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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/london-gatwick-drug-bust-cake-scli-intl/index.htmlBags of white powder seized as part of a "huge drugs bust" at London's Gatwick Airport actually contained vegan cake ingredients, the British Transport Police said.A member of staff at Purezza, a vegan restaurant with stores in London and Brighton, was transporting a suitcase filled with bags of cake mix when it was seized by police Wednesday afternoon.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes for Fnord666:Coin-mining malware jumps from ARM IoT gear to Intel servers

quietus writes:In March 2007, the EU set itself some ambitious climate targets.By 2020, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions should be 20 percent below 1990 levels, renewable energy should make up 20% of the energy mix, and the share of it in the transport sector should be up by 10 percent.A briefing [PDF] to the EU Parliament now shows those targets are about to be beaten, by a margin.GHG emissions, including those of air traffic, had already decreased 22 percent by 2017. The share of renewable energy sources had risen, by 2016, to 17%.Interestingly, the drop in GHG emission intensity, the ratio of GHG emissions to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is even more pronounced. One euro in GDP, in 2017, compared to 315g carbon dioxide: half the level of 1990. Between 1990 and 2017, the combined GDP of the EU increased by 58% while total GHG emissions fell by 22%.The figures mentioned do not include GHG emissions through land use. According to the briefing, the EU's land absorbs more carbon than it emits; member states are bound by regulation to at least preserve this situation. Of the 28 member states, 25 now have developed climate change adaptation plans, including measures like using less water, adapting building regulations, building flood defenses, developing crops that cope better in drought conditions etcetera.For the period 2014-2020, the EU had vowed to spend at least 20% (€206 billion) of its budget to climate change measures. That target was already reached in 2017. For the 2021-2027 period, the European Commission proposed to increase that level to 25% of a €1134,6 billion overall budget.Under current trends, the EU's GHG emission levels will have dropped by 30% by 2030. The new target set by the European Commission, though, is a drop of at least 40 percent, while the share of renewable energy should be 32%. Combined with a 32% increase in overall energy efficiency, this should result in a 45% drop in GHG emissions. Parliament itself proposes an even more ambitious target of 55 percent GHG emission reductions by 2030.Under the 2011 Energy Roadmap, the 2050 target was a reduction of 80% in GHG emission levels compared to 1990. In November 2018, that target was changed to zero percent GHG emissions, through a socially fair transition in a cost-efficient manner.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Fnord666Early hominin skull fills in "a major gap" in the fossil record

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718OpenAI has released the largest version yet of its fake-news-spewing AI

takyon writes:The first car painted with the world's "blackest black" is deeply unsettling

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canopic jug writes:Bruce Schneier has written a short piece over at Lawfare in response to ongoing calls to weaken encryption. Unlike during the cold war there is no longer a distinction between consumer grade encryption and military encryption. This is because customized encryption is both more expensive and less secure, because it is unique, non-standard, and untested.

takyon writes:A mandate to fly NASA's mission to Europa on a delayed rocket could cost an extra $1 billion

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Fnord666Fresh images of HMS Terror shipwreck could clear up lingering mysteries

martyb writes:WordPress Sites Under Attack as Hacker Group tries to Create Rogue Admin Accounts":

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramVenmo's Public Transactions Policy Stirs Privacy Concerns

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upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow2718.Apple iPhones Hacked by Websites Exploiting Zero-Day Flaws

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rob_on_earth writes:https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/28/gimp_open_source_image_editor_forked_to_fix_problematic_name/(Emphasis in original. --Ed.)

martyb writes:Noted security researcher Bruce Schneier brings word of a recent paper noting deficiencies in the idea of a "trusted enclave" that will only run trustworthy code.From the abstract to the paper on arXiv: "Practical Enclave Malware with Intel SGX."

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718Biohackers are pirating a cheap version of a million-dollar gene therapy (archive)

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"Anonymous Cow" writes:https://www.thetechie.xyz/2019/08/peloton-files-for-ipo.html

canopic jug writes:Mike Masnick, usually editor for Techdirt, has written an essay on a technological approach to preserving free speech online in spite of the direction things have been heading in regards to locked-in platforms. He proposes moving back to an Internet where protocols dominate.

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718Hacker Drops Steam Zero Day After Being Banned From Valve Bug Bounty Program

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upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow2718.Researchers Create AI that Hides your Emotions from Other AI

takyon writes:AMD agrees to cough up $35-a-chip payout over eight-core Bulldozer advertising fiasco

DeathMonkey writes:Mystery of missing votes deepens as Congress investigates Georgia:

SomeGuy writes:The Wall Street Journal reports:

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow4408Douglas Adams was right – knowledge without understanding is meaningless

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RandomFactor writes:Ever since the discovery of cuprate (copper oxide) superconductors in 1986, scientists have wondered if oxides of nickel, which sits next to copper on the periodic table, could also be used to form superconducting materials, and more importantly high-temperature superconductors.Now, post doctoral researcher Danfeng Li and other scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC (named from the original 'Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have reported the first nickel oxide material that shows clear signs of superconductivity.

RandomFactor writes:Microsoft today announced that it:

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canopic jug writes:In a growing number of online activities, bots are the main means of interaction. Online shopping is increasingly one of those areas. Vice has an interview with someone who built their own bot in order to compete against the other bots when buying online, just to have a chance at making a purchase for sought after items.

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takyon writes:SpaceX's Starhopper has successfully completed a 150-meter test hop. Due to two orbital prototypes of Starship already nearing completion, Starhopper will not fly again, and will instead be converted into a vertical test stand for Raptor engine static fire tests:

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow4408Their Mothers Chose Donor Sperm. The Doctors Used Their Own.