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heise meets ... Richard Seidl gewinnt den Deutschen Preis für Software-Qualität
Softwareentwickler müssen mehr tun, um Vertrauen zu schaffen. Nur so könne Technologie ein brauchbares Werkzeug bleiben, um die Zukunft zu gestalten.

🪇 Engineers shake tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator
#buildings

Engineers shake tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator
The tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator started moving slowly, swaying and twisting. The 10-story, 100-foot structure was experiencing simulations of real earthquakes, including the 6.9 magnitude, 1989 Loma Prieta temblor, as part of an effort to determine if height limits for buildings made of cold-formed steel could be increased.

Looking for something to do this evening in SF? Come learn about municipal social housing!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/municipal-social-housing-panel?source=mastodon

Municipal Social Housing: Learning from Seattle's Win
Two DSA SF backed ballot props in 2020 were meant to enable and fund social housing, but mayoral opposition has blocked the funds being spent for that purpose. Seattle's victory offers a lesson in how we might beat that blockage. In February, Seattle's House Our Neighbors passed a ballot proposition with dedicated funds for a social housing developer. The campaign won by 26 points over opposition from Seattle's mayor and most of their city council. Join us for a conversation with Seattle orga…

Russian soldiers steal fuel from civilians – the shortage is growing #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/03/russian-soldiers-steal-fuel-from.html

SSGaussian: Semantic-Aware and Structure-Preserving 3D Style Transfer
Jimin Xu, Bosheng Qin, Tao Jin, Zhou Zhao, Zhenhui Ye, Jun Yu, Fei Wu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04379 http…

SSGaussian: Semantic-Aware and Structure-Preserving 3D Style Transfer
Recent advancements in neural representations, such as Neural Radiance Fields and 3D Gaussian Splatting, have increased interest in applying style transfer to 3D scenes. While existing methods can transfer style patterns onto 3D-consistent neural representations, they struggle to effectively extract and transfer high-level style semantics from the reference style image. Additionally, the stylized results often lack structural clarity and separation, making it difficult to distinguish between di…

TiPP: 'Stell Dir Vor!' - Geschichtsvermittlung mittels #Comic, wie sie zeitaktueller nicht sein könnte!
#GraphicNovel
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Hackers steal data, extort $350,000 from massage parlor clients
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11-03/national/socialAffairs/Hackers-steal-data-extort-350000-from-massage-parlor-cli…

Hackers steal data, extort $350,000 from massage parlor clients
Police have arrested members of a hacking and phishing crime ring that stole data from massage parlor owner phones in order to scam their clients out of millions of won by threatening to release nonexistent “massage videos” if they didn't pay.

Deutsche Bahn setzt erstmals Schienen aus "grünem" Stahl ein
Die Bahn schließt einen Liefervertrag mit dem saarländischen Hersteller Saarstahl für klimafreundlich produzierte Schienen. Es ist nur ein erster Schritt.

"Greece still buries nearly 80% of its waste despite billions spent and bins everywhere"
#Greece #Environment

Why does Greece continues to bury its rubbish and recycle very little?
The waste problem is particularly critical in Athens and the wider area of the Greek capital.

The week's cyber news is really heating up so check out today's Metacurity for the most crucial infosec developments you should know, including
--Two cyber pros became cybercriminals to launch a ransomware campaign,
--Hackers infiltrated trucking and freight companies,
--Lawmakers probe Flock Safety insecurities,
--SK Telecom advised to pay $208 per hacking victim,
--Hackers stole 50K CCTV clips using admin123 password,
--AN0M phone snags 55 more vi…

Two cyber pros became cybercriminals to launch a ransomware campaign
Hackers infiltrated trucking and freight companies, Lawmakers probe Flock Safety insecurities, SK Telecom advised to pay $208 per hacking victim, Hackers stole 50K CCTV clips using admin123 password, AN0M phone snags 55 more victims, Hackers stole $100m+ from DeFi protocol Balancer, much more