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7 p.m., end of the first day of security operations and first day of training course. My teammate and friend René Straube and I enjoy a well-deserved dinner at an Italian restaurant near the Excel conference center. This is his first time accompanying us to the Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC), so naturally, we discuss his impressions. After sharing many positive things, René said to me: “You know, what’s frustrating as an XDR analyst is that very often, during an incident, we see network detections to a public IP address, but we have no idea why that connection was made because we don’t…

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! China’s aluminum manufacturing CO2 emissions likely peaked in 2024, not because production collapsed or because a single policy suddenly bit, but because the structure of where aluminum is made and how it is made changed in ways that compound over time. Aluminum is a useful material to examine because it is dominated by electricity demand, geographically sensitive, and produced at a scale where relatively small structural shifts show up clearly in national emissions data. Aluminum output in China 2010 to 2040 by author…

SwiftUI TabView with .page style seems to allow user interaction to interrupt an in-flight page transition, leaving the UI in an inconsistent state. Expected: the visible page always matches the bound selection. Observed: if the user taps/drags the pager during a programmatic page change, the bound selection updates, but the visible page can remain the previous one. After that, subsequent page changes can “jump” (e.g. two pages at a time), because the visual page and selection have diverged. Here is a GIF showing the issue: In the GIF, I start with selection = 5 and page “Page 5” visible. I…

Large-scale IoT fleet migrations to the cloud represent one of the most complex technical transformations that organizations face today. While the benefits of cloud migration are clear, the path to successful implementation requires careful planning and execution. In a previous blog post we elaborated on key reasons to migrate to AWS IoT Core. In this blog post, we’ll share a proven strategy for transitioning IoT fleets with hundreds of millions of devices to AWS IoT Core, addressing common challenges, outlining a specific migration scenario, and delving into the AWS IoT Core features that facilitate complex migrations. Challenges with self-managed IoT…

No news isn’t usually good news when it comes to hardware, and the expectations for the new Apple products coming soon are somewhat underwhelming. But when it comes to software updates, sometimes less really is more. A new report says that this will be the case with iOS 27, but is that really a possibility – and would it be the right call for Apple … ? So-so hardware updates on the way Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman didn’t have much news for us in yesterday’s Power On newsletter. The iPhone 17e details he reported are in line with what we already…

Enzymes orchestrate chemical transformations with unparalleled efficiency and specificity, a prowess derived from evolutionarily optimized active sites and finely tuned microenvironments [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. Their catalytic perfection, however, is often circumscribed by inherent vulnerabilities—structural fragility, narrow operational windows (pH, temperature), and high production costs [7]. Consequently, considerable efforts have been directed toward developing biomimetic alternatives that emulate enzymatic function while enhancing robustness, substrate adaptability, and operational flexibility [8], [9], [10].Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), initially designed to mimic antibody-antigen recognition [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], have emerged as a versatile platform for this purpose. When…

Do you find yourself designing screens with only a vague idea of how the things on the screen relate to the things elsewhere in the system? Do you leave stakeholder meetings with unclear directives that often seem to contradict previous conversations? You know a better understanding of user needs would help the team get clear on what you are actually trying to accomplish, but time and budget for research is tight. When it comes to asking for more direct contact with your users, you might feel like poor Oliver Twist, timidly asking, “Please, sir, I want some more.”  Article Continues…

As defense and national security organizations consider integrating AI into their operations, many acquisition teams are unsure of where to start. In June, the SEI hosted an AI Acquisition workshop. Invited participants from government, academia, and industry described both the promise and the confusion surrounding AI acquisition, including how to choose the right tools to meet their mission needs. This blog post details practitioner insights from the workshop, including challenges in differentiating AI systems, guidance on when to use AI, and matching AI tools to mission needs.This workshop was part of the SEI’s year-long National AI Engineering Study to identify…

Most 3D design software requires visual dragging and rotating—posing a challenge for blind and low-vision users. As a result, a range of hardware design, robotics, coding, and engineering work is inaccessible to interested programmers. A visually-impaired programmer might write great code. But because of the lack of accessible modeling software, the coder can’t model, design, and verify physical and virtual components of their system. However, new 3D modeling tools are beginning to change this equation. A new prototype program called A11yShape aims to close the gap. There are already code-based tools that let users describe 3D models in text, such…

Ireland’s transition to electrified mobility continues to strengthen, with two in five Irish consumers (40%) planning to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) in the next 24 months, according to new research from EY’s Mobility Consumer Index (MCI). The findings, which are based on over 500 Irish respondents in the global survey of 32 countries, reveal that environmental concerns (37%), lower running costs (31%), increased EV range (30%) and high fuel prices (27%) are the primary drivers behind Irish consumers’ growing interest in electrification. However, barriers still persist, with more than one-third (36%) citing uncertainty around charging and running costs as…