energy
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Can We Measure How Much Energy Our Brains Use?
After a long day of work or study, your brain might feel like it has been drained of energy. But does our brain burn more energy when engaging in mental athletics than it does during other activities, such as watching TV? To answer this question, we have to look at the engine room of our…
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World Leaders Agree to Boost Nuclear Power, While Germany Shuts Its Plants
The weekend saw two big developments that could signal different directions for nuclear power.
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Hackers Render Tesla Car Unsafe to Drive, Win Themselves a Model 3
A group of security researchers have, once again, proven that Tesla vehicles’ high-tech software and systems are easily exploited. At Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own 2023 hacking competition this week, cybersecurity firm Synacktiv successfully cracked both Tesla’s infotainment and Gateway networks in a Model 3 car, as first reported in a Zero Day blogpost.
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Leading Denier Think Tank Uses AI Image of Dead Whale and Wind Turbines
Readers of the daily email newsletter of one of the country’s leading right-wing, fossil fuel-funded think tanks were treated to a bizarre sight this week: an AI-generated image of a dead whale washed ashore on a beach in front of wind turbines, above a fearmongering story about offshore wind. Unfortunately, what is isolated to one…