Lightning

• BRIGGS, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc. , an end-to-end space transportation company, today held an official ribbon cutting in celebration of the company's Rocket Ranch expansion in Briggs, Texas.
• Firefly more than doubled the size of its manufacturing facilities, added two new test stands, and installed state-of-the-art machinery to support the production of Northrop Grumman's Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV) the companies are co-developing together.
• Firefly's expanded manufacturing space from 92,000 to 207,000 square feet includes two new large-scale buildings for rocket production, assembly, and integration.
• In total, Firefly now has six test stands at its Briggs location to support the robust testing performed across all vehicle lines.

• NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PhotoShelter, the premier digital asset management (DAM) and content distribution platform, closes out a banner year of success in 2023.
• Through product innovation leadership in responsible AI, PhotoShelter reinforces its commitment to transforming growing brands.
• "The landscape of brand-audience connection shifted dramatically in 2023," said Andrew Fingerman, CEO of PhotoShelter.
• PhotoShelter was a pioneer for AI in the creative industry, launching its AI Ethics Board in 2023.

• ENDICOTT, N.Y., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amphenol Industrial Sustainable Technologies has once again partnered with Melni Technologies, this time to expand its RadCrimp series of solar splice connectors .
• The expanded series now includes connectors with current ratings of 50A for 8AWG and 65A for 6AWG cable.
• These crimpless butt splice solar connectors are assembled by stripping the PV wire/cable, inserting them into the connector and tightening the connector end caps to the specified torque.
• The connector has an IP68 rating, making it suitable for all outdoor power applications, including solar, telecom, ESS, lightning, back-up power generation, etc.

• The link between extreme events and climate change is clearer than ever.
• Misleading or incorrect information on climate still spreads like wildfire, even during the angry northern summer of 2023.
• People producing misinformation have shifted tactics, too, often moving from the old denial (claiming climate change isn’t happening) to the new denial (questioning climate solutions).
• Prebunking often has a better chance of success, according to recent research from co-author Sander van Linden.

How does prebunking work?

• Psychological inoculation via prebunking acts like a vaccine and reduces the probability of infection.
• (We focus on misinformation here, which is shared accidentally, not disinformation, which is where people deliberately spread information they know to be false).
• You can now find prebunking efforts on Meta sites such as Facebook and Instagram intended to protect people against common misinformation techniques, such as cherry-picking isolated data.
• Read more:
  YouTube: how a team of scientists worked to inoculate a million users against misinformation

Prebunking in practice

• As an example, let’s prebunk claims likely to circulate after the next big fire.
• A devastating fire 100 years ago does not disprove the trend towards more fires and larger fires.
• Media can give information on the most common causes of bushfires, from lightning (about 50%) to accidental fires to arson.
• Show how government agencies can and do communicate openly about why climate regulations are necessary and how they are intended to stave off the worst damage.

Misinformation isn’t going away

• It’s no wonder it’s a golden age for misinformation.
• Misinformation actors have found effective ways to cast scepticism on established science and then sell a false alternative.
• As the world gets hotter, prebunking offers a way to anticipate new variants of lies and misinformation and counter them – before they take root.

• Chris Turney receives funding from the Australian Research Council.
• He is a scientific adviser and holds shares in cleantech biographite company, CarbonScape.