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Wireless device harvests environmental energy for battery-free IoT

Silicon Labs, a wireless technology developer, has launched a new series of wireless system-on-chip (SoC) devices for battery-free, energy-harvesting applications. The company said the series represents its most energy-efficient SoCs to date and will allow IoT device makers to build wireless devices that can harvest energy from external sources in their environments, such as lights […]

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The future of AI will require an energy breakthrough. The answer is a fusion moonshot.

The Biden administration recently announced plans to work with tech firms on power usage. Technological revolutions have always come with novel challenges: building infrastructure, navigating dual-purpose applications and preparing our workforce. For the growing industry surrounding AI, this challenge is energy. Progress in AI will soon face the limits of the power available on the grid. As the administration […]

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EV charging stations still riddled with cybersecurity vulnerabilities

The increasing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) isn’t just a favorite for gas-conscious consumers, but also for cybercriminals who focus on using EV charging stations to launch far-reaching attacks. This is because every charging point, whether inside a private garage or on a public parking lot, is online and running a variety of software that […]

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Avoiding bumps in the road when designing AI-powered traffic-management systems

Since its introduction in the 1950s, artificial intelligence (AI) software has transcended its theoretical existence in research labs to become omnipresent in our lives. This early AI research software has not only fueled an explosion in efficiency, but it has also opened the door to entirely new opportunities in business, education and government. Most of […]

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Fulton County suffers power outages as cyberattack continues

As Fulton County in Georgia continues to experience a cyberattack and a power outage, government systems are offline, and it’s unknown when they’ll become operational again. Court filings, tax processing, and other services — including phone and Internet service, as well as the court system website — are reportedly also not functioning as usual. District Attorney Fani […]

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As wildfires losses mount, will commercial insurers decline to cover utilities?

2023 marked yet another year of costly wildfires in various parts of the United States. In June, an investigation into the causes of the 2021 Marshall Fire — deemed the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history — had hundreds of litigants lining up to sue Xcel Energy for a dislodged power line that may have ignited part of […]

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As trucking electrifies, how we prepare the grid must evolve

It took the diesel engine decades to become the standard in America’s trucking industry. The industry’s transition to electric motors is happening a lot faster than that. My organization tracks publicly available electric truck deployments and commitments, and 2023 was a big year. More than 10,000 electric trucks hit the road, and many, many more are […]

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DOE $70M grid security and resilience funding targets cybersecurity, wildfires, other risks

Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday announced it will make up to $70 million available to public and private sector stakeholders, universities and the national laboratory system, to research new security and resilience technologies for the U.S. power sector. The funding opportunity will be managed by DOE’s Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response office […]

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Senators call for changes to ‘inefficient’ disaster-recovery funding program

Congress must permanently authorize a critical federal disaster recovery grant program to ensure a swift and efficient allocation of funds to disaster-struck communities, senators and disaster recovery experts said at a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on Dec. 12. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program, or CDBG-DR, has never been authorized […]

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U.S. electricity-load growth forecast jumps 81%, led by data centers, industry: Grid Strategies

Dive Brief: U.S. electric load is growing significantly faster than grid planners previously expected, led by new manufacturing and industry and the growth of data centers, according to a Tuesday report from Grid Strategies. Electrification, hydrogen production and severe weather are also contributing. Reports filed this year with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission show grid […]

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Wireless device harvests environmental energy for battery-free IoT

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The future of AI will require an energy breakthrough. The answer is a fusion moonshot.

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EV charging stations still riddled with cybersecurity vulnerabilities

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Avoiding bumps in the road when designing AI-powered traffic-management systems

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Fulton County suffers power outages as cyberattack continues

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As wildfires losses mount, will commercial insurers decline to cover utilities?

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As trucking electrifies, how we prepare the grid must evolve

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DOE $70M grid security and resilience funding targets cybersecurity, wildfires, other risks

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Senators call for changes to ‘inefficient’ disaster-recovery funding program

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U.S. electricity-load growth forecast jumps 81%, led by data centers, industry: Grid Strategies

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