Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Experts don't see the fuel crisis igniting a refinery boom tomorrow, especially not in the U.S. Why? Long-term demand for gas & diesel *isn't* really growing. But forecasts *do* show oil sticking around past 2050 (see also: shrinking U.S. EV forecasts) 242
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Don't drive a supersized diesel pickup? You still won't dodge the gnarliest diesel prices the U.S. has ever seen. 110
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Finally a look behind the curtain at Google's data center push in Arkansas — and the special rate it got from a local power company that's charging residents more — in accidentally disclosed documents: bsky.app/profile/matt... 111
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In 2015, Google paid outside engineers and designers to prototype a living Tamagotchi-like game. It starred real(!) micro-animals you'd feed and observe via a digital microscope. No AI. In 2017, I profiled it — one of Google's last-ditch attempts to leapfrog the iPhone with Lego-like upgrades. 🧪venturebeat.comComplicated. Weird. Beautiful! The secret Google project to put an aquarium full of tiny, wiggly water bears inside your phoneWhat is the most far-out, insane thing a smartphone could do? 160
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Data center rules are cropping up around the U.S. and some mandate research into environmental and humanitarian impact. But governors aren't really locking in big changes or key research. Here's what they're doing 🧪 121
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Smartphones seem to act like a drain on effort and certainty in financial literacy tests. This study digs into what that means for U.S. adults' falling scores. TL;DR: a "smartphone penalty" explains some of the drop off recorded in the last 15 years, but not all. 🧪 www.investors.com/news/financi... 175
Reposted by Harriet Weberdell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026NEW: Flock has said for years that its cameras "cannot track individuals." We found the code for its new AI tool. It's preloaded w/ prompts like "Find me witness" & "find relatives." One tracks visitors of multiple hotels, another if you visit banks after midnight. www.wired.com/story/flock-... 6033521736
Reposted by Harriet WeberDan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 04/08/2026When you kill it, it doesn’t die: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortality. Turritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish & grow up all over again. 🧪🪼 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘When you kill it, it doesn’t die’: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortalityTurritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish and grow up all over again 0145
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 31/07/2026No, computer, it's the Strait of Hormuz. Strait. Of. Hormuz. This is the upshot of widespread, automatic audio transcribers. 021
Reposted by Harriet WeberDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 29/07/2026Really interesting story here. You know how the hyperscaler cowboys are powering their data centers with gas turbines? It turns out the demands of AI are not very friendly to those turbines. They're supposed to last 5+ years & instead they're wearing out in under 12 months! 31888225
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Here's the deal with the pre-review study Tesla funded on turbine carnage. This is my first piece on the Data Centers Breaking Things beat. TLDR; AI training is wearing out, even breaking, a critical source of energy for AI training www.investors.com/news/turbine... 420437
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I'm covering oil. A lot! Believe me when I say this goop is everywhere. I'm doing this unironically across the street from the La Brea "Tar" Pits. That's where my office is. This name is doubly wrong, as it translates to "the the tar tar pits." 🧪 290
Reposted by Harriet Weber404 Media @404media.co · 22/07/2026Here's how your personal address travels from your credit card provider, through middlemen companies, and ends up with ICE.404media.coYou Opened a Credit Card. ICE Now Knows Where You LiveHere's how your personal address travels from your credit card provider, through middlemen companies, and ends up with ICE. 613567
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 22/07/2026When someone has my dead name I'm like, all yours babe! 000
Reposted by Harriet WeberGizmodo @gizmodo.com · 02/07/2026Dude, Where's My Founder? Ashton Kutcher Leaves VC Firm and Shows Which Way the Wind Is Blowing gizmodo.com/dude-wheres-my-founder-…gizmodo.comDude, Where's My Founder? Ashton Kutcher Leaves VC Firm and Shows Which Way the Wind Is BlowingThe actor is starting a new firm focused on 'infrastructure, energy and deep tech.' 061
