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Longer working hours have been linked to higher emissions, yet the climate movement seems reluctant to join the campaign for a four-day weekâa potential strategic error given the social, health and climate benefits of working less.
My latest piece for Sower âŹď¸ đ§ľ
sower.world/working-less-climaâŚ
#climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SolarPunk #solidarity #work #workers #ai #job #MentalHealth #community #environment #journalism #Journalismus #economy #productivity #carbon #money
Working less is the most underrated climate solution
Fewer work hours can lower emissions. So why isnât the climate movement fighting for our collective right to relax?Jack McGovan (Sower)
#Allianzâs board says itâs time to save the #planet. They can start with their own #investments
source: thebureauinvestigates.com/storâŚ
The financial giant refuses to insure new oil and gas projects, but its asset management firms are still investing in #fossil #fuels
What they are saying is #climate #crisis kills #capitalism đą
#news #economy #oil #energy #earth #future #politics #problem #humanity #trade #finance #investment #trade
Allianzâs board says itâs time to save the planet. They can start with their own investments
The financial giant refuses to insure new oil and gas projects, but its asset management firms are still investing in fossil fuelsJosephine Moulds (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)
"The last boats without crippling tariffs from China are arriving. The countdown to shortages and higher prices has begun"
edition.cnn.com/2025/05/01/busâŚ
#Trump #Tariffs #economy
Even #Microsoft Mangers don't want to work with #Windows đ¤Ąđ
source: https://x.com/merill/status/1913926468255522970
Me going back to #macOS after being forced to spend an hour on Windows
If he had it right, he wouldn't work for Microsoft and use #Linux.
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#fail #problem #os #software #economy #proprietary #news #apple #foss #floss #freedom
Elon #Musk richer than #ScroogeMcDuck and #Smaug the Dragon đ¤
With an estimated $330 billion, #Elon is more than three times as rich as the richest fictional person from #Duckburg. So the #reality of #capitalism is already far beyond what #fiction could have imagined.
#news #economy #finance #money #power #problem #system #rich #wealth #humanity #politics #fail
#Lenovo Cuts the #Windows #Tax and offers Cheaper #Laptops with #Linux Pre-installed
source: news.itsfoss.com/lenovo-cuts-wâŚ
#foss #floss #laptop #software #os #news #customer #economy
Lenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installed
Lenovo is doing something that many aren't.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
America Underestimates the Difficulty of Bringing Manufacturing Back
On April 2nd, 2025, our president announced major new taxes on imports from foreign countries (âtariffsâ), ranging from 10% to 49%. The stated goal is to bring manufacturing back to the United States and to âmake America wealthy againâ.Molson Hart
#Telegram pledges to exit the market rather than "undermine #encryption with #backdoors"
source: techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-âŚ
Telegram's CEO, #PavelDurov, has said Telegram would rather exit a market than "undermine encryption with backdoors," reaffirming the company's commitment to users' #privacy and #security.
#cybersecurity #politics #communication #messenger #chat #politics #economy #news #internet
Telegram pledges to exit the market rather than "undermine encryption with backdoors"
"We donât trade privacy for market share," said Telegram's CEO, Pavel DurovChiara Castro (TechRadar)
US calls #EU fines on #Apple and #Meta 'economic extortion'
Source: reuters.com/sustainability/boaâŚ
The fines were seen as a development that could stoke tensions between the EU and U.S. President Donald #Trump who has threatened to levy #tariffs against countries that penalize American companies.
#usa #europe #economy #trade #fine #dma #fine #news #bigtech #politics
#China invites European countries to form united front against #Trump #tariffs
source: scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/âŚ
#usa #news #eu #europe #economy #trade #freedom #politics #government #whitehouse
China invites European countries to form united front against Trump tariffs
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on EU, Britain to work with Beijing and defend the multilateral trading system.Dewey Sim (South China Morning Post)
#EU fines #Apple âŹ500M and #Meta âŹ200M for breaking #Europeâs #digital rules
source: politico.eu/article/eu-fines-aâŚ
Apple faces a âŹ500 million fine for breaching the regulationâs rules for app stores, while Meta drew a penalty of âŹ200 million for its "pay or consent" advertising model, which requires that European Union users pay to access ad-free versions of #Facebook and #Instagram.
#internet #online #news #law #economy #advertisement #monopoly #user
EU fines Apple âŹ500M and Meta âŹ200M for breaking Europeâs digital rules
The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the blocâs Digital Markets Act.Jacob Parry (POLITICO)
He wants his name on everything; he owns this slump. Letâs make it official.
