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Why recycling isn’t enough to address the plastic problem

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2025-12-12 03:00:00

And looking into the future, emissions from plastics are only set to grow. Another estimate, from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, projects that emissions from plastics could swell from about 2 billion metric tons to 4 billion metric tons by 2060. This chart is what really strikes me and makes the conclusion of the plastic treaty talks such a disappointment. Recycling is a great tool, and new methods could make it possible to recycle more plastics and make it easier

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Climbing game Cairn will have a 'free solo' mode with no rope

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-12 17:34:50

If you tried the demo for upcoming climbing game Cairn and somehow found it too easy, you're in for a treat. Developer The Game Bakers announced at the latest Future Games Show that Cairn will include a "Free Solo" mode that lets you tackle the game's already difficult climbs without pitons or a rope. A typical climb in Cairn — and most rock climbing games for that matter — tasks you with managing rope, and the pitons you use to anchor it to a rock face. You add pitons as you climb so that in t

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Stone Age People Brutalized Their Prisoners of War, New Evidence Suggests

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-13 14:00:20

When we think of Stone Age people, most imagine small communities living in caves, cutting into their most recent hunt with primitive tools, and imitating their environment with illustrative rock art. People during the Neolithic, however—the last stage of the Stone Age (around 9000 to 3300 BCE)—also waged wars and absolutely demolished their enemies. In a study published today in the journal Science Advances, researchers present horrific evidence suggesting that Neolithic people in northeastern

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Two Verizon plans are getting some upgrades at no extra cost

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-14 23:11:39

Two of Verizon’s mobile plans are getting some upgrades at no additional cost. The improvements are being made to the Simple Mobile and Total Wireless plans. All five of the Simple Mobile tiers are being upgraded, while the same is true of the top two Total Wireless levels … All of the upgrades relate to international calling and data usage whilst travelling abroad. CNET has the details. Simple Mobile The $25 Unlimited plan includes 15GB of high-speed data (up from 3GB) and unlimited calling

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Verizon-powered prepaid brands just got a lot more travel-friendly

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 22:00:32

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon-powered prepaid providers, Simple Mobile and Total Wireless, are introducing several travel-friendly perks across their plans. The updated plans offer new international calling, texting, and roaming benefits, and in some cases, bundled streaming services. Verizon will soon power new global connectivity options for prepaid customers of Simple Mobile and Total Wireless. Starting August 28, the two no-contract prepaid providers under Verizon’s Va

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Verizon's Simple Mobile and Total Wireless Plans Expand International Features

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-14 22:00:03

Travel patterns are changing, with more people in the US venturing outside the country and needing to stay connected. To accommodate this surge, Verizon is boosting the international options in its prepaid Simple Mobile and Total Wireless phone brands starting Aug. 28. Most phone plans include options to call and text people in Canada and Mexico, along with some roaming options for US travelers. Depending on the plan, those options are extended to many other countries around the globe. But you

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Scientists Find Evidence That You're a Hypocrite Who's Causing More Than Your Share of Climate Change

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-15 18:08:00

When it comes to personal contributions to climate change, most Americans seem to have no clue how damaging some of their individual actions can be. Folks who happily recycle and switch to more energy-efficient appliances, per a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus journal, likely have a far larger carbon footprint than they realize. When it comes to personal behavioral changes to mitigate climate change, not all interventions are created equal. A

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The Download: clean energy progress, and OpenAI’s trilemma

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-12-17 08:10:00

—Joshua A. Basseches is the David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy at Tulane University. The second Trump administration is proving to be more disastrous for the climate and the clean energy economy than many had feared. Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed most of the clean energy incentives in former president Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. Meanwhile, his EPA administrator has moved to revoke the endangerment finding, t

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Unprecedented Video Shows Catfish Climbing Straight Up a Waterfall