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Oil prices hit their lowest level since Feb. 27, just before the onset of the recent round of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. www.investors.com/news/wti-fut... 010
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 01/07/2026"Walking slowly / I feel I don't exist / There's no old me / Hiding in the mist" love this Lula Fortune jam music.apple.com/us/album/pre...music.apple.comPrescribe The Symptom by Lula Fortune on Apple MusicAlbum · 2026 · 8 Songs 000
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 27/06/2026why is it "database" (one word) but not "datacenter" 120
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Reintroducing myself. Hi! I write about $, tech, science, energy, and data centers. Hear something interesting? I'll honor your privacy. DMs open. Or, message me on Signal: hew.04 🧪 0141
Reposted by Harriet WeberParag @parag.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Six months-long exposure taken using a pinhole camera containing photographic paper. It tracked the Sun’s movement in the sky from winter to summer solstice. Each curve shows one day and stretches of cloudy days can be seen as dark patches. #solarcan 🔭🧪 934790
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 23/06/2026instead of a verification code they should make it a validation code, so instead of "######" you check your texts for a message like "im beautiful" and go and type it in 032
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Some personal news! I'm thrilled to share that I'm reporting full-time on energy, AI infrastructure, finance, and more for Investors.com / Investor's Business Daily. I aspire to bring my ceaselessly curious, inner science-museum kid along for the ride. 130
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 17/06/20262017: iced tea company pivots to blockchain 2021: iced tea insider trading charges filed 2026: shoe company pivots to AI infra 2030: ? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comAllbirds became NewBird AI. Now it’s Smartbird.What’s left of the shoe company after its pivot to AI (which is mostly its stock listing) has a new name and CEO, Nadia Carlsten. Smartbird also completed the sale of the Allbirds brand as it shifts i... 100
Reposted by Harriet WeberScripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 11/06/2026If you're feeling down, just know there are BILLIONS of marine phytoplankton working super hard to produce oxygen so we can all breathe, and we think that's really beautiful 💙🌊 410726
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 04/06/2026To the man who walked into LA Public Library branch with an entire iMac: I salute you. 130
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Long before humans smacked “delete” to obliterate typos, before AI "wrote" for us, we fixed mistakes the old-fashioned way: by rubbing errors clean off the page. 🧪 But how do erasers erase? Here's my piece on their chemistry and evolution, for @popsci.com: www.popsci.com/science/how-...popsci.comHow do erasers actually work? It's surprisingly interesting.To err(ase) is human. 16022
Reposted by Harriet WeberJoanna Thompson @jojofoshosho.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Another piece up today! Here’s a first-of-its-kind study quantifying the impacts of insect pollinator loss on human health. 🧪🪲🌏livescience.com'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study revealsIn a first, researchers quantify how pollinator declines contribute to food insecurity. 35841
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 21/04/2026After nuking my Insta, I spoke to Stanford, UMelbourne, UKansas, and UChicago researchers to understand the benefits of deleting social media—and how to cushion the blow if you do—for @popsci.com 🧪 www.popsci.com/science/is-s...popsci.comDoes deleting social media make you happier or lonelier? Short answer: It depends.The research isn’t one-size-fits-all. 0124
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 01/04/2026what about a bar called capacity, and if someone calls or texts while you're there you can say "im at capacity rn" 031
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 13/05/2025www.popsci.com/science/will... 🧪popsci.comWill prebiotics and probiotics really help you poop? What gut experts say.Americans want relief. Are supplements really the solution? 0102
Harriet Weber @harri.bsky.social · 31/03/2025ok I just want to harp on this one more time. we are made of waves. everything is. and how am i supposed to feel grounded while knowing this??? www.popsci.com/science/why-... 🧪popsci.comWhy don’t molecules ever stop moving?This ‘deceptively simple’ question demands a dip into the murky waters of quantum physics. 4417
Reposted by Harriet WeberJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 20/02/2025very good move here: www.404media.co/public-libra...404media.coPublic Library Ebook Service to Cull AI Slop After 404 Media InvestigationHoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries. 721135