The Download: AI’s energy future

Three big things we still don’t know about AI’s energy burden —James O’Donnell Earlier this year, when my colleague Casey Crownhart and I spent six months researching the climate and energy burden of AI, we came to see one number in particular as our white whale: how much energy the leading AI models, like ChatGPT […]

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Chinese APT Deploys EggStreme Fileless Malware to Breach Philippine Military Systems

Sep 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Malware An advanced persistent threat (APT) group from China has been attributed to the compromise of a Philippines-based military company using a previously undocumented fileless malware framework called EggStreme. “This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile espionage by injecting malicious code directly into memory and leveraging DLL sideloading to execute payloads,” […]

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How to use the GitHub and JFrog integration for secure, traceable builds from commit to production

Today, we’re introducing a new integration between GitHub and JFrog that connects your source code and your attested binaries in one secure, traceable workflow. For developers who often find themselves jumping between multiple tools to figure out which commit produced which artifact — or piecing together results from separate security scans for code and binaries […]

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ASML makes $1.5billion investment in Mistral AI — ASML becomes the largest shareholder for the French AI start-up

ASML this week invested €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) in Mistral AI, a French AI start-up, in its latest €1.7 billion funding round, reports Reuters. As a result, ASML became the largest shareholder of Mistal AI, which is primarily known for its sovereign AI initiatives and its close work with Nvidia. The deal is expected to […]

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Former Republican Senator Cory Gardner Becomes The Cable Industry’s Top Lobbyist

from the this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things dept Cory Gardner, who spent a decade as a Republican senator, has been freshly announced as the CEO of the NCTA–The Internet & Television Association–the cable industry’s biggest lobbying organization. As the revolving door spins you might recall that Gardner is replacing Michael Powell, former FCC boss, whose stint at the agency […]

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The best drone for 2025

Whether you’re chasing cinematic landscapes or just want to snap the ultimate selfie from above, finding the best drone comes down to knowing what kind of flying experience you’re after. From compact foldable options you can slip into a backpack to advanced models that shoot silky-smooth 4K footage, today’s drones come packed with features that […]

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