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Während die Preise für Grundnahrungsmittel rasant steigen, erinnern “Container”-Aktivisten an einen Missstand, den der Agrarminister eigentlich längst beheben wollte.
Gas-Lieferungen aus Russland werden knapp, die Kosten für die deutsche Energieversorgung steigen. Es ist damit zu rechnen, dass viele Kunden ihre Jahresrechnung nicht bezahlen können. Was dann?
Volkswagen will seine Software-Tochter Cariad personell verstärken, weil es dort Entwicklungsprobleme gibt. (Cariad, Elektroauto)
Volkswagen will seine Software-Tochter Cariad personell verstärken, weil es dort Entwicklungsprobleme gibt. (Cariad, Elektroauto) Mieter der Berliner Gewobag sollen bis Ende 2024 etwa 500 Ladepunkte für ihre E-Autos nutzen können. Die Gesellschaft verfügt über 16.000 Stellplätze. (Elektromobilität, Vattenfall)
Mieter der Berliner Gewobag sollen bis Ende 2024 etwa 500 Ladepunkte für ihre E-Autos nutzen können. Die Gesellschaft verfügt über 16.000 Stellplätze. (Elektromobilität, Vattenfall) Eine Kostenexplosion für Verbraucher scheint kaum noch abzuwenden sein. Der Bund will mit einem Gesetz gegensteuern, doch Gas bleibt knapp. Auch weil Habecks LNG-Pläne zu scheitern drohen.
Apple intros “extreme” optional protection against the scourge of mercenary spyware.
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Mercenary spyware is one of the hardest threats to combat. It targets an infinitesimally small percentage of the world, making it statistically unlikely for most of us to ever see. And yet, because it selects only the most influential individuals (think diplomats, political dissidents, and lawyers) sophisticated malware private companies sell to nation-state governments—many with documented human-rights abuses—has a devastating effect that’s far out of proportion to the small number of people infected.
This puts device and software makers in a bind. How do you build something to protect what’s likely well below 1 percent of your user base against malware built by companies like NSO Group, maker of clickless exploits that instantly convert fully updated iOS and Android devices into sophisticated bugging devices.
On Wednesday, Apple previewed an ingenious option it plans to add to its flagship OSes in the coming months to counter the mercenary spyware menace. The company is upfront—almost in your face—that Lockdown mode is an option that will degrade the user experience and is intended for only a small number of users.
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This is the third time the state has tried to eliminate the giant snails.
Enlarge / Mary Yong Cong, a Florida Department of Agriculture scientist, holds a giant African snail in her Miami lab on July 17, 2015. (credit: Getty | Kerry Sheridan)
Officials in Florida are again battling a highly invasive, extraordinarily destructive giant snail species that also happens to be capable of spreading parasitic worms that invade human brains.
The giant African land snail (GALS)—aka Lissachatina fulica—can grow up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and is considered "one of the most invasive pests on the planet," according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It ravenously feasts on over 500 plant species—including many valuable fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals—while prolifically spawning, pushing out several thousand eggs in its multiyear life span.
In late June, Florida state officials confirmed the presence of GALS on a property in Pasco County, on the west-central coast of the state, just north of Tampa. They have since set up a quarantine zone around the property and began snail-killing pesticide treatments last week.
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Mehrheit aus Konservativen, Liberalen und Rechtsradikalen findet, dass Atomkraft und Erdgas umweltfreundlich sind. Sie sollen gefördert werden. Umwelt- und Klimagruppen sind entsetzt. Ein Kommentar.
Seit März wachsen die Beschwerden stark an, weil Betrüger automatische Ansage von Polizei, BKA, Interpol oder Europol versenden. Dabei täuschen sie echte Telefonnummern vor. (Security, Smartphone)
Seit März wachsen die Beschwerden stark an, weil Betrüger automatische Ansage von Polizei, BKA, Interpol oder Europol versenden. Dabei täuschen sie echte Telefonnummern vor. (Security, Smartphone) The company’s goal is to fly 400 revenue flights a year.
Enlarge / Virgin Spaceship Unity and Virgin Mothership Eve take to the skies on their first captive carry flight on September 8, 2016. (credit: Virgin Galactic)
Nearly a full year has passed since Virgin Galactic last flew its SpaceShipTwo vehicle into space, but the company says it is progressing toward a more rapid cadence of flights.
On Wednesday, Virgin Galactic announced a deal with Boeing-owned Aurora Flight Sciences to design and manufacture two next-generation motherships. A mothership carries the Virgin Galactic spaceship to an altitude of about 15 km before releasing it, after which the spaceship fires its rocket engine and flies above 90 km.
In a news release, Virgin Galactic said it expects to take delivery of the first of the two new motherships in 2025. The company presently has a single carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, that made its first flight in 2008. Virgin has not said how long this vehicle will be able to fly missions, nor how much refurbishment it will need as it begins flying more frequently.
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