Month: July 2025
The post-quantum smart meter challenge that could cut off households
There are over one billion smart meters already deployed across the world – 38 million in the UK alone. These are embedded IoT devices, designed to have an ultra-small footprint and fitted with lightweight software that is constantly communicating with energy providers and the national grid. The cybersecurity of embedded…
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1Password Coupon: Get Up to 50% Off in July
Save up to 50% on business and personal memberships with a 1Password promo code. Source
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Paramount-Skydance merger approved after companies agree to government speech demands
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Skydance’s $8 billion purchase of CBS-owner Paramount after the companies agreed to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs but feature a “diversity of viewpoints from across the political and ideological spectrum.” In light of the Trump administration’s critiques of CBS’s alleged anti-conservative…
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NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1497, Friday, July 25
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Wordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here. It’s time for your guide…
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This absolutely tiny dock has 1TB storage, 100W power delivery, and can even output 4K to a monitor
Patriot Memory MD330 Storage Hub delivers 100W charging and 4K output, all from one tiny USB-C port Storage goes up to 1TB, but transfer speeds and encryption are still a mystery Handles video output and file storage, but reliability under pressure is not guaranteed Patriot Memory has introduced the MD330…
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No, Instagram didn’t suspend Zohran Mamdani’s account for being ‘too socialist’
In a story published earlier this week, a site called “NYC Journals” claimed to have a bombshell: that Instagram had suspended the account of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for being “too socialist.” The story claimed that Mamdani’s account was down for three hours; it also cited a “leaked…
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