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Building Cyberdecks Is the Geek Hobby You Need to Check Out
Summary Fictional cyberdecks are now being made a reality by a subculture of geeks who value aesthetics and personalization for specific tasks. Cyberdecks are built using a computer core, 3D-printed cases, power sources, creative designs, and personalized features like RGB lighting. Examples of cool cyberdeck projects include builds with Raspberry Pi cores for surveillance, radio tracking, data storage, and communication.…
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Google co-founder tells AI staff to stop ‘building nanny products’
“It has been 2 years of the Gemini program and GDM. We have come a long way in that time with many efforts we should feel very proud of. At the same time competition has accelerated immensely and the final race to AGI is afoot. I think we have all the ingredients to win this race but we are going…
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Over 49,000 misconfigured building access systems exposed online
Researchers discovered 49,000 misconfigured and exposed Access Management Systems (AMS) across multiple industries and countries, which could compromise privacy and physical security in critical sectors. Access Management Systems are security systems that control employee access to buildings, facilities, and restricted areas via biometrics, ID cards, or license plates. Security researchers at Modat conducted a comprehensive investigation in early 2025 and discovered…
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Meta is building the world’s longest subsea cable: Project Waterworth will span 50,000 km and connect five continents – and it aims to boost global connectivity and AI services
Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest subsea cable in a bid to supercharge global connectivity and drive AI innovation. The cable, dubbed ‘Project Waterworth’, will be built as part of a multi-billion dollar, multi-year investment by the tech giant that will include the opening of three new oceanic corridors. Aimed at strengthening the scale and reliability of…
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Building a PC Into a Desk Is Impractical, but I Don’t Care
Summary Building PCs into desks has been around for years, with DIY versions seen online. Mass-produced PC desks from companies like Lian Li offer stunning, minimalist solutions. A PC desk is appealing to those who don’t move their PC often. The humble PC case has evolved into a huge number of creative variations, but the most audacious might be the…
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Seven pitfalls MSPs should avoid when building a resilient IT organization
Managed service providers (MSPs) are always on high alert to avoid system outages. The CrowdStrike outage in July 2024 amped up that anxiety, testing many MSPs to the hilt. Successful channel players were the ones that could quickly identify failed systems, assess repercussions, and move fast to the recovery stage. Backups and business continuity plans were activated on an unprecedented…
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Building a gaming PC with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D: What to expect?
For the past few weeks, I’ve been building and using a new PC designed to be fast, powerful, and cool. It’s been an exciting experience – from making sure it looks good to testing and managing my daily tasks on it. I had high expectations, and so far, this build has exceeded them. Built with a variety of Corsair, MSI,…
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Building a Better World, Together
Last spring, a CR investigation raised alarms about Lunchables and other popular prepackaged meal kits, versions of which were being offered as part of the National School Lunch Program. Many were found to contain potentially concerning levels of heavy metals and phthalate chemicals, which have been linked to a long list of health concerns, as well as sodium, which can…
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EV charging in America: all the news about building a new electric car infrastructure
The state of electric vehicle charging in North America is shaping up like the smartphone charging wars — but focused on much more expensive hardware. Right now, like USB-C and Android phones, the Combined Charging System (CCS, Type 1) plug is on a greater variety of cars. Meanwhile, Tesla’s plug was long compared to Apple and Lightning. But while Apple…
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Building a Budget PC? 4 Reasons Why Last-Gen Hardware Still Rocks
Summary Last-gen hardware can offer competitive performance at a fraction of the price of current-gen components. New hardware doesn’t always bring substantial performance benefits, so slightly older components provide excellent value. Combine last-gen hardware with newer GPUs to get excellent performance and access to new features. Building your dream PC on PCPartPicker is exciting—until the final cost wipes the smile…
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