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Data centers are accounting for more and more electricity – and that’s becoming major issue for firms and governments alike
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected global electricity demand from data centers could double by 2026. The increase in energy demand would effectively equate to another Germany or Sweden, says the IEA, highlighting the immense scale of the problem that continues to grow as consumers…
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Billion-dollar financial giant EquiLend hit by cyberattack – some systems offline, major banks and lending firms affected
EquiLend, a global financial technology, data and analytics firm, suffered a cyberattack – possibly ransomware – that forced parts of its digital infrastructure offline. In a press release, EquiLend said that on January 22, 2024, its technicians identified a “technical issue that placed portions of our system offline.” Following an…
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T-Mobile and Cisco have teamed up for the ultimate business internet package
In an effort to capture more SMB customers, T-Mobile has unveiled Connected Workplace, a new offering combining its nationwide 5G network, Cisco Meraki devices, and a cloud-managed networking platform. Connected Workplace is designed to simplify the complexities of business network infrastructure, but also promises to be a more cost-effective solution…
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Your eyes aren’t fooling you – the default font for Microsoft 365 has changed
Microsoft 365 users are waking up to a major change in how they view their files after the office software‘s default font finally began to change. Aptos, which was previously known as Bierstadt, replaces Calibri, a long-serving font that became the default for the Microsoft 365 in 2007. Microsoft describes…
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HPE says Russian Midnight Blizzard hackers hit security team emails
Russian state-sponsored threat actors known as Midnight Blizzard breached HPE’s email environment late last year and stole sensitive data from its employees’ inboxes. HPE confirmed the news in a new 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, BleepingComputer finds. As per the filing, the company…
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Ex-Hololens engineer launches AR headset that’s the antithesis of Apple Vision Pro — and bags remote assistance partnership with Manchester United’s shirt sponsor
A former Microsoft‘s HoloLens engineer, Sebastian Beetschen, has launched an augmented reality (AR) headset that is a stark contrast to Apple‘s upcoming Vision Pro. The headset, Almer Arc 2, is the latest product from AR startup Almer, co-founded by Beetschen and ex-jet fighter pilot Timon Binder in 2021. Weighing just…
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