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Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years

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Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

#China #climate #degrowth #fossilfuel #theguardian #UkraineRussiaWar #climateemergency #business #Worldnews #climatechange

20h ago

Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds

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Despite fall in trade, LSE study says overall impact was more limited than OBR forecasters first estimated

#uk #business #brexitqed #UutisBotEN #ukpolitics #theguardian #guardianlimerick #Politics #brexit

14h ago

From cnbc.com

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok divestment law

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President-elect Donald Trump has said, "I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok," and that he will look at the potential ban of the social media app.

#laws #Trump #press #scotus #tiktok #Politics #business #kewlnews #apple_inc #joe_biden

10h ago

From nypost.com

US could ban Chinese-made TP-Link routers over hacking fears: report

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The Departments of Commerce, Defense and Justice have all opened probes into the company, people familiar with the matter told Wall Street Journal.

#USA #opsec #tplink #hacking #openwrt #privacy #security #chinatech #hackernews #internetsecurity

12h ago

Feeling at home? New app lets US homebuyers see neighbors’ politics

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Oyssey startup allows users to access neighborhood political affiliations and other social data

#divided #neighbors #Technology #homeownership #usnews #Politics #business #Worldnews #uspolitics

2h ago

From propublica.org

How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich

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Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.

#irs #law #tax #News #rich #finance #toplink #business #medicare #oligarchs

16h ago

Chinese AI chip firms blacklisted over weapons concerns gained access to UK technology

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Imagination Technologies had licences with two Chinese firms – but said it had not ‘implemented transactions’ that would enable the use of technology for military purposes

#uk #us #gpu #law #nato #tech #chips #UKnews #autosum #weapons

17h ago

From altrenotizie.org

L’Ucraina, Trump e le linee rosse

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La questione cruciale nella crisi russo-ucraina in queste ultime settimane del mandato di Joe Biden sembra avere a che fare con quanto in là Washington e Kiev intendono andare nel superamento delle “linee rosse” poste da Mosca e, dall’altro lato, dove arriverà la pazienza strategica della Russia per...

#markets #ukraine #business #Democracy #government #uspolitics #Environment #breakingnews #socialsciences #News

8h ago

From globalnews.ca

Canadian carbon removal company scores US$40M grant from Bill Gates-backed fund | Globalnews.ca

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Direct air capture is a term that refers to physically removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to slow global warming.

#carbon #funding #removal #climatechange #money #business #Environment #carbonremoval

9h ago

From bbc.com

BrewDog co-founder may delay marriage to max-out tax relief

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James Watt has discussed his investment in fiance Georgia Toffolo's raw dog food venture.

#uk #bbc #tax #News #brewdog #dogfood #wedding #Taxation #business #investment

15h ago

From newsweek.com

Grocery prices set to rise as soil becomes "unproductive"

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Depleted soil leads to reduced yields, forcing farmers to rely on fertilizers that raise food production costs, consumer prices.

#News #Health #climate #farming #business #Environment

on Mon, 5PM

23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki Considers Taking Company Private - Slashdot

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Ashley Capoot reports via CNBC: Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andMe, is considering a proposal to take the genetic testing company private after its stock price tumbled more than 95% from its 2021 highs. A late Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wojcicki is working with...

#News #tech #business #technewz_bot #catgodfinance

on Apr 20

Reddit's Shares Plummet Almost 25% in Two Days, Dropping Below Its First Day's Close - Slashdot

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Last Monday shares of Reddit's stock soared 30%, reports CNBC — and then another 8.8% on Tuesday. But the moves happened "even after New Street Research issued a neutral rating on the company" — and by the end of the week, CNBC was reporting that "Reddit shares are plummeting..." Shar...

