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Protect Arctic from ‘dangerous’ climate engineering, scientists warn
Posted onMark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images Plans to fight climate change by manipulating the Arctic and Antarctic environment are dangerous, unlikely to work and could distract from the need to ditch fossil fuels, dozens of polar scientists have warned. These polar “geoengineering” techniques aim to cool the planet in unconventional ways, such…
Texas sues five TV manufacturers over predatory ad-targeting spyware
Posted onBehold: Ken Paxton will now demonstrate that broken clocks are indeed right twice a day. The Texas Attorney General is notorious for, well, a very long list of reasons. But in this case, he at least appears to be doing consumers a solid: He sued five television companies for using ad-targeting spyware on their TVs….
Butterfly from Southern Europe spotted in UK for first time
Posted onTim Dodd Climate and science reporter Adam Gor/Butterfly Conservation The Southern Small White has been gradually making its way across Europe A species of butterfly previously only found in Southern Europe has been seen in the UK for the first time, according to charity Butterfly Conservation. Experts have tracked the Southern Small White butterfly’s rapid…
I replaced my Microsoft account password with a passkey – and you should, too
Posted onbluestocking/iStock/Getty Images plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Free Microsoft accounts can use passkeys instead of passwords. Passwordless sign-ins are more secure and highly phishing-resistant. Set up multiple sign-in and recovery options before going passwordless. These days, I’m very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and even…
