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An Apple-funded study says the global App Store drove $1.3T in developer billings and sales in 2024, with developers paying no commission on 90% of sales (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/appl

Apple says its App Store helped generate $1.3T in billings and sales, most without a commission | TechCrunch
Apple said developers generated $1.3 trillion in sales in 2024 through its App Store, of which 90% did not involve paying the company a commission.

Bulgaria to adopt the euro as ECB and European Commission give green light | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/06/04/bulgaria-to-adopt-the-euro-as-ecb-and-european-commission-give-green-light

Bulgaria to adopt the euro as ECB and EU Commission give green light
Bulgaria will be the 21st nation to join the eurozone, with adoption planned at the start of 2026.

EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept reduced rights (Peter Walker/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/06/ehrc-commissioner-calls-for-trans-people-to-accept-reduced-rights-after-years-of-lies
http://www.memeorandum.com/250606/p6#a250606p6

With Josh Barro trending, here's my takedown of his views on transit in Dissent ten years ago. https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/the-sovereign-consumer-pushed-off-the-train/

The Sovereign Consumer, Pushed Off the Train - Dissent Magazine
Establishment economists insist that they don't second-guess consumer preferences. You are, they say, your own best judge of what's good for you. But not if you like to travel by train.

Energy Consumption Optimization for Autonomous Vehicles via Positive Control Input Minimization
Andreas Hadjigeorgiou, Stelios Timotheou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04685

Energy Consumption Optimization for Autonomous Vehicles via Positive Control Input Minimization
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) present a unique opportunity to improve the sustainability of transportation systems by adopting eco-driving strategies that reduce energy consumption and emissions. This paper introduces a novel surrogate model for energy and fuel consumption that minimizes Positive Control Input (PCI). Unlike conventional objectives such as squared acceleration, which often misrepresent actual energy usage, PCI provides a more accurate and optimization-friendly alternative. Building …

Excellent papier.
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/06/05/la-concomitance-entre-le-reveil-de-l-ultradroite-et-une-croissance-durablement-atone-en-…

« La concomitance entre le réveil de l’ultradroite et une croissance durablement atone en Europe est frappante »
Dans sa chronique, Alain Frachon, éditorialiste au « Monde » tente d’expliquer pour quelles raisons les partis d’extrême droite gagnent du terrain à travers le continent, élection après élection.

Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-28/alfalfa-hay-beef-water-colorado-river

Hay consumes a vast share of the Colorado River's water
Much of the Colorado River's water is used for agriculture. A new study shows 46% of the water that is diverted is used to grow hay to feed cattle.

🇸🇪DSO E.ON Energidistribution (part of 🇩🇪 E.ON SE) is launching a flexibility marketplace with the aim of connecting new production to the grid more quickly. Both sources of #flexibility that increase consumption (🔌⬆️) and sources that curtail production (✂️⬇️) can participate.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.05460 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csPL_…

It's Not Easy Being Green: On the Energy Efficiency of Programming Languages
Does the choice of programming language affect energy consumption? Previous highly visible studies have established associations between certain programming languages and energy consumption. A causal misinterpretation of this work has led academics and industry leaders to use or support certain languages based on their claimed impact on energy consumption. This paper tackles this causal question directly. It first corrects and improves the measurement methodology used by prior work. It then dev…

Pan-European consumer group BEUC files a complaint with the EC against Shein over its alleged use of "dark patterns", after targeting Temu in 2024 (Helen Reid/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/she