… Demand in the region remains so large that, since PJM recently reopened the queue, power companies and project developers have filed more than 800 interconnection requests for 220 gigawatts worth of new power. …
… The NSA also accessed broad swathes of user data from tech giants such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft under a program dubbed PRISM. While the law itself will expire on Friday, the U.S. government’s spy powers or programs are unlikely to cease any time soon. …
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… Throughout the 200-page document, which the pope presented alongside Chris Olah, co-founder of AI company Anthropic, Leo argues that technology built and governed by a small elite cannot, by definition, serve the common good. “When such power is concentrated in the hands of a few, it tends to becom… …
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… But cybersecurity remains a powerful barometer of what’s happening on the world stage, with botnets powering digital efforts to undermine the West and governments weaponizing citizens’ data and civilian infrastructure against entire populations of people. …
… Tech companies have responded in several ways: exposing these hacking campaigns publicly, notifying victims , filing lawsuits against the spyware makers, and launching new special opt-in security features designed to make devices and apps harder to hack, specifically by government customers armed w… …
… Convective’s original mission was to develop the idea of “firetech,” investing in firms like Pano, which is building AI-powered cameras to spot fires early; Raine, which builds autonomous aircraft to dump water on fires; Burnbot, a startup creating robots for clearing brush and grasses; and an insu… …