COP29 opens for talks on climate funding
The United Nations climate summit has kicked off in Azerbaijan., NewsFeed The United Nations climate summit has kicked off in Azerbaijan. This year’s talks are centered on climate funding to help developing nations battle the climate crisis. Papua New Guinea has withdrawn from the event to protest ‘the big nations’Continue Reading
Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?
Delegates gather in Azerbaijan for UN climate conference., Inside Story Delegates gather in Azerbaijan for UN climate conference. Leaders from around the world are meeting to address the climate crisis. Azerbaijan is hosting this year’s United Nations COP29 conference with delegates tackling ways to curb global warming. Scientists warn progress isContinue Reading
FEC Snoozes Through the Election While Allegedly Illegal Coinbase Spending Reaches $50M
Yesterday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pledged another $25 million to the crypto super PAC Fairshake, bringing the company’s total spending in the 2024 election up to more than $76 million. Public Citizen, along with researcher and author Molly White, submitted a complaint to the FEC in August alleging that aContinue Reading
Science Feedback invited to speak at the European Science-Media Hub Summer School 2023
Flora Teoh, PhD, Science Editor at Health Feedback, was invited to speak at the session on “Best practices in science journalism, experiences” on 8 June 2023 at the European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) Summer School “Storytelling in Science” , held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France from 6 to 10Continue Reading
What we know about the safety of mifepristone for medical abortions and the effectiveness of progesterone for “abortion reversal”
Introduction The World Health Organization considers access to safe and affordable abortion services as important for the good health and well-being of women and girls. Unsafe abortion methods contribute to a significant portion of maternal deaths, and this is particularly evident in places where abortion is legally restricted. However, theContinue Reading
Media News Daily: Top Stories for 11/11/2024
This page hosts daily news stories related to the media and journalism industry. Check back often, as new stories may be added throughout the day. Nearly Half of Journalists Killed in India Were Investigating Environmental Issues According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), nearly 50% of journalists murdered in India overContinue Reading
Drag Bans Oppress Every Single One Of Us
Over the past decade, transphobia, homophobia and misogyny have grown across the U.S., with 75 anti-LGBTQ bills becoming law in 2023 alone. With the results of this week’s elections, heightened transphobia during the next four years is inevitable. Though many may try to ignore them, these laws are something everyoneContinue Reading
Fedora 41: Best New Features (Workstation Edition)
Learn about the best new features of the Fedora 41 release. Fedora 41 released on October 29, 2024. It’s packed with exciting updates that push the boundaries of the latest innovation in the Linux distribution space. From retiring outdated packages like Python 2.7 to introducing new spins like KDE PlasmaContinue Reading
Exploring and Customizing UKUI Desktop in openEuler
UKUI is a sleek desktop environment developed by the Ubuntu Kylin team. This is the recommended desktop environment for openEuler distribution. By design, UKUI is inspired by the Windows desktop, which is popular among the user base. It features desktop icons, a bottom panel with system tray, a taskbar, etc.Continue Reading
Keep openEuler Updated
One of the important steps of maintaining a computer system is to patch the system properly and timely. According to the operating system in question, the update process also varies. openEuler, based on the CentOS distribution uses RPM packages by default and the DNF package manager. So, in this article,Continue Reading
LG Chem discovers material to suppress thermal runaway in batteries
South Korean chemical company LG Chem has published a paper in the scientific journal Nature Communications about the development of a temperature-responsive material capable of suppressing thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries. The paper, “Thermal Runaway Prevention through Scalable Fabrication of Safety Reinforced Layer in Practical Li-ion Batteries,” reports on theContinue Reading
ZF sells over 250 million electric parking brake units
German mobility products manufacturer ZF announces that it has produced a total of 250 million units of its electric parking brake (EPB), a technology that the company pioneered nearly 25 years ago by introducing the motor-on-caliper brake. ZF says the EPB improves fuel economy by reducing weight in the brakeContinue Reading
PolitiFact Scores 2024
Every four years Iffy.news compiles PolitiFact-checks (with permission) to rate the veracity of political people. We convert their fact-checks into credibility scores, comparing pols, pundits, PACS, and partiesContinue Reading