Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

Ransomware is a national security threat and a big business — and it’s wreaking havoc
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/15/ransomware-colonial-darkside-cyber-security/ #privacy #security #ransomware #purism

Climate change threatens one-third of global food production
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210514134151.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Antarctic ice sheet retreat could trigger chain reaction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210513123959.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Ransomware attack leads to shut down of major U.S. pipeline system
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/08/cyber-attack-colonial-pipeline/ #privacy #security #purism

Research breakthrough in the fight against cancer
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210506125753.htm #health

New Report Shows Phone Cracking Tech is Being Used to Target Journalists in Botswana
https://gizmodo.com/new-report-shows-phone-cracking-tech-is-being-used-to-t-1846832897 #privacy #security #purism #librem5

On Tech: Computer chips are the new toilet paper
https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/template/oakv2?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20210507&instance_id=30418&nl=on-tech-with-shira-ovide&productCode=OT&regi_id=91658101&segment_id=57514&te=1&uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2F9ea4f6ea-ba2f-5b59-bad8-d8736d6242ee&user_id=3593d0a3aec76354dafb17a2c0249e69

Apple’s AirTag trackers made it frighteningly easy to ‘stalk’ me in a test
By Geoffrey A. Fowler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/05/apple-airtags-stalking/ #privacy #security #purism

Catastrophic sea-level rise from Antarctic melting possible with severe global warming
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210505111347.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming #leadonclimate

Researchers create free-floating holograms that bring us one step closer to Star Trek's holodecks https://gizmodo.com/researchers-create-free-floating-animated-holograms-tha-1846828392 #science

New climate pledges give us 50-50 shot at meeting the Paris Agreement https://earther.gizmodo.com/new-climate-pledges-give-us-a-50-50-shot-at-meeting-the-1846824257 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

If the Paris agreement fails, sea levels could rise 33 feet https://earther.gizmodo.com/if-the-paris-agreement-fails-sea-levels-could-rise-33-1846827286 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat
https://ca-finance-yahoo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/ca.finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/solarwinds-hacking-campaign-puts-microsoft-114218764.html #privacy #security #bigtech #purism

The Ball and Supply Chain – Purism
https://puri.sm/posts/the-ball-and-supply-chain/

On Tech: Don’t ignore ransomware. It’s bad. (In Canada, the top target is hospitals.)
https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/template/oakv2?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20210429&instance_id=29942&nl=on-tech-with-shira-ovide&productCode=OT&regi_id=91658101&segment_id=56818&te=1&uri=nyt%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter%2F4589c06e-2ce3-5d2c-9dce-d7fa6b4c156c&user_id=3593d0a3aec76354dafb17a2c0249e69 #privacy #security #purism

The Wind and Solar Boom Is Here - The world is adopting renewable sources of power much faster than experts thought possible.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/opinion/wind-solar-power.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

The world's glaciers are melting faster than before, study says https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/glacier-loss-1.6005403 #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Halting the Vast Release of Methane Is Critical for Climate, U.N. Says
A major United Nations report will declare that slashing emissions of methane, the main component of natural gas, is far more vital than previously thought.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/climate/methane-leaks-united-nations.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate

Climate Change Could Cut World Economy by $23 Trillion in 2050, Insurance Giant Warns
Poor nations would be particularly hard hit, but few would escape, Swiss Re said. The findings could influence how the industry prices insurance and invests its mammoth portfolios.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/world-economy-swiss-re-insurance.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #leadonclimate