Cornell researchers just solved a major agrivoltaics challenge: how to balance crops and solar panels in real-time.
Their new framework automatically adjusts panel angles based on weather patterns and crop needs—boosting energy while keeping plants healthy. It even works in cloudy climates, making solar-agriculture combos viable almost anywhere.
To see the butcher slap the steak, before he laid it on the block,
and give his knife a sharpening, was to forget breakfast instantly. It was
agreeable, too -- it really was -- to see him cut it off, so smooth and juicy.
There was nothing savage in the act, although the knife was large and keen;
it was a piece of art, high art; there was delicacy of touch, clearness of
tone, skilful handling of the subject, fine shading. It was the triumph of
mind over matter;…
Adobe patches a zero-day in Acrobat DC, Reader DC, and Acrobat 2024, which hackers have been actively exploiting for at least four months (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/adobe-fixes-pdf-zero-day-sec…
📱 Die Bürger-App – eine gute Idee auf maroder Basis.
Kindergeld per App, KI-Assistent durch Formulare, alles digital. Klingt gut.
Das fundamentale Problem liegt nicht in der App, sondern im IT-Unterbau:
Deutschlands Verwaltungs-IT ist ein Flickenteppich in desolatem Zustand.
Dazu: Telekom und SAP ohne Ausschreibung beauftragt – dieselben Partner wie
bei der Corona-App. Das Ergebnis von damals ist bekannt.
Holger Schmidt (FAZ):
What the actual fuck.
I was already looking at an alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro to replace for my clients who need it, this is just fuel for the dumpster fire that is Adobe. https://mastodon.social/@marcedwards/116371577815792197
Ex-Bama DT pleads guilty after posing as NFLers https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48611930/ex-alabama-dt-pleads-guilty-impersonating-nfl-players