Hacker News with Generative AI: Internet Usage

Internet usage pattern during power outage in Spain and Portugal (akamai-mpulse.com)
On Monday this week, the Iberian Peninsula suffered a major power outage that disabled many services across these countries. In this post I'll look at the patterns we saw in mPulse data during this time.
Internet Usage, Power Outages, Spain, Portugal, Data Analysis
108 points by ghoshbinayak 18 days ago | 110 comments
Energy Conservation with Open Source Ad Blockers (mdpi.com)
Internet-related electricity consumption is rising rapidly as global Internet users spend more than 6.5 h per day online. Open source ad blockers have the potential to reduce the time and thus electricity spent using computers by eliminating ads during Internet browsing and video streaming.
Energy Conservation, Open Source, Ad Blocking, Internet Usage
7 points by 47thpresident 74 days ago | 1 comments
Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds (apnews.com)
Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
Teenagers, Social Media, Internet Usage, Mental Health, Research
10 points by djoldman 162 days ago | 2 comments