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OWC reveals fast 4TB secure portable SSD for less than $530 – 256-bit AES OPAL hardware encryption, touchscreen, but no IP rating

OWC’s hardware-level encryption activates instantly without dragging your computer’s performance down during transfers Randomized touchscreen keypad helps block spying eyes and shoulder-surfers trying to steal passwords Encrypted or not, OWS Guardian SSD’s 1000MB/s speed is fast enough for 4K video editing OWC has announced Guardian, a compact portable SSD focused…

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Security experts flag another worrying issue with Anthropic AI systems – here’s what they found

Anthropic’s MCP Inspector project carried a flaw that allowed miscreants to steal sensitive data, drop malware To abuse it, hackers need to chain it with a decades-old browser bug The flaw was fixed in mid-June 2025, but users should still be on their guard The Anthropic Model Context Protocol (MCP)…

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Internet speeds 3.5 million times faster than US average are possible with current fiber optic cable tech – so how does 1,020,000 Gbps sound?

Future networks could carry petabit speeds without new cable shapes Standard-diameter fiber hits new capacity-distance milestone in lab test US average internet speed is dwarfed by breakthrough optical transmission Buried under city streets, countryside roads and the deep ocean floor lie the glass threads that carry almost everything we do…

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Google has patched another urgent security flaw in Chrome – so update now or be at risk

Google’s TAG team finds high-severity bug in Chrome V8 The bug allows threat actors to run arbitrary code on endpoints It is being actively exploited, so users should patch now Google has fixed a high-severity Chrome vulnerability which was allegedly being exploited in the wild, possibly by nation-state threat actors.…

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Google’s data centers using more power than ever before as AI surge continues

Google’s data centers used 30.8 million MWh of electricity in 2024 That’s around a 2x increase from 2020, and 7x from 2014 Google claims data center emissions fell by 12% year-over-year Google has published its latest Sustainability Report, revealing how it is becoming increasingly apparent the desire for cloud and…

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The Human Firewall: even with AI, humans are still the last line of defense in cybersecurity

Even with today’s vast arsenal of cybersecurity tools and AI-enhanced threat detection, attackers continue to succeed – not because the technology is failing, but because the human link in the defensive chain remains exposed. Cybercriminals almost always take the path of least resistance to execute a breach, which often means…

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