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- 1Old wind turbine blades could replace steel rebar in concrete●From wind farms to concrete: Old turbine blades could cut rebar emissions by 90% https:// interestingengineering.com/ene
Researchers propose grinding down retired wind turbine blades and using the material in place of steel rebar in reinforced concrete, potentially cutting rebar-related emissions by around 90 percent. The approach would also tackle the growing problem of disposing of turbine blades, which are difficult to recycle because of their composite construction.
- 2Gaza residents salvage steel from ruins to survive▼Gaza Humanitarian Crisis: Palestinians make a living from collecting steel from rubble of destroyed buildings
In Gaza, Palestinians are scraping out a living by collecting steel and other scrap from the rubble of buildings destroyed in the war. With jobs scarce and aid limited, men comb devastated neighbourhoods pulling rebar from collapsed structures to sell. The practice highlights both the scale of destruction and the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis facing residents.
- 3Critics slam CBS News site over AI-generated content●LOL! The CBS News site is now just a bunch of AI shit... # FireBariWeiss # BoycottCBS # BoycottParamount # BoycottOracle
Complaints are circulating that the CBS News website is increasingly filled with AI-generated material. Critics are calling for boycotts of CBS, Paramount and Oracle, and demanding the removal of editor Bari Weiss, blaming owner-family figure Larry Ellison, his son David Ellison, FCC chair Brendan Carr and Shari Redstone for the outlet's perceived decline. Anger centres on media consolidation and declining editorial standards.