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Google announces a new "advanced flow" for Android sideloading that requires a mandatory 24-hour cooling-off period to install apps from unverified developers (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/897420/android-sideloading…

Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period
The one-time ‘advanced flow’ for power users to sideload apps from unverified developers includes 24 hours of cooling off time.

Meta stellt eigene Messenger-Webseite ein, verweist auf Facebook und Mobil-App
Nach den Apps für Windows und Mac streicht Meta auch messenger.com als Plattform des eigenen Messengers. Nutzer werden auf Facebook und die Mobil-App verwiesen.

"Satellite images indicate that the Doñana Marshland will disappear within 60 years"
#Environment
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-satellite-images-doana-…

Satellite images indicate that the Doñana Marshland will disappear within 60 years
The Doñana National Park, considered one of Europe's most valuable wetlands, is expected to lose its marshland in 61 years, according to calculations from a major water-resource monitoring study carried out by the University of Seville. The study has developed an innovative algorithm, based on machine learning, capable of detecting the presence of surface water with high precision using images from the Sentinel-2 satellite.

Ground Station: An Open Source SDR Orchestration Platform for Satellite Tracking and Decoding

The software presents as a web-based UI that allows users to manage satellite passes, view SDR waterfall data, decode basic signals such as GMSK telemetry, view telemetry packets, synchronize TLEs, manage multiple SDR devices, browse downloaded weather imagery, monitor DSP performance, and interface with antenna rotators.
Unlike tools such as SatDump, which focus primarily …

First Results of a New Inversion Tool for Thermospheric Neutral Mass Density Computations During Severe #GeomagneticStorms: #satellite Trajectory: https://eos.org/editor-highlights/taking-the-pulse-of-atmospheric-drag-to-predict-satellite-trajectory - scientists present a new method for estimating the density of the upper atmosphere to account for atmospheric drag when predicting satellite trajectory.

Satellite data reconstruct 2025 LA fires, showing rapid spread in first day #LosAngeles …

Satellite data reconstruct 2025 LA fires, showing rapid spread in first day
A severe drought, powerful Santa Ana winds and a not-fully-extinguished brushfire combined to create the most destructive wildfire in the history of Los Angeles in early 2025. The Palisades Fire, which fully ignited on Jan. 7, destroyed Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, killing 12 people and burning 6,800 homes and buildings.

Bezos-Rakete setzt Satellit in falscher Umlaufbahn ab
Bereits zum dritten Mal startete die Schwerlastrakete „New Glenn“ von Amazon-Gründer Bezos. Dabei erreichte sie neue Meilensteine – aber eine Sache ging schief.
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Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Googles neuer Ablauf für Android-Sideloading erfordert Neustart und Wartezeit

Deutschland setzt auf ein eigenes militärisches Satellitennetzwerk aus heimischer Produktion. 🇩🇪
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11262856?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon…

Amazon stellt Antenne für Satelliteninternet im Flugzeug vor
Amazons Satelliteninternetdienst Leo soll bald starten. Der Internetkonzern stellt die Antenne vor, die schnelles Internet ins Flugzeug bringen soll.