QMware GmbH (Saint Gallen, Switzerland) and QuiX Quantum NV (Enschede, The Netherlands) have agreed to collaborate build a hybrid quantum-classical computing platform in Enschede.
The hybrid architecture integrates high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure with native quantum computing technology and is expected to be fully operational for commercial applications in August 2023.
QMware offers a hybrid approach to quantum computing through its software framework. This will be used to integrate different hardware types with shared memory access. This will be operated under a unified Linux operating system. The companies say this will be the first of a new kind of data center and aims at a ten-fold increase in processing power.
There are so many Linux distributions that claim to be the best for those looking to try out the open source operating system. Many of them, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Zorin OS, Deepin Linux, and Elementary OS, are very well designed for that very purpose. They all offer unique takes on Linux and each has some special to offer.
But there's a lesser-known, official Ubuntu spin that really hits all the marks for new users. That distribution is Ubuntu Budgie. Not only is this take on the Linux desktop very user-friendly, but it's also quite beautiful as well.
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The development team is certainly backing up that statement. I'm always on the lookout for Linux distributions that are ideal for new users and with the release of Ubuntu Budgie 23.04, I can wholeheartedly say that this distribution might be the perfect introduction to Linux. It has the simple underpinnings of Ubuntu (including Snap packages), and a UI that makes working with Linux as easy as using Windows or MacOS.
We discuss switching to Apple Music on desktop Linux, sideloading homebrew on the Steam Deck, and finding note-taking nirvana.
This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we take a look at Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster.
First up, in the news, Mint News for April, Mozilla Thunderbird is adding paid features and services, Raspberry Pi OS updates, sudo and su get Rusty, Flatseal gets GTK4, new Framework laptop gets Ryzen 7040 series, Kingston firmware contains lyrics, YouTube tests blocking adblock, Star5’s Vision 2 RISC-V gets Ubuntu, and Microsoft wants Firefox to switch to Bing
In security and privacy, India bans open-source messaging apps “for security reasons”;
Then in our Wanderings, Bill tells a story, Joe gets political, I conquered wifi, and Majid goes back in time.
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I'm announcing the release of the 6.3.3 kernel.
All users of the 6.3 kernel series must upgrade.
The updated 6.3.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.3.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-s...
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TLinux kernel 6.2 arrived less than three months ago on February 19th, 2023, and it introduced new features like protective load balancing (PLB) for the IPv6 stack, a new FineIBT control-flow integrity mechanism for x86, support for the Intel “asynchronous exit notification” mechanism, and more Rust infrastructure.
Being a short-lived kernel branch, Linux 6.2 has now reached end of life (EOL) with the Linux 6.2.16 release that was announced today by renowned kernel developer and maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman, who urges users to upgrade to the latest Linux 6.3 kernel series as soon as possible.
CD audio grabbers are designed to extract ("rip") the raw digital audio (in a format commonly called CDDA) from a compact disc to a file or other output.
A new version of Rhythmbox music player is out.
Linux users understand the power and flexibility of this open-source operating system, making it a go-to platform for professionals, including project managers. In this guide, we'll explore top project management software options specifically designed for Linux, helping streamline workflows and enhance project management capabilities.
What is DICOM?
DICOM, which stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, is a standardized format that enables medical professionals to access and share medical images regardless of their location or the devices they use. DICOM images require specific software known as DICOM viewers to read and display the
PostgreSQL credcheck extension
The credcheck PostgreSQL extension provides few general credential checks, which will be evaluated during the user creation, during the password change and user renaming. By using this extension, we can define a set of rules: [...]
pg_track_settings 2.1.2
I'm pleased to announce the release of the version 2.1.2 of pg_track_settings, an extension that helps you keep track of postgresql settings configuration.
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a secure protocol for transferring files between local and remote servers. Unlike standard FTP, it uses SSH (Secure Shell) to encrypt all data transfers, protecting against common threats like data interception and packet sniffing. In this guide, we will detail the steps to set up an SFTP server on [...]
In today's digital world, privacy, security, and performance are of utmost importance.
Sudo stands for "superuser do" and effectively gives a regular user access to administrator-like powers. Here's how to use this powerful tool.
New to Linux Mint? It has an excellent system updater tool. Learn about this tool and the best practices you should follow.
Asahi Linux lead Hector Martin took to Mastodon to explain the decision to use KDE as the default desktop environment (DE), citing its “configurability.”
Asahi Linux is a project aimed at bringing Linux to Apple’s custom silicon chips. The project has chosen KDE Plasma as its default DE due to the degree of customization it offers. As we pointed out in our review of KDE Plasma, the DE is hands-down the most customizeable and powerful available.
