RC1 = Release Candidate no. 1

This button doesn't often work as you'd expect. Websites/Apps can (and do) still approve so called "legitimate interest" option. The only way to be sure is to click "manage preferences" and dig in to check if legitimate interest is enabled. Sometimes you'll see "object all" in there, but some websites require to manually disable legitimate interest for each of the hundreds of partners manually.

By 2050, India will be among the first places where temperatures will cross survivability limits, according to climate experts.

I've been saying this for years, one major heatwave rolls aver a continent and millions will die.

Average Reddit Moderator right now:

Remember that time when they've added rootkits to over 20 millions of audio cd's? You've guessed it, the installation was automatic, hidden and their software had vulnerabilities.

One of the programs would install and "phone home" with reports on the user's private listening habits, even if the user refused its end-user license agreement (EULA), while the other was not mentioned in the EULA at all. Both programs contained code from several pieces of copylefted free software in an apparent infringement of copyright.

I'm downloading various Linux distros just to seed them.

Especially GOG being DRM free but they really need a Linux client.