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Submission + - Microsoft investigates Israeli military's use of Azure cloud storage (theguardian.com) 1

Submitted by Epeeist on Saturday August 09, 2025 @03:10AM

Epeeist writes: Microsoft is investigating how Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, is using its Azure cloud storage platform, amid concerns the company’s staff in Israel may have concealed key details about its work on sensitive military projects.

The joint investigation with the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and Hebrew-language outlet Local Call found Unit 8200 has used a customised and segregated area within Azure to store recordings of millions of calls made each day in Gaza and the West Bank.

According to Unit 8200 sources interviewed as part of the investigation, intelligence drawn from the enormous repository of phone calls held in the cloud has been used to research and identify bombing targets in Gaza.

Submission + - China solves "tunnel boom" problem with MagLev trains (theguardian.com) 1

Submitted by Epeeist on Thursday August 07, 2025 @03:19AM

Epeeist writes: The newest version of the maglev train is capable of travelling at 600km/h (about 370mph). However, the train’s engineers have wrestled with the problem of the shock waves which occur as the train exits the mouth of a tunnel. These are colloquially known as a “tunnel boom”

Researchers have discovered that placing innovative soundproofing buffers at tunnel mouths can reduce "tunnel boom" shock waves by up to 96%.

This opens the possibility of a future line connecting the capital, Beijing, with Shanghai, reducing journey times from 4.5 hours to 2.5 hours, about the duration of a domestic flight between the two cities.

In China, the cost of a high-speed rail ticket is cheaper than air travel (¥600 compared with ¥1,200), unlike in many other countries. Flights emit on average seven times more CO2 than high-speed rail by distance travelled, representing a big potential carbon saving.

Submission + - Superman becomes an ICE agent (theguardian.com)

Submitted by Epeeist on Thursday August 07, 2025 @03:10AM

Epeeist writes: Former Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he has signed up to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), in order to support US president Donald Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.

The article says nothing about his acting career after his stint as Superman, but it does say that he is a deputy sheriff and reserve police officer.

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