{"id":615365,"date":"2023-03-07T08:48:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/07\/the-download-how-to-log-off-and-the-future-of-energy\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T08:48:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:48:55","slug":"the-download-how-to-log-off-and-the-future-of-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/07\/the-download-how-to-log-off-and-the-future-of-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: how to log off, and the future of energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plus: scammers are using AI to trick victims over the phone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

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This is today’s edition of\u00a0The Download<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

How to log off<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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As soon as I wake up, I grab my phone to check any messages that have arrived overnight and thumb through news alerts before scrolling quickly through Twitter and Instagram. At work, I\u2019m tethered to Slack and email, apart from the occasional TikTok video or meme I send to my friends over WhatsApp. And if I end up watching mindless reality TV in the evening (hello, Love Island), I\u2019ll inevitably head back to Twitter to see if everyone else is as wound up by the contestants\u2019 latest antics as I am.<\/p>\n

None of this makes me feel bad, exactly. But it doesn\u2019t make me feel great, either. It\u2019s easy to lose hours to pointless scrolling with nothing to show for it.<\/p>\n

In search of ways to cut down on aimless time online, I went to talk to some experts about how to forge a healthier, happier relationship with my devices and the internet. Here’s my mini-guide on how to log off. <\/strong>Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014Rhiannon Williams<\/em><\/p>\n

Inside the government agency shaping the future of energy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US government had a hand in creating some of the most iconic inventions of the last century, from personal computers to modern GPS. Now, it\u2019s making a similar push for energy.<\/p>\n

The ARPA-E agency has awarded over $3 billion in funding to over 1,400 projects in advanced energy research since it was founded in 2007, and appointed its new director, Evelyn Wang, in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She sat down with our climate reporter Casey Crownhart to discuss the agency\u2019s role in advancing technology, the challenges that lie ahead, and why we\u2019re living in a critical time for energy. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The internet is about to get a lot safer<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you use Google, Instagram, Wikipedia, or YouTube, you’re going to start noticing changes to content moderation, transparency, and safety features on those sites over the next six months.<\/p>\n

Why? It\u2019s down to some major tech legislation that was passed in the EU last year but hasn\u2019t received a whole lot of attention, especially in the US. The Digital Services Act, which deals with digital safety and transparency from tech companies, and the Digital Markets Act, which addresses antitrust and competition in the industry, are actually quite revolutionary. Let Tate Ryan-Mosley, our senior tech policy reporter, explain why. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tate\u2019s story is from The Technocrat, her new weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things power, politics, and Silicon Valley. <\/strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/a> to receive it in your inbox every Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Scammers are using AI to impersonate loved ones in distress\u00a0<\/strong>
They\u2019re using cheap programs to make eerily convincing phone calls to victims. (WP<\/a> $)
+ Bing is already showing signs of being a persuasive scammer, too. <\/em>(Motherboard<\/a>)
+ Audio deepfakes are poised to become a massive political problem. <\/em>(The Atlantic<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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2 How Binance sought to evade US authorities<\/strong>
The exchange went to extreme lengths to avoid regulation. (WSJ<\/a> $)
+ It\u2019s okay to opt out of the crypto revolution. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

3 Russia wants to build its own Android phone<\/strong>
It wants to become more self-sufficient amid biting tech sanctions. (Wired<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

4 Inside Afghanistan\u2019s climate crisis<\/strong>
Scientists in the country are urging the international community to engage with the Taliban. (Undark<\/a>)
+ The Taliban, not the West, won Afghanistan\u2019s technological war. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5 What it\u2019s like to take Ozempic for its actual intended purpose<\/strong>
The drug, which is used to treat diabetes, has been cooped by already-slim people looking to lose weight. (Slate<\/a> $)
+ It\u2019s crucial to ensure the people who need it are still able to access it. <\/em>(Economist<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

6 What the very first chatbot can teach us about AI<\/strong>
Its warnings are disturbingly prescient today. (Vox<\/a>)
+ It turns out that Ask Jeeves was right all along. <\/em>(The Atlantic<\/a> $)
+ The inside story of how ChatGPT was built from the people who made it. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

7 Alexa, what happened?
<\/strong>Amazon\u2019s once-innovative voice assistant has fallen by the wayside. (FT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

8 How YouTube birthed a dubbing empire
<\/strong>Dubbing popular videos into new languages unlocks new audiences\u2014and a whole lot of cash. (Rest of World<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

9 Mouse-jigglers are foiling workplace surveillance plans<\/strong>
They\u2019re freeing workers to pop to the shops or watch the football in peace. (The Guardian<\/a>)
+ What to do if your boss is watching you. <\/em>(Wired<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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10 Meet Silicon Valley\u2019s youngest founders<\/strong>
Gen Z are cutting deals and raising investment before they even graduate highschool. (The Information<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe already had Elizabeth Holmes. \u2026 we\u2019ve already dug the grave.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Seraj Desai, a law student at Stanford, mulls over whether Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s house arrest on campus sullies the university\u2019s reputation in a chat with the Washington Post<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The big story<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

How to measure all the world\u2019s fresh water<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Congo River is the world\u2019s second-largest river system after the Amazon. More than 75 million people depend on it for food and water, as do thousands of species of plants and animals. The massive tropical rainforest sprawled across its middle helps regulate the entire Earth\u2019s climate system, but the amount of water in it is something of a mystery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hydrologists and climate scientists rely on monitoring stations to track the river and its connected water bodies, but what was once a network of some 400 stations has dwindled to just 15. Measuring water is key to helping people prepare for natural disasters and adapt to climate change\u2014so researchers are increasingly filling data gaps using information gathered from space. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Maria Gallucci<\/em><\/p>\n

We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>tweet ’em at me<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

+ The bar for maverick duets has truly been raised: I give you James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti<\/a> (thanks Peter!)
+ This incredible frog real estate journey<\/a> just keeps getting better and better.\u00a0
+ The magnificent De La Soul<\/a>\u2019s back catalog is finally available on streaming services.
+ Watch what you tweet, these emoji technically count as financial advice<\/a>: ???????? ????
+ It\u2019s not hard to see why TikTok\u2019s ceramicists<\/a> are getting a lot of attention.<\/svg> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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