tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:/feedburner-feed 2026-08-18T11:35:49+00:00 tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/3069655 2026-08-18T11:00:13Z 2026-08-18T11:00:13Z

AleRunner writes: "Solar has been doing the 'heavy lifting' to help Europe meet its energy needs amid a string of blistering heatwaves," Euronews tells us. Meanwhile, as Europe's energy demands rise with the heat, jellyfish have been causing shutdowns and reduced power output at multiple reactors at French nuclear plants, as we already discussed. Euronews reports: A new analysis from energy think-tank Ember found that solar output in European countries rose by up to 17 percent on heatwave days in June and July. Researchers say that this helped power the grid as electricity demand increased by as much as a quarter on hot days. Heatwaves often trigger a spike in electricity consumption due to the sudden need for cooling, mainly from energy-intensive air conditioning (A/C) units. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that space cooling, which is mostly A/C units and fans, consumed around seven percent of the world's electricity in 2022. Even in countries where A/C ownership is low, countries experience energy demand spikes when scorching temperatures hit. During the early summer heatwaves of 2025, France, for example, recorded an evening electricity peak that was 25 percent above the off-season average due to air conditioning. Ember's analysis found that during the late-June heatwave this summer, daily electricity demand rose byup to 28 percent in Italy, 23 percent in Hungary, 14 percent in France and 13 percent in Spain compared with pre-heatwave days. It says as heatwave-driven demand increased, solar was the only major power source to perform "better than usual." Compared with other days in June and July, average daily solar generation during the heatwaves was 17 percent higher in France and Hungary, five percent higher in Spain and the same in Italy. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

BeauHD tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/3067605 2026-08-18T08:00:13Z 2026-08-18T08:00:13Z

I’ve tried most of the ready-to-eat meal delivery services in the country. CookUnity is the one that feels like real cooking, from real chefs.

Matthew Korfhage tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/3064518 2026-08-18T03:00:13Z 2026-08-18T03:00:13Z

Meta-Framework of Spatiotemporal Composability Cordis A Meta-Framework of Spatiotemporal Composability. Cordis is under active development. The API is not yet stable and may change without notice. Paper: A Programming Paradigm for Spatiotemporal Composability Documentation: cordis-primer

tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/3068144 2026-08-18T00:00:14Z 2026-08-18T00:00:14Z

In a new ClickFix attack iteration, hackers are pushing an infostealing malware to macOS users that is capable of hijacking your sessions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and a number of other Chromium-based browsers. AmnesiaStealer grants remote control of your browser and access to plenty of personal data, so you should know how to spot the campaign and protect your device from compromise. AmnesiaStealer hijacks your web browser on macOS As BleepingComputer reports, AmnesiaStealer can copy a victim's Chromium profile, which allows it to collect data across 16 Chromium-based web browsers, access authenticated sessions, and control them remotely. This means threat actors can navigate across websites, export or import cookies, and access online portals as well as grab saved logins, history, bookmarks, extensions, and cryptocurrency wallet data. AmnesiaStealer can also capture your macOS password and gain access to keychain data, Apple Notes, Telegram sessions, documents, and system information. Researchers at security company Jamf found that hackers are distributing the malware via a password-protected ZIP archive on a fake GitHub page and are gaining this level of access when users run a Terminal command that downloads and installs the payload. The campaign mirrors previously identified Atomic and MacSync infostealers. How to avoid browser takeover attemptsThe best way to protect yourself from AmnesiaStealer is to be vigilant against ClickFix attacks, which use social engineering tactics to deliver malware to your device. Common tricks include fake error messages, CAPTCHA forms, and, as in this case, command prompts that install malicious payloads that can then spy on your activity, steal your data, and take over your machine. Threat actors count on you believing that these commands do something innocuous (like download legitimate software) or not understanding what you're executing on your device. That's why you should be highly skeptical of any prompts you find online and never execute commands in Terminal from non-official sources. Note that the fake GitHub page being used to distribute AmnesiaStealer has a "Verified Publisher" tag to gain user trust. Fraudsters will also try to impersonate legitimate companies—tech support scams are one example—so you should never copy and paste commands in your system dialogue even if you believe you're interacting with a trusted business or service.

Emily Long tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/3065078 2026-08-17T23:00:12Z 2026-08-17T23:00:12Z

In 2027 and 2028, there will be two spectacular, long-duration solar eclipses. Here’s what you need to know about them.

Jorge Garay