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Re:Anthropic's Public Benefit Charter on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @03:46PM (#50186546)
Giving the public an interest in the private company gives the public the impression that it's in their benefit if the government doesn't regulate the company.

Like giving turkeys a share in a cranberry sauce company.

The incandescent to LED switch is a major factor, but most things have become more efficient, a Sky box uses 30x less power than the 90s.
Re:Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday October 09, 2026 @11:38AM (#50022101)
Germany in the 30/40s, no notes?
Re:Ford CEO Says Europe Is Lost to Chinese Electric Vehicles on Saturday October 03, 2026 @01:15PM (#49946020)
European and Asian consumers have similar tastes in cars, sub-compact through to mid-size SUV make up the majority of the market. In America trucks dominate but they don't export well.
Re:Big Tech ruined the cloud, so we're renaming ours on Friday October 02, 2026 @11:41AM (#49934756)
Someone else's computer
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @08:06AM (#49907703)
You're right, that's totally doable. However supply chains to that Gaza aren't exactly robust, they can barely get enough food to survive. It's unlikely an AliExpress package full of PIR sensors is going to make it's way through the blockade.
What are the chances it's then mothballed and turns up registered to Draken International 6 months later.
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @02:16PM (#49897948)
How advanced do you think Hamas are? One of their main weapons is the Qassam rocket, a dug up sewer pipe filled with sugar.
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @04:55AM (#49890169)
Against the people of Palestine who didn't meet the ethno religious profile of the new state.
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @03:12AM (#49889342)
But Israel started the war, in 1948.
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @03:10AM (#49889327)
You're right, it is, hence the strikes on World Central Kitchen and the blockade on food entering the area.
Re:Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @03:06AM (#49889293)
How does bulldozing a family home have any affect on a tunnel?
Re:iPhone Duo on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @02:37PM (#49631603)
The top right selfie camera is a "courageous" choice.
Re:Europe EV Sales BEVs Jump 50% & Reach 26% Market Share on Sunday August 02, 2026 @04:36PM (#49148069)
Why would anyone buy a Tesla in 2026?
Intentional or not, this move reduces the influence of US owned payment networks MasterCard & Visa.
Didn't Hugging Face have to resort to the Chinese open weight GLM model to figure out that an OpenAI was hacking it?
They do pay tax, 12.5%. Plus employment during construction and maintenance. There's also ancillary investment in national infrastructure such as Google's CO2 battery
Re:QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall on Friday July 10, 2026 @04:01PM (#48864515)
Given that it was McDonnell Douglas, sorry Boeing, they probably cut it.
Re:The <Usermedia> HTML Element on Thursday July 02, 2026 @03:25AM (#48757746)
New is old and old is new. Back in 2010 the W3C had originally proposed camera access via the `<device>` tag. Opera even shipped a build supporting it.
Re:Techno-libertarians are flocking to the Caribbean on Monday June 15, 2026 @06:11PM (#48547711)
Bitcoin Cash, legal.

Or

Bitcoin, cash legal.

The US produces a lot of light crude from fracking, however the refineries were built to process heavy crude. Therefore the US still needs to import heavy crude to meet demand.
Re:EVs hit 24% of new cars registered in Ireland in 2026 on Thursday June 11, 2026 @03:06AM (#48487227)
If electric cars are making up a greater portion of car sales in EU and Asia, why are car makers pulling back on EV investment?
Probably not, but it's still available. The DMA most likely would require the ability for users to be able to benefit from to the AI regardless of which email/photo/messaging provider they prefer to use.
The interoperability of their AI doesn't meet EU standards.

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