Finally a sprint again! The 2019 the Plasma Sprint in Valencia was my first in person KDE event and I was hooked instantly. However something mysterious happened in the next years that and in person meet ups stopped happening. While Akademy 2022 happened in person again, a sprint has different atmosphere and I was awesome to see people that couldn’t make Akademy or for whom it was their first sprint. Other attendees have blogged about the sprint as well, check them out too. Either on the planet or over on discuss Carl created a collection of a bunch of them.
So what did I do? Aside from the usual talking, discussion, planing which the others already blogged about. (And of course the live bug investigations on fellow developers’ machines who always seem to attract the weirdest issues.) I am afraid I spent the rest of the time on boring backend stuff.
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This year KDE will mentor 9 projects in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC). GSoC is a program in which contributors new to open source spend between 175 and 350 hours working on an open source project.
Meet the projects and contributors for 2023: [...]
A swathe of well-known free software projects are taking part in this year's Google Summer of Code, and KDE is among them.
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In this series, we'll be bringing you a variety of career stories from people working with Qt.
I am volunteering a lot of time to work on testing at the moment. When you start out as a developer this seems like the most boring kind of open source contribution that you can do. Once you become responsible for maintaining existing codebases though it becomes very interesting as a way to automate some of the work involved in reviewing merge requests and responding to issue reports.
Distrobox is software which creates and manages container-based development environments without root privileges. It lets you run a wide range of Linux distributions on a single host system.
It’s not reinventing the wheel. Distrobox is merely a rather sophisticated wrapper around Podman or Docker. Podman is a daemonless tool designed to find, run, build, share and deploy applications using containers and container images. Docker is a set of platform as a service products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers.
What’s a container? A container is an operating-system-level virtualization method for running multiple isolated Linux systems on a control host using a single Linux kernel.
The latest update to the ultra-lightweight Alpine Linux distro, as widely used for hosting Docker containers, fixes an important issue.
There are many relatively small new features in Alpine 3.18, but one of them, while niche, could prove significant. One of several unusual things about Alpine Linux is that it doesn't use glibc, the standard C library that is the basis of almost all other Linux distros. Instead, Alpine is based on the smaller, lighter Musl libc.
For many years, and by design, Musl did not support DNS over TCP, only over UDP.
Organizations today are facing a myriad of challenges. An uncertain macroeconomic climate, rising capital costs, the continued increase in global cybersecurity threats, supply chain issues, and skill shortages all impact their ability to innovate.
We are pleased to announce the general availability of Rocky Linux 9.2. This release is currently available for the x86-64, aarch64, and s390x architectures. Please review the release notes in the Rocky Linux Documentation - These notes contain important information including known bugs and more comprehensive details about changes in this version.
Important Notices 9.2 Release for PowerPC (ppc64le) architecture held back During testing, we discovered an architecture-specific issue on ppc64le systems with the bundled version of Python 3.9. This issue not only prevents installing, but may break existing installations.
Mandatory Access Control (MAC) systems such as AppArmor and SELinux are essential tools for system administrators. They provide the ability to manage access to resources and control systems within the Linux kernel. While they share a common goal, how they operate and offer features vary significantly.
Cockpit is the modern Linux admin interface. We release regularly.
Here are the release notes from Cockpit 292 and cockpit-machines 290:
Metrics: Add disk I/O per service
The “Disks” usage metrics card now shows the active read and write bandwidth for the top 5 consumers by systemd unit. This is similar to the already existing per-service CPU and RAM usage.
Our team provided help, outreach, and swag items during the SCaLE 20x 2023 Linux community event.
pre-commit # pre-commit is a wonderful tool that saves you a lot of time by automatically checking your changes before you commit and/or push them out.
For example, in our packit repo we run various hooks upon each commit: Black (Python code formatter), Prettier (code formatter), Flake8 (Python source code checker), Mypy (static type checker for Python), and several other pre-commit hooks.
Our pre-commit hooks # We also have a few hooks which we’ve created and which you might find useful as well.
Fedora 38 will have a new feature for ppc64le. Clang has begun using the IEEE 128-bit long double by default instead of the IBM 128-bit long double format. This allows Clang to behave the same way as GCC, which switched to IEEE 128-bit long double on ppc64le on Fedora 36. This floating point format benefits from the hardware implementation available on IBM€® Power9€® processor-based servers and IBM€® Power10â⢠processor-based servers.
Background of the floating point format
The€ IBM System/360 Model 85€ was released in 1968 and supported a 128-bit extended precision floating point format. A few decades later this format became known in the open source communities as IBM 128-bit long double or IBM double-double.
