Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news (english.elpais.com)
Helium-3: Mining the fuel of the future on the Moon (english.elpais.com)
Rubén Baler, neuroscientist: ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a profitable commodity’ (english.elpais.com)
„If companies were to do the right thing, they would lose the most valuable customers on earth, preteen kids” (english.elpais.com)
University Gaza solidarity protests extend to Mexico: ‘We are urgently calling for an end to genocide’ (english.elpais.com)
“UNAM carries a lot of weight, politically, both inside and outside the country, we hope that other schools will be inspired. I think that this could grow into other people following the same path,” says Renata Aguilar, a 22-year-old history student, as she erects her tent. "This should have started on day one, not today...
Why data centers want to have their own nuclear reactors (english.elpais.com)
The cycling revolution in Paris continues: Bicycle use now exceeds car use (english.elpais.com)
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Figure 01, the robot closest to the humanoid machines of science fiction (english.elpais.com)
‘Sexting’ with robots: How artificial intelligence will be able to ‘read’ our arousal (english.elpais.com)
Germany’s paralysis threatens European economy (english.elpais.com)
Video games: A promising tool for anxiety and depression (english.elpais.com)
Pavel Durov: The visionary whose alternative to Facebook was snatched away by the Kremlin and counterattacked with an even bigger hit, Telegram (english.elpais.com)
Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next (english.elpais.com)
Screens in the palm of the hand and tamagotchi assistants: The race to imagine devices beyond the cell phone (english.elpais.com)
ASML, the computer chip giant that’s key in the tech war between the US and China (english.elpais.com)
TikTok is laying off dozens of workers as the tech industry continues to shed jobs in the new year (english.elpais.com)
China raises its electric car game (english.elpais.com)
Chinese automaker BYD goes after Tesla’s throne with more than 300,000 electric cars sold in a month (english.elpais.com)
The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. (english.elpais.com)
