Saturday, 17 June 2023

Millions of Americans' personal data exposed in global hack

Millions of Americans' personal data exposed in global hack

Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government, state agencies said late Thursday.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/politics/cyberattack-us-government/index.html?source=Snapzu

Why Reddit is destined to turn to crap

Why Reddit is destined to turn to crap

Users are facing down the web forum's IPO plans, but Big Tech's attract-and-extract cycle can't be stopped.
Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/reddit-blackout/?source=Snapzu

Friday, 16 June 2023

Solar industry facing bankruptcies leaving many with roof panels that don't work

Solar industry facing bankruptcies, leaving many with roof panels that don't work

In Compton, Angela Dorsey's 83-year-old mother had panels installed on her home's roof, but they aren't producing any power and payment is due.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/solar-industry-facing-bankruptcies-leaving-many-with-roof-panels-that-dont-work/?source=Snapzu

Sharp decline in appetite for news in recent years Reuters Institute says

Sharp decline in appetite for news in recent years, Reuters Institute says

The number of people taking a strong interest in the news has dropped by around a quarter in the last six years, a global study suggests. A report by Oxford University's Reuters Institute says 48% of people around the world are very or extremely interested in the news - down from 63% in 2017.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65880999?source=Snapzu

Thursday, 15 June 2023

Im a prisoner in my own home asthma sufferer 15 tells landmark US climate trial

‘I’m a prisoner in my own home,’ asthma sufferer, 15, tells landmark US climate trial

Mica, aged 15, learned about climate change at the young age of four, when his parents showed him the documentary Chasing Ice. “I understood it more than my parents thought I would,” he testified in a groundbreaking trial on Tuesday. “I just knew something bad was happening, but I didn’t know exactly what it was.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/13/montana-landmark-us-climate-trial?source=Snapzu

Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard

Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard

Comcast blasted for seeking "loopholes" in rule requiring disclosure of all fees.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/comcast-complains-to-fcc-that-listing-all-of-its-monthly-fees-is-too-hard/?source=Snapzu

Putin says Russia thinking of ditching grain deal due to West's 'cheating'

Putin says Russia thinking of ditching grain deal due to West's 'cheating'

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal because the West had cheated Moscow by implementing none of the promises to get Russian agricultural goods to world markets.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-russia-considering-withdrawal-grain-deal-2023-06-13/?source=Snapzu