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Bat virus fragments turn up in fertilizer sold in Thai markets, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/bat-virus-fragments-turn-up-in-fertilizer-sold-in-thai-markets-study-finds/

Bat virus fragments turn up in fertilizer sold in Thai markets, study finds
Researchers have found the first genetic evidence of bat-borne viruses within commercially sold bat guano fertilizer in Thailand. However, the viral strains the team detected are not known to infect humans. Moreover, since the researchers only identified fragments of viral RNA and did not isolate live, intact viruses, they could not confirm if the genetic […]

Sources: Google is developing a specialized server chip, informally dubbed "Frozen v2", that integrates Gemini AI model blueprints in the silicon, set for 2028 (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-plans-new-…

Google Plans New ‘Frozen’ Chip to Run Its AI Models Much More Efficiently
Google is working on a new server chip that would directly integrate the blueprint of its Gemini AI model, enabling the company to serve its AI models to users much more efficiently, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. Google intends the new chip, informally dubbed “ ...

"Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors" [ because it's stored with Microsoft] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/18/sensitive-uk-police-data-vulnerable-…

Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackers

freshmen: Zeggelink's freshmen (1999)
Snapshots of friendships among freshmen majoring in Sociology at the University of Groningen, collected five times over the 1998-1999 year. The direction of an edge indicates that student i is friends with student j, and the edge weight gives their friendship level from 1 (best friend) to 5 (troubled relation). Metadata include gender, age, program type, and smoking behavior.
This network has 34 nodes and 1156 edges.
Tags: Social, O…

The worst timeline. Fracking in Wayne National Forest.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/state/2026/09/18/wayne-national-forest-plots-leased-to-fracking-industry-for-11-million/91823667007/

Does Cuba Really Have Iranian Drones, as Trump claims?
Experts say Trump is laying the pretext for U.S. military action against the island
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/17/cuba-iran-drones-trump-venezuela-us-military/

Does Cuba Really Have Iranian Drones?
Experts say Trump is laying the pretext for U.S. military action against the island.

Poetic justice?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/20/leave-voting-areas-foreign-workers-decade-since-brexit-referendum?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Revealed: Brexit voting areas have seen faster growth in foreign workers since EU referendum
Guardian investigation also finds same areas experienced relative decline over same period

Klimawandel lässt sich jetzt auch regional dem Menschen zuordnen
Hamburger Forschende belegen den menschengemachten Temperaturanstieg erstmals direkt aus Messdaten, ganz ohne globale Klimamodelle.
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Klimawandel lässt sich jetzt auch regional dem Menschen zuordnen
Hamburger Forschende belegen den menschengemachten Temperaturanstieg erstmals direkt aus Messdaten, ganz ohne globale Klimamodelle.

Sicherheit vor Drohnenangriffen: DLR-Forschungszentrum nimmt Arbeit auf
Eine Sprengstoffdrohne am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle hat die Gefahr deutlich gemacht. In Sachsen-Anhalt soll nun für mehr Drohnensicherheit geforscht werden.

Sicherheit vor Drohnenangriffen: DLR-Forschungszentrum nimmt Arbeit auf
Eine Sprengstoffdrohne am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle hat die Gefahr deutlich gemacht. In Sachsen-Anhalt soll nun für mehr Drohnensicherheit geforscht werden.

Umstrittener Tankrabatt: Bund beschließt Milliarden-Hilfen trotz scharfer Kritik
Mit Steuersenkungen und einem Preisdeckel will die Politik die hohen Spritpreise dämpfen. Doch die Regierungspläne werfen Fragen auf und führen zu Vorwürfen.

Umstrittener Tankrabatt: Bund beschließt Milliarden-Hilfen trotz scharfer Kritik
Mit Steuersenkungen und einem Preisdeckel will die Politik die hohen Spritpreise dämpfen. Doch die Regierungspläne werfen Fragen auf und führen zu Vorwürfen.