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Copilot decreases code quality leading to more reverts/refactoring.

Who could have seen this coming?  

https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2024/01/25/copilot-research.aspx

#Copilot #GitHub #programming #development

Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU

The European Parliament wants to ensure performers in the music streaming industry are paid and promoted fairly, compared to top record labels and popular artists.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24041343/eu-music-streaming-platform-artist-pay-europe-regulation

#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #EU #EuropeanUnion

"Passenger train lines in the USA vs Europe"

submitted by u/Minipiman
https://redd.it/196ag0t
#fuckcars

Watch this astonishing 1-minute video: A prediction from 1947 of what life would be like once everyone had a tiny portable TV in their pockets.

In 1947, French science fiction writer René Barjavel was asked for a prediction of the future. He imagined a future with cell phones-like portable TVs and electronic communication in the film “La télévision, œil de demain”

(Credit: X - @Rainmaker1973)

280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles

E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/280-million-e-bikes-are-slashing-oil-demand-far-more-than-electric-vehicles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social