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Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/08/forest-fires-likely-to-continue-to-burn-twice-as-much-without-serious…

Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change
Elizabeth Goldman is a co-director of Global Nature Watch, previously known as Global Forest Watch, a database measuring forest loss that’s frequently cited in Mongabay reporting. She joins this week’s podcast to detail GNW’s updated 25-year analysis of global forest fire trends. The picture is stark: Forest fires burn twice as much forest today as […]

Tua Tagovailoa 'frustrated and disappointed' by subpar first Falcons preseason performance https://www.nfl.com/news/tua-tagovailoa-frustrated-and-disappointed-by-subpar-first-falcons-preseason-performance

AI inference startup General Compute gets a $400M loan from tech investment firm Upper90, seemingly the first deal using inference-specific chips as collateral (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/why-

Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal | TechCrunch
A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals.

For The First Time, Astronomers Detect An Atmosphere Around A Rocky 'Habitable Zone' Planet : ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-astronomers-have-detected-an-atmosphere-around-a-ro…

An important step for standards-based #V2G
"Hyundai completed 🇦🇺's first V2G discharge using the ISO 15118-20 standard with an IONIQ 9 and StarCharge Halo 7.4 kW bidirectional DC charger.
The StarCharge Halo received Clean Energy Council listing in March 2026 and is AS/NZS 4777.2 compliant."

Hyundai IONIQ 9 Completes Australia's First V2G Discharge Using Australian Standard
Hyundai completes Australia's first V2G discharge using ISO 15118-20 with the IONIQ 9 and StarCharge Halo charger. What this means for bidirectional charging rollout.

«Einstellungsgespräch — Palantir fragt Tötungsbereitschaft der Entwickler ab:
Palantir testet beim Einstellungsgespräch, wie Entwickler damit umgehen, dass ihre Software Menschen tötet. Wer das Unternehmen verlässt, muss schweigen.»
Das ist Faschismuss und nichts anders! Hört auf auf irgendwelchen "Sicherheit" zu befürworten die egoistisch vorgegaukelt wird.
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Einstellungsgespräch: Palantir fragt Tötungsbereitschaft der Entwickler ab - Golem.de
Palantir testet beim Einstellungsgespräch, wie Entwickler damit umgehen, dass ihre Software Menschen tötet. Wer das Unternehmen verlässt, muss schweigen.

Ukraine update from Giorgio Provinicialli: details and perspective from inside the kill zone of Ukraine.
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Machines First, Man Last — The Fedorov Doctrine Behind History’s First Landing of the Machines
Live from Ukraine 🇺🇦

Forest Restoration Solutions #environment

Forest Restoration Solutions
Tree growing has become one of the most widely promoted responses to climate change and ecosystem degradation, with governments, companies and nonprofits pledging to restore hundreds of millions of hectares of forests worldwide. But restoring ecosystems is far more complex than putting seedlings in the ground. This Special examines what it takes to rebuild forest […]

Illegal mining threatens Ghana’s first marine protected area #Ghana

Illegal mining threatens Ghana's first marine protected area
Ghana’s land ministry is failing to act against illegal gold mining in the Greater Cape Three Points Forest Reserve, say conservationists. Their call comes as pollution threatens vulnerable and endangered species in both the protected forest and the adjacent waters of a newly declared marine protected area. Mining activity is causing toxic chemicals, including mercury, […]

Putting out wildfires: How peat restoration has reduced fire risk in Indonesia's tropical forests https://phys.org/news/2026-08-wildfires-peat-indonesia-tropical-forests.html

Putting out wildfires: How peat restoration has reduced fire risk in Indonesia's tropical forests
Peatland fires in Indonesia pose a major threat to habitats, wildlife and people. That risk is exacerbated by the country's periodic El Niño warming phases, which bring prolonged drought.