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Report reveals 25% surge in global water use over two decades #environment

Report reveals 25% surge in global water use over two decades
The world is rapidly losing its water supply, according to the World Bank's Global Water Monitoring Report. This global report, titled Continental Drying, highlights the water crisis using unprecedentedly detailed data. Researchers from the University of Twente made a key contribution to the section that reveals how much water we use, where it goes, and how we can use it more wisely.

💀 New research reveals how dread shapes decision-making
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New research reveals how dread shapes decision-making
A new study reveals that people are far more emotionally affected by anticipating negative future outcomes than by imagining positive ones, helping to explain why many individuals avoid uncertainty and prefer decisions to be resolved sooner rather than later.

Phil Spencer will retire after 38 years at Microsoft; Asha Sharma, the president of product in Microsoft's Core AI business, will become the CEO of gaming (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/20/microsoft-gaming-chief-phi…

Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer retires, replaced by ex-Instacart exec Asha Sharma
Phil Spencer is retiring from Microsoft after joining the software company 38 years ago, and will be replaced by Instacart's former COO.

Ukraine to replace head of Southern Air Command following repeated deadly Russian strikes in Odesa Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/20/ukraine-to-replace-head-of.html

This piece makes the interesting case that accountants can be a first line of defense against cyber threats.
Research reveals a surprising line of defence against cyber attacks: accountants
https://theconversation.com/research-r

Research reveals a surprising line of defence against cyber attacks: accountants
Researchers found auditors who had dealt with one cyber-breached client became more likely to spot serious weaknesses in systems and controls elsewhere.

Foodrise Reveals: EU Spends Hundreds of Times More Subsidies on High-Emissions Beef and Dairy Than Legumes and Nuts https://vegconomist.com/agriculture-agribusiness/foodrise-reveals…

Foodrise Reveals: EU Spends Hundreds of Times More Subsidies on High-Emissions Beef and Dairy Than Legumes and Nuts - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
Foodrise, a charity working to transform the food system, today released new figures revealing that high-emissions beef and lamb received an estimated 580

New Kyiv Independent documentary reveals how Russia prepared to seize Crimea since the early 1990s: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/20/new-kyiv-independent-documentary-reveals.html

Los Angeles County sues Roblox, alleging it engaged in deceptive business practices that exposed children to sexual content, exploitation, and online predators (Jonathan Lloyd/NBC Los Angeles)
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/business/los-angeles-coun…

Los Angeles County files lawsuit against Roblox over child protections
Roblox faces a lawsuit by Los Angeles County that alleges the gaming platform engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices.

Sources: OpenAI begins offering its chatbot ads to dozens of advertisers, initially charging per ad view, not per ad click, and asks them for <$1M commitments (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-lines-adver…

OpenAI Lines Up Advertisers, Reveals Key Details Ahead of Ads Launch
OpenAI has started offering its new chatbot ads to dozens of advertisers, according to two people familiar with the matter. To start off, the company is charging on the basis of ad views as opposed to per-ad clicks that are typical at large sellers of search ads like Google and Amazon, the ...

Claude's C Compiler shows AI elevates the role of human judgment and vision; it's a milestone, but closely mirrors LLVM/GCC, and hard codes things to pass tests (Chris Lattner/Modular Blog)
https://www.modular.com/blog/the-claude-c-comp…

Modular: The Claude C Compiler: What It Reveals About the Future of Software
Compilers occupy a special place in computer science. They're a canonical course in computer science education. Building one is a rite of passage. It forces you to confront how software actually works, by examining languages, abstractions, hardware, and the boundary between human intent and machine execution.