There was a little bug in EasySetup, reported here:
Ubuntu upgrades constantly enhance functionalities and add security fixes.
However, it is not often that you see some changes to some of the core mechanisms.
With Ubuntu 23.10, the PPA functioning gets better. At least, you'll see fewer warnings in the terminal.
The challenge Optimizing manufacturing processes is a requirement in any industry today, with electricity consumption in particular representing a major concern due to increased costs and instability.
For those who have to put up with a snoring partner or roommate, the scourge of listening to those droning sounds can be maddening and lead to a decrease in the quality of one’s sleep.
1. Add the FTS5 secure-delete command. This option causes all forensic traces to be removed from the FTS5 inverted index when content is deleted. 2. Enhance the JSON SQL functions to support JSON5 extensions. 3. The SQLITE_CONFIG_LOG and SQLITE_CONFIG_PCACHE_HDRSZ calls to sqlite3_config() are now allowed to occur after sqlite3_initialize(). 4. New sqlite3_db_config() options: SQLITE_DBCONFIG_STMT_SCANSTATUS and SQLITE_DBCONFIG_REVERSE_SCANORDER.
LibreOffice 7.6 will be released as final in mid August, 2023 ( Check the Release Plan ) being LibreOffice 7.6 Alpha1 the first pre-release since the development of version 7.6 started in mid December, 2022. Since then, 4670 commits have been submitted to the code repository and more than 754 bugs were set to FIXED in Bugzilla. Check the release notes to find the new features included in this version of LibreOffice.
So far, 202 sticker packs have been awarded in the Month of LibreOffice, May 2023.
For almost 25 years Sourceware has been the long-time home of various core toolchain project communities. Projects like Cygwin, a UNIX API for Win32 systems, the GNU Toolchain, including GCC, the GNU Compiler Colection, two C libraries, glibc and newlib, binary tools, binutils and elfutils, debuggers and profilers, GDB, systemtap and valgrind. Sourceware also hosts standard groups like gnu-gabi and the DWARF Debugging Standard. See the full list project hosted and services provided on the Sourceware projects page.
As the fiscal host of Sourceware, Software Freedom Conservancy will provide a home for fundraising, legal protection and governance that will benefit all projects under Sourceware’s care.€ We share one mission: developing, distributing and advocating for Software Freedom.€ Together we will offer a worry-free, friendly home for core toolchain and developer tool projects.
NASA has been collecting surface temperature for more than over 100 years, and the GISS Surface Temperature analysis from 1888 onward. It is an estimate of global surface temperature change.
The data source used for the GitHub portion of the analysis is the GitHub Archive.
This Friday morning (2023-05-19) the Git packaging migration will start until Sunday (2023-05-21). The Arch Linux packaging team will not be able to update packages in any of the repositories during this period.
Notification when the migration starts, and when it is completed, will be published on the [arch-dev-public] mailing list.
Practical tutorial on how to implement and use the cout statement to see the output on the console in C++ and chain together multiple output statements.
Comprehensive tutorial on how to implement and set the setw() function in C++ to modify the output stream's field width and manage the output of your program.
Guide on how to sort the linked list in C++ programming language to organize the data in a network of nodes to organize it alphabetically by a given key value.
How to declare and use an enumerator in C and its constants and assign a value to each of them using the default enumeration or by defining them yourself.
In version 4 of syslog-ng, the role of Python became even more important. Previously, all parts of syslog-ng could be extended using Python code, but no actual Python code was provided with syslog-ng. Version 4.0 added a Kubernetes module implemented in Python, while version 4.2 added support for Hypr. But how can we ensure that all Python dependencies are met?
Of course, Python modules add their own long list of dependencies. There are three ways how these dependencies can be installed:
On the system using the package management of the OS. This is the preferred way of many organizations, but unfortunately not all dependencies are available for all operating systems as ready-to-install packages.
On the system using Python tools. This is not recommended, unless you really know what you are doing, as mixing OS-maintained packages with manually installed components can easily lead to chaos.
The “sns.barplot()” method can be used for grouped bar plots when users have multiple categorical variables and want to plot together at once.
To resize the Seaborn heatmap in Python, the “plt.set()” method, “plt.figure()” method, and “plt.gcf” method can be used.
The “matplotlib.pyplot” library is used to add titles in graphs for identification and explanation. It is also used to change font, alignment, color, and location.
Python is a popular general purpose programming language for building desktop apps, games, and mobile apps. It is also the primary choice for many data engineers and data scientists for its scripting capability and vast collection of open-source libraries, tools, and frameworks.
In summary, it is an immensely powerful programming
Java 17 is now available on IBM i, IBM announced last month, bringing the first major Java enhancement since Java 11 to the platform. The Java-based Web application server environment is also evolving on IBM i, as Big Blue adds more options besides WebSphere.
