Security: Why you need to auto delete browser cookies frequently
The risk of leaving your browser logged into email sites exposes a serious security vulnerability.
Constellation Energy to restart nuclear plant that was shut down in 2019
Will be used to power and/or offset carbon emissions for Microsoft AI data centers.
Tech: Apple’s iOS 18 update bricks some iPads
Apple bricks some iPads with iOS 18 update. Apple tends to do this, as well as rapidly ending support for older products.
AI: Energy demands of AI, need for more power generation
Tech companies seek to fund power generation for more AI data centers.
Epic Software: Their campus is awesome
Epic Software's campus in Wisconsin is awesome.
Software: CrowdStrike provides a preliminary report on what they did wrong
Falcon Content Update Preliminary Post Incident Report | CrowdStrike
Software: A Must Read on the Crowd Strike Fiasco
This is an excellent description and explanation of what happened.
Software: Professional Software Engineer licensure
Does the CrowdStrike fiasco imply a need for Professional Engineer licensing for software engineers working on critical infrastructure?
EU agreement prohibits Microsoft from preventing CrowdStrike OS modifications
Microsoft is prohibited by the EU from preventing CrowdStrike from modifying privileged, low level OS code that led to the global IT collapse.
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Software: Crowdstrike never heard of pilot testing and phased rollouts
Crowdstrike takes down the entire world.