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Electric Cars Are Coming. How Long Until They Rule the Road? Around the world, governments and automakers are focused on selling newer, cleaner electric vehicles as a key solution to climate change. Yet it could take years, if not decades, before the technology has a drastic effect on greenhouse gas emissions. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/10/climate/electric-vehicle-fleet-turnover.html

Microsoft suspends donations for politicians who attempted to overturn the 2020 election Microsoft has announced that it will suspend all donations for the upcoming 2022 election cycle for any members of Congress, state officials, and organizations who voted to object to the certification of electors in the 2020 election or supported attempting to overturn the election. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/5/22268610/microsoft-suspends-donations-politicians-overturn-2020-election

Russian, Chinese, and Iranian hackers are targeting the US election, says Microsoft Hackers from Russia, China, and Iran are targeting individuals and organizations involved in both Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s presidential campaigns, according to a new security report from Microsoft. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/11/21431990/russian-chinese-iranian-hackers-target-us-2020-elections-trump-biden-campaigns

#Hacker breaches the US agency that certifies #voting machines https://t.co/tjFH7URaKx via @engadget — Mike (@mikezmac) December 17, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/mikezmac