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-- Indian women are crushed by hours of abusive content,
--German-language Telegram channels spread Russian disinformation,
--China has a covert spy-cam porn industry,
--Fears over …

Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 1/31/26
Indian women are crushed by hours of abusive content, German-language Telegram channels spread Russian disinformation, China has a covert spy-cam porn industry, Fears over TikTok's policy changes are really fears of the tech industry, Canada is moving away from US intelligence in space

Helsingin keskustatunneli vedetään Espooseen asti?
https://yle.fi/a/74-20201915

12 kilometrin kakkatunneli Helsingistä Espooseen ratkaisee kohta pääkaupunkiseudun jätevesiongelman – joksikin aikaa
Kasvava pääkaupunkiseutu käyttää lähivuosikymmeninä satoja miljoonia euroja, jotta voi käsitellä jätevesiä nykyistä enemmän ja paremmin.

Wow look at the dark patch of red background behind the thin spindles — the Bravia 9 struggles — and that’s their most PREMIUM model! Their prototype is killing it.
Screenshot from Vincent Teoh’s HDTVTest channel on the (annual?) invitation tour of Sony HQ in Japan for tech press and YouTubers https://youtu.be/BVcTeXdZjV4

US Aluminum Premium Tops $1 a Pound for First Time (Yvonne Yue Li/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/us-aluminum-premium-tops-1-a-pound-for-first-time
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p42#a260129p42

"How chemicals from our laptops and TVs have ended up in the brains of dolphins and porpoises"
#Oceans #Environment #Technology

E-waste chemicals found in the brains of dolphins and porpoises
A new study has warned that liquid crystal monomers from electronic devices are accumulating in the organs of endangered marine species.

WBD's board determines that Paramount's latest offer of $31/share is a "Company Superior Proposal", triggering a four-day period in which Netflix can counter (Christopher Palmeri/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Mittwoch: Metas Sparkurs bei VR-Welten, Gates-Atomkraft für Meta-KI
Strategiewechsel bei Meta Terrapower-Reaktoren für Metas KI Taiwans Haftbefehl für OnePlus-Chef Kaufberatung für Premium-TVs Bit-Rauschen zu CES-Chips
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"Plastic washing at recycling plants can spike phthalates in wastewater, study suggests"
#Plastic #Plastics #Environment

Plastic washing at recycling plants can spike phthalates in wastewater, study suggests
Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're processed into new products, according to a new study by an Iowa State University research group. Researchers from Iowa State's Polymer and Food Protection Consortium tested common industrial plastic-washing practices and found that some methods left the wash water with high levels of two types of phthalates—a class of widely used additives linked to cancer risks and hormone…

"Portugal tops EU leaderboard as over 80% of electricity in January came from renewables"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Portugal

Portugal tops latest EU leaderboard for renewable energy - report
Portugal’s electricity production last month was largely led by hydro and wind power, according to a new report.