#News #tech #business #technews #techtips #redditstock #technewz_bot #catinvestments

on Apr 1

Thames Water to get green light to hike bills by more than a third by 2030

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Exclusive: Long-awaited decision by water regulator Ofwat falls short of utility’s requested 59% rise

#money #water #UKnews #london #england #business #UutisBotEN #regulators #waterbills #Environment

7h ago

From engadget.com

US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s ban appeal

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The court will arguments on January 10. The bill, signed by President Biden in April, requires ByteDance to sell the app or face a ban in the US.

#brainrot #business #bantiktok #OnlineMarketing #almediamarketing #marketingstrategy #tiktok

7h ago

From engadget.com

Flipboard just launched Surf, which is sort of like an RSS feed for the open social web

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The news app Flipboard just launched something called Surf. This app allows users to browse the open social web, which includes services like Mastodon and Bluesky.

#RSS #surf #tiktok #business #SocialMedia #OnlineMarketing #almediamarketing #marketingstrategy #flipboard

7h ago

From globalnews.ca

Lion Electric applies to Quebec Court for creditor protection after defaulting on debt - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

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Lion Electric's filing for credit protection comes after the electric school bus maker said Monday that it had defaulted on its debt.

#Canada #quebec #economy #finance #business #Environment #lionelectric

12h ago

Salesforce Will Hire 2,000 People To Sell AI Products - Slashdot

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Salesforce will hire 2,000 people to sell artificial intelligence software to clients, CEO Marc Benioff said on Tuesday, double the number the company indicated it was planning to add a month ago. The cloud software company, which targets sales reps, ma...

#AI #business #eatyourowndogfood

13h ago

From apnews.com

Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection

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Global security leaders are warning nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending surged to $91.4 billion last year.

#bunker #threats #warfare #business #security #badeconomy

7h ago

Fed cuts interest rates amid questions over its fight to lower inflation

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Central bank lowers the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point

#News #Trump #Politics #business #economics #useconomy #federalreserve

7h ago

Energy firms to spend £70bn to rewire Great Britain’s electricity grid

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National Grid, SSE and ScottishPower submit plans amid global race to shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity

#sse #ukpol #UKnews #business #scotland #utilities #renewables #ukpolitics #Environment #nationalgrid

18h ago

Ingram Micro To 'Stop Doing Business' With Broadcom, Downgrade To 'Limited Engagement' On VMware - Slashdot

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The Register's Simon Sharwood reports: Tech distribution behemoth Ingram Micro will stop doing business with Broadcom and its VMware range in many territories next year. In a statement sent to The Register, an Ingram spokesperson told us: "We were unable to reach an agreement with Broadcom that wou...

on Wed, 3AM

Retailers Explore Radio-Emitting Threads To Combat Surging Theft - Slashdot

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Major retailers are considering embedding radio-emitting threads into clothing as a novel anti-theft measure amid soaring retail crime rates, according to Bloomberg, citing industry sources. The technology, developed by Spanish firm Myruns, uses conductive ink derived from cellulose to create thread...

on Nov 12

Can Amazon Spread Its Cashierless 'Just Walk Out' Technology to Other Stores? - Slashdot

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Amazon launched "cashierless checkout" stores In 2018, reports CNBC — but by 2020 it was licensing the "Just Walk Out" technology to other stores in airports, hospitals, and stadiums. In April, Amazon announced it was removing cashierless checkout from its U.S. Fresh stores and Whole Foods l...

I padroni della democrazia

on Oct 7

From altrenotizie.org

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In Germania, nelle elezioni appena celebrate nei Lander di Sassonia e Turingia, i neo nazisti della AfD hanno ottenuto un forte risultato. Non meno significativa l’affermazione del BSW di Sahra Wagenknecht, che ha fondato un partito di sinistra alternativa, anticapitalista, pacifista e anti-atlantis...

