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Watt's The Worst Thing You Can Do To A Datacenter? Failing To RTFM, Electrically

A subtle change to a vital piece of equipment almost derailed a major project Who, me?  Welcome once again gentle read... Read more

BMW Deems Drivers Worthy Of Warmth, Ends Heated Car Seat Subscription

Any other monthly plans want to cancel themselves? BMW has decided to stop charging car owners a subscription fee to us... Read more

Ransomware Fiends Pounce On Cisco VPN Brute-force Zero-day Flaw

No patch yet – but you've got strong creds and MFA enabled anyway, yeah? Heads up: ransomware slingers are exploiting... Read more

Power Grids Tremble As Electric Vehicle Growth Set To Accelerate 19% Next Year

Gas-guzzling US favors hybrids while Europe prefers battery power Shipments of electric cars – both battery and plug-... Read more

Kyndryl Bags Short-lived HMRC Mainframe Contract

Tax collector's DALAS waits in wings to tackle humongous legacy estate IBM spin-off Kyndryl has won a 15-month contract... Read more

22 Million Brits Suffer Broadband Outage Blues And Are Paying A Premium For It

Southampton top for connectivity flops, says Uswitch research Suffered from broadband blackouts over the past 12 months... Read more

Linux On The Arm-based Thinkpad X13S: It's Getting There

Armbian 23.08 is out, and adds preliminary support for this ultralight Snapdragon laptop Review  The latest release of... Read more

Bombshell Biography Claim: Fearing Nuclear War, Musk Switched Off Starlink To Stymie Ukraine Attack On Russia

Exploding drone subs 'lost connectivity, washed ashore harmlessly' Elon Musk personally ordered SpaceX’s Starlink to ... Read more

Google Chrome Privacy Sandbox Open To All: Now Websites Can Tap Into Your Habits Directly For Ads

In the march to rid world of third-party cookie tracking, we've picked up targeting APIs Google's Privacy Sandbox is no... Read more

Windows August Update Plays Blue Screen Bingo – And MSI Boards Got The Winning Ticket

BIOS update incoming to rescue stricken users with exotic Intel chips There's good news for those suffering from the dr... Read more

Texas Cryptomining Outfit Earns More From Idling Rigs Than Digging Bitcoin

It's not a broken business model if the subsidies make up for cratering market and flagging demand Bitcoin mining outfi... Read more

Brits Most Likely To Say 'we Don't Live To Work'

There's a steady drift towards getting a good work-life balance, a new survey suggests. Read more

'Under Siege' Wilko Staff Fear For Jobs As Shoppers Hunt Bargains

Staff say they are "completely in the dark" as efforts to save the collapsed chain stall. Read more

Heating On Prescription Scheme Suggests Fewer NHS Visits

A scheme by a UK university suggests patients prescribed free heating visited their GP less often. Read more

Vet Prices Review Over Fears Pet Owners Are Being Overcharged

Pet owners and vet workers are being asked for their experiences by the UK's competition regulator. Read more