Articles by Christian Cawley

A piece of the world's oddest network deployment has gone up for auction — if you fancy owning a piece of pigeon-powered internet, it can be yours for just $4,000

By Christian Cawley Published 15 October 26

A piece of oddball internet history has been sold at auction at Christie’s, with over $20,000 bid on a relic of an incredible experiment to send internet packets by pigeon

Holafly Ultra is its 'world first' all-in-one eSIM plan — giving not just unlimited data, but also global health, wellbeing, and travel support to give you peace of mind when travelling

By Christian Cawley Published 15 October 26

A new eSIM plan from Holafly offers travel support and healthcare with its new Ultra plan, ideal for business flyers and regular travellers.

Data centers use as little as 60% of power consumed for actual AI work, Nvidia claims — failures and restarts 'consume' a whopping 10% of every watt used

By Christian Cawley Published 14 October 26

New partnership between Nvidia and Vertiv aims to improve data center efficiency and build facilities that are sustainable.

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US DOW invests in wireless laser self-charging tech to keep autonomous drones airborne almost indefinitely — ARC can deliver 'kilowatt-class' power to units 5,000 ft away

By Christian Cawley Published 14 October 26

The US military is investing in new “power beaming” from PowerLight, with the technology designed to remotely recharge power cells by laser to keep drones airborne.

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Russia resorts to desperate World War One defence technique to protect its oil refineries — floating barrage balloons failed to curtail V1s and are unlikely to succeed against UAVs

By Christian Cawley Published 13 October 26

Russia’s anti-drone measures take an historical turn as it employs altitude-adjusting balloons, but are they suited to defending unmanned strikes, or simply for show?

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Trump's super intelligence is rapidly catching up in the USA with 3X rise in search as Google Trends shows decreasing interest in 'Enemy' AI — while the rest of the world blissfully ignores it

By Christian Cawley Published 13 October 26

The term “super intelligence” is growing in prominence in the US – but the rest of the world is sticking with “artificial intelligence”

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'People aren’t perfect, and everyone knows it': Security experts still see humans as the biggest threat to their business

By Christian Cawley Published 13 October 26

Security professionals state that their colleagues are the biggest challenge that they face, with human error named as the most significant attack vector

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Has OpenAI started the 'mathpocalypse'? Experts say AI's solving of iconic math problems may cause huge issues in the long run

By Christian Cawley Published 12 October 26

AI is solving advanced math problems at an alarming rate

Ukraine is building 'something similar' to Starlink, Zelensky claims — let's hope it fares better than Russia's disastrous Rassvet launch

By Christian Cawley Published 8 October 26

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms new satellite network in development which will provide Starlink-like connectivity for military communications.

New study shows concerning rise in developer burnout — and growing distrust in how AI may affect their jobs

By Christian Cawley Published 8 October 26

Worldwide developer survey reveals growing concerns over AI and an army of coders who feel close to burning out.

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Netgear reveals new dark web monitoring tool which will tell you if your personal data turns up online

By Christian Cawley Published 7 October 26

Netgear’s new Dark Web Monitoring service can alert users as soon as personal data is found on the dark web.

Many developers are using AI just to show off to their boss — as most fear they'll lose their job if they don't use it

By Christian Cawley Published 7 October 26

Half of developers working in businesses whichhave adopted AI say they’re only using it to impress managers, and using it is having an impact on confidence.

Logitech says it has designed the perfect business headset for those looking to balance work and home life

By Christian Cawley Published 6 October 26

New Logitech offering aims to combine the workplace and leisure headsets into a single over-ear headset, potentially removing the need to swap between work and personal audio devices.

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These are the countries which have officially built the most data centers — and the ones where people are getting concerned about water consumption the most

By Christian Cawley Published 6 October 26

The US, Russia, and the UK have the most data centers, while a quarter of countries with the highest growth have “extremely high” water stress.

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Surprise surprise, AI data centers are still incredibly unpopular across the US — and nearly two-thirds of Americans say they oppose new facilities

By Christian Cawley Published 5 October 26

61% of US voters oppose data center construction, with the sentiment expressed equally across Republican and Democrat supporters.

Are your co-workers hiding their AI skills from you to protect their edge? New report claims your colleagues could be secret AI whizzkids, but you'd never know

By Christian Cawley Published 5 October 26

Over a third of workplace AI users are keeping “valuable” prompts to themselves in the belief that sharing it will reduce their perceived importance to the department or company

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Beware the smartphone security threat — new report claims most banking scam attempts now take place on mobile devices

By Christian Cawley Published 4 October 26

90% of scams are taking place via mobile phone, with banking scams increasing of 35% over the previous year

The word “AI” is composed of wooden blocks on a map of the United States with the US flag, reflecting the advancement of artificial intelligence in the American economic and technological landscape

A hyperscaler wants to buy a site almost 3X bigger than Central Park in Osceola County, Florida — as its residents worry about a future surrounded by data centers

By Christian Cawley Published 3 October 26

Residents in Florida’s Osceola County are concerned about plans for a huge 2,000-plus acre data center.

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Nvidia-backed Neocloud Nscale faces years of delay because UK's 'largest AI supercomputer' can't get enough power from the grid to feed its data centers

By Christian Cawley Published 3 October 26

The UK’s largest AI data center has had its 2027 launch date postponed, and is unlikely to come online until at least 2030, thanks to power supply issues

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OpenAI, Blackstone, Softbank form US data center lobbying group —American Infrastructure Alliance's first job is stop states from blocking AI data center

By Christian Cawley Published 2 October 26

The American Infrastructure Alliance is a collaboration between unions and influential technology and investment companies, and aims to push through data center plans, overcoming local opposition

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AI chatbots are slowly choking humanity as research shows a 'vicious cycle' could cause global knowledge collapse

By Christian Cawley Published 2 October 26

Choose your knowledge

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Microsoft deletes nonprofit customers' M365 data — and says it can't get it back

By Christian Cawley Published 1 October 26

Nonprofit organizations using the Microsoft 365 Business Premium Grant found their data had been deleted early after Microsoft advised they move to a different licensing plan

Rolls-Royce secures deal for ŠKODA-made hardware to drive the next generation of nuclear power stations

By Christian Cawley Published 1 October 26

Czech nuclear hardware manufacturer ŠKODA JS has been chosen by Rolls-Royce to deliver safety infrastructure to upcoming power stations in Europe and the UK.