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Rheinmetall baut bald auch Weltraumsatelliten
Der Rüstungskonzern Rheinmetall erweitert sein Portfolio um Weltraum-Satelliten. Dafür wurde ein Gemeinschaftsunternehmen mit der Firma Iceye gegründet.
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AOC's campaign pours massive cash into luxury Puerto Rico hotels, pricey catering and Bad Bunny venue rental (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aocs-campaign-pours-massive-cash-luxury-puerto-rico-hotels-pricey-catering-bad-bunny-venue-rental
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p86#a251211p86

Airbnb plans to launch a three-month pilot on January 5 to let guests order groceries via Instacart within its app for rentals in Phoenix, Orlando, and LA (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

https://mastodon.social/@randahl/115507006485634894
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A rarely seen seven-arm octopus was captured on camera 2,300 feet below the surface in remarkable deep-sea footage.
The species
— formally known as the seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus)
— was recorded by the remotely operated vehicle Ventana, operated by the team at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).
According to MBARI, the encounter occurred during a recent expedition in Monterey Bay and marks only the fourth time the organisation has observed…

Rarely-Seen Seven-Arm 'Blob' Octopus Filmed by Underwater Camera
These researchers have only filmed the species four times in 40 years.

The "back door" in this case are Chinese-made solar inverters.
This one gadget could give China a back door into the U.S. power grid
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/10/us-energy-grid-china-threat-blackouts/

This one gadget could give China a back door into the U.S. power grid
Energy companies, cybersecurity experts and lawmakers warn U.S. dependence on Chinese inverters that can be manipulated remotely is a mounting security threat.

Article doesn't say if the capacity for remotely-disabling machines is something the government ordinarily wants?
Basically any device that can receive remote firmware/software updates from a manufacturer can be remotely disabled - intentionally or otherwise.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/…

UK asks cyberspies to probe whether Chinese buses can be switched off remotely
: Norwegian testers claim maker has remote access, while UK importer says supplier complies with the law

RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/115699571708983759
😐💀 This orange clown 😐💀

The US House passes a bipartisan bill to expand US export controls to restrict Chinese companies' remote access to US AI chips from data centers outside China (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/house-passe…

House Passes Bill to Limit China’s Remote Access to U.S. Chips
The House of Representatives on Monday passed a bipartisan bill that expands U.S. export controls to restrict Chinese companies’ ability to remotely access advanced American AI chips at data centers outside China. The bill, the Remote Access Security Act, is the latest step in Washington’s effort to limit China’s use of critical U.S. technologies due to national security concerns. It is