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Euroopan metsistä on kadonnut biomassaa valtavia määriä 2018 lähtien.
Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-unprecedented-biomass-loss-europe-forests.html

Unprecedented biomass loss in Europe's forests since 2018
Using satellite data, researchers at TUM have identified an unprecedented loss of aboveground biomass in Europe's forests since 2018. Unlike previous studies that focused solely on changes in tree cover, this study provides the first Europe–wide assessment of changes in forest biomass.

Vast, climate-fueled wildfire forces evacuation of village in Eifel forest, Germany.
Largest wildfire ever in the state of North Rhine Westphalia.
https://www.dw.com/en/vast-german-wildfire-forces-evacuation-in-eifel-forest/live-78361311…

Vast German wildfire forces evacuation in Eifel forest
Hundreds of people had to leave a village near the Hürtgenwald as a wildfire approached. Firefighters say they're unlikely to be able to return today amid high temperatures, humidity and wind. DW has the latest.

I wrote a blog post about my first impressions using an Insta360 action camera...
#blogpost

Insta360 Camera (First Impressions)
A new camera, with 360 degrees...

California and Google will contribute $20M each over two years to the CA Civic Media Program, far below the $250M promised in 2024, with grants of up to $250K (Ethan Baron/Mercury News)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/14/new

Newsom revives local news fund at a fraction of the amount first promised
The funding follows a lengthy political battle to get social media giants Google and Meta to help support local newspapers, which have seen their advertising revenue shrink drastically as information moved online and the tech firms captured…

More than 80% of North America’s forests are entering dangerous territory https://www.earth.com/plants/more-than-80-of-north-americas-forests-are-entering-dangerous-territory/

More than 80% of North America’s forests are entering dangerous territory
Warming temperatures are reshaping where tree pests and diseases can thrive, leaving some forests far more vulnerable than others.

Velocity, a stablecoin treasury and settlement platform, raised a $38M Series A led by Dragonfly and FirstMark, bringing its total funding to around $50M (Daniel Kuhn/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/408242/dragon

Dragonfly, FirstMark lead $38 million Series A for stablecoin startup Velocity with support from Coinbase, Ripple and more
The startup enables corporate users to use stablecoins while connecting to traditional banking rails and compliance systems.

First Detection of Faraday Rotation in a #GammaRayBurst Afterglow - Low Polarization and High Rotation Measure in GRB 260310A Reveal Jet Magnetic Structure and Environment: https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27480 -> Astronomers detect magnetic fingerprint of a cosmic explosion for the first time: https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/astronomers-detect-magnetic-fingerprint-of-a-cosmic-explosion-for-the-first-time/ & https://public.nrao.edu/news/gamma-ray-burst-vla/ - NSF VLA radio telescope reveals polarized light and a powerful magnetic environment of a gamma-ray burst afterglow, offering a new window into the extreme physics driving the most powerful explosions in the universe.

Mailbag: Goals for first preseason game? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-goals-for-first-preseason-game

Sources: ByteDance's H1 2026 net profit dropped by a single-digit percentage YoY to $20B and revenue rose ~30% to $120B; its 2025 revenue rose 29% to ~$200B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedances-firs…

ByteDance’s First-Half Profit Drops to $20 Billion, Weighed Down by AI Spending
ByteDance’s net profit in the first half of this year declined by a single-digit percentage to $20 billion, as the Chinese tech giant ramped up its investments in AI, according to three people with knowledge of the financial results. The company’s revenue for the period rose around 30% year on ...

Hyundai's South Korea auto workers have gone on a partial strike over wages, AI, and the prospect of the company deploying its new humanoid robot in factories (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-fig

The Fight Over Humanoid Robots Has Shut Down a Car Factory for the First Time
Auto workers for Hyundai Motor in South Korea are on a partial strike worried about their future job prospects