In need of some armchair travel? Curl up with spring’s new mysteries where adventure abounds in San Francisco, Paris, and England.
Two men have been questioned in the bizarre case, where Hitler could be heard over an express train’s P.A. system. The episode has led to outrage and head-scratching.
The trial brought to light the extraordinary story of how members of a notorious crime family broke into one of the most secure museums in Germany.
She drew support from prominent Democratic politicians and trade unions. She is all but assured of becoming the city’s first woman mayor.
No missing persons have been found so far.
The director has said that his tenth film will be his last. What does this mean for his cinematic legacy?
The Cannes Film Festival is poised to launch a blockbuster 76th edition on Tuesday stacked with celebrated auteurs and Hollywood star power, confident that it has weathered the Covid pandemic and upheld its status as the guardian of the big screen. In a belated and welcome sign of change, this year’s line-up features more female directors and a sizeable contingent of African entries, while the return of Hollywood silverbacks Harrison Ford (in his final appearance as Indiana Jones) and Martin Scorsese will provide the festival’s marquee premieres.
LSA professor Jianzhi Zhang and graduate student Siliang Song are exploring why the many genes associated with same-sex sexual behavior have not been purged from the human genome over time.
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) examines the reading comprehension of fourth grade students around the world every 5 years.
GigaDevice Semiconductor has just launched the GD25LE128EXH 128Mbit SPI NOR Flash in a tiny ultra-compact 3x3x0.4mm FO-USON8 package designed for IoT, wearables, healthcare, and networking products. The GD25LE128EXH supports up to 133MHz frequency with four channels delivering up to 532Mbit/s data throughput. GigaDevice also highlights the low power consumption of just 6mA when reading, or a reduction of power consumption by 45% compared to previous devices.
The elite British university has become the latest in a long series of institutions to publicly distance themselves from the family because of some of its members’ ties to the opioid crisis.
For more and more of Orna Guralnik’s patients, the ideas behind Black Lives Matter and #MeToo are leading to breakthroughs at home.
We round up the potentially dangerous baby products featured in safety recalls or Which? investigations
Most abortions will no longer be legal in North Carolina after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Driving the news: The state's GOP-controlled legislature Tuesday night carried out a razor-thin override of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a 46-page bill that tightens restrictions on abortion care here.
The system for one disease, Covid, had similarities to “Medicare for all.”
More than 20 of the birds, which are critically endangered, have died in recent months.
Here's what the science says.
Japan’s economy has grown at an annual pace of 1.6% in the quarter through March
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that former government employees can sue the city of San Francisco, California for infringing on their religious freedom after they were denied exemptions from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Over 10 million Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat and Mercedes vehicles were sold with manufacturing defects worldwide.
WordPress 6.2.1 is now available! This minor release features 20 bug fixes in Core and 10 bug fixes for the block editor. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release by reading the Release Candidate announcement. This release also features several security fixes.
The Xen Project has released one or more Xen security advisories (XSAs).
The security of Qubes OS is not affected.
Therefore, no user action is required.
Europe's standards bodies have no functional relationships with Open Source charities and do not consult them.
Critical vulnerabilities found in Teltonika products by industrial cybersecurity firms Otorio and Claroty expose thousands of internet-exposed devices to attacks.
An emerging ransomware gang called RA Group is targeting organizations in the US and South Korea.
A threat actor tracked as Lancefly has been targeting government organizations in South and Southeast Asia for at least three years.
We’re excited to announce the release of software-properties 0.99.37, just uploaded to mantic-proposed! This update brings a significant change to how PPAs are managed on Ubuntu systems, thanks to the hard work of @enr0n.
In previous versions of Ubuntu, PPAs were managed through a traditional .list file located at /etc/apt/sources.list.d/, accompanied by a gpg keyring at /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d.
European Commission Speech Brussels, 16 May 2023 Guns kill people.
We were reminded of this reality by two deadly attacks within 48 hours. In and near Belgrade.
Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) is key to the integrity of the international legal framework and the rules-based international order.
Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo says both countries believe in rules-based resolution of disputes.
If John Durham closed just a handful of enormous gaps in his shoddy report, it would all fall apart.
The United States€ Department of Energy has announced a $1.3 million investment in strengthening border security and radiation detection in Latvia, the U.S. embassy in Rīga said in a€ release May 16.
Conservative leaders and right-wing outlets say the special counsel report, which produced no startling revelations, lends credence to their conspiracy theories about the F.B.I.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to use the Group of Seven (G-7) Leaders’ Summit in his home constituency of Hiroshima this weekend to “promote a world without nuclear weapons”.
