Australia on Thursday proposed an overhaul of consumer privacy rules that will help facilitate targeted data sharing between telecommunication firms and banks following a massive data breach at Optus, the country’s second-largest mobile operator. Last month’s cyber attack on Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel), was one of Australia’s biggest data breaches, and compromised data of… Continue reading Australia unveils new privacy rules after data breach at Singtel-owned Optus
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Apollo, Sixth Street no longer in talks with Musk to finance Twitter deal: report
Apollo Global Management Inc and Sixth Street Partners, which were looking to provide financing to Elon Musk earlier this year for his proposed $44 billion buyout of Twitter Inc, are no longer in talks with the billionaire entrepreneur, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Earlier this year, Apollo was in talks to provide preferred equity financing… Continue reading Apollo, Sixth Street no longer in talks with Musk to finance Twitter deal: report
Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Beats Ford & Toyota Best Sellers In New Zealand 002297
New Zealand’s aggressive bonus malus approach has enabled a fully electric vehicle (BEV), the Tesla Model Y, to become the top selling car in September. The Tesla Model Y beat Ford and Toyota’s top models! One thousand five hundred and two (1502) Tesla Model Y were registered, compared with 1043 Ford Rangers and 989 Toyota… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Beats Ford & Toyota Best Sellers In New Zealand 002297
Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling SUV In Australia!002296
“[T]here is a clear market trend towards zero emission technology,” Tony Weber, chief executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, says. This is a significant admission from the FCAI, which has long downplayed electric vehicles due to the dominance of Toyota in the group. Top models from Ford and Toyota beat Tesla for now,… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling SUV In Australia!002296
Clean Tecnica: Sexy/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Decarbonizing Marine Transportation Has Hype & Dogs As Well 002295
Marine shipping is usually categorized in the hard-to-decarbonize segment of transportation. But that’s not really true. The actual requirements for burnable fuel replacement are a lot lower than most realize or accept, and there are many solutions in the space. And, of course, there’s a lot of boring stuff that just works. This is the… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Sexy/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Decarbonizing Marine Transportation Has Hype & Dogs As Well 002295
Cleantechnica: UK EV Share Grows, Tesla Model Y Overall Runner Up 002294
Plugin electric vehicles took 22.4% share of the UK auto market in September, up from 21.6% year-on-year. Full electrics grew share, while plugin hybrids declined. Overall auto volumes were 225,269 units, up 4.6% from a year ago, but down 34.4% from September 2019. The Tesla Model Y was the best selling all electric. September’s combined… Continue reading Cleantechnica: UK EV Share Grows, Tesla Model Y Overall Runner Up 002294
Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling Automobile In Switzerland In 2022, Tesla Model 3 is 3rd Best 002293
The best selling automobile in Switzerland is now the Tesla Model Y. That’s not just electric cars, and it’s not just one month — it’s for the first 9 months of 2022. Furthermore, the Model Y’s older but somewhat smaller sibling, the Model 3, is the third best selling automobile in the Playground of Europe.… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Model Y Is Best Selling Automobile In Switzerland In 2022, Tesla Model 3 is 3rd Best 002293
Scientists Intrigued by Worms That Break Down Plastic Really Fast
Bless these humble worms. Spit Take Researchers have discovered that the saliva of wax worms, the caterpillar larvae of the wax moths that feeds on beeswax in beehives, can quickly break down polyethylene, a material predominantly used in plastic bags that currently leads to immense waste worldwide. If the humble worms could be scaled into… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Worms That Break Down Plastic Really Fast
Apple iPhone 14 Plus review: a big deal
Excellent battery life and a large display make the 14 Plus upgrade-worthy Share this story This is the new iPhone that most people want. It’s not the iPhone with the neat new display features or a high-resolution camera. It’s the iPhone with a big display and a battery that goes for days. That’s really all… Continue reading Apple iPhone 14 Plus review: a big deal
The Psychological Impact of Consuming True Crime
While Coccio eventually left the subreddit, many others stayed. Dawn Cecil, a criminology professor at the University of South Florida and author of Fear, Justice & Modern True Crime, says that many who engage with true crime forums have “good intentions of wanting to help solve a crime or find a missing person”; some also… Continue reading The Psychological Impact of Consuming True Crime