Tootfinder

Good article on some of the UK developments enabling aggregators (virtual lead parties) to unlock more demand side flexibility, including residential (heat pumps, batteries, EVs).
https://www.greenexecutives.com/post/unlocking-th…

Unlocking the Future of Energy: How UK Flex Markets Are Reshaping the Grid
With more renewable energy—especially wind and solar—being integrated than ever before, maintaining balance between supply and demand in real time is a growing challenge. That’s where flex markets come in - and everyone from business to consumers is invited to have a seat at the table.

Bericht: VW Grand California jahrelang mit erhöhten Schadstoffwerten
Ausdünstungen von unter anderem Styrol und Formaldehyd über den Grenzwerten hatte VW selbst gefunden – aber die Kunden offenbar nicht informiert.
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Kaum Hoffnung auf Durchbruch bei möglichen Gesprächen
UN-Spitzendiplomatin Rosemary DiCarlo hat nach den jüngsten russischen Angriffen auf die Ukraine geringe Erwartungen an die möglichen neuen direkten Gespräche zwischen den Kriegsparteien in Istanbul. Die Hoffnung, dass sich Vertreter Kiews und Moskaus bei den am Montag anvisierten Gesprächen "hinsetzen und verhandeln" bestehe zwar, sie sei aber "sehr gering". Noch im verga…
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ UN: Kaum Hoffnung auf Durchbruch bei Verhandlungen ++
Angesichts der jüngsten Luftangriffe haben die UN nur geringe Erwartungen an mögliche Gespräche zwischen Russland und der Ukraine. Beide Seiten melden neue Drohnenangriffe auf zivile Einrichtungen.

Students around the world who were gearing up to study in the United States this fall face growing uncertainty
after the Trump administration temporarily halted student visa appointments this week.
On Tuesday, a state department directive ordered US embassies globally to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students
while it prepares to implement expanded social media screening for all international visa applicants.
While interview appointments that …

UK deploys AI to boost Arctic security amid growing threats
https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/uk-deploys-ai-to-boost-arctic-security-amid-growing-threats/?mid=1#cid=2874048

UK deploys AI to boost Arctic security amid growing threats
The UK is deploying AI to keep a watchful eye on Arctic security threats from hostile states amid growing geopolitical tensions.

I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back: Post 4 – Wayland Is Growing Up. And Now We Don’t Have a Choice
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-p…

Data privacy experts are calling on the government to urgently tighten regulation around facial recognition technology, amid growing concerns over its unregulated use by police forces and private companies across the UK.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/202…

Government urged to tighten regulation around facial recognition technology
Data privacy experts are calling on the government to urgently tighten regulation around facial recognition technology, amid growing concerns over its unregulated use by police ...

Der #Monsun hat #Indien 2025 ungewöhnlich früh erreicht und sorgt bereits jetzt für teils extreme #Regenfälle im Süden.
Vor dem Wetterwechsel wurden an der Grenze zu

Better late than never I suppose.
"An investigation into how a 35-year-old was physically harmed while being placed under arrest at a pro-Palestinian protest will begin after NSW Police declared the situation a critical incident."
https://www.abc.n…

NSW Police declare Hannah Thomas's injury during protest arrest a 'critical incident'
The state's police force declared an investigation into Hannah Thomas's injury at a protest on Friday will now take place after designating the event a "critical incident".

"‘It’s cheap but it’s not disposable’: why fast tech is a growing waste problem"
#Technology #EWaste