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In the last few years it is likely that PepsiCo has been using in its production palm oil from deforested land claimed by the Shipibo-Konibo people in eastern Peru, a new investigation has found.
by Andrew Wasley, Aramís Castro, Elisângela Mendonça
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/snack-giant-pepsico-sourced-palm-oil-from-razed-indigenous-land-investigation/
#News #Environment #Conservation #Investigation #IndigenousPeoples #FoodIndustry #PalmOil #LandRights
Microsoft’s latest Windows security updates might break your VPN
There’s no proper fix until Microsoft pushes a patched update. However, you can work around the issue by uninstalling all the security updates. In an unfortunate bit of timing for CEO Satya Nadella, he said last week that he wants Microsoft to put “security above else.” I can’t imagine making customers (temporarily) choose between going without a VPN and losing the latest protection is what he had in mind.
THE FEDS ARE INVESTIGATING UMASS AMHERST FOR ANTI-PALESTINIAN BIAS
#News #DepartmentofEducation #DOE #USA #CivilRights #UMassAmherst #MA
“Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias
The Education Department is probing claims that UMass Amherst discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israel’s war on Gaza.Prem Thakker (The Intercept)
New Hampshire’s GOP Is Taking a Dangerous Stand
The Granite State could be the first to ditch polio and measles requirements for child care.
Republicans in NH Risking The Lives of Children and Adults
#News #NH #Republicans #HealthCareMadness #Measels #Polio #EndangeringChildren
Cybertruck Turns Into Large Metal Brick After Going Through Car Wash
It's not exactly confidence-inducing to see a car that's meant to serve as a rugged off-the-grid base — and even a way to get around Mars, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk — turn into a giant "Tesla Paperweight," as captain.ad quipped, after a routine hosing off.
#News #Evehicles #ETrucks #TeslaMotors #Technology #ElonMusk
Cybertruck Turns Into Large Metal Brick After Going Through Car Wash
As one recent Tesla Cybertruck owner found out, even a car wash was able to defeat the 6,600-pound pickup.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
N.Y. AG seeks more information about Trump bond, collateral
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a notice on Thursday seeking more information about former President Donald Trump's bond for the civil fraud…Lisa Rubin, Adam Reiss and Megan Lebowitz | NBC News (NBC10 Boston)
#News: The #NYC government’s #AI #chatbot is telling businesses to break labor and housing #law.
With @THECITY and Documented NY: https://themarkup.org/news/2024/03/29/nycs-ai-chatbot-tells-businesses-to-break-the-law
NYC’s AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law – The Markup
The Microsoft-powered bot says bosses can take workers’ tips and that landlords can discriminate based on source of incomethemarkup.org
Baltimore port bridge collapse: Global ocean carriers declare 'force majeure,' leaving U.S. companies on hook for urgent cargo pickup
Ocean container vessel giants including CMA CGM and COSCO are declaring force majeure due to Baltimore port bridge accident, leaving shippers on hook for cargo.Lori Ann LaRocco (CNBC)
Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel dropped as an NBC contributor following outcry
She had zero credibility and a record of lying, gaslighting and making public character assassination attempts against the very reporters, pundits and staff that NBC management was hiring her to work in this position. She was Trump's RNC hatchet woman for nearly 6 years and it was crazy for them to have thought bringing her in was a good idea.
And That Didn't Take Long For Them To Ditch The Trump Cuckoo
#News #Media #RNC #RonnaMacDaniel #TrumpCuckoo #NBC #NBCNews #DontHireRepublicans #BoycottTrumpies #NPR
Fediverse | Probleme bei der Federation
Es gibt im Fediverse einige Newsbots deren 'Anrisse' bei mir scheinbar ohne Link zum Orginalbeitrag sind. Nehmen wir zum Beispiel diesen Beitrag. Bei mir (Friendica) sieht er so aus:
Sprich es gibt nur einen kurzen Textanriss und ansonsten gar nichts. Gehe ich dann auf den Orginalbeitrag (ebenfalls Friendica), so sieht es so aus:
Nun stellt sich die Frage wo unterwegs das Bild als auch der Link auf der Strecke geblieben sind. Liegt es daran das ich die Vorschau für Links deaktiviert habe? Wenn ja, dann müsste ja doch trotzdem irgendwo der entsprechende Link im Beitrag sein, oder sehe ich das falsch?
Achso, der Vollständigkeit halber findet man hier auch noch die verlinkte Seite bei DW.
