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Investor-owned electric utilities charge American households 23% more per kilowatt-hour than publicly owned utilities and rural cooperatives, according to a…
Oct 23, 20263 min readvia Hacker News
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Global markets navigated mixed economic signals on Friday as oil touched five-month highs and equity benchmarks slipped on tech valuation worries. Concurrently, Heineken alerted…
Oct 23, 20262 min readvia The Guardian Business
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The UK government has advised citizens to keep a three-day supply of emergency food, water, and essential goods at home. The guidance aims to strengthen resilience against…
Oct 23, 20262 min readvia BBC Science
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Digital advocacy group Keep Android Open has issued a warning over impending policy changes that could require developer verification for off-store app installations. The group…
Oct 23, 20262 min readvia Hacker News
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Gunmen opened fire during a funeral procession at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan's Karak governorate, killing seven people and injuring ten others. Security forces have launched…
Oct 23, 20263 min readvia BBC World
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Open-source developers have launched Shitter, an independent Codeberg-hosted fork of the Nitter front-end designed to view X posts without intrusive trackers or mandatory accounts.…
Oct 23, 20263 min readvia Hacker News
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The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for severe wind across County Antrim and County Londonderry ahead of Storm Boelo. Forecasters warn of 80 mph gusts, potential…
Oct 23, 20263 min readvia BBC Science
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OpenSSL 4.1.0 brings significant updates to the widely used cryptographic library, headlined by native DTLS 1.3 support and GREASE protocol hardening. The release also accelerates…
Oct 23, 20262 min readvia Hacker News
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The Daily Telegraph is cutting approximately 100 jobs as part of a sweeping operational overhaul under European owner Axel Springer. Staff were informed on Friday that the…
Oct 23, 20263 min readvia The Guardian Business
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has launched an 'everyday fixes' agenda aimed at solving minor public frustrations such as potholes, bus fares, and transit noise. While Downing Street…
Oct 23, 20263 min readvia The Guardian Business
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October's full Moon, traditionally designated as the Hunter's Moon, will rise on Sunday night to illuminate evening skies. Visible across the northern hemisphere, the celestial…
Oct 23, 20263 min readvia BBC Science
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Denmark has announced a permanent ban on mink farming effective August 2029, declining to seek an exemption from upcoming European Union regulations. The move seals the fate of an…
Oct 23, 20262 min readvia BBC World