Interesting Links for 14-07-2023

[andrewducker]

1. I missed that Biden terminated federal private prison contracts 2 years ago

(tags:prison business politics usa )

2. How crab sticks are made. (Sophia loves those things)

(tags:factory food video )

3. Phones with replaceable batteries to be required by 2027 thanks to the EU

(tags:Europe phones batteries )

4. ChatGPT owner in probe over risks around false answers

(tags:ai fraud regulation usa )

5. Magnetic drive has the potential to silence submarines

(tags:magnets submarine usa )

6. Nearly every home in the UK will need a heat pump by 2050 as plan for hydrogen to replace gas is ditched

(tags:hydrogen uk GoodNews heating )

7. Studios demanded the ability to scan actors once, owning their image forever

(tags:actors faces scanning )

8. FDA approves the first over-the-counter birth control pill

(tags:usa contraception )

9. Participating in genetic studies is in your genes

(tags:research genes )

10. London faces a measles outbreak of tens of thousands of cases unless vaccination rates improve

(tags:vaccination london OhForFucksSake )

Comments

Re: 2 - "crab" sticks

[anef]

While I "knew" that crab sticks were processed fish, I hadn't appreciated quite *how* processed...they're not something I buy as such, but I do buy food with crabsticks in it. I'll have to think about that. Probably not for very long.