Please stop, Comcast. Screenshot by ZDNet Sometimes I feel alone. more Technically Incorrect When it comes to how I use my gadgets, that is. I find a way they work for me and, despite the scorn of others, I persevere. This isn’t good enough for some tech companies. They want me to do things differently […]
The 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe is second only to the mighty Rubicon 392 in terms of power: 375 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque (which actually ties the 392) from its 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four and an electric motor stuffed between the engine and the transmission. So it’s a quick Jeep—we clocked it at 5.5 seconds, […]
The veteran oil-industry lobbyist was told he was meeting with a recruiter. But the video call, which was secretly recorded, was part of an elaborate sting operation by an individual working for the environmental group Greenpeace UK. During the call, Keith McCoy, a senior director of federal relations for Exxon Mobil, described how the oil […]
Ransomware attacks are targeting legacy industrial control systems (ICS) and more needs to be done to secure networks at industrial facilities against the threat of being disrupted by cyber criminals attempting to make money from extortion. A report by cybersecurity researchers at Trend Micro warns that ransomware is “a concerning and rapidly evolving threat to ICS endpoints globally” with […]
E-Legend, a German EV startup, has unveiled renderings of its first product, the EL1, which mimics the design of Audi’s pioneering Quattro rally car. The company claims 805 horsepower, zero to 62 mph in 2.8 seconds, and a 249-mile range from a 90.0-kWh battery and an unspecified electric motor setup. E-Legend says it will build […]
Boryana Dineva was born on May 25, 1983, in Bulgaria. With the fall of Communism in 1989, her family emigrated to Germany, where they lived for a few months in a refugee camp. They also lived in Austria and Russia. After learning English, Boryana spoke a total of five languages, all with an accent, she […]
Organisations can test their network defences and evaluate if their cybersecurity procedures can protect them from a ransomware attack using a new self-assessment tool from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA) is a new module in CISA’s Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET) that allows organisations to assess how well equipped […]
UPDATE 6/30/21: This review has been updated with test results. For a moment, put aside thoughts of speed, adhesion, and power. Don’t think about heritage, beauty, or price. Before we get to that, we’d like you to consider how tremendously good the 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S is when it’s going slow. Whether its urban […]
But if a final infrastructure package includes little or no spending on electric vehicles, a tougher tailpipe rule would likely face opposition from automakers, who would be forced to build and try to sell costly electric cars. And autoworker unions are also likely to fight a rapid federal push toward electric vehicles absent any help […]
Apple has significantly expanded its support document warning of the effects its devices can have on implanted medical devices. In March 2021, Apple issued a support document that downplayed the risk the magnets in the iPhone 12 could have on such medical device: “Though all iPhone 12 models contain more magnets than prior iPhone models, […]