After more than two weeks of grueling deliberations at this year’s U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan—known as COP29—the world’s wealthiest nations agreed to triple their climate finance commitments to developing nations. For the world’s poorest countries, which are responsible for a minuscule share of global greenhouse gas emissions, securing the necessary financing to cope […]
On Friday, I wrote about how Threads is making some big changes to its platform—namely, the “For you” feed will start prioritizing accounts you follow, rather than accounts you don’t. To me, that sounds like how a social media platform should operate in the first place, but, hey, it’s “new.” It seemed obvious impetus for […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to conduct “the largest deportation effort in American history,” no matter the price tag—but the economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than he has bargained for. Trump soared to victory in the recent presidential election after campaigning on a hard-line immigration policy and promising to oversee […]
Grand Canyon University, the largest Christian university in the country, has won its case pertaining to its nonprofit status at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The court ruled on Nov. 8 that the U.S. Department of Education had used the wrong standard when it denied the university’s application for nonprofit status […]
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If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictitious grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The film prop used in the 1984 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas […]
Researchers spot new campaign that can turn off antivirus protection Malware uses legitimate Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to access kernel level Once antivirus is deactivated, the malware can proceed without detection Hackers are using a legitimate Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to disguise their malware, turn off antivirus protection, and infect systems, experts have warned. The vulnerable driver […]
1 In this race, you will be able to run among hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus, so that you can get into the Christmas mood. The Christmas season is closer than ever, so the commemorative events of the December dates are just around the corner. Such is the case of The Santa Run […]
The vibe was equal parts nervous anticipation and proud determination as about 20 early-stage startups took the stage at Guilford Hall Brewery in Greenmount West for the latest Techstars Founder Catalyst program showcase. Hosted in mid-November in collaboration with UpSurge Baltimore’s Equitech Tuesday meetup, the event was more than a demo day — it was […]
(Reuters) – Starbucks said the aftermath of a ransomware attack on a software supplier has been affecting its ability to pay baristas and manage their schedules, the company’s spokesperson said on Monday. The coffee giant said that an outage at a third-party vendor has disrupted a back-end Starbucks process that enables employee scheduling and time […]