A White House report proposes possible restrictions on proof-of-work mechanisms if US crypto mining companies fail to reduce the industry’s environmental impact (Michael McSweeney/The Block)

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Gas, an iOS app that lets teens “gas up each other”; Data.AI: Gas had 500K+ downloads since August launch, despite being limited to a few US states  —  Gas is topping Apple’s App Store charts despite being limited to a handful of states  —  TBH was hot.

Samuel K. Moore / IEEE Spectrum:
60+ firms including Intel, Samsung, and TSMC form the Semiconductor Climate Consortium to cut greenhouse gas emissions “throughout the electronics value chain”  —  At this week’s COP27 climate conference in Egypt, attendees will have a new group to contend with …

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple plans to add a Clean Energy Charging feature to iOS 16 in 2022, optimizing iPhone charging times for when the power grid is using cleaner energy sources  —  iOS 16 is now available to iPhone users everywhere, but there are still many other new features coming this year.

Joyce Lee / Reuters:
Samsung Electronics pledges to invest $5B+ in R&D on tech to achieve net zero emissions for its devices business by 2030 and across the company by 2050  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) will invest over 7 trillion won ($5.02 billion) by 2030 as part of sweeping environmental initiatives aimed …

Coco Liu / Bloomberg:
Study: Chinese netizens are permitted to air environmental concerns and criticize polluters on social media, resulting in lower emissions from some factories  —  In spite of China’s intensifying crackdown on political dissent, residents still have plenty of leeway to air their environmental concerns …

Mike Truppa / The Block:
Ethereum activates its long-awaited The Merge upgrade and transactions are now being processed under proof of stake  —  – The Merge upgrade is transitioning Ethereum from proof of work to proof of stake.  — The Merge is one of the largest technological events in the industry to date.