2024

Utility firms go nuclear over Amazon datacenter power deal 2024-07-03 at 21:46 By Matthew Connatser AEP and Exelon challenge electricity arrangement between power plant and colo DC Utility firms American Electric Power (AEP) and Exelon have filed an official objection with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) over Talen Energy’s nuclear power deal with Amazon.…

Traeger security bugs bad news for grillers with neighborly beef 2024-07-03 at 19:31 By Connor Jones Never risk it when it comes to brisket – make sure those updates are applied Keen meatheads better hope they haven’t angered any cybersecurity folk before allowing their Traeger grills to update because a new high-severity vulnerability could be

Patelco banking services AWOL amid ransomware ruckus 2024-07-03 at 18:46 By Connor Jones Late fees? Don’t worry, the credit union has you covered San Francisco-based Patelco Credit Union confirms its service outage was the result of ransomware and has pulled systems offline.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Linux Mint 22 beta sprinkles Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu 2024-07-03 at 17:46 By Liam Proven Taste at your own risk The Linux Mint project has released the beta version of version 22, codenamed “Wilma” and featuring the latest Cinnamon desktop.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Kernel tweaks improve Raspberry Pi performance, efficiency 2024-07-03 at 16:46 By Liam Proven There’s a lot of room for improvement in modern computing, from the low end to the very high Two separate development efforts are improving both Raspberry Pi power management and memory efficiency – one using tools built for massive clusters.… This article

Vodafone, VMO2 shuffle spectrum to woo watchdog amid merger moves 2024-07-03 at 15:46 By Dan Robinson Vodafone chasing Three, but BT’s complained borged entity would have ‘disproportionate’ capacity UK telcos Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) have struck a new network sharing agreement with a provision that seems aimed at smoothing the path for Vodafone’s

Navigating internet complexity: Leveraging tech for business security 2024-07-03 at 15:33 By The modern business world is increasingly distributed, interconnected, service-oriented and complex, creating a difficult job for IT and security. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

ASIS International appoints a new CEO, effective July 2024-07-03 at 15:16 By ASIS International appoints William “Bill” Tenney as CEO.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

The Emerging Role of AI in Open-Source Intelligence 2024-07-03 at 15:16 By Recently the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) unveiled a new strategy for open-source intelligence (OSINT) and referred to OSINT as the “INT of first resort”. Public and private sector organizations are realizing the value that the discipline can provide but

Japan’s digital minister declares victory against floppy disks 2024-07-03 at 14:46 By Laura Dobberstein The war on the relic is finally won. Now on to fax machines? Japan’s digital minister, Taro Kono, confirmed that the Japanese government has finally rid itself of floppy disks.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

BT bets big on AI with ServiceNow to cut legacy baggage 2024-07-03 at 13:46 By Lindsay Clark Promises no pink slips despite service desk in crosshairs BT Group expects to cut its use of third-party support staff in service desk roles after it has introduced GenAI technology from ServiceNow.… This article is an excerpt from