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It’s cheap to set yourself up as a hacker these days using AI. Someone attacked 105 online retailers over a period of five days, compromising 27 of them — all for an average of $25 per attack, according to research by Israeli security company Gambit. But the attacks have beenContinue Reading

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Here’s an interesting concept: an AI company that fires people for using AI. It sounds like a strange way to run a company but there’s a real reason behind it. OpenAI has been hiring contractors who have been tasked with reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to help improve responses by providingContinue Reading

PHEVs Face Higher Rates Of Battery-Related Issues

PHEVs are often marketed for their dual electric and gas capabilities, but their added complexity leads to 80% more reliability issues than gas-only vehicles, according to Consumer Reports. Adding to these concerns, Test EV, an Australian firm specializing in electric vehicle battery diagnostics, has provided insights into the factors contributing to the higher unreliability ofContinue Reading

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EVSE manufacturer Lincoln Electric has earned product-level certification under the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) Make It American program. Contractors, government agencies, fleet operators and other EVSE buyers want to buy (and in many cases, are legally required to buy) hardware that contains a specified proportion of US domestic content.Continue Reading

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Sponsored by TTI. DC Fast Chargers provide a practical solution for quickly charging EVs. However, to deliver rapid power, these chargers operate at much higher voltages than standard chargers, bringing both advantages and risks. In this paper, High Voltage Protection in DC Fast Charging by Sensata, we explore the risksContinue Reading

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The Ubuntu 26.10 beta, which had been due on 24 September, has been pushed back to 1 October. Canonical’s Matthieu Clemenceau, announcing the delay, said “unforeseen infrastructure issues” require pushing the release back by one week. The exact issue isn’t detailed, but Clemenceau did add that the company expects toContinue Reading

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AI PCs that cut token costs? That may appeal to enterprises. A new breed of agentic AI PCs promises to do exactly that. The powerful laptops can cut token costs by completing AI work locally instead of sending it to expensive LLMs in the cloud. HP’s newly announced ZBook UltraContinue Reading