"...The police said that the event occurred because of a long-standing dispute between the two tribal groups..."
At least 16 people have been killed and three were wounded in armed clashes triggered by a dispute over the ownership of a coal mine in northwestern Pakistan, police said.
A recent attack less than 40 kilometers west of Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, has citizens feeling unnerved and insecure. On May 1, at least 15 heavily armed Anglophone separatists attacked a military post in the farming village of Matouke.
ADF STAFF The brutal attack lasted about six hours. When it was over, at least 156 people were dead. Some of the victims were blindfolded, some were babies under a month old, killed on their mothers’ backs.
The war in Sudan has unleashed a new wave of violence in the western region of Darfur, sending tens of thousands into neighboring Chad, where a new humanitarian crisis is looming.
While Sudan’s rival generals battle for control of the country, Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries continue to cash in despite the chaos. As other mining companies suspended operations in the country, Wagner’s affiliate Meroe Gold continued operation of its gold mines.
Cease-fires have failed. Rival sides seem evenly matched. The men at the top are increasingly entrenched in their opposition to each other. Regional players are choosing sides. Observers say they’ve seen these factors before, and they wonder whether Sudan could be headed for the kind of division that has crippled Libya for years.
Fresh diplomacy in the Middle East is reforging Syria’s ties to the Arab world. Each has something the other wants. But will Damascus play ball?
Syrian refugees fear that “normalization” of ties will boost the narrative that “Syria is safe now,” giving further justification to rid Syrian refugee populations.
The logic of drawing Bashar al-Assad back into the Arab League is unsound, founded on the faulty premise that there remains such a thing as an independent Syrian regime to woo back from Tehran.
Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed to stop their inroads
Three people died during clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the authorities said on Tuesday, amid flaring tensions triggered by a legal showdown.
Recorded executions worldwide reached 883 last year, the highest level since 2017, according to an Amnesty International report published on Tuesday that decried the Middle East and North Africa in particular.
Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed to stop their inroads, and a senior UN official warned Tuesday that without greater international support and regional cooperation the instability will expand toward West African coastal countries.
Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a Kremlin ally, had not been shown since he attended events last week celebrating the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945.
A Mexican woman who killed a man defending herself when he attacked and raped her in 2021 was sentenced to more than six years in prison, a decision her legal defense called “discriminatory” and vowed to appeal
A new division set up by the government to pursue sanctions evasion and technology espionage announced arrests of individuals with ties to foreign governments.
The problems that have hindered Russia’s 15-month war are still festering: stretched resources and disunity in the ranks. Still, Mr. Putin’s resolve augurs a willingness to prosecute a long war.
A four-year investigation into the possible misconduct of the FBI’s probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign has concluded. Prosecutor John Durham’s report has identified major flaws in the FBI’s investigation.
Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has been engaged in very public criticism of Russia’s war effort. Experts say that it’s not a challenge to Vladimir Putin, but positioning for the post-war order.
Last week, Russian border authorities began annulling some visas carried by Finnish citizens, refusing their entry and turning them back to Finland.
A 306-page report by Justice Department special counsel John Durham is refocusing negative attention on one of the most politically significant investigations in FBI history: the probe into whether Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was colluding with Russia to tip the outcome of the election
The author and journalist Masha Gessen has resigned as vice president of the board of PEN America, citing their unhappiness with the literary and free expression organization’s cancellation of an event that would have included Russian panelists
Georgia's flag carrier, Georgian Airways, will resume direct flights to Russia from May 20, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency said on May 16, after Russia lifted a flight ban last week.
A series of criminal cases took aim at individuals seeking to help China, Russia and Iran gain access to sensitive U.S. tech.
Workers wait for funding to clear bombs dropped by US during Vietnam War.
Dozens of former intelligence officials signed a letter discounting the laptop’s contents. Republicans say the missive was part of a Biden campaign operation.
Shortly after the controversial announcement of greenhouse gas removal as the first “Flagship Destination” for the Doerr School and the Sustainability Accelerator within it, Director Yi Cui sat down for a Q&A with The Daily.
Senator Joe Manchin III, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who faces re-election next year and is flirting with a presidential run, has threatened to repeal the measure he helped write.
Africa’s geothermal potential is huge, particularly in the Rift Valley, which extends from the Horn of Africa to Malawi.
Mocha damaged 864 houses, 11 religious buildings, 16 monasteries, 64 schools, 14 hospitals and clinics, 7 telecom towers, 71 lamp posts, and 38 departmental buildings
The majority of victims were staying in camps for the displaced described as ‘open-roof prisons.’
