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Two of the best films I’ve seen of Jaclyn Jose in a leading role, one dramatic, the other comedic.
#RestInPeace #GoneTooSoon #JaclynJose

#Verpasstodon
Neuer Rekord in der Fusionsforschung: Südkoreanischer KSTAR erreicht Meilenstein
Fortschritt in der Fusionsenergieforschung: KSTAR erreicht 48 Sekunden Plasma-Stabilität bei 100 Millionen Grad.

"Meat Industry Using ‘Misinformation’ to Block Dietary Change, Report Finds"
#Meat #Food #Misinformation

Meat Industry Using ‘Misinformation’ to Block Dietary Change, Report Finds
The agriculture sector has spent millions of dollars on discrediting plant-based diets, a new report has claimed.  The report, published by the consumer advocacy organisation Freedom Food Alliance on Thursday (29 February), found that multinational meat companies and lobby groups were using industry-funded research, public ad campaigns and educational materials to sway public opinion on […]

This makes my blood run cold. Horrifying: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00616-5

Millions of research papers at risk of disappearing from the Internet
An analysis of DOIs suggests that digital preservation is not keeping up with burgeoning scholarly knowledge.

The fundraising law of #Finland, which requires everyone to ask prior approval from the police before asking for donations in public, is very problematic.
On the bright side, the police keeps losing in court.

Elokapinalle merkittävä voitto oikeudessa – jatkaa kesällä aiempaa vahvempana uudessa kampanjassa | Elokapina, Extinction Rebellion Finland
Perustuslaki suojaa Elokapinan mielenosoituksia, linjaa Helsingin käräjäoikeus tänään 5.4. antamassaan tuomiossa. Annamaija Hakama, Jessica Piasecki ja Elonv...

Robots still can't outrun the fastest animals because millions of years of evolution tissue and bone make for more agility, flexibility, etc. 🤯 Fascinating stuff https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprising-reason-why-robots-c…

There's a Surprising Reason Why Robots Can't Outrun The Fastest Animals
We've made some significant steps forward in robotics and AI in recent years, but haven't yet built robots that can outpace the best that nature has to offer – and new research explores the key reasons why.

BBC Studios CEO Tom Fussell plans to spend "tens of millions" of pounds to find the next global hit like Bluey; BBC Studio raised its debt facility to £600M (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://t.co/FDhb3kLld2

BBC Studios hunts for next Bluey in big investment drive
Commercial arm of broadcaster will ‘really go out to the market’ to develop new shows

Metacurity is pleased to offer our free and premium subscribers this weekly digest of the best long-form (and longish) infosec-related pieces we couldn’t properly fit into our daily news crush.
This week's selection covers
--How TikTok's missteps led to legislation that might ban it,
--Thousands of young web scammers in West Africa are raking in hundreds of millions,
--A shady AI tool is used in violent crime cases,
--Databreaches.net gets studied by academic researchers,
--How Bob Kahn helped create the internet
https://www.metacurity.com/p/best-infosecrelated-long-reads-week-42724

"‘Killed in vast numbers’: horseshoe crabs under threat from overharvesting"
#HorseshoeCrabs #Crabs #Animals

"El Nino-linked drought threatens energy and food supplies in southern Africa with millions at risk"
#Africa #ElNino #Climate

El Nino-linked drought threatens energy and food supplies in southern Africa with millions at risk