Sat.Jun 24, 2023

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There's a gravity 'hole' in the Indian Ocean and now we may know why

New Scientist

Earth appears to have less mass beneath a certain part of the Indian Ocean compared with the rest of the planet.

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Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 17 to 23 - Federal Well Plugging Project & Dimock Area Shale Gas Well Inspections; Leaking Plugged Conventional Wells; Frack Out Investigation

PA Environment Daily

From June 17 to 23, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 531 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 19 violations of environmental regulations-- 10 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 9 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry. [Note: No inspection results were reported for June 19, 2023.

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Distant comet cracks into two halves after being heated by the sun

New Scientist

A fragmentation event has given astronomers a new way to study a comet from the outer reaches of the solar system

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Citizens of Dubrovnik defeat Razvoj Golf’s luxury resort in Croatian coastal town

Corp Watch

Residents of Dubrovnik, a coastal town in Croatia, have been fighting Razvoj Golf’s proposed €1 billion luxury golf resort since 2010. After the project was annulled by a Croatian court in 2016, the company sued Croatia in a World Bank arbitration tribunal for US$500 million. In May 2023, the tribunal ruled against Razvoj Golf.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Eyeball reflections can reveal a 3D model of what you are looking at

New Scientist

A computer vision system uses photographs of someone’s face from different angles to reconstruct the scene they are viewing

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Kenyan court orders Facebook moderation contractor to pay its workers back wages

Corp Watch

184 workers sued Sama Al, a contractor paid to moderate Facebook content in Africa for firing them illegally, after the company decided to not to renew its contract. A Kenyan court barred the company from laying off workers and ordered Sama to continue working for Facebook. When Sama disobeyed and stopped paying staff salaries, the court ordered Sama to pay back wages.

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The British Museum cuts sponsorship ties with fossil fuel giant BP after 27 years

Corp Watch

Fossil fuel giant BP has provided millions to sponsor the British Museum since 1996. Protests by activists from organizations like Culture Unstained, Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace has cast this relationship in an unfavorable light. Internal memos uncovered by the media suggest that this sponsorship will not be renewed at the end of 2023.