Solar power is a growth industry and a national priority. But that doesn’t mean solar projects are easily built. One problem may be a lack of dialogue between investors and local communities.
Passenger cars dominate the electric vehicle market, but light delivery trucks could benefit from the cost savings and range E.V.s offer.
President Biden announced a two-year pause on the tariffs last year after importers complained that the penalties would threaten broader adoption of solar energy in the United States.
Tesla will not escape the effects of a global economic downturn, Mr. Musk said at the carmaker’s annual meeting. But he insisted Tesla would emerge stronger.
A proposed emissions storage hub in the Northern Territory will take carbon waste from gas plants and provide a feedstock for making fertiliser and other products. Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said the creation of a carbon€ capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) industry will be an important part of the Middle Arm industrial precinct on Darwin Harbour.
Companies including Panasonic, Tesla, and Toyota should check their supply chain, rights group says.
Firefighters rescued more than a dozen people and three dogs Tuesday from an apartment building blaze in downtown Portland, Oregon. Portland Fire & Rescue tweeted about the fire at 10:45 a.m. and shortly after said rescues were underway. Fire officials later told The Oregonian/OregonLive the agency was confident that everyone got out of the building, which was built in 1910 and has about 50 units. Around 1 p.m., officials said the fire had “maxed out” but likely would burn until Wednesday. Photos and video posted online showed heavy, black smoke pouring out of the four-story building. The smoke also temporarily closed Interstate 405. The cause of the blaze wasn’t immediately known.
The fall in the birth rate can be attributed to the country's family planning campaign.
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework1 adopted in December 2022 by representatives of most of the world’s national governments is inadequate to halt and reverse the disturbing loss of biodiversity globally. Concerted efforts to increase the new Framework’s ambition were dismissed and ultimately ignored.
Regional Australia “can’t put the genie back in the bottle” as banking services move online and local branches shut their doors. But community banks could be one option to keep rural economies alive and give locals the face-to-face services they need, a federal inquiry has been told.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday evening tax cuts of up to €2 billion for the French people. The announcement targets France’s middle class, which has borne the brunt of€ high inflation€ and stagnating salaries€ over the past few months.
The decision€ seeks to reduce inflation, stabilize the exchange rate and guarantee consistent levels of economic activity.
Short seller Michael Burry is playing the long game in China’s tech sector.
Doesn’t anyone here know how to play this game?
A group of dozens of House Democratic moderates is quietly telling Republicans they could provide House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) the votes he needs to survive a right-wing effort to oust him.
Why it matters: The development could further complicate matters for McCarthy as he tries to hammer out a debt ceiling deal with the White House without alienating members on his side of the aisle.
Congressional leaders on Tuesday said President Biden agreed to have the White House negotiate the debt ceiling directly with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office.
Why it matters: Biden is acceding to a key demand by Republican lawmakers – for the White House to acknowledge the House GOP majority's leverage in the process and act accordingly.
Rural Australians need banks to be “a rising tide that lifts all boats”, as the regions become the centre of billion-dollar green energy projects and an expanding agriculture sector. But the increasing closure of local branches in regional areas does nothing to boost confidence in country communities, a federal inquiry is set to hear.
The negotiations at the White House came a day after the Treasury Department said the government could run out of money to pay its bills by June 1.
Asian shares were subdued on Wednesday and the US dollar hovered around a five-week peak as investors remained risk averse, with the US debt ceiling talks and a mixed set of economic data weighing on sentiment.
THE PURCHASING POWER of Finns is projected to neither decrease nor increase this year, reports YLE.
Meri Obstbaum, the head of forecasting at the Bank of Finland, stated to the Finnish public broadcaster yesterday that the purchasing power is expected to start improving next year, returning to the upward trajectory it had been on – barring a couple of exceptions – for the past couple of decades.
According to a recent values and attitudes survey by the Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA, 49% of Finns believe that taxation in Finland is too high, while 32% disagree. The harshest critics of taxation levels are Finns Party voters, of whom 83% believe that taxation in Finland is too harsh. Additionally, a majority of National Coalition Party voters (71%) think that taxation in Finland is too harsh, as do a significant number of Liike Nyt (58%), Christian Democrats (41%), and Centre Party (47%) voters.
The Prime Minister should use today's Downing Street food summit to tackle soaring grocery costs
Easing global commodity prices have begun to reflect on inflation in India, at both the wholesale and consumer levels.
To fight 21st-century inequality, Canada needs 21st-century taxes that force billionaires and corporations to pay their fair share
The Mexican peso continues its strong performance this year, hitting 17.42 against the U.S. dollar on Monday.
