A startup says it’s begun releasing particles in the atmosphere, in an effort to tweak the climate | MIT Technology Review

Make Sunsets is already attempting to earn revenue for geoengineering, a move likely to provoke widespread criticism.
— Read on www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/24/1066041/a-startup-says-its-begun-releasing-particles-into-the-atmosphere-in-an-effort-to-tweak-the-climate/

Meet the Major Corporations and Cultural Institutions Helping Build Cop City in Atlanta – Eyes on the Ties

Meet the Major Corporations and Cultural Institutions Helping Build Cop City in Atlanta – Eyes on the Ties
— Read on news.littlesis.org/2022/11/15/meet-the-major-corporations-and-cultural-institutions-helping-build-cop-city-in-atlanta/

Op-Ed: Beware a world where artists are replaced by robots. It’s starting now – Los Angeles Times

AIs can spit out work in the style of any artist they were trained on — eliminating the need for anyone to hire that artist again.
— Read on www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-12-21/artificial-intelligence-artists-stability-ai-digital-images

Huge decline of working class people in the arts reflects fall in wider society | Culture | The Guardian

Study shows the proportion of musicians, writers and artists with working-class origins has shrunk by half since the 1970s
— Read on www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/dec/10/huge-decline-working-class-people-arts-reflects-society

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Google’s water use is soaring in The Dalles, records show, with two more data centers to come – oregonlive.com

Google’s water use is soaring in The Dalles, records show, with two more data centers to come – oregonlive.com
— Read on www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/12/googles-water-use-is-soaring-in-the-dalles-records-show-with-two-more-data-centers-to-come.html