r/Futurology

Big Tech is spending $500 million on a political campaign against Universal Basic Income.

Power companies are using eminent domain to seize land for data centers as 70% of Americans say not in my backyard

The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding

Reddit Stock Collapses 23% as AI Eats Away at User Growth

Radical Overhaul to Milk Production Would Use Up to 96% Less Land Than Cows: If we replace traditional dairy milk with milk produced by precision fermentation using genetically engineered yeast or fungi to produce dairy proteins, the land footprint would be up to 96% lower than that of cow's milk.

Japanese population falls below 120m for first time in 42 years

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

Researchers found that ordinary WiFi routers could quietly identify people with nearly 100% accuracy, potentially turning everyday wireless networks into invisible surveillance systems.

The AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an Impact | Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.

Microsoft Japan's 4-day work week boosted productivity by 40 percent