#Frage #Fediverse #Friendica #News #LInks #Sascha #2024-03-24 @Friendica Support
Great news: Apes have a sense of humour and they enjoy teasing each other
New research finds that it is not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playful tea…Palm Oil Detectives
For our second spotlight we are shining a light on @gamingonlinux who keeps us informed with #Linux #News and #Gaming.
Liam, we can’t imagine the #Fediverse without you. You add so much to the community and you never let the trolls take you down! We also love that your website adheres to the #FediPUG code of conduct.
Thank you for all your hard work! We hope to be reading your articles for many years to come!
#Videogames #Games #PC #SteamDeck #FOSS #OpenSource #Meme #Memes #funny #quote
Boeing whistleblower dies in Charleston, Charleston County Coroner's Office confirms
Things keep rolling in as I try to catch up on everything that happened in the past 4 days.... it's been busy out there!
Supposedly from a "Self Inflicted Wound' in his vehicle in a parking lot
#News
Boeing whistleblower dies in Charleston, Charleston County Coroner's Office confirms
A 62-year-old Boeing whistleblower from Louisiana died in Charleston Saturday, the Charleston County Coroner's Office confirmed with News 4.WCIV
Rachel Maddow : Russian Media Tries To Fake American Diplomats, Trump Desperate Money Deals Etc Al
A lot has been going on over the 4 days I took off from a lot of the news....
Russian Fake American Media, Trump National Security Threat etc al
#News #Maddow #Trump #Russia #Putin #FakeRussianAmericanMedia #TikTok
'Everything's for sale': Trump's TikTok flip-flop follows disturbing pattern
Rachel Maddow looks at examples of Donald Trump completely reversing a strongly stated opinion at a time that appears to coincide with a donation or other financial incentive, a situation that is not likely to change given Trump's transactional natur…MSNBC.com (MSNBC)
Converting rainforest to plantation impacts food webs and biodiversity
Every day, new areas of rainforests are converted into plantations, drastically changing tropical biodiversity and the way the ecosystem functions.ScienceDaily
As oil palm plantations encroach on rainforests, wild primates increasingly enter them to forage, where they face the threat of being eaten by feral dogs, killed for raiding crops, or caught by traffickers for the pet trade.
A new study from Peninsular Malaysia finds that exposure to oil plantations also significantly increases the risk of death among infant southern pig-tailed macaques.
by Spoorthy Raman
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/shocking-mortality-of-infant-macaques-points-to-dangers-of-oil-palm-plantations/
#NEws #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #PalmOil
‘Shocking’ mortality of infant macaques points to dangers of oil palm plantations
For 12 years, primatologist Nadine Ruppert and her colleagues have had one recurring task on their calendar: tagging along with a group of southern pig-tailed macaques in Segari, Peninsular Malaysia, as these primates hop between native rainforests a…Isabel Esterman (Conservation news)
If anyone is looking for a nice little wikipedia project, the Ombudsman page desperately needs updating to include news ombudsfolk! (Right now it's all about ombudspeople in government.)
https://www.newsombudsmen.org/the-history-of-ono/
NEW: WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It's revealed some more details on how that will work.
— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers.
— Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp's standards
— WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won't become interoperable
https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messaging/ #tech #whatsapp #dma #infosec #news #technology
WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.Matt Burgess (WIRED)
Latest comic: The AI Journalism Awards
#comic #cartoon #cartoons #technology #AI #journalism #news #media #tech
The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more
#Mars #Space #Ingenuity #News #ArsTechnica
The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more
Ingenuity has spent more than two hours flying above Mars since April 2021.Ars Technica
Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council (1984) May Get Overturned
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce seek to overturn Chevron, a foundational decision, which places strict limits on unelected federal judges’ ability to make policy decisions for the entire nation. Chevron has been cited by 17,000 lower court decisions, and it would cause a “flood of litigation” that would result if all of these decisions were called into question.
Supreme Court Justices Roberts and Barrett are unsure if they should be king and queen
Inside the Supreme Court argument asking if the justices should put themselves in charge of everything.Ian Millhiser (Vox)
Archaeologists uncover 4,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian tomb and artefacts
Archaeologists uncover 4,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian tomb and artefacts
Remains of adult interred wearing colored mask found alongside alabaster vessel and small childMaira Butt (The Independent)
"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."
What the hell?? This is so creepy.