China’s economic data for April missed expectations last month, official figures showed Tuesday, as low demand and high youth unemployment led to a patchy recovery after lifting strict Covid rules. Retail sales — a key indicator of domestic consumer activity — grew 18.4 percent on-year, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.
Another troubling sign has emerged in China as the country seeks to regain its economic footing following three years of strict covid curbs.
Leeds man endures three-year fraud saga after his wallet is stolen and he falls victim to identity theft
DoorDash only provides a base pay of $2 per order, so some Dashers have resorted to asking customers to give them bigger tips.
How tenant unions are taking back power from their megalandlords.
Twitter appears to have made its first deal of the Elon Musk era: Buying a job-matching tech startup called Laskie, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: This is the company’s first known acquisition under Musk’s leadership, as well as a transaction that helps fulfill the billionaire's aspirations to turn Twitter into a “super-app” that offers users multiple functions — including payments.
In recent years, more and more Lithuanian companies have been expanding to Africa. The continent offers not only a growing market but also a greater supply of workforce than Lithuania, businesses say.
European Commission Statement Reykjavik, 16 May 2023 Dear Katrín,
Thank you for having me here, and I want to congratulate you and your country on the very successful Presidency of the Council of Europe. I am very...
European Commission Speech Reykjavik, 16 May 2023 Prime Minister, dear Katrín,
First of all, thank you so much for hosting us in this lively and vibrant city of Reykjavík.
A Hong Kong student who was denied a jail term reduction under the national security law has been granted permission to appeal his five-year sentence at the city’s top court.
State-backed newspapers have accused a research NGO and six advocacy groups of “smearing” government-led projects such as the Light Public Housing initiative, and large-scale infrastructure projects including the Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands, previously known as Lantau Tomorrow Vision.
Law students and young lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reflects on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and internal and international concerns about the Taliban government’s capacity or willingness to address the situation.
Daniel Cameron, the attorney general, will face Andy Beshear, a popular Democrat who is seeking re-election in a typically deep-red state.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose grip on power has lasted 38 years, has said he wants his son to succeed him, laying the groundwork for a new political dynasty.
Despite trailing behind Erdoßan in the presidential election and failing to win the majority in parliament, the opposition leader remains steadfast in his assertion that he will emerge victorious in the upcoming runoff.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised many observers yet again by nearly winning the Turkish presidential election in Sunday’s first round, defying the polls putting opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu ahead. So the stage is set for the May 28 second round – but analysts say Kilicdaroglu’s route to victory is very narrow indeed.
Peru has reacted angrily to Mexico's claims that Boluarte is a usurper, as the row over the presidency of the Pacific Alliance deepens.
For years, Mr. Carlson used his Fox News show to bring right-wing ideas into Americans’ living rooms. Playing the same role in his next chapter will be much harder.
Laws granting rights to people in polyamorous relationships are being recognized in more cities.
"The decisions involve the approval of procedures for a previously formed committee..."
Sebija Izetbegovic, the wife of the former Muslim member of Bosnia-Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, Bakir Izetbegovic, was fired from her position as a professor at Bosnia's top medical school last month, Sarajevo University head Rifat Skrijel told RFE/RL.
Belarus has banned citizens facing "political charges," top officials, and law enforcement officers from traveling abroad.
The 2024 hopeful made a dramatic, election-eve show of support in the Kentucky governor’s race, only for his chosen candidate to get clobbered. Another favored candidate in Jacksonville, Fla., lost, too.
US President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Australia next week has been cancelled. The leaders of Australia, the US, Japan and India were all scheduled to meet in Sydney on May 24 for a Quad meeting. Mr Biden was due to address the federal parliament in Canberra the day before.
President Biden is shortening his overseas trip next week to focus on the debt ceiling negotiations.
United States officials have indicated President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Australia for the Quad meeting may not go ahead. The leaders of Australia, the US, Japan and India are scheduled to meet in Sydney on May 24 and Mr Biden was expected to address the federal parliament in Canberra the day before.
Biden will travel to Japan tomorrow to attend the G7 summit, but will return to Washington ahead of schedule.
The voting period was dropped from five days to two days in the US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and Japan in the second round of the presidential elections. It was later announced that the voting period was restored to five days after the objection by CHP.
The Mirror misquoted a claim made by the royal commentator on Good Morning Britain.
The "highly successful businessman" referred to the Bloomberg v ZXC case to try to prove his right to anonymity.
RTÃâ° today announced the appointment of David Doran as the new Editor of the RTE Investigations Unit. David is a highly experienced producer / director and film journalist with over 15 years’ experience. He has delivered groundbreaking programmes for RTÃâ° Investigates on Ireland’s National Ambulance service, abuse of children in state care, whistleblowers, domestic abuse...
