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Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth
A critical code-execution vulnerability in EDK2 firmware affects most of the world’s servers. The flaw allows attackers to execute malicious code during boot before security defenses activate.
Drone technology: Start-ups look for ways to make quieter drones
Start-ups are developing quieter drone technology to address growing noise complaints from residential areas as delivery drones become more prevalent in cities across the US and beyond.
Stormont: Failed energy targets risk loss of economic opportunities
A Northern Ireland committee warns that failing to meet energy targets by 2030 risks losing economic opportunities, as policy uncertainty diverts investment to other regions.
California just showed how home batteries will radically remake the grid
California’s home batteries proved capable of powering millions during peak demand, demonstrating how distributed energy storage could reshape the electrical grid and benefit all ratepayers.
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Why Lionsgate Vet’s Saudi Arabia-Backed Game Studio Picked ‘1,001 Arabian Nights’ Adaptation as Its Debut Title
Saudi Arabia-backed MBC Game Studio unveiled its debut title, “1001 Threads of Mazin,” an action-adventure game drawing from “Arabian Nights” folklore, at Gamescom.
Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills
UK households within 500 meters of new power pylons will receive £250 annual energy bill discounts as the government pursues major grid upgrades to support renewable energy transition.
CrossCountry cancels almost all rail services after power cut hits control centre
CrossCountry cancelled nearly all train services in Great Britain following a power cut at its Birmingham control centre, with most routes affected until further notice.
Lexington-Fayette County Solar Zoning Amendment Critical to Achieving Climate Goals and Lowering Costs
Lexington-Fayette’s urban council will consider a zoning amendment Thursday that would allow large-scale agrivoltaic solar on up to one percent of county land, supporting the city’s climate goals while preserving agricultural production.
UK Government Takes Stake in Tungsten Mine With £71m Mine Bet
The UK government’s National Wealth Fund is investing £71m in miner Tungsten West to reopen the Hemerdon mine in Devon, creating approximately 350 direct jobs.
Aramco Finds a New Way to Keep Saudi Crude Flowing to China
Saudi Aramco is using ship-to-ship transfer arrangements to deliver crude to Asian buyers, bypassing normal Strait of Hormuz routes amid regional tensions affecting export corridors.
US Army Corps approves a pipeline project it knows harms Indigenous lands
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a federal permit for Enbridge Energy to rebuild a pipeline segment under Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac, despite acknowledged harm to Indigenous lands and treaty rights.
Q&A: What is ‘long-duration energy storage’ – and why does the UK need it?
The UK is developing long-duration energy storage technologies to support renewable energy integration and bridge supply gaps lasting days or weeks, with 16 projects identified for support under a new regulatory scheme.
Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’
The U.S. Forest Service faces a critical firefighter shortage this summer despite leadership claims of full staffing, with anonymous firefighters reporting insufficient personnel and exhaustion from unsustainable workloads.
France links sharp rise in drownings to prolonged heatwaves
France has recorded 301 drownings since mid-June, a 14% increase from the previous year, with authorities attributing the rise to prolonged heatwaves across the country.
Climate change exposes 580 million children to 20 extra ‘heat-stress days’ every year
A new study finds that 580 million children under age 10 globally experience at least 20 additional heat-stress days annually due to climate change, with South Asia and West Africa most affected.
Fires still burn in charred landscape as focus turns to wildfire prevention
A massive wildfire burned over 2,500 hectares in Scotland’s Cairngorms, prompting focus on wildfire prevention strategies including wider fire breaks, wetland creation, and peatland restoration.