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A Hungarian think tank closely linked to autocratic leader Viktor Orbán has been accused of breaking EU lobbying guidelines by failing to declare its funding, DeSmog can report.  MCC Brussels has failed to disclose financial figures and funding sources despite lobbying within the EU since 2022, the advocacy organisation CorporateContinue Reading

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Moved from Windows or Linux? Smooth some of the rough edges Friday FOSS fest  There are some idiosyncrasies about macOS that long term Mac users may never notice, but cause frustration in people more used to how Windows does things – or the much more customizable Linux desktop experience. HereContinue Reading

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Startup needs tips on fitting its flying surfboard into existing infrastructure Airlines around the world continue to look for ways to be more sustainable and efficient without needing to reinvent the wheel – but in the case of Delta Air Lines’ new partnership with JetZero, reinventing the wing is definitelyContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Last week, British Petroleum announced that it was slashing more than $5 billion in planned green energy investments. It was a marked departure from the early 2000s, when the oil giant branded itself as “beyond petroleum,” and even 2020, whenContinue Reading

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WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by Democrats details how many people in each state would lose access to Medicaid if Republicans in Congress were to cut the program by one-third — a scenario some GOP lawmakers have floated as an option to help pay for tax cuts, though oneContinue Reading

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We’ve become accustomed, here in the 2020s, to an endless stream of headlines that herald massive new windfalls for America’s top corporate and financial execs. Back a century ago, in the 1920s, our nation’s executive elites lived through a similarly rewarding era. But that era would suddenly end in theContinue Reading