#Meta #JavaScript #Privacy #web #SocialMedia #News #Threads
https://gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-facebook-s-new-way-to-track-the-we-1851134018
Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit
Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine.Thomas Germain (Gizmodo)
Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people
(Note the article attempts to downplay the claims by the companies involved but it doesn't actually prove that they don't do exactly what they said they were doing.... listening in on the microphone)
Your Smart Phone Is Possibly Spying On You And Recording Your Conversations Near It
#News #Smartphones #Spying #ActiveEavesdropping #CMG #ArsTechnica #CoxMediaGroup #Technology
Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people
"Real-time" listening claims were exaggerated, but the creepy factor remains.Ars Technica
A 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center found that 65% of Americans “always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics.” 63% have low or no confidence in the future of the U.S. political system. And 86% believe “Republicans & Democrats are more focused on fighting each other than on solving problems.”
But are the people within the U.S. government really that bad?
https://sheril.substack.com/p/the-terrible-10-get-the-most-airtime #politics #blog #news
The "Terrible" 10% Get the Most Airtime
Much of what happens on Capitol Hill doesn’t make the news.Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
That Cough Everyone Seems To Have Right Now?
quotation text hereIt's not COVID or the flu. If you've been sick for a few weeks and have tested negative for everything, here's what's going on.
There's Something Going Around....
#Health #News #Respiratory #Cough
Human actions have led to the deaths of more than 100,000 Bornean orangutans since 1999, mainly for crop protection, bushmeat or the illegal wildlife trade.
For the first time in 15 years, researchers surveyed residents of Kalimantan, the Indonesian section of Borneo, to find out why people kill the great apes and whether conservation projects help protect them.
by Madeline Reinsel
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/killings-of-bornean-orangutans-could-lead-to-their-extinction/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Orangutans #GreatApes #Animals
Killings of Bornean orangutans could lead to their extinction
Only about 100,000 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) remain, less than half of their original numbers.Rhett Butler (Conservation news)
Florida Republican Party chair Christian Ziegler accused of rape
This also involved his Wife, Bridget Ziegler a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a far-right group that identifies as a parental rights advocate and tries to elect right-wing candidates to school boards. The group opposes references to race or LGBTQ identity in the classroom, and has called for books on gender or sexuality to be removed from school libraries.
A woman told the Sarasota Police that she and Christian and Bridget Ziegler have been involved in a three-year-long three-way sexual relationship. And that the Rape took place at her home when she and Bridget were there alone together
Another Hypocritical Right Wing Christian Exposed As A Hypocrite
#News #RepublicanCrimes #RepublicanImmorality #RepublicanHypocrisy
Florida Republican Party chair Christian Ziegler accused of rape
The Florida Democratic Party issued a statement calling on Christian Ziegler to step down as state Republican Party chair.Aaron Navarro (CBS News)
Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge
Apple Censored his Speech evidently they don't want to offend their Republican Masters...
#News #Apple #GothamAwards #Censorship #DeNiro #BBC #TakeBackTechnology #TakeBackArt #EndRepublicanMeddling
Robert De Niro tells Gotham Awards his speech was edited without his knowledge
The actor says the speech he was reading was edited, removing critical comments about Donald Trump.By Ian Youngs (BBC News)
The FDA proposes banning a food additive that's been used for a century
This sounds like a good thing to Ban
#Food #FoodAdditives #ThroidToxicity #News #FDA #NPR #BVO
Videogaaaames. And news!
#Videogames #News #Comedy
Rebirth of Expectations || CheckPoint 525
Stories on: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Squardron 42, QuickPoints, the Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited Edition Collection, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebir...YouTube
Ach Mist, das war's dann wohl mit meinen Statistiken zu #Mastodon als Trafficquelle für @heiseonline:
Hab gerade bemerkt, dass die schönen neuen Vorschaukarten den URL-Parameter abschneiden, über den wir überhaupt erfahren, dass Besuche von hier kommen. Je mehr Instanzen diese neue Vorschau nun anzeigen, desto mehr Einstiege werden darüber kommen und für uns nicht mehr erkennbar.
Weiß nicht, ob wir das überhaupt beheben können/wollen.
#Fediverse #MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #News
Carbon-rich peatlands continue to be cleared and drained in an Indonesian protected wildlife reserve known as the “orangutan capital of the world,” with 26 kilometers (16 miles) of new canals dug so far in 2023, up from 9 km (5.6 mi) in 2022, according to an investigation by the advocacy group Rainforest Action Network (RAN).
by Hans Nicholas Jong
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/deforestation-for-palm-oil-continues-in-indonesias-orangutan-capital/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Indonesia #Deforestation #PalmOil
Deforestation for palm oil continues in Indonesia’s ‘orangutan capital’
JAKARTA — Despite various commitments from global brands and the government to protect Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, home to some of the rarest species on Earth, development of new palm oil plantations and drainage of carbon-rich peatlands continue i…karencoates (Conservation news)