Figures suggest shift from country’s traditional summer culture, with lounger and parasol rentals up to €90 a day

‘Commodifying themselves’: the ordinary people posting Instagram sponcon to profit off friends

Historical Tech Tree - an interactive visualization of technological history from 3 million years ago to today

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised

The software rights of users are continously (and often opaquely) being eroded by the desire of growth.
This website aims to push back against that by bringing transparency to FOSS software users

A debate has erupted in Denmark over the fate of a mermaid statue that is to be removed from public view after being decried as “ugly and pornographic” and “a man’s hot dream of what a woman should look like”

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think

Artists and listeners are leaving the platform after its CEO invested in defence technology. Here are your options

I travelled the globe to document how humans became addicted to faking the natural world. Here’s what I found

I’ve had it with Microsoft
The company is deceptively raising prices on existing customers to fund its AI spending

"...his customers are searching for a more “active” listening experience"

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climate misinformation is turning the crisis into a catastrophe, according to the authors of a new report

Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn

Most Famous Artists According to Wikipedia

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New charity connected to Julian Assange will help other whistleblowers facing persecution

The "Grandma Exploit"

Stack Overflow will test paying experts to answer questions. That's one of many radical experiments they're now trying to stave off an AI-induced death spiral

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