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Supreme Court ruling guts the EPA’s ability to enforce Clean Air Act Kacper Pempel / reutersIn yet another historic reversal of long standing precedent, the US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6 - 3 along party lines to severely limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency in regulating carbon emissions from power plants, further hamstringing the Biden a Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/supreme-court-ruling-guts-epa-ability-to-enforce-clean-air-act-145027419.html

See’s third and final season has its sight set on war in new trailer Just as sight is beginning to return to the world of Apple TV Plus’ See, the series is coming to an end with its upcoming third and final season. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/29/23188134/see-apple-tv-season-three-series-finale

Facebook and Instagram will remove posts offering abortion pills Facebook and Instagram are removing posts from users that offer help accessing abortion pills, saying they violate a policy around pharmaceuticals. Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/28/23186708/facebook-instagram-abortion-pills-posts-ban-mifepristone-misoprostol

Tesla partners with California utility on virtual power plant Tesla and California utility PG&E launched a new program that will pay eligible Powerwall owners to send extra electricity to the grid when it’s vulnerable to blackouts. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/23/23180471/tesla-california-utility-virtual-power-plant-powerwall

NEW Features Lightroom Classic 11.4 UPDATE. New Lightroom Classic June 2022 11.4 update includes a massive mask update, including batch processing with masks. Colin Smith shows you how to use these powerful new features 00:00 Intro 00:18 Invert mask 01:48: Preset with mask 03:20 Amount slider 04:03 Copy Paste ai masks 05:17 Batch process Continue Reading . . . https://youtu.be/Rjj1pgU27UI

Sonos says customers that got extra speakers don’t have to send them back Sonos has confirmed that customers who received extra, unordered devices as a result of a recent software glitch don’t need to return the speakers. “Sonos does not require the return of extra equipment and respects the decision of each impacted customer,” said spokesperson Madeline Krebs. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/17/23172282/sonos-ordering-glitch-extra-speakers-keep-them-free-ftc-rules

Destiny 2 cheat creators come to a $13.5 million settlement with Bungie In a rather spectacular conclusion to a lawsuit filed by Bungie in August of last year, the owners of the Destiny 2 cheat domains, Veterancheats, LaviCheats, and Elite Boss Tech, will have to pay a settlement totaling roughly $13.5 million in damages. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/17/23172558/destiny-2-bungie-cheat-settlement