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Google Searches Prefer AI Spam to Real Content
Search engine optimization is theholy grailboost trafficto websites--but in the AI era, even Google's much-scrutinized search algorithm shows a preference for ripped-off, AI-generatedmaterial over original content.Google -
Inc. - Business
Google's AI Tool Is Driving Efficiency but Also Increasing Emissions
A new sustainability report from the tech giant says that itsgreenhouse gas emissions rose by almost half between 2019 and 2023.Google -
Financial Times - Business
Far right to fall short of majority in French parliament, poll says
Harris Interactive predicts hung parliament ahead of high-stakes run-off on July 7France -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Brown's Take: AI Threatens Tech Companies' Climate Commitments
The numbers are starting to roll in, and tech giants’ energy use is way up .Climate -
The Guardian - World
Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?
New computing infrastructure means big tech is likely to miss emissions targets but they can’t afford to get left behind in a winner takes all market. The artificial intelligence boom has driven big tech share prices to fresh highs, but at the ...Climate -
Wired - Tech
Proton Is Launching Encrypted Documents to Take On Google Docs
Proton is adding an end-to-end encrypted documents editor to its privacy tools, boosting its competition with Google’s suite of productivity apps.Google -
Financial Times - World
Can the market fix climate change?
Also in this newsletter: French horse-trading, Biden under pressure, inflation slows across EuropeClimate -
Wired - Tech
The Best Electric Kick Scooters (2024)
These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around town. -
The Hill - Politics
The Chinese electric vehicle tariff conundrum
Good trade policy is not easy.EV -
ABC News - World
Ukraine’s army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to strategic town
A spokesperson for Ukraine’s military said its army has retreated from a neighborhood in the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, a strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region which has been reduced to rubble under a months-long Russian assaultUkraine
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Britain wakes up to new government as Labour Party wins election in a landslide
Britain woke up to a new political era, with the opposition Labour Party headed for a win to oust the Conservative Party after 14 years in power. -
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June jobs report expected to show a steadily cooling labor market
A cooldown but not a crash: That’s roughly the picture economists expect the latest government data to paint — again — of the American labor market. -
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Becoming a nurse during Covid, a former producer doubled her hours but found a purpose
This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles highlighting the financial realities of everyday Americans. -
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Hurricane Beryl regains strength as it approaches Mexico
Hurricane Beryl restrengthened to a Category 3 storm Thursday as it approached Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, bringing damaging winds and a storm surge of up to 6 feet, forecasters said.Mexico -
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U.S. sees promising 'breakthrough' in Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks: officials
A "breakthrough" has been made in efforts to negotiate a framework agreement for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that might end months of fighting in Gaza and lead to the release of hostages, a senior Biden administration official said ...Israel