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CLIMATEWIRE | As extreme weather wracks much of the globe, large majorities of Americans believe that in many cases, climate change is to blame. Roughly three-quarters of respondents to a recent poll said global warming is affecting weather-related issues in the United States, including extreme heat, wildfires, drought and rising sea levels, according to a report released yesterday by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication. While those…

Instagram has been experiencing a decline in engagement over the past couple of years, and things are not looking good. According to a new report, this has been going on since 2019, an important year for the platform. Instagram engagement dropped significantly, and Reels might be to blame.Instagram (and just about every social media and video sharing platform) is in a heated battle against TikTok. The short-form video-sharing platform exploded over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, platforms like Instagram,…

Image: CNETMicrosoft has said a recent deployment that contained a "broken connection to an internal storage service" was the likely cause of an outage that left many users unable to access or use various Microsoft 365 apps for several hours.   The service issues, which started on the evening of Wednesday July 20 and continued into Thursday morning, slowed down or prevented access to several Microsoft services, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Server, Microsoft 365 admin center, Yammer, Microsoft Word and other…

via Getty Images Barely a day goes by without Martin Scorsese and Marvel being lumped together in a question being thrown at a high-profile actor or filmmaker. Funnily enough, it was less than 24 hours ago when Ethan Hawke offered his opinions, and he offered a fittingly measured take for an acclaimed thespian who also broke bad as Moon Knight‘s big bad Arthur Harrow. Ever since the bushy-browed legend of cinema first opened that fateful can of worms several years ago, the discourse has never been too far from…

Outlook servers are back online after experiencing an extended outage on Monday morning. The Office service health page provided an update shortly after 11 a.m. PT noting that all services should be operational. Microsoft confirmed the outage early Monday morning in a tweet, pushing Outlook administrators to the EX401976 and OL401977 codes for information. Although the issue didn’t affect all users, it was still a significant outage. Down Detector, which tracks outages for online services, received thousands of user…

Bella Hadid Shares A N*de Photo Of Herself ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Bella Hadid has shared a sizzling hot photo of her wearing nothing but rings and bracelets on her hands. The model knows how to turn heads as she is often seen wearing sultry fits. She reeks of confidence as she goes full n*de in the recent pic and is an inspiration to many to ditch their clothes and love their skin. Besides being a fashion icon, diva, and supermodel, Hadid has also been vocal about her mental health and has opened…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Nigerians to hold the government accountable for its failure to resolve the lingering fuel crisis in the country rather than channel criticisms to the labour union. The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, on Wednesday, said the union has managed to keep the government from increasing fuel prices and removing subsidy, and that Nigerians should support the group rather than be “fixated on blame game”. Mr Wabba spoke at the weekly episode of…

Billboards at the Ziegler Cadillac, Buick and GMC Dealership in Lincolnwood, Illinois, the United States. U.S. General Motors Co.Joel Lerner | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesNew vehicle quality declined by 11% this year amid parts shortages, shipping snarls and global trade disruptions, according to J.D. Power's 2022 Initial Quality Study. Buick, Dodge and Chevrolet topped the list while Volvo, Chrysler and Polestar landed in the bottom three.The 2022 Initial Quality Study found four times as many new models were worse…

Apple’s latest M2 (opens in new tab) 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops contain a significantly slower SSD - or at least one putting out slower transfer rates - than the equivalent M1 models. The discovery was reported by MacRumors (opens in new tab) and builds on the work of YouTube channels such as Max Tech (opens in new tab) and Created Tech (opens in new tab).Tests using Black Magic’s Disk speed Test app showed the M2 MBP’s 256GB SSD achieving read and write rates of around 1,450MB/s, which knocks 50% off the read speeds of…

Poco has today unveiled two new phones to bolster its global lineup: the Poco F4 and Poco X4 GT.  Like most Poco phones, these are mid-range monsters, with specs focussed on performance, charging speed, and display quality – all of which impress for the price point.  The F4 is especially exciting, because its predecessor – the Poco F3 – was one of the best mid-range phones of 2021, and a smash hit for Poco, selling over 2 million units. The new phone looks impressive too, with an upgraded 64Mp camera, 67W fast…