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Fly-tipping: Plan to give environment officers police-style powers
It comes as new measures were proposed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Saturday that could see drivers in England, Scotland and Wales given penalty points on their licences if caught fly-tipping. Licence holders can be disqualified from driving if they build up 12 or more penalty points within a period…
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YouTube rolls out unskippable ads – theyre so annoying Im mulling drastic measures
Anadolu / Contributor/ Anadolu via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways YouTube now has 30-second unskippable ads. The ads only show on televisions for now. You can remove the ads for just $8 a month. Have you noticed that the “skip ad” button sometimes disappears on…
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ByteDance has reportedly suspended the global rollout of its new AI video generator
A month after Seedance 2.0’s launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its use of copyrighted materials, its developer ByteDance has reportedly hit pause on the release of the AI video tool in other regions. According to The Information, which spoke to two anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter,…
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Why I use Apples and Googles password managers – and dont mind the chaos
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Ditch the Notes app; start using your device’s built-in password manager. Apple and Google make password managers suitable for beginners. Apple is best for iOS users, Google is best for Android or mixed-device users. As I get older, I’m realizing I can’t…
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Meta is reportedly planning to cut up to 20 percent of its staff in upcoming layoffs
Meta could be preparing for one of the largest layoffs in its history, according to a Reuters report. The tech giant is planning to cut about 20 percent of its workforce, according to the outlet’s sources. According to the report, neither a date nor the exact number of layoffs has been finalized yet. However, Reuters…
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Digg shuts down for a hard reset because it was flooded with bots
Digg has shut down, for now, just a few months after its open beta launched. Justin Mezzell, the company’s CEO, has explained on the home page that it noticed hours after the beta launched that it was already being targeted by SEO spammers. “The internet is now populated, in meaningful part, by sophisticated AI agents…
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The best Hisense TVs of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed
Hisense may have started as a budget TV brand, but it has become one of the most trusted options. If you don’t want to spring for a premium brand like Samsung or Sony, the company’s televisions offer a great balance between features and price. Hisense offers screens as small as 32 inches, which are perfect…
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How beavers are transforming Cornwalls rivers and flood risk
“With the new releases in Cornwall and in west Somerset, we’re going to see exactly the same behaviour because beavers do such a good job of keeping the water in the headwaters, where the rains falls heavily, and slowing that flow down through the bottom of the catchments where people live,” he said.
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