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USB Decoded: All the Specs and Version Numbers

If you look at a spec sheet for one of the best gaming laptops or best gaming PCs you might see it listed with a USB4 port, a ...

What the colors of your USB ports tell you (and why some are more capable than others)

When buying a new laptop, consider the speeds your USB ports support, as this is one aspect that most consumers tend not to investigate closely. Lower-priced or older laptops may have ports with more ...

Massive storage expansion potential meets ultra‑fast transfer in the Beelink Mate SE - I tested it out to see how it delivers on its promise of speed

The Beelink Mate SE is a desktop dock that has been designed to sit neatly on top of the SER8, SER9 or SER9 Pro. It's a neat solution with a few additional ports for accessories, but what really ...
TechCrunch

Satellites found exposing unencrypted data, including phone calls and some military comms

Security researchers have discovered that as many as half of all geostationary satellites in Earth’s orbit are carrying unencrypted sensitive consumer, corporate, and military information, making this ...
Android Authority

Your next phone might come without a USB cable

A post on Reddit shows the Sony Xperia 10 VII doesn’t include a USB cable in the box. Smartphones typically don’t come with chargers anymore, but cables are still standard. We expect more ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Two Cables and the Hidden Subsea Battle Between US and China

A high-stakes rivalry is playing out over a vast but vulnerable web of underwater cables that carry nearly all global internet traffic It was a February night off Taiwan’s southwest coast when cargo ...
The New York Times

Government Shutdown Could Delay Economic Data at a Critical Moment

“Flying blind amidst heavy fog is a dangerous proposition,” one economist said about the risks of a lapse in official statistics. By Ben Casselman The monthly jobs report on Friday is expected to ...
CBS News

Cable car crash kills 8 monks on way to mountain meditation in Sri Lanka

A Buddhist monk injured in a cable car crash in Sri Lanka died on Sunday, raising the death toll to eight in the worst accident of its kind, police said. Seven monks, including three foreigners, were ...
MacRumors

Regular iPhone 17's USB-C Charging Speeds Tested With Apple Chargers

The website ChargerLAB has tested the standard iPhone 17 model's USB-C charging speeds with a variety of Apple's chargers, from 18W to 140W. The device reached a peak charging speed of around 27W to ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Is there a data center in your community? Here's a map of the data centers in Wisconsin

A growing digital economy and use of artificial intelligence has exponentially increased the need for physical facilities to store, manage and process data. According to datacentermap.com, Wisconsin ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Ireland to Allow Data Centers to Link Up to Fossil Fuel Plants

Ireland is set to green-light policies that allow data centers to use fossil fuels to power their operations, a shift that highlights the tension between economic growth and climate goals. Developers ...
Nature

Synthetic data can benefit medical research — but risks must be recognized

The revolution promised by the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to research and health care has been much discussed, but less attention has been paid to the sub-revolution following in its ...