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-12-17 17:00:47

In the wild, catfish lead elusive lives, evading detection from scientists hoping to learn more about their lifestyles. And so, when police received reports of weird catfish clumps at the bottom of a waterfall, they immediately contacted a team of scientists to do some detective work. After watching the fish for about 20 hours, the researchers arrived at the conclusion that these Rhyacoglanis paranensis—an orange-and-black species of bumblebee catfish common to South America—were scaling steep,

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This is probably the strangest Beats collaboration in the Apple era

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-19 12:17:52

Disclaimer: Beats Pill speakers should not be consumed. Don’t tell that to this creature, though. Remember the Beats Pill Dude? He’s returning, at least in spirit, as a limited edition drop in select markets, starting with England next week. The Beats Pill Dude predated Apple’s purchase of Beats in 2014. That was then. This is now. Verdy mascot Vear is back as a Beats Pill speaker holder with big collectible energy. This is the version that was released in 2024: Vear is here. Designed by V

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Climate Change Has Driven the Amazon Rainforest to the Edge of a "Tipping Point"

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-19 15:30:51

Climate Change Has Driven the Amazon Rainforest to the Edge of a "Tipping Point" It's at risk of turning into a "savanna-like environment." Dried Up Husk The famously verdant Amazon rainforest is in danger of transforming into a dry savannah as various environmental indicators, such as deforestation and climate change, are pushing the ecosystem to a dangerous tipping point, according to new research. In a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, as spotted by Live Science

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UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev — Everything to Know to Watch via Livestream

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-19 21:00:04

After a week that has seen the premier MMA promotion company ink a new multi-billion dollar TV deal, as well as firm up plans for an event at the White House, it's back to business in the Octagon this weekend, with UFC 319 offering up an intriguing middleweight title fight in Chicago. Saturday's main event sees South Africa's Dricus du Plessis aiming for a third successful title defense in a row as he takes on unbeaten Russian challenger Khamzat Chimaev. Du Plessis claimed the title with a win

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Melting Glacier in Alaska Floods State Capital

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-20 14:48:03

This is climate change in action. Glacier Gush Parts of Alaska's state capital, Juneau, were flooded this week, caused by a nearby melting glacier, according to The Guardian. And, yes, in case you're wondering, climate change appears to be the main culprit behind the record-breaking water levels. The Mendenhall Glacier, a vast field of ice and snow that sits north of the city in a valley, has created a natural lake that is dammed by ice, according to the news outlet. On Tuesday, local offici

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Why top and free in containers don't show the correct container memory (2018)

news.ycombinator.com Ciro S. Costa 2025-12-23 02:42:04

Hey, Something that is very common to get wrong when starting with Linux containers is to think that free and other tools like top should report the memory limits. Here you’ll not only go through why that happens and how to get it right, but also take a look at where is the Kernel looking for information when you ask it for memory statistics. Also, if you’re curious about how the code for keeping track of per-cgroup page counter looks, stick to the end! This is the third article in a series

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As a cell phone expert, these are the 5 cheapest carriers I recommend

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-28 09:00:02

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Over the last few years, I’ve tried well over a dozen phone service providers across a variety of different price points. While I regularly recommend a few carriers above the rest, what if you’re simply looking for the cheapest service you can get without sacrificing too much in terms of quality and features? The good news is that there are plenty of options out there. Below, I’ll focus on just five carriers that I feel offer a solid mix of pricing, reputation,

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ChatGPT's new subscription costs less than $5, but it's not for everyone

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-27 21:01:24

OpenAI has begun updating its pricing page to include a new plan called 'ChatGPT Go.' It costs 399 INR (Indian Rupee) or roughly $4.55, but there’s a catch. The GPT Go plan will be limited to certain regions, likely developing countries like India. It’s unclear if OpenAI will expand the low-cost subscription to other regions, including the United States. The ChatGPT web app warns that the Go plan is "Only available in certain regions" at ₹399 INR/month, with everything in Free. But it also of