On Monday, elPeriodico, an investigative daily in Guatemala, published its final edition after more than€ 26 years. Its executive editor is in jail and some of its reporters are in exile.
Around 100 workers have organized in response to the company’s restructuring plans, massive layoffs, and plans for AI content.
A total of about 50 people took part in the Elokapina-organised demonstration.
Many were bracing for a ballooning of already record-high levels of illegal immigration last week, sparking renewed efforts to address border security and a broken immigration system.
NGOs credit foreign pressure, but it may have been because her family paid tax in question.
Investigators believe that during an eight-month period before filing for bankruptcy in 2018, the association handed over about 18,000 euros to third parties without reasonable cause.
The proposed action is in addition to the walkout by about 70,000 social care workers scheduled for next week.
Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia carried out 90 percent of the executions recorded last year, the rights group said. The numbers did not include estimates of “thousands” in China, it said, citing a lack of transparency.
The only way to have a rational discussion about immigration is to do everything possible to secure the southern border like never before.
The Beijing LGBT Center, one of China’s leading organisations offering support for the queer population, has announced the end of its operations. The group, founded in 2008, provided the local gay, lesbian and transgender community with mental health therapy, medical resources and social support.
The self-ruled island legalized same-sex marriage in 2019.
Increasing numbers of children are subject to intervention from social workers in Finland.
A new report measures global progress toward a universal defense of dignity and compassion in the rule of law.
One of the earliest public examples of Christ portrayed as a person of color was rediscovered recently in a renovated Rhode Island church. The stained glass window was commissioned in 1878 in memory of two women whose families had ties to the slave trade.
Republicans used their supermajority to uphold a 12-week ban, overruling the Democratic governor’s attempt to stop the bill and preserve wider abortion access.
The Comstock Act, named for a public-morals crusader on a mission to “sanitize” the U.S. in the 1870s, makes a comeback in the abortion-pill battle.
San Francisco has€ proposed€ the nation’s most ambitious reparations plan, including $5 million cash payments and housing aid that aims to bring people back.
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 sought to keep Native children in tribal communities. The Supreme Court may change that this spring.
The Economy Ministry urged Texas to halt its checkpoints at the Matamoros-Brownsville crossing, saying it's costing both nations money.
The families of three Iranian protesters facing the death sentence have reported that they have been told there is no chance for an amnesty and that the city prosecutor of the central Iranian city of Isfahan "is seeking their execution."
Azerbaijani authorities said on May 16 that they apprehended a group of individuals allegedly recruited by Iran to disrupt Azerbaijan's constitutional order and establish Shari’a law in the nation.
Several Iranian protesters who had been detained and then released under an amnesty granted by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February have been summoned by Iran’s judiciary to face new charges.
NetOne sim cards gained quite some popularity thanks to Econet’s service outage that left their subscribers stranded. Even now there are some reports that Econet’s data service is not fully restored in some areas.
Guest Post: Managing the security risks of open resolvers with best practices.
The US Department of Justice has filed charges against a former Apple software engineer, for alleged theft of information about the company’s autonomous driving technology for a Chinese self-driving car company.
The Department of Justice today charged a former Apple Inc. engineer with stealing autonomous technology and giving it to a Chinese self-driving car company.
The company which claims to be Australia's leading outdoor safety and communication brand has cautioned Australians that the new iPhone feature, which allows for communication outside cellular and Wi-Fi coverage, should is not failproof.
A new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 8,140,327, owned by Dialect, LLC, an NPE. The ‘327 patent generally relates to a system and method for filtering and eliminating noise from natural language utterances to improve speech recognition and parsing.
The Unified Patent Court has formally announced that, for the time being, competencies which were originally assigned to the London seat of the UPC central division, will be divided between Munich and Paris.
On May 12, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,594,698, owned and asserted by Broadphone LLC. The ‘698 patent generally relates to determining the location of a device based on the relative signal strength for each of a plurality of nearby, identified “antenna stations” and determining whether the device is within the proximity of a “device-specific target location”.
The Board denied a petition for cancellation of a Supplemental Registration for the mark LITTLE NOTES for address books, greeting cards, calendars, note paper, and the like, rejecting Petitioner Comptime's claim of likelihood of confusion with its alleged common law rights in the same mark for overlapping goods. Comptime failed to prove that the mark LITTLE NOTES had acquired distinctiveness, and consequently it had no prior rights in the mark. Comptime, Inc. DBA Comptime Digital Printing v. E. Francis Paper, Inc., Cancellation No. 92073884 (May 10, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Peter W. Cataldo).
Painted by an unidentified artist, these opera characters are gathered from literature, military history, and myth.