GoKawiil - Tech News

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Jeff Bezos Harshly Criticized for $200 Million Pledge to Protect the World’s Most Endangered Species (futurism.com)

2026-08-09 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: amazon, bezos, billionaire

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Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S. (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-08 | by Anthony Ha | tags: amazon, carbon, carbon emissions

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The data center boom’s climate blind spot (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: data centers, decarbonization, climate change

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I bought cheap smoke detectors and soon regretted it - here's what I recommend now (zdnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Maria Diaz | tags: smoke detectors, x-sense, amazon

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What is a silicon carbon battery and is it the answer to smartphone battery life issues? (engadget.com)

2026-08-01 | by Daniel Cooper | tags: silicon carbon, samsung, lithium-ion

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Gmail’s new warning could save you from major embarrassment (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: gmail, google, reply all

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Food packaging is entering a new era of scrutiny (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: food packaging, sustainability, carbon emissions

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So you want to use plants to reduce CO₂ (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: plants, photosynthesis, carbon dioxide

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Artificial algal blooms could remove atmospheric carbon — but can they be used responsibly? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-29 | by Nawaz | tags: ocean iron fertilization, phytoplankton, atmospheric carbon

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Climate benefit and ecological cost trade-offs for ocean iron fertilization (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-29 | by Yu | tags: ocean iron fertilization, marine carbon dioxide removal, climate interventions

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Samsung’s Galaxy S27 series could be in for some major battery upgrades (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: galaxy s27, samsung, silicon-carbon batteries

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Forget the Z Fold 8 Ultra — Samsung just made the Galaxy S27 a lot more exciting (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: galaxy s27, samsung, silicon-carbon batteries

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Drying Lakebeds Are Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon, Study Finds (slashdot.org)

2026-07-25 | by Posted | tags: aral sea, carbon dioxide, climate change

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Samsung could bring silicon-carbon batteries to Galaxy S27 series, but not all of them (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: samsung, galaxy s27, silicon-carbon batteries

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Confirmed: Samsung’s new foldables have major battery health downgrade (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: samsung, galaxy z fold 8, silicon-carbon batteries

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How much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | by Hannah Ritchie | tags: data centers, artificial intelligence, electricity

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Samsung’s new foldables are the first Galaxy phones with silicon-carbon batteries (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: samsung, galaxy z fold 8, silicon-carbon batteries

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Non-epitaxial perovskite polariton laser diode operating under direct current (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-22 | by Pushkarev | tags: perovskite laser, cspbbr3, single-walled carbon nanotube

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How to Abandon Your Climate Commitments and Get Away with It (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: climate commitments, environmental policy, government regulation

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Natural experiments prove phytoplankton carbon removal works (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Quico Toro | tags: phytoplankton, carbon removal, satellite sensors

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This New Process Turns Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Instead of Pollution (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: plastic recycling, clean fuel, carbon efficiency

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Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck (theverge.com)

2026-07-18 | by Thomas Ricker | tags: electric mountain bikes, amflow px carbon pro, avinox

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CO2 overload, detected in human blood, suggests toxic atmosphere within 50 years (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | by Larcombe | tags: co2, human blood, atmospheric carbon

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EU defangs a key pillar of its climate policy to allow more pollution (engadget.com)

2026-07-17 | by Steve Dent | tags: eu emissions trading system, linear reduction factor, carbon border tax

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How Has Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia? 1,900-Year-Old Latrine Offers Clues (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-17 | by Sara Hashemi | tags: roman concrete, hadrian’s villa, carbonation

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First ‘true sugar’ molecule found in space — offering hints to life’s origins (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-13 | by Ahart | tags: carbon, earth, erythrulose

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AI-driven Datacenter Builds Increased Microsoft's Emissions 25% In One Year (slashdot.org)

2026-07-12 | by Posted | tags: carbon, emissions, energy

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Datacentres drive up big tech's carbon emissions to a third of those of France (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-12 | by Aisha Down | tags: amazon, carbon, datacentre

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Microsoft struggles to fulfill its 2030 sustainability promise amid carbon-heavy AI expansions — the company's chief sustainability officer claims the target is still feasible (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-11 | by Etiido Uko | tags: carbon, data centers, electricity

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Microsoft's AI drive saw its carbon emissions grow by 25 percent in 2025 (engadget.com)

2026-07-10 | by Mariella Moon | tags: carbon, emissions, microsoft