Leftovers

• Science / Mathematics / Computer Science

  • New York Times ☛ Scientists Measure Earth’s Vast Underground Fungal Webs

    With machine learning and a high-resolution imaging robot, scientists measured and mapped the extent of Earth’s carbon circulatory system.

  • New York Times ☛ The Researcher Who Didn’t Want to Know

    Her decades of work on Huntington’s disease helped lead to the creation of a genetic test for the devastating condition. Why didn’t she take it herself?

• Hardware

  • CNX Software ☛ SONOFF BASIC-1GSP Matter over WiFi smart switch supports DIN rail mounting, real-time energy monitoring

    SONOFF “Basic DIN Rail”, codenamed BASIC-1GSP, is a Matter Over WiFi smart switch designed to be installed in electrical distribution boxes with a DIN rail, and it also supports real-time energy monitoring to track voltage, current, power, and energy consumption.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • Science Alert ☛ This Rare Bowel Condition Can Make Constipation Dangerous

    Here's what to know about megacolon.

  • New Yorker ☛ Was Ray Howell Responsible for His Crimes?

    A small-town doctor’s abuse of power shocked his community and family. Then he was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, leaving his culpability in doubt.

• Proprietary / SaaS

  • Windows TCO

    • Security Week ☛ Siemens Says Desigo CC Files Flagged as Malware by Security Engines

      A PowerShell script included in patch files appears to be triggering false positives by multiple security engines.

• Security

  • Security Week ☛ OnyxC2 Stealer Offers Cybercriminals Enterprise-Grade Theft for $250 a Month

    Researchers say the OnyxC2 malware targets more than 200 applications and extensions while evading detection through encrypted payloads, DLL sideloading, and in-memory execution techniques.

• Defence/Aggression

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • RFERL ☛ Woman Linked To Russian Security Service Faces Sentencing

      A Russian woman who pleaded guilty to lying about her contacts with Russia’s main intelligence agency -- and was later accused of sending drunken harassing messages to the FBI -- was set to be sentenced in a Manhattan federal court.

    • LRT ☛ Lithuanian drone unit aimed at offence, not defence – military chief

      Lithuania’s military chief said Thursday the country’s newly formed ANBO drone unit is aimed at offensive capabilities that could reach the Belarusian and Russian capitals.

    • Scoop News Group ☛ Russian national charged in connection with Void Blizzard espionage campaign

      Denis Obrezko accused of orchestrating cyberattacks that compromised at least 11 U.S. companies as part of the Kremlin-linked group's sprawling espionage operation.

    • New York Times ☛ The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I

      Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare.

• Environment

  • Energy/Transportation

    • Futurism ☛ Solar Just Produced More Electricity Than Coal for the First Time in the History of the United States

      It's a major milestone for renewable energy.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • APNIC ☛ Nominations now open for NRO NC Election 2026

    You have until 17:30 (UTC +10) on 9 August 2026 to submit a nomination for the 2026 NRO NC election.