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Countries are for the first time considering restrictions on the global production of plastic -- to reduce it by 40% in 15 years -- in an attempt to protect human health and the environment. From a report: As the world attempts to make a treaty to cut plastic waste at UN talks in Ottawa, Canada, two countries have put forward the first concrete proposal to limit production to reduce its harmful effects including the huge carbon emissions from producing it. The motion submitted by Rwanda and Peru sets out a global reduction target, ambitiously termed a "north star," to cut the production of primary plastic polymers across the world by 40% by 2040, from a 2025 baseline. It says: "The effectiveness of both supply and demand-side measures will be assessed, in whole or in part, on their success in reducing the production of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels." The proposal calls for the consideration of mandatory reporting by countries of statistical data on production, imports and exports of primary plastic polymers. A global plastic reduction target would be similar to the legally binding Paris agreement to pursue efforts to limit global temperature increase to 1.5C above preindustrial levels, Rwanda and Peru said.

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Google’s productivity expert Laura Mae Martin’s new book details useful tips for getting things done while preserving your time.Google’s productivity expert Laura Mae Martin’s new book details useful tips for getting things done while preserving your time.

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Google NewFront updates to Display & Video 360: Streamline streaming ads, unlock first-party data, and make Google AI work for you.Google NewFront updates to Display & Video 360: Streamline streaming ads, unlock first-party data, and make Google AI work for you.

Amazon says its deliveries are getting even faster, announcing that it delivered over 2 billion items the same or next day to Prime members during the first three months of 2024, breaking its record for 2023. From a report: The company says it delivered almost 60 percent of Prime orders the same or next day in 60 of the biggest metropolitan areas in the US.

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Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" Performance Improves With Linux 6.9  Phoronix

Neptune Linux is an elegant distribution every multimedia power user should know about  ZDNet

Austria called on Monday for fresh efforts to regulate the use of AI in weapons systems that could create so-called 'killer robots', as it hosted a conference aimed at reviving largely stalled discussions on the issue. From a report: With AI technology advancing rapidly, weapons systems that could kill without human intervention are coming ever closer, posing ethical and legal challenges that most countries say need addressing soon. "We cannot let this moment pass without taking action. Now is the time to agree on international rules and norms to ensure human control," Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg told the meeting of non-governmental and international organisations as well as envoys from 143 countries. "At least let us make sure that the most profound and far-reaching decision, who lives and who dies, remains in the hands of humans and not of machines," he said in an opening speech to the conference entitled "Humanity at the Crossroads: Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Challenge of Regulation." Years of discussions at the United Nations have produced few tangible results and many participants at the two-day conference in Vienna said the window for action was closing rapidly.

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The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to ban default guessable usernames and passwords from these IoT devices. Unique passwords installed by default are still permitted. From a report: The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTI) introduces new minimum-security standards for manufacturers, and demands that these companies are open with consumers about how long their products will receive security updates for. Manufacturing and design practices mean many IoT products introduce additional risks to the home and business networks they're connected to. In one often-cited case described by cybersecurity company Darktrace, hackers were allegedly able to steal data from a casino's otherwise well-protected computer network after breaking in through an internet-connected temperature sensor in a fish tank. Under the PSTI, weak or easily guessable default passwords such as "admin" or "12345" are explicitly banned, and manufacturers are also required to publish contact details so users can report bugs.

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For National Small Business Week, we’re spotlighting Prados Beauty founder and CEO Cece Meadows.For National Small Business Week, we’re spotlighting Prados Beauty founder and CEO Cece Meadows.

I Spent a Week With Plasma 6.0 for Linux, Here Are the Highlights  How-To Geek

The big hit medieval strategy game Manor Lords works well on Linux  GamingOnLinux

Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 40, EndeavourOS, and TrueNAS 24.04 all arrive at once  The Register

AMD Prepares Linux For "Bus Lock Trap" Feature On Upcoming CPUs  Phoronix

Linux Support On The Way For The ASUS ROG Raikiri Controller  Phoronix

Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Bird of Prey” Distro Lands with KDE Plasma 6  9to5Linux

Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Bird of Prey” Distro Lands with KDE Plasma 6  9to5Linux

Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Bird of Prey” Distro Lands with KDE Plasma 6  9to5Linux

Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Bird of Prey” Distro Lands with KDE Plasma 6  9to5Linux

Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Bird of Prey” Distro Lands with KDE Plasma 6  9to5Linux