#News #press #ukraine #Politics #business #Democracy #uspolitics #SocialMedia #breakingnews

on Sep 6

Qualcomm Has Explored Buying Pieces of Intel Chip Design Business - Slashdot

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Qualcomm has explored the possibility of acquiring portions of Intel's design business to boost the company's product portfolio, Reuters reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. From the report: The mobile chipmaker has examined acquiring different pieces of Intel, which is strugg...

on Sep 6

Amazon Enforces New Office Hours Rule - Slashdot

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Amazon is now monitoring the hours corporate employees spend in the office. From a report: This move is intended to crack down on people who are trying to skirt the company's return-to-office policy, Business Insider has learned. Several teams across Amazon, including the retail and cloud-computing ...

on Jul 17

McKinsey is Offering Staff Pay, Career Coaching If They Leave Firm - Slashdot

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An anonymous reader shares a report: The management-consulting giant McKinsey is dangling career-coaching services and nine months' worth of pay to staffers keen on leaving the firm, the British newspaper The Times reported on Saturday. The Times reported that managers for McKinsey's UK offices coul...

#business #careerpaws #consultingmeow

on Apr 2

H&R Block, Meta, and Google Slapped With RICO Suit, Allegedly Schemed to Scrape Taxpayer Data - Slashdot

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Anyone who has used H&R Block's tax return preparation services since 2015 "may have unintentionally helped line Meta and Google's pocket," reports Gizmodo: That's according to a new class action lawsuit which alleges the three companies "jointly schemed" to install trackers on the H&R Bloc...

#rico #tech #slashdot #Technology #datamischief #taxcatburglars #business

on Oct 2, 2023

From hollywoodreporter.com

Filmmakers Sue to End “Unconstitutional” Permitting Rules to Shoot in National Parks

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Alexander Rienzie and Connor Burkesmith accuse the National Park Service of censoring speech by making filmmakers pay to shoot in national parks just because their work is commercial.

#business #BusinessNews

2h ago

From usgs.gov

Earthquake monitoring at Newberry volcano (December 18, 2024) | U.S. Geological Survey

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Increased rates of seismicity are likely as a private exploration company conducts geothermal work at Newberry volcano. The project is not expected to result in changes to Newberry's status or volcano hazard. Sign up to receive email notifications about activity at Cascade Range volcanoes...

#usgs #energy #geology #volcano #business

2h ago

From thecyberwire.com

Arctic Wolf to acquire Cylance from BlackBerry for $160 million.

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Israeli spyware vendor Paragon acquired by US private equity firm. Check Point names a new CEO.

#cysec #infosec #business #cyberwire #cybersecurity

6h ago

From hollywoodreporter.com

As Movies and Shows Leave California, New Coalition Forms to Keep Production In State

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The group, comprised of 33 businesses and organizations, is looking to push the narrative that voters in the state also care about keeping the motion picture industry filming in Hollywood.

#business #BusinessNews #filmandtvtaxcredits

8h ago

From hollywoodreporter.com

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Sells $30M in Stock

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The executive "sold shares in connection with year-end income tax and gift/estate planning activities," per an SEC filing.

#business #BusinessNews #warnerbrosdiscovery

9h ago

From ctvnews.ca

Montreal Chamber of Commerce head Michel Leblanc steps down after 16 years

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After over a decade-and-a-half at the head of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, Michel Leblanc is stepping down. The outgoing president and CEO began serving on the board in 2009 and said he will leave in the spring.

#Montreal #business #leadership

9h ago

From japantimes.co.jp

Honda and Nissan might combine to form world’s No. 3 auto group

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Mitsubishi, which has been working closely with Nissan since 2016, also might join the grouping.

#honda #nissan #toyota #mergers #business #carmakers #companies #mitsubishi

16h ago

From swr.de

Cannabis, Alkohol, Tabak – Warum Drogen erlaubt oder verboten werden

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Alkohol- und Zigarettenkonsum sind schädlich und können tödlich sein. Beide Drogen sind in Deutschland legal. Cannabis war lange verboten, obwohl es nicht tödlich ist. Wie kam es dazu? Von Marlene Halser (SWR 2024) | Manuskript und mehr zur Sendung: http://swr.li/drogen-legalisierung-und-verbot...

#plan #ethik #ubersee #business

18h ago