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Submission + - New York regulator orders X Money to STOP paying 6% interest to New Yorkers (x.com)

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An anonymous reader writes: The Department of Financial Services told X Payments LLC it cannot pay interest on stored-value accounts for New York customers, effective October 1, 2026, affecting balances at partner banks. X is offering a $300 direct deposit bonus to eligible users who keep up activity, while working to resolve the issue. The move has drawn criticism online, with some seeing it as protection for traditional banks or politically driven, amid X's push into financial services without a New York money transmitter license.

Submission + - 'Supercharged' Greening in African Savannah: CO2 Brings Boost to Grass Growth (dailysceptic.org)

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An anonymous reader writes: Global greening is being supercharged in the African savannah, new research published in Nature has found, with higher CO2 levels driving a 28% increase in plant growth in just 32 years.

More evidence of global greening from carbon dioxide fertilisation has been published in the prestigious publication Nature . The research involved 70 experiments and three decades of field data from many locations in the savannah of South Africa's Kruger National Park. The international scientific team was led by Dr Kimberley Simpson of the University of Sheffield, the paper entitled 'Increasing CO2 levels fertilise C4 grass production'. Phys.org reported the study as follows: 'Rising carbon dioxide is supercharging grass growth in African savannas, study finds.' The latest study challenges the previously held view that the dominant grasses in the savannah (known as 'C4') benefit little from rising levels of carbon dioxide.

African savannah covers approximately half of the great continent and sustains a vast habitat for wildlife across tropical and sub-tropical regions. Globally, savannah grassland covers about 20% of Earth's land surface, and contributes nearly one-third of plant productivity. C4 grasses form a major part of these ecosystems in hot climates; they utilise a more complex form of photosynthesis which allows them to thrive in harsher conditions where hotter and sunnier conditions prevail. These grasses are able to retain water and capture carbon dioxide more efficiently than other types of plants. C4 grasses include both wild grasses and important crops such as maize and sugarcane.

Comment Re:And the earth contains $trillions$ in copper... (Score 1) 55

by OrangeTide (#66318124) Attached to: BT's Old Copper Landline Network Could Be Worth Over $2 Billion

from your walls? no.
from every rack in every rural exchange? sure, if it wasn't already done a decade ago.
from nearly every last mile? makes a lot of financial send. Easier done if you're already in there to pull new fibre or if the copper can be pulled with the duct and winch method. You could have a handful of crews working full-time and every day they work they'd recover more copper than it costs you to pay them.

Submission + - Gov. DeSantis bans Flock cameras from state highways (www.wctv.tv)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he’s removing Flock camera from state roadways.

The announcement comes amid a growing concern over the misuse of automated license plate readers.

On Monday, DeSantis ordered all Flock cameras removed from what he calls the “state highway system” within the next 30 days, which would include interstates like I-10 and I-75.

That order led to several sheriff’s departments like in Franklin, Liberty and Putnam Counties to announce they’re ending their own license plate reader programs.

Comment HOMES (Score 1) 222

In school I was taught HOMES - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
I'm not going to learn a new mnemonic that will only be valid for another 2 years (or less).

As a compromise, I recommend we rename a lake after Trump:

MATHS - Michigan, America, Trump, Huron, Superior

While it seems obvious to rename Superior to Trump, let us remember that Erie is the shallowest and most pollute of the Great Lakes.

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