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Firefox 156 is out with faster start-up times for its built-in PDF viewer and lower CPU usage when viewing large JPEG images. As you browse the web you (pretty much always) see images smaller than their native resolution. To wit, if I embed a 4K JPEG in this post, forContinue Reading

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While we wait to see if Apple really is experiencing huge demand for its newly introduced iPhones, today’s the day every iPhone user gets a completely new device experience, with iOS 27 rolling out internationally, along with the other members of Apple’s 27 series OS family. If you’re on the fenceContinue Reading

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Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday is the year’s largest release, with 963 CVEs requiring customer action, 106 rated critical. Two are already exploited: CVE-2026-81963 in the Windows Update Stack and CVE-2026-85880 in Advanced Local Procedure Call. Nothing in this release was publicly disclosed ahead of the patch. Readiness recommends aContinue Reading

‘a-little-bit-scary’:-swedish-voters-react-to-tight-election-results

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With 95% of the votes counted, the Social Democrats and the centre-left bloc had a narrow but growing lead of 176 seats to the right-leaning parties’ 173. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Full results from Sunday’s election are not expected until after overseas votes are counted onContinue Reading

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While its Midwest pipeline languishes in legal limbo, Summit Carbon Solutions is urging Iowa regulators to fast-track its next round of hearings. By Anika Jane Beamer The Iowa Utilities Commission is moving toward hearings on the second phase of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline, which would add hundreds of milesContinue Reading

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Indigenous groups, environmentalists and locals oppose the wall; Big Bend sees about 1 percent of border arrests., Indigenous groups, environmentalists, and locals in several states have opposed the border wall construction. A group of landowners, ranchers, businesses and a non-profit organisation have sued the administration of United States President TraitorContinue Reading

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Israeli attack targets Gaza displacement camp, Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Sport Opinion Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations Interactives In Pictures Science & Technology Podcasts Travel Sponsored Content Live NavigationContinue Reading

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New York-based public relations agency  Teneo is advising the organisers of this November’s United Nations COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Turkey, despite its close ties to the fossil fuel industry. The same agency came  under fire  two years ago for promoting COP29 host nation Azerbaijan as a climate champion, even as the country was expanding oil andContinue Reading

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The left’s winning streak in Democratic primaries has sparked panic among party centrists. As more Democrats warm to democratic socialism, they correctly intuit that their grip on the party is finally, at long last, slipping.  This panic was evident last week when eight House Democrats voted for a Republican resolutionContinue Reading