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Tech news roundup: Climate optimism, Google's Finland data centers, and Pornhub's return to Australia

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Scientists who are optimistic about technology's ability to solve climate change are less likely to engage in climate action. Separately, Google has been ordered to halt construction on two data centers in Finland due to environmental concerns, as they failed to conduct proper impact assessments. In other news, Pornhub has returned to Australia after implementing age verification measures through Apple devices. AI

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Tech news roundup: Climate optimism, Google's Finland data centers, and Pornhub's return to Australia

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action ‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal

    📰 Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action ‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes neededScientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the climate crisis are ... 📰 S…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/scientists-technology-l… web.archive.org
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environm

    📰 Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessmentsGoogle has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing t..…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/google-datacentres-finl… web.archive.org
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rules Australian adults again able to access the world’s most popular porn site afte

    📰 Pornhub returns to Australia after banning access due to age verification rules Australian adults again able to access the world’s most popular porn site after parent company introduces age checking via Apple devicesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAu.…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/pornhub-returns-austral… web.archive.org

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