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Evaluating LLMs playing text adventures

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 20:19:35

What we’ll do is set a low-ish turn limit and see how much they manage to accomplish in that time.1 Another alternative for more linear games is running them multiple times with a turn limit and seeing how often they get past a particular point within that turn limit. Given how much freedom is offered to players of text adventures, this is a difficult test. It’s normal even for a skilled human player to immerse themselves in their surrounding rather than make constant progress. I wouldn’t be su

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Claude gets 1M tokens support via API to take on Gemini 2.5 Pro

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-28 16:13:00

Claude Sonnet 4 has been upgraded, and it can now remember up to 1 million tokens of context, but only when it's used via API. This could change in the future. This is 5x more than the previous limit. It also means that Claude now supports remembering over 75,000 lines of code, or even hundreds of documents in a single session. Previously, you were required to submit details to Claude in small chunks, but that also meant Claude would forget the context as it hit the limit. With up to a 1 milli

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Evaluating LLMs Playing Text Adventures

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-30 02:19:35

What we’ll do is set a low-ish turn limit and see how much they manage to accomplish in that time.1 Another alternative for more linear games is running them multiple times with a turn limit and seeing how often they get past a particular point within that turn limit. Given how much freedom is offered to players of text adventures, this is a difficult test. It’s normal even for a skilled human player to immerse themselves in their surrounding rather than make constant progress. I wouldn’t be su

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White Mountain Direttissima

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-28 03:44:57

White Mountain Direttissima I first attempted this route in 2016. While doing it in an unsupported style (carrying all my own food & gear), I did invite friends out to join me and also cached battery bricks so that I could document the effort. I finished in just under six days. I knew there was a lot of time for improvement but didn't feel the desire to return until last summer (2024). My 2024 effort would build on everything I had learned and experienced since 2016. I had better endurance, an

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Optimizing my sleep around Claude usage limits

news.ycombinator.com Matt Wiese 2025-12-31 16:32:31

For the past 4 weeks I have been managing my sleep schedule around maximizing the usage of my Claude Pro subscription. Every five hours your Claude session usage is reset. When I first began using Claude Code daily, this limit would often come at inconvenient times. I would be in flow, vibing with Claude on my B2B SaaS side project. Unfortunately, just as I was stepping into Claude's mind like I'm Raz, the dreaded usage warning would appear. Your limit will reset at 7am. But I was just getting t

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Experiment will attempt to counter climate change by altering ocean

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-02 02:28:36

Later this summer, a fluorescent reddish-pink spiral will bloom across the Wilkinson Basin in the Gulf of Maine, about 40 miles northeast of Cape Cod. Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will release the nontoxic water tracer dye behind their research vessel, where it will unfurl into a half-mile wide temporary plume, bright enough to catch the attention of passing boats and even satellites. As it spreads, the researchers will track its movement to monitor a tightly control

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Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable

news.ycombinator.com Sam Meredith 2026-01-02 17:19:06

A firefighting helicopter flies near as a home burns from the Mountain Fire on November 6, 2024 in Camarillo, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Top insurers fear the climate crisis could soon outpace industry solutions, effectively threatening to make entire regions around the world uninsurable. Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz , one of the world's biggest insurers, recently outlined how the world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will n

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Why Donald Trump’s environmental data purge is so much worse this time

theverge.com Justine Calma 2026-01-01 15:00:00

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Now that we’re about halfway into the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, we can take stock of his administration’s destruction of online environmental resources. It’s wors

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National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-04 16:55:43

The nation’s premier group of scientific advisers announced Thursday that it will conduct an independent, fast-track review of the latest climate science. It will do so with an eye to weighing in on the Trump administration’s planned repeal of the government’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment. The move by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to self-fund the study is a departure from their typical practice of respond

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The Dia browser now offers a $20/month subscription plan

