This might be of interest.



Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused Facebook of putting "profits ahead of people's safety" after it blocked news amid devastating wildfires in the country.


Facebook banned news on its platform in response to Canadian law forcing it to share profit with news outlets.


Details at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66573512 


Best wishes


Suchith


From: A forum for critical and radical geographers <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Jon Cloke <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 22 August 2023 13:00
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Subject: Google AI predicts floods four days early in South America and Africa
 
A cool and groovy use of AI:

"An artificial intelligence from Google can predict floods even in regions with little data on water flow, and its predictions four days in advance are as accurate as conventional systems manage for the same day"

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2387547-google-ai-predicts-floods-four-days-early-in-south-america-and-africa/

--
Dr Jon Cloke
Senior Research Associate - ENR-Demos
CEO Social Energy System Consultants
LCEDN National Network Manager
LCEDN website: www.lcedn.com


Recently published: 


Extending energy access assessment: The added value of taking a gender perspective

Annemarije Kooijman, Joy Clancy, Jon Cloke,

Energy Research & Social Science,

Volume 96,

2023


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