#TrumpSlump #trump #economy #news
No concessions over food safety in Japan-U.S. talks, Ishiba says
The prime minister also said that expanding LNG imports could be used as a bargaining chip.The Japan Times
âCleveland, OH is experiencing one of the most significant YoY trucking volume drops of major manufacturing cities. Down 35% YOY.
Dom freight out of LA is at the weakest levels (seasonally adjusted) itâs been since 2020.
Up till now, the "Liberation day tariffs" havenât been a factor in declining volumes out of S Cal.
Itâs going to get worse.â
-C Fuller
Trumpâs #tariffs are decimating the #economy. Unless theyâre rescinded soon, thereâll be a deep #recession by the fall.
#Trumpcession #USPol
You won't believe what they have found out:
apnews.com/article/google-illeâŚ
#google #monopoly #economy #news #advertisement #internet
Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.Michael Liedtke (AP News)
The results suggest that while the #IEA has accurately anticipated primary and final energy demand growth, it has historically overestimated the growth in #fossil #fuels and #nuclear #electricity generation and severely underestimated the growth in key #renewable #technologies including solar #photovoltaics and #wind #power, the latter occurring across scenarios.
Source: sciencedirect.com/science/artiâŚ
⢠#WEO #energy scenarios have significantly underestimated #solar PV growth potential.
⢠Outlook and normative scenarios indicate bias for nuclear and against renewables.
⢠Power-to-X flexibility options exist in the #GEC model, though their use is limited.
⢠Increased #transparency of assumptions for key technologies is required.
⢠Exogenous limitations of key technologies may impede global energy transitions.
#corruption #science #future #fail #environment #technology #news #co2 #politics #climate #humanity #economy
#FTC is expected to soon grill Mark #Zuckerberg in #Meta's #antitrust #trial
Source: businessinsider.com/meta-antitâŚ
In the trial, FTC regulators want to force Meta to spin off the two services. If it succeeds, it would be a major blow to Meta's #business. #Instagram and #WhatsApp both have over 2 billion active users, according to the latest available data from those companies.
#usa #economy #politics #trump #news #facebook #internet #socialmedia
FTC to soon grill Mark Zuckerberg in Meta's antitrust trial
The FTC's case against Meta is the result of a yearslong probe into whether the social media behemoth violated US competition laws.John L. Dorman (Business Insider)
Genius move to lose $9 trillion of actual value to try to address a smaller trade deficit that isnât an actual debt. đ¤Śââď¸
#USpol #tariffs #TrumpTariffs #economy #economics
![screenshot of a post by News Eye
@newseye.bsky.social:
So far, Trump has lost $9 trillion in stock market value in an attempt to fix a $1.2 trillion trade deficit.
It's not possible to fully articulate the stupidity currently governing the USA.
[graphic of rectangles sized by capitalization and colored red indicating individual stock loses at a glance]
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM](https://inne.city/photo/preview/640/290007 "screenshot of a post by News Eye
@newseye.bsky.social:
So far, Trump has lost $9 trillion in stock market value in an attempt to fix a $1.2 trillion trade deficit.
It's not possible to fully articulate the stupidity currently governing the USA.
[graphic of rectangles sized by capitalization and colored red indicating individual stock loses at a glance]
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM")
Why do we still need #people?
* To elect the government in a supposed democracy. Well manipulated with fear and fake news, of course.
* As a consumer in capitalism, to buy unnecessary cheap products at a high price. Preferably virtual products that can be scaled up at will without production costs and still generate real profit.
* To train the AI models and to generate training data for these models.
* As modern-day slaves to serve the financial elite and provide a comfortable life for them.
* As cannon fodder for wars.
* As guinea pigs for pharma tests.
* To write silly posts,comments and as followers for influencers.
...
Have I forgotten anything?
#humanity #ethics #future #philosophy #politics #economy #life #question #system #problem #criticism #protest #HumanRights
#Sony steps away from #8K TVs â for now
source: flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaâŚ
8k is too much...
#entertainment #tv #hardware #technology #video #news #consumer #economy
Why do we still need #people?
- To elect the government in a supposed democracy. Well manipulated with fear and fake news, of course.
- As a consumer in capitalism, to buy unnecessary cheap products at a high price. Preferably virtual products that can be scaled up at will without production costs and still generate real profit.
- To train the AI models and to generate training data for these models.
- As modern-day slaves to serve the financial elite and provide a comfortable life for them.
- ...
Have I forgotten anything?
#humanity #ethics #future #philosophy #politics #economy #life #question #system