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-04 23:03:59

The Browser Company has announced a subscription plan for Dia, its new AI-powered browser. Here are the details. Dia now offers a Dia Pro subscription plan A couple of months ago, The Browser Company launched Dia, its new crack at an AI-powered browser. That came after it decided to shut down the Arc browser, much to the dismay of passionate and highly engaged early adopters who enjoyed the company’s completely different take on what a browser should look like and behave. With Dia, which rem

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The greenhouse gases we’re not accounting for

technologyreview.com James Temple 2026-01-08 00:00:00

Researchers around the world set to work unraveling the mystery, reviewing readings from satellites, aircraft, and greenhouse-gas monitoring stations. They eventually spotted a clear pattern: Methane emissions had increased sharply across the tropics, where wetlands were growing wetter and warmer. That created the ideal conditions for microbes that thrive in anaerobic muck, which gobbled up more of the carbon-rich organic matter and spat out more methane as a by-product. (Reduced pollution from

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5 carriers you should sign up for instead of Verizon

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-08 00:30:09

Joe Maring / Android Authority If you’re a Verizon customer, chances are you probably aren’t thrilled with the current state of the carrier. We recently reported on a host of plan and price changes, none of which are positive. Verizon is eliminating loyalty discounts, increasing the price of activation fees and other bill charges, and removing Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass perks that were previously included in its plans. To put it simply, Verizon isn’t in the best position right now, and

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Is Economics education fit for the 21st Century?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-09 02:16:30

The first quarter of the 21st century has seen seismic shifts in the politics, society, and economy of the United Kingdom. As economics thinkers and graduates, Rethinking Economics is concerned that economics education remains out of step with these shifts. What is taught in university classrooms informs how society perceives and will tackle these challenges, from engaging in climate science to the reality of Britain’s colonial past. This report assesses the extent to which university education

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Jules, our asynchronous coding agent

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-09 04:05:39

Jules is officially out of beta and launching publicly, powered by Gemini 2.5. During the beta, thousands of developers tackled tens of thousands of tasks, resulting in over 140,000 code improvements shared publicly. Thanks to developer feedback, we’ve polished the user interface, fixed hundreds of bugs and launched new capabilities including reusing previous setups so new tasks run faster, GitHub issues integration and multimodal support. Jules now uses the advanced thinking capabilities of G

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Latest Tech News

Why recycling isn’t enough to address the plastic problem

Climbing game Cairn will have a 'free solo' mode with no rope

Stone Age People Brutalized Their Prisoners of War, New Evidence Suggests

Two Verizon plans are getting some upgrades at no extra cost

Verizon-powered prepaid brands just got a lot more travel-friendly

Verizon's Simple Mobile and Total Wireless Plans Expand International Features

Scientists Find Evidence That You're a Hypocrite Who's Causing More Than Your Share of Climate Change

The Download: clean energy progress, and OpenAI’s trilemma

Unprecedented Video Shows Catfish Climbing Straight Up a Waterfall

This is probably the strangest Beats collaboration in the Apple era

Climate Change Has Driven the Amazon Rainforest to the Edge of a "Tipping Point"

UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev — Everything to Know to Watch via Livestream

Melting Glacier in Alaska Floods State Capital

Why top and free in containers don't show the correct container memory (2018)

As a cell phone expert, these are the 5 cheapest carriers I recommend

ChatGPT's new subscription costs less than $5, but it's not for everyone

Evaluating LLMs playing text adventures

Claude gets 1M tokens support via API to take on Gemini 2.5 Pro

Evaluating LLMs Playing Text Adventures

White Mountain Direttissima

Optimizing my sleep around Claude usage limits

Experiment will attempt to counter climate change by altering ocean

Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable

Why Donald Trump’s environmental data purge is so much worse this time

National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment

The Dia browser now offers a $20/month subscription plan

The greenhouse gases we’re not accounting for

5 carriers you should sign up for instead of Verizon

Is Economics education fit for the 21st Century?

Jules, our asynchronous coding agent

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