How hackers are turning the power grid and digital infrastructure into a weapon

Researchers found that the U.S. electric power sector has significant misalignment between compliance with regulations and actual security.

Cape Town's smart electricity meters: What residents need to know

Residents of Cape Town can look forward to a new rollout of smart electricity meters that promise accurate billing and ...

A 5-minute circuit scan exposed a serious wiring issue in my home (and saved me hundreds)

To find the right circuit in the electrical panel, you first plug the socket tester into a socket. Then you go to the panel and slide the probe up and down all the breakers. You then do a complete ...
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How To Fix A Tampered Electric Meter

An electric meter is a critical device used to measure how much electricity a home or business consumes. When an electric meter is tampered with, damaged, or interfered with, it can lead to serious ...
FOX8 Cleveland

How to ‘hack your brain’ to hit your New Year’s goals, according to a neuroscientist

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – We’re just days away from 2026, a time when many people set goals for the new year. But some find it hard to stick to those habits. Dr. Sofia Beas, an assistant professor in ...
Forbes

Hackers Unredact Epstein Files — What You Need To Know

The Epstein files have been hacked. Updated December 26 with previous examples of PDF document redaction failures, as well as warnings about malware associated with some Epstein Files distributions ...
CNN

An electricity crunch is driving high bills in these states. It’s not getting better anytime soon

Residents of mid-Atlantic states like Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania who have spent years plagued by high electricity bills just got some bad news: Relief is not on the way. As CNN recently ...
The Atlantic

Electricity Should Be Free at Noon

Electricity prices are becoming an outsize issue in American politics because they themselves are legitimately outsize. Compared with the cost of consumer goods, which have been rising rapidly over ...
techtimes

Smart TV Hacking Exposed: 7 Ways Attackers Can Spy on Your Living Room — And How to Stop Them

Hackers infiltrating smart TVs via Wi-Fi flaws and malware—discover signs and this TV security guide's home cybersecurity tips to lock them out. Pixabay, Alehandra13 Smart TVs have revolutionized home ...
ConsumerAffairs

What is a ‘data center’ and how much electricity does it use?

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...
TechCrunch

Meta wants to get into the electricity trading business

In order to accelerate the construction of new power plants needed to provide energy for its data centers, Meta is looking to get into the business of trading electricity. Bloomberg reports that both ...