update outlining new rules today that officials say will make it easier to crack down on mergers and acquisitions that could substantially lessen competition in the US. Now the public has 60 days to review the draft guidelines and submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) before the agencies’ September 18 deadline.”
Reuters: Twitter to subpoena Senator Elizabeth Warren over communications with U.S. agencies. “Twitter, which has asked a court to terminate a consent order struck last year with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) related to data breaches, said in a court filing on Thursday that it planned to subpoena Senator Elizabeth Warren in connection with the fight.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
CBC: Little-known U of R plant collection blooming into the digital age. “Mel Hart opens a wooden cabinet and carefully removes a light pink folder. Inside, a plant specimen dating back to the 1960s is pressed in place on a page, perfectly preserved. It’s one of nearly 70,000 plant specimens that Hart — the associate dean of student experience and engagement in the University of Regina’s faculty of science — works with in the school’s herbarium, a place where dried and dead plants are catalogued for scientific study.”
Toronto Star: Big Tech’s hands are on the throat of democracy. “I remember thinking years ago that whoever owns and controls the media has their hands around the throat of our democracies. And so, the perilous decline of traditional media marches on. Professional, experienced and accountable journalists are being drowned out by global tech companies who do not respect the law or the truth, while resisting accountability for their disinformation.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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July 21, 2023 at 05:31PM
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