Plans dropped to replace community school with CofE school

Plans to close the only school of no religious character in its area and replace it with a Church of England school have been scrapped. The move has been welcomed by Humanists UK, who has been working with teachers, parents, and the National Education Union (NEU) to stop the proposal, as a victory for the… Continue reading...

https://humanists.uk/2024/05/28/victory-plans-dropped-to-replace-community-school-with-cofeschool/

Revealed: how touts drew up secret plans to sabotage Labour’s ticket reforms

Exclusive: Footage shows private event, attended by representatives of firms including StubHub and Viagogo, where £73,000 was raised for political lobbying

https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/29/revealed-how-touts-drew-up-secret-plans-to-sabotage-labours-ticket-reforms

Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild - in secret location

A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjkkm4re518o

So blimey - what hppened there?

Kbin seemed tio take a nice long sleep there. I almost assumed it had fallen over for good. I **Really** hate the generic, undated 'over the next few days we are working on servers' mesesage. #kbinMeta

https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/838973

Nuclear fusion: new record brings dream of clean energy closer

Nuclear fusion still remains a long way off but brings the world one step closer to endless clean energy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68233330

World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit

The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark. #worldnews

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68110310

PAPERWALL: Chinese Websites Posing as Local News Outlets Target Global Audiences with Pro-Beijing Content - The Citizen Lab

A network of at least 123 websites operated from within the People’s Republic of China while posing as local news outlets in 30 countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, disseminates pro-Beijing disinformation and ad hominem attacks within much larger volumes of commercial press releases. We name this campaign... #worldnews

https://citizenlab.ca/2024/02/paperwall-chinese-websites-posing-as-local-news-outlets-with-pro-beijing-content/

IPv4 address rentals to mint millions of dollars for AWS

AWS could rake in between $400 million and $1 billion a year from charging customers for public IPv4 addresses while migration to IPv6 remains slow.... #tech

https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/05/aws_ipv4_cash/?td=rt-3a

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin

US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US. #tech

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/over-2-percent-of-the-uss-electricity-generation-now-goes-to-bitcoin/

Why 404 Media Needs Your Email Address

AI stealing our work. The collapse of social networks. The need to pay journalists to produce impactful journalism. Here is why we are asking for your email address to read 404 Media.

https://www.404media.co/why-404-media-needs-your-email-address/