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Static Electricity Can Be Shockingly Funny, But The Jokes Over When A Rack Goes Dark

If this techie had been older and slower, this never would have happened Who, Me?  Returning to work on Monday often i... Read more

Tech Tariff Turmoil Continues As Trump Admin Exempts Some Electronics, Then Promises To Bring Taxes Back

Beijing tries to find an off-ramp but also fights back with export bans World War Fee  The Trump administration’s st... Read more

Hacktivism Resurges – But Don't Be Fooled, It's Often State-backed Goons In Masks

Military units, government nerds appear to join the fray, with physical infra in sights Feature  From triggering a wat... Read more

Global Datacenter Electricity Use To Double By 2030, Say Policy Wonks. Yup, It's AI

No worries, just use neural networks to optimize systems powering neural networks Analysis  Global datacenter electric... Read more

Pentagon Celebrates Snipping 0.58% From Defense Budget In IT, DEI Cuts

$5.1B cancellations pitched as efficiency move, though costly Trump birthday parade mulled The US Department of Defense... Read more

China Ups Tariffs On US Goods To 125%, Calls Trump's War A 'joke'

Middle Kingdom retaliates against White House's 'instrument and weapon to bully and coerce' World War Fee  China is up... Read more

PIRG's 'Electronic Waste Graveyard' Lists 100+ Gadgets Dumped After Support Vanished

Consumer campaign group says 'we need lifetime transparency for tech Those well-meaning agitators at the Public Interes... Read more

IBM Shareholders Asked To Back Greater Lobbying Transparency

Activist investor finds payments groups lobbying against climate action An activist investor has called on IBM to repor... Read more

Bezos Cost Amazon More Than Jassy Did In 2024 Compensation Stakes

Exec pay outlined in Proxy Statement, and things did not go well for either workforce or calls for climate transparency... Read more

Billions Pour Into AI As Emissions Rise, Returns Stay Pitiful, Say Stanford Boffins

Models get bulkier, burnier, bank-breakier AI continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promis... Read more

AI Revolution Driving Datacenter Network Investment Surge

Why more companies are recognizing the need to make infrastructure fit for purpose in the brave new world of AI Sponsor... Read more

The Sound Of Windows 95 About To Disappoint You Added To Library Of Congress Significant Sound Archive

Along with Celine Dion and Elton John - plus some good music too The Brian-Eno-composed sound played by Windows 95 when... Read more

Self-driving Car Maker Musk's DOGE Rocks Up At Self-driving Car Watchdog, Cuts Staff

Under-audit political squad also said to be drafting invoices for Uncle Sam In February, Elon's Musketeers at President... Read more

Ex-Meta Exec Tells Senate Zuck Dangled US Citizen Data In Bid To Enter China

Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan Facebook's former ... Read more

Satellite Phone Tech Coming To Your Mobe This Year – But Who Pays For It?

Operators mulling whether to price tech into subs, says report, which notes Musk's Starlink satellite dominance This ye... Read more