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Startup plugs AI datacenters into biogas-powered energy
A UK datacenter startup realized it could have to wait until the late 2030s for power grid connection dates, and has instead turned to modular facilities located at the site of renewable energy sources.…
Amazon sued for allegedly slurping sensitive data via advertising SDK
Amazon and its advertising subsidiary have been sued for allegedly collecting personal and location data from third-party mobile apps without obtaining users' informed consent.…
And now something fun for a change: Building blocks of life in Bennu asteroid samples
Scientists analyzing samples from asteroid Bennu have found something remarkable: Despite being a cold, lifeless rubble pile that formed around 65 million years ago, it holds a rich inventory of organic molecules - key ingredients for life.…
DeepSeek's not the only Chinese LLM maker OpenAI and pals have to worry about. Right, Alibaba?
Analysis The speed and efficiency at which DeepSeek claims to be training large language models (LLMs) competitive with America's best has been a reality check for Silicon Valley. However, the startup isn't the only Chinese model builder the US has to worry about.…
Wacom says crooks probably swiped customer credit cards from its online checkout
Graphics tablet maker Wacom has warned customers their credit card details may well have been stolen by miscreants while they were buying stuff from its website.…
Guess who left a database wide open, exposing chat logs, API keys, and more? Yup, DeepSeek
China-based AI biz DeepSeek may have developed competitive, cost-efficient generative models, but its cybersecurity chops are another story.…
North Koreans clone open source projects to plant backdoors, steal credentials
North Korea's Lazarus Group compromised hundreds of victims across the globe in a massive secret-stealing supply chain attack that was ongoing as of earlier this month, according to security researchers.…
Helion bags $425M in fresh funding despite fusion power still being a distant dream
Fusion energy startup Helion has yet to prove it can generate electricity, but that hasn't stopped investors from dumping another $425 million into the venture.…
White House asks millions of govt workers if they would be so kind as to fork right off
More than two million US federal civilian employees have been invited to resign as of September 30, 2025, with incentives promised for those who agree to quit by February 6, 2025.…
Remember those pesky drones? Turns out the FAA was behind it all along
Time to pack it up and go home, drone conspiracy theorists: The White House has finally offered an explanation for those mysterious New Jersey drone sightings from late last year - though its rather vague statement raises more questions than it answers.…
Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say
Hardware keeps getting faster, but it's still worth taking a step back periodically and revisiting your code. You might just uncover a little tweak that wrings out more efficiency or extra throughput than you'd expect.…
Datacenters are hotter than ever, and we're not talking about rack temperatures
Updated figures from Synergy Research Group show the datacenter market was even hotter last year than thought, with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) topping $73 billion in value and showing no sign of slowing down.…
Boom's XB-1 jet nails supersonic flight for first time
The US civilian aviation sector has achieved what Concorde managed half a century ago – piloted supersonic flight in a domestically built jet.…
Garmin pulls a CrowdStrike, turns smartwatches into fancy bracelets
Garmin has experienced its very own CrowdStrike incident after owners of the company's smartwatches complained the faces were showing a blue triangle of death following a seemingly faulty update.…
Why is my Mitel phone DDoSing strangers? Oh, it was roped into a new Mirai botnet
A new variant of the Mirai-based malware Aquabot is actively exploiting a vulnerability in Mitel phones to build a remote-controlled botnet, according to Akamai's Security Intelligence and Response Team.…
Trump tells Musk to 'go get' Starliner astronauts
An early morning post by US President Donald Trump caused some furrowed brows in the space community after he instructed Elon Musk to "go get" the crew of Boeing's Starliner, who are currently enjoying an unexpected stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS).…
Only 1 in 10 Oracle Java users want to stay with Big Red
Only around one in ten Oracle Java customers are likely to stick around following costly licensing changes Big Red made to its development and runtime environments in January 2023, according to research.…
ASML makes hay while suns shines, but Trump could rain on its parade
Dutch tech giant ASML is buoyed up by a wave of new orders during Q4 2024, and expects its business in China to return to a more normal level after a period of high revenue. However, there is uncertainty over whether the Trump administration may try to further restrict its sales there.…
'Bro delete the chat': Feel the panic shortly before cops bust major online fraud ring
In announcing the sentencing of three Brits who ran OTP Agency, an account-takeover business, the National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed how a 2021 report sent the fraudsters into a panicked frenzy.…
Hyperoptic customers left in dark as power outage takes down systems
UK broadband provider Hyperoptic has taken a long weekend, leaving some customers disconnected after the company's systems went down following a storm.…