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Cure COVID with an herbal beverage? A falsi-tea, says the FTC

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Saturday, March 4, 2023
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Press release - Green Deal Industrial Plan: securing the EU’s clean tech leadership

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Monday, February 20, 2023
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They stress the importance of enhancing the EU's manufacturing strength in strategic technologies like solar and wind energy, heat pumps, and batteries.

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  • They stress the importance of enhancing the EU's manufacturing strength in strategic technologies like solar and wind energy, heat pumps, and batteries.
  • They demand the scaling-up, and improved commercialisation of, strategic technologies to bridge the gap between innovation and market deployment.
  • The overall objective of EU policy must be to secure European leadership in clean energy technologies and improving Europe’s existing industrial base while assisting in its transformation to produce high quality jobs and economic growth to reach the goals of the Green Deal.
  • Background
    On 1 February, the European Commission presented its Green deal industrial plan for the net-zero age to stimulate development in clean technology in the EU and secure strategic autonomy for the EU by reducing its dependence on third countries.

Refundamentals: How the FTC returns billions to consumers

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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So how do provisions like that translate into real help for real consumers?

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  • So how do provisions like that translate into real help for real consumers?
  • Thats the subject of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protections Office of Claims and Refunds Annual Report.
  • Covering the period between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, the Report recaps how FTC cases resulted in orders that returned billions back to consumers.
  • How do we get checks to eligible consumers while outwitting fraudsters who may try to subvert our efforts?
  • In total, during the 12-month period covered by the Report, FTC cases resulted in more than $6.4 billion in refunds for consumers.
  • In other cases, the FTC sent money directly to consumers.
  • Second, what happens if theres money left over after a refund program or if there isnt enough to provide meaningful refunds to individual consumers?
  • In those instances, the FTC sends the money to the U.S. Treasury, where it goes into the General Fund.
  • In other words, we never forget that the money belongs to consumers, so were duty-bound to do our job carefully and efficiently.
  • And its not unusual for the FTC to ask a court to reinstate the full amount if it looks like defendants lied about their finances.

Highlights - PEGA: Hearing on 'Trade in zero-day vulnerabilities' - Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware

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Saturday, November 26, 2022
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PEGA: Hearing on 'Trade in zero-day vulnerabilities'

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  • PEGA: Hearing on 'Trade in zero-day vulnerabilities'
    On 24 November 2022 PEGA Committee held a hearing on 'Trade in zero-day vulnerabilities'.
  • This hearing explored the trade in vulnerabilities that often escape the light of day.
  • This trade is part of the foundation for the spyware industry.
  • The hearing in particular covered effects of this trade often taking place in hiding, against untraceable payments and to groups that are linked to cyber criminality.

Bruynzeel: 90% CO2 savings possible on buildings

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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PANNINGEN, Netherlands, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --According to the UN buildings are responsible for nearly 40% of annual CO2 emissions worldwide.

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  • PANNINGEN, Netherlands, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --According to the UN buildings are responsible for nearly 40% of annual CO2 emissions worldwide.
  • Bruynzeel's smart mobile storage systems can reduce the footprint of buildings by 50%.
  • Compared to new construction (or extensions), this can result in a 90% reduction of a building's CO2 emissions.
  • Bruynzeel is also working with partners in the steel industry to apply hydrogen-produced steel as soon as possible.

Progress Report shows that Maritime Green Corridors are taking off - but essential stakeholders must not be left behind

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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However as maritime Green Shipping Corridors progress towards implementation, some key industry stakeholders, especially cargo owners and fuel producers, will need to be engaged as soon as possible.

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  • However as maritime Green Shipping Corridors progress towards implementation, some key industry stakeholders, especially cargo owners and fuel producers, will need to be engaged as soon as possible.
  • So far, maritime Green Corridors are too shipping-centric, more needs to be done to involve cargo owners and producers of future fuels if important obstacles are to be overcome.
  • "Green Corridors have captured the maritime sector's imagination, and the number of initiatives that have been launched in one year is genuinely exciting," Fahnestock said.
  • "These corridors are all at very early stages, but as they move towards implementation, this report can provide a platform for monitoring and sharing global progress.

Progress Report shows that Maritime Green Corridors are taking off - but essential stakeholders must not be left behind

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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However as maritime Green Shipping Corridors progress towards implementation, some key industry stakeholders, especially cargo owners and fuel producers, will need to be engaged as soon as possible.

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  • However as maritime Green Shipping Corridors progress towards implementation, some key industry stakeholders, especially cargo owners and fuel producers, will need to be engaged as soon as possible.
  • So far, maritime Green Corridors are too shipping-centric, more needs to be done to involve cargo owners and producers of future fuels if important obstacles are to be overcome.
  • "Green Corridors have captured the maritime sector's imagination, and the number of initiatives that have been launched in one year is genuinely exciting," Fahnestock said.
  • "These corridors are all at very early stages, but as they move towards implementation, this report can provide a platform for monitoring and sharing global progress.

The Biden Administration Signs Ambitious Global Agreement to Accelerate Zero-Emission Transport

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biden Administration announced a landmark endorsement of zero-emission transport today at COP27. The United States signed the Global Memorandum of Understanding (Global MOU) on Zero-Emission Medium-and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, an international agreement supporting a path to 100% new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sales by 2040 with a targeted floor of 30% new zero-emission MHDV sales by 2030.

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  • SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biden Administration announced a landmark endorsement of zero-emission transport today at COP27.
  • The US joins nations around the world working to support a path to 100% zero-emission MHDV sales by 2040.
  • More countries are expected to be announced at a joint CALSTART/Netherlands COP27 event later today (additional details at www.globaldrivetozero.org ).
  • The Global MOU and the growing list of signatory countries and endorsing organizations signing on at COP27 is a significant and welcome development.

Cognata Named CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Smart Cities Category

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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REHOVOT, Israel, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognata today announced that it has been named a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree for its 4D Urban Planning Engine in the Smart Cities Category.

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  • REHOVOT, Israel, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognata today announced that it has been named a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree for its 4D Urban Planning Engine in the Smart Cities Category.
  • "Cognata is committed now more than ever to the smart cities and auto-tech ecosystems and works vigilantly to advance smart mobility", says Danny Atsmon, CEO & Founder of Cognata.
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    This year's CES Innovation Awards program received a record-high number of over 2100 submissions.
  • The announcement was made ahead of CES 2023 , the world's most influential technology event, happening Jan. 5-8 in Las Vegas, NV.