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OEG has secured a contract to provide a subsea corrosion protection system for the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, developed by Skyborn Renewables.OEG The company will supply an Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system for the wind turbine foundations and is responsible for the engineering, procurement, manufacturing oversight, offshore logistics, installation, testing and commissioning of the system.   OEG will work with cathodic protection specialist CORROSION on the project and use the ICCP-Subsea Assembly Method (SAM), a remotely operated installation system developed by the two companies. Engineering and procurement activities are set to begin…

Reading Time: 9 minutes Click here to read highlights from the story Wisconsin Watch spoke to community leaders in northeast Wisconsin to understand how support systems work, how people who are unhoused can get help in each county and who counts as homeless.  Officials explain how waitlists for housing programs work, how they’re funded, why people who are unhoused are more visible in cities and ways people who have housing can help.  The story includes links to resources and a flowchart available for free download. An estimated 1,200 people are homeless in northeast Wisconsin — and that could be a…

The claim that Coca-Cola does not allow the phrase “I love Jesus” on its customized cans but permits consumers to print “I love Satan” is unproven.  The rumor stems from a consumer who appeared to use screengrabs from the company’s website to make the claim in August 2026. When Snopes attempted to test out our own personalized phrases on cans from Coca-Cola’s website, we found an error message on one page and a notification that personalized products are “out of stock” on another. A Coca-Cola spokesperson attributed the issue to a glitch in the company’s system and noted that Coca-Cola had…

A quadcopter drone with plastic explosives attached to it flew unnoticed past air defence installations at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport, a key NATO airlift hub, on August 4.The drone hit a Ukrainian cargo plane but failed to detonate. It fell onto the tarmac and was found four hours later by a bus driver who stepped on it and called security, German media reported. DNA traces linked the drone to a firebomb that was mailed to the same airport and set a freight container on fire in July 2024, the Bild tabloid reported.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe incident marked…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Well-heeled passengers who fly regularly, long haul or for business, will barely notice the effect of Brussels’s carbon tax on international aviation. Families setting off for an annual jaunt to the beach via a low-cost airline may not be so fortunate.The EU is proposing to extend its carbon levy to international flights with destinations within a 5,000km radius of Frankfurt Airport. This builds on its existing carbon pricing scheme, under which airlines that operate flights in the bloc must purchase permits to…

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.With robot lawn mowers, window washers, vacuum mops, and more, we’re probably closer to the “future” we saw on TV than ever before. And while it’s true the last decade has churned out plenty of fascinating and functional tech, it’s fair to point out that most of it isn’t cheap. Also: 5 smart home gadgets I consider completely non-negotiable – and whyRobot vacuum mops can climb well over $1,000, as can automatic pool cleaners, lawn mowers, and other self-cleaning systems. AI-powered video doorbells and security cameras often cost hundreds, smart thermostats can run similarly, and plenty of…

Cisco warned of two high-severity vulnerabilities affecting the Secure Endpoint Connector that allow threat actors to crash the ClamAV scanning process in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The security flaws (tracked as CVE-2026-20337 and CVE-2026-20338) were found in the ZIP archive parser of ClamAV (Clam AntiVirus), the open-source and cross-platform engine used to scan files for malware. As Cisco explained in a Friday advisory, the two vulnerabilities are due to improper boundary checks and memory handling, respectively, and can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers. The company’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) added that proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code is already publicly…

In brief Coinbase is launching futures, perpetuals and options for professional investors in the UK, with more than 170 contracts across crypto, commodities, equities and FX. Perpetuals carry up to 50x leverage and trade around the clock, while dated futures go up to 20x. The launch follows the MiFID investment services authorization the FCA granted Coinbase in July. Coinbase is opening derivatives trading to professional investors in the UK, announcing on Tuesday more than 170 contracts spanning crypto, commodities, equities and foreign exchange, with leverage of up to 50 times.The offering covers three contract types, according to a post by…

Dogs are often called ‘man’s best friend’, and their long history with people gives that phrase real weight. Archaeologists have discovered dogs buried beside humans in graves as old as 14,000 years. Dogs also appear in ancient artwork from every continent and hold places in the mythology, religion and folklore of cultures around the world. Across recorded history, they have hunted beside us, guarded homes, carried loads, managed livestock and provided companionship. More dogs live alongside people today than ever before. Over thousands of years, humans have also developed hundreds of distinct types, ranging from tiny chihuahuas small enough to…

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For more than three decades, Willie Tucker has helped care for Sierra Leone’s western chimpanzees and watched the pressures on them change, reports contributor Patricia Sia Ngevao for Mongabay. Tucker, widely known as “Pa Willie,” helped establish Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in 1995. Since then, the sanctuary has rescued and cared for hundreds of chimpanzees, many confiscated from the illegal pet trade. It now houses more than 120 critically endangered western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus), indicating that trafficking remains a serious problem.…