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Don't dismantle the ocean monitoring network With over nine hundred sensors the United States ocean monitoring network has allowed in the past decade to track ocean circulation, the marine ecosystem, and extreme climate change events, providing free data to the public and useful for scientific publications (also processing the collected data with computers); so the decision to extend the project's duration for another fifteen to twenty years will allow continued climate monitoring, then a group of experts will decide on the network's future. To report changing the topic but staying on technological themes that some warnings proposed regarding the proper use of microwave ovens, for example apparently it happened that some little girls seeing videos on social media put soft toys filled with gel in the microwave to heat them; but they ended up getting burned. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 19, 2026 
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 Ban on social media for kids in the UK British authorities have imposed a total ban on social media use for under-sixteen-year-olds starting next spring, arguing for instance that it makes kids unhappy, makes them targets for ill-intentioned people and can even harm their mental health. The first to take such measures were the Australian authorities last year deleting four million profiles registered by kids through biometric verification, then Spain which still has to approve the rules regarding bans, France with a ban for under-fifteens maybe from September; finally proposed limits of just one hour of social media use from ages eight to sixteen in China. Some argue that we need to prevent kids from finding ways to sign up for social media platforms by lying about their age or using other tricks. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 16, 2026 n°: 6282 Slowing down the development of artificial intelligence Increasingly advanced computer models of neural networks supported by generative artificial intelligence are showing signs that it could be difficult for humans to keep them under control, at least according to statements from the developer of a well-known AI chatbot based on a computing platform in San Francisco U.S., who claims that it is useful to slow down or pause the global race in developing technological AI structures (mainly present in the U.S. and China). It seems that a global coordination mechanism is necessary in order to make difficult decisions regarding development within a framework of international competition and geopolitical pressures. The development of generative artificial intelligence is already supported by the same "thinking" artificial intelligence, so it seems clear that it is dangerously getting out of hand. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 06, 2026 n°: 6274 Increasingly powerful data centers under construction In many areas of the world data centers are under construction to support generative artificial intelligence applications of much higher power or scale than that of the normal data centers used until now, they are very large structures, full of cables and connections that require large amounts of energy and water to cool the boards on which the chips that support powerful neural networks are mounted; therefore complaints about noise and the impact on the territory are not lacking, then these soil-consuming structures also cause heat islands that influence the climate at a distance due to the heat released by the computers' heat exchangers. Some complain that areas where energy is cheaper and can be generated from renewable sources are often becoming the least suitable for locating these large data centers. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jun 06, 2026 n°: 6273 Facing vulnerabilities in operating systems and browsers A highly advanced artificial intelligence model developed earlier this month in the United States and equipped with sophisticated technological features to find vulnerabilities in systems in order to defend against cyber attacks would have found countless vulnerabilities in the majority of operating systems and internet web browsers. Some advance the criticism that it could be a commercial strategy to boast exaggerated data processing capabilities of this artificial intelligence application, but in the meantime concerns are not lacking for example from banking institutions regarding the security of transactions and especially the danger that these capabilities to find vulnerabilities could be exploited for insidious cyber attacks on the network without there being time to fix the "holes" in the various systems and browsers. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 22, 2026 n°: 6236 Medal on a humanoid robot winning a marathon Putting a medal around the neck of a machine that wins a half marathon in Beijing might seem like an action far from the original inspiration that the ancient Greeks gave to the marathon; rather, according to some it is about showing the world how much the Chinese technology industry has grown in the sector of building increasingly efficient humanoid robots. In China humanoid robots are apparently seen in public spaces and some time ago there was discussion about an incident involving one of these machines used as a waitress which as if going crazy moved its limbs in a chaotic way, then seemed to dance while the operator struggling with her smartphone to try to turn off this out-of-control machine, until was eventually forced to move it manually by dragging it backward with her hands with rather rude pushes definitely not elegant and really not very technological. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 20, 2026 n°: 6234 Truly renewable energy indispensable For what some define as one of the most serious crises ever regarding the supply of fossil fuels due to a conflict affecting the navigability of cargo ships from the strait of Hormuz the use of renewable energy is almost indispensable if one wants to have energy to support human activities, but as has been repeatedly emphasized, the production chain of these forms of energy apparently remains far from sustainable, ecological, environmentally friendly and respectful of human rights if one goes back to the manufacturing of the basic components. It is also worth noting changing the topic but staying on technological themes the increase in the presence in the media of so-called "deep fake" images practically indistinguishable from real ones without using advanced tools and software. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 13, 2026 n°: 6228 Generally supportive in Europe to restriction of social media A survey carried out in six large European countries would show that the majority of the population, about seventy-five percent, is in favour of social media restrictions for children; while only four percent say that no restrictions should be applied, then twenty-two percent call into question a role of parents in the control. Apparently Italy is the most favorable country as an overall percentage of restrictions (even with a high propensity for a limit at sixteen years of age) followed by Poland and Belgium. To report changing the subject but remaining on technological issues that a new model of artificial intelligence developed in the United States and used to find vulnerabilities in systems, even if developed for other purposes, could be dangerous if it ended up in bad hands; in fact, it seems to have really considerable computing potential. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 11, 2026 n°: 6227 Study on the use of emoji faces in emails The perception of how competent and appropriate men and women are who send emails and messages with so-called emoji faces in certain contexts has been taken into consideration by a study, it seems that putting an emoji that refers to a negative condition is inappropriate, giving practically an impression of little competence; only positive emoji faces if used judiciously could give a perception of competence, then caution must be taken when using them in a negative context present in the content of emails and messages. To report changing the topic but staying on technological themes that some argue that data centers in the cities of Jakarta and Batam in Indonesia would require greater water and energy resources for cooling than usual given the hot-humid climate. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 09, 2026 n°: 6225 New materials that adapt to climate change It has long been well known that climate change challenges all materials and it is not surprising that in France, periods of intense heat followed by periods of heavy rainfall could apparently cause structural damage to twelve million homes and that homeowners are trying to protect themselves at least against the most expensive repairs. Developing new materials that adapt to climate change could be useful not only to prevent structural damage to homes but also to ensure the safety of important infrastructure, then for example even in the road sector with road surfaces subjected to strong temperature variations, downpours, hailstorms and gusts of wind a solution should be found to sometimes avoid having to do a sort of risky "slalom" between potholes. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Apr 02, 2026 n°: 6220 Technology and publications  ... ^ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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