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Microsoft says its glass-based storage project now works with 'the same material found in kitchen cookware and oven doors' and can hold data for 10,000 years

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PC Gamer

Microsoft just pulled off a breakthrough in glass‑based data storage — and the implications are way bigger than you think

Traditional storage methods are quite precarious. They're prone to degradation over time, and they're sensitive to heat, moisture, and magnetism. Using glass solves all of those problems, and Microsoft just had a big breakthrough.

Windows Central

Stone, parchment or laser-written glass? Scientists find new way to preserve data

Hard disks and magnetic tape have a limited lifespan, but glass storage developed by Microsoft could last millennia

The Guardian - UK

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China leads clean energy revolution, but also CO2 pollution, says report

China has provided the manufacturing, finance and strategic vision to lead the world’s energy transition says Ember.

Al Jazeera

Revealed: debate opponent of Mehdi Hasan organized violent far-right protests

Richard Black, who appeared on controversial Jubilee video, organized Proud Boys-linked protests in 2017

The Guardian - US

Battery-powered robot crabs, 4TB glass discs and Hololens tech: A deep dive into Project Silica reveals how Microsoft doesn't want petabyte capacity quartz disks just yet

Project Silica labs offer a look at where Microsoft is developing quartz glass storage.

TechRadar

Cathedral cities: three culture-filled options for London leavers that offer a slower pace of life — and lower prices

Looking for a change of pace in 2023? Norwich, Canterbury or Salisbury are three cathedral cities with a lot to offer.

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‘Super scorchio!’: heat brings out new face of climate denial in UK press

Rightwing outlets are increasingly covering complaints about extreme heat as a culture war issue

The Guardian - UK

Amid the rubble of election defeat, are claims of a dying net zero agenda credible?

Barnaby Joyce ponders ditching net zero, while Matt Canavan’s claim the climate goal is ‘a failed agenda’ globally dismissed as ‘laughably untrue’

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