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Half of World’s CO2 Emissions Come From Just 32 Fossil Fuel Firms, Study Shows

Today at 22:45 PM, via Slashdot

Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier, a report has revealed. The Guardian: Saudi Aramco was the biggest state-controlled polluter and ExxonMobil was the largest investor-owned polluter. Critics accused the leading fossil fuel companies of “sabotaging climate action” and “being...

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Adobe Acrobat Now Lets You Edit Files Using Prompts, Generate Podcast Summaries

Today at 22:01 PM, via Slashdot

Adobe has added a suite of AI-powered features to Acrobat that enable users to edit documents through natural language prompts, generate podcast-style audio summaries of their files, and create presentations by pulling content from multiple documents stored in a single workspace. The prompt-based editing supports 12 distinct actions: removing pages, text, comments, and images; finding and...

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The Gold Plating of American Water

Today at 21:22 PM, via Slashdot

The price of water and sewer services for American households has more than doubled since the early 1980s after adjusting for inflation, even though per-capita water use has actually decreased over that period. Households in large cities now spend about $1,300 a year on water and sewer charges, approaching the roughly $1,600 they spend on electricity. The main driver is federal regulation....

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Could your frying pan be toxic?

Today at 12:31 PM, via BBC News

Scientist Mark Miodownik explores the potential impact of ‘forever chemicals’ present in some cookware. Made in partnership with the Royal Society.