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Snap settles US social media trial days after Meta

Snap has settled what would have been another landmark trial over the alleged harms of social media, lawyers for the plaintiffs said Monday, just days after Meta reached its own settlement and two days…

France 24
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Finance

Control of Britain’s 39m smart meters passes to non-profit startup

The handover marks the end of a 13-year licence for Smart DCC, a subsidiary of Capita, after years of spiralling costs and delays Control over Great Britain’s 39m smart meters has passed to a non-profit startup after its former owner presided over more than a decade of spiralling costs and delays in the troubled network. The company owned by crisis-hit outsourcing firm Capita has promised a “seamless transition” to its not-for-profit successor, which will take over running the data network connecting the smart meters from this week. Continue reading...

The Guardian
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International

COP17 biodiversity: difficult search for funding to save living things

The COP17 biodiversity in Yerevan ended last weekend. There was a lot of talk about funding. The countries have noted that they are behind on the objectives for 2030. They agree to accelerate their efforts but the central question, “who will pay?”, has not been resolved. The list of donor countries has not been reviewed since 2006. The European Union would like China, Saudi Arabia and even Brazil to join it.

France 24
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