Reddit CEO slams protesters, calls them “landed gentry”(nbcnews.com)

34 points by coloneltcb 3 years ago | 14 comments

Students using “humanizer” programs to beat accusations of cheating with AI(nbcnews.com)

44 points by unpredict 9 months ago | 52 comments

CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC(nbcnews.com)

301 points by theahura 8 months ago | 134 comments

Cash App founder Bob Lee reportedly killed in San Francisco stabbing(nbcnews.com)

72 points by taylorbuley 3 years ago | 14 comments

U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025(nbcnews.com)

111 points by ceejayoz 8 months ago | 87 comments

What it takes to save the axolotl(nytimes.com)

96 points by samclemens 2 years ago | 45 comments

New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste(rochester.edu)

490 points by speckx 4 months ago | 202 comments

University of Rochester news article about a new desalination method that turns ocean water into drinking water without producing waste brine.

Why is desalination so difficult?(practical.engineering)

577 points by mrzool 3 years ago | 392 comments

Practical Engineering blog post with an embedded video explaining why desalinating seawater into drinking water is technically and economically difficult.

Light can make water evaporate without heat(news.mit.edu)

409 points by Tomte 3 years ago | 171 comments

MIT News article reporting a finding that light can cause water to evaporate without heat, with implications for natural phenomena and desalination.

A new class of materials that can passively harvest water from air(blog.seas.upenn.edu)

374 points by Tycho 1 year ago | 167 comments

Penn Engineering blog post on a newly discovered class of nanostructured materials that passively pull water from air and release it onto surfaces without external energy.

AI uses less water than the public thinks(californiawaterblog.com)

359 points by hirpslop 5 months ago | 320 comments

California WaterBlog post examining AI and data center water use, arguing concerns are overstated and drawing lessons for California water management.

Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage(1011now.com)

469 points by sensanaty 22 days ago | 608 comments

Local Nebraska TV news report on how an improperly redacted annual report revealed water and electricity usage of Google's Lincoln data center.