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Some climate-change effects may be irreversible, U.N. panel report says. Rising seas, melting ice caps and other effects of a warming climate may be irreversible for centuries and are “unequivocally” driven by greenhouse-gas emissions from human activity, a scientific panel working under the auspices of… (Robert Lee Hotz via Wall Street Journal)
At least two-thirds of global car sales will be electric by 2040. Internal combustion engine vehicles have already peaked, while electric cars are getting cheaper and going farther. Electric vehicle adoption is accelerating thanks to improvements in battery density and cost, more charging points. (Colin McKerracher via Bloomberg)
Digital transformation depends on diversity. Across industries, businesses are now tech and data companies. The sooner they grasp and live that, the quicker they will meet their customer needs and expectations, create more business value and grow. (Katia Walsh via TechCrunch)
Twitter's Photo-Cropping Algorithm Favors Young, Thin Females. In May, Twitter said that it would stop using an artificial intelligence algorithm found to favor white and female faces when auto-cropping images. (Will Knight via WIRED)
Canberra asks big tech to introduce detection capabilities in encrypted communication. The Australian government has prepared a set of draft rules that requires the likes of social media companies to adhere to if they want to provide a service down under. (Asha Barbaschow via ZDNet)
Bill Gates transfers $2B in stock to Melinda, $6B since divorce news. Bill Gates transferred more than $2 billion worth of stock to Melinda French Gates on Thursday. This included shares in AutoNation and Canadian National Railway. (Kate Duffy via Business Insider)
The Statue Wars Are About Who Controls History. Edward Colston is lying down. Last summer, in the raging days after the murder of George Floyd, protesters dragged a 19th-century bronze statue of this 17th-century philanthropist from its plinth near the docks of Bristol, England, and dumped it into the harbor. (Helen Lewis via The Atlantic)
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