‘Referee now plays for the home team’ Kimball pointed out that while an SMR works on the same principle as a large-scale nuclear plant, using controlled fission to generate heat which is then converted to electricity, its design reduces environmental impacts such as groundwater contamination, water use, and the impact in the event of failure. For example, he said, the integral reactor design in an SMR, with all components in a single vessel, eliminates external piping. This means that accidents would be self-contained, reducing the environmental impact. In addition, he said, SMRs can be air-cooled, which greatly reduces the amount of…
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Ravie LakshmananJan 28, 2026Critical Infrastructure / Threat Intelligence The “coordinated” cyber attack targeting multiple sites across the Polish power grid has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian state-sponsored hacking crew known as ELECTRUM. Operational technology (OT) cybersecurity company Dragos, in a new intelligence brief published Tuesday, described the late December 2025 activity as the first major cyber attack targeting distributed energy resources (DERs). “The attack affected communication and control systems at combined heat and power (CHP) facilities and systems managing the dispatch of renewable energy systems from wind and solar sites,” Dragos said. “While the attack did not…
Walking is an easy way to get some exercise in your day, and it delivers mental health benefits as well. I’m one of the many people who added daily walks to my routine during the pandemic, and they improved my life so much I don’t intend to stop. But does walking do enough for your body that you can count it as cardio exercise? The answer is complicated. Walking counts as cardio in some respects: it can burn calories, it gets your heart rate up, and it counts toward the exercise we should all be getting every week. But on…
Most hackers spend more time learning, testing, and comparing notes than breaking into systems. The work often happens alone or in small groups, shaped by curiosity, persistence, and a habit of examining how systems behave. Bugcrowd examined who these security researchers are, how they build skills, and what their work looks like behind the scenes as they look for flaws and decide what to report. Who makes up the hacker community The hacker community includes people from varied backgrounds, which influences how vulnerability research is approached and shared. Some work in security or IT roles, while others come from unrelated…
Home > Piracy > Adult entertainment conglomerate Aylo has won a $90 million default judgment against a large piracy ring in a Washington federal court. Recouping these damages will be a challenge because the owner of the sites was not located. For Aylo, however, the main priority is to use the court’s judgment to seize control of the associated domain names of ‘Freshporno,’ ‘Kojka’, ‘PornHeal’, and others. In recent years, Aylo has taken an aggressive stance against pirate sites, doing everything possible to shut these down. The parent company of Pornhub, which owns popular brands such as “Reality Kings”, “Brazzers”,…
Google has been testing Social Channel Insights inside Google Search Console (GSC). This update may appear small, but it’s more than meets the eye. In the search landscape, these new social insights translate to a bigger shift happening behind the scenes, where search and social data converge to improve visibility. The official announcement from Google highlighted the growth of businesses managing their digital presence on popular social media sites. The integration makes sense as social media continues to become a popular method for search discovery and information, with 15% of consumers believing social media to be the most accurate/current source…
Home Assistant has come a long way since the days when all your automations had to be written in YAML. These days, you can build automations in the automation editor without seeing a single line of code. With so many actions to choose from in the automation editor, it’s easy to miss some of the most useful ones. Call a script A lot of my automations contain some similar actions. For example, I have multiple automations that send a notification to my phone, my wife’s phone, and if we’re home and it’s powered on, to my smart TV. I could…
About six of every 10 corporate employees are willing to use shadow AI tools if it helps them meet work deadlines, according to a report from security firm BlackFog. The report shows that 86% of workers are using AI tools at least once a week to accomplish certain tasks and more than one-third are using free versions of tools approved by their employers. In addition, seven of every 10 C-level executives are willing to let faster production outweigh the need for increased security, according to the report. “The consistent story we have heard is that CEOs have mandated the adoption…
It’s hard to imagine a time in B2B marketing history when everything changed this quickly. Just in the last couple of years, we’ve seen incredibly volatile Google SERPs, a huge shift from search engines providing options to now providing AI-generated answers, and hundreds of new tools and features just waiting for us to learn. The one theme running through the B2B marketing trends for 2026 is a continuation of this evolution. But with change comes opportunity. Marketers who plan for what’s coming will take giant leaps ahead of their competitors. Contents AI agents go mainstream Experience marketing comes back into…
The fifth and final season of Netflix’s sci-fi adventure series Stranger Things wrapped up in December 2025, and at least online, there was a ton of blowback. We’re now well into the new year, and new controversies continue to arise. At this point, it’s starting to feel like fans are picking at a scab. It’s clear a lot of people were dissatisfied with the way Stranger Things ended, but the pile-on now seems to be the point. The many controversies of Stranger Things 5 From Conformity Gate to SNL The first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 came out…