Podcast: opposition and permitting still slow data center builds
Ascend Analytics' Brent Nelson says the announced pipeline is inflated and only a fraction of projects will be built.
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Data center backlash is more about electricity than culture war
Virginia now requires data centers to pay fully for new transmission lines, and developers expect peak-demand cutoffs.
Methodology maps TARA goals to NAC rules for automotive and energy networks
Six-step process translates threat analysis into enforceable network access control rules across critical infrastructure.
PowerSYSTEM Center flaws allow SQL injection and admin resource access
Both CVEs score 9.0; Subnet tells 2020 users to install Update 30 and later lines to install 2026 Update 1.1.
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Hitachi Energy CoreTec flaws allow commands and local root
Authenticated users can inject OS commands, and a local user can reach root through the built-in Linux ESP code.
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ENGIE says partner sales tool exposed French customer contract data
Exposed records include names, phones, emails, customer IDs and energy supply identifiers; banking data was not included.
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Engie notifies customers after partner marketing-tool data breach
Exposed fields may include names, contact details and French energy contract identifiers; Engie says banking data and its own IT were not involved.
Texas voters organize against data centers before midterms
An August poll found 57 percent of Texans oppose new data centers, including 43 percent of Republicans.
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Panelists say AI data-center demand can drive US grid upgrades
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Veir said it raised $110 million Series C for superconductive lines that the company claims carry power farther in less space.
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Data center backlash becomes a 2026 campaign issue as tech PACs spend
Andreessen- and Brockman-backed Leading the Future has spent $45 million, while an Anthropic-backed group says it raised $80 million.
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ENGIE says attackers stole French customer data from partner tool
Stolen data includes names, contact details and contract identifiers; ENGIE says banking data and internal systems were not affected.
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Anthropic S-1 ties data-center growth to gas supply and climate costs
The filing says on-site gas power, fuel competition, and hotter weather could raise costs or delay planned builds.
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LLM code self-refinement often raises energy versus human solutions
Of 44 configurations, 42 used more energy per problem, with overheads from 4% to 886%.
Hitachi Energy RTU500 CMU firmware flaws can disrupt ICS communications
Builds from 12.7.1 through 13.8.2 should move to 13.9.1 or named branch fixes; exploitation is not stated.
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Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA X SYS600 flaws allow local privilege abuse
Versions 10.7 and earlier need 10.8 for two flaws; 10.8 still needs a documented mitigation for the authentication issue.
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Decoy language models often cost attackers more energy than defenders
In 330 sessions, the attacker-to-defender energy ratio stayed above one in every configuration once diagnostic calls were counted.
Silent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government
Kazakhstan-linked Silent Lynx spies on Russia's Orsk refinery and regional governments using spear-phishing and lightweight malware.
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Critical Sungrow Authentication Bypass Flaw Lets Hackers Take Control of Solar Power Plants
Researchers disclosed a critical Sungrow iSolarCloud authentication bypass that could let attackers control connected solar plants.
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Debunking the Biggest Data Center Myths
Meta rebuts claims that its data centers waste water, raise consumer power bills, and create few jobs.
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Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy executives will discuss AI infrastructure opportunities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
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Critical Sungrow Inverter Vulnerability Lets Attackers Access Solar Plants Without Passwords
Sungrow patched an iSolarCloud login flaw that let attackers access solar-plant accounts without passwords.
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Grid Protection Alliance openPDC and openHistorian
CISA warns openPDC and openHistorian have critical flaws, including unauthenticated remote code execution.
Russian-Speaking CyberXero Uses AI Agent Swarm to Attack Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure
CyberXero used WordPress exploits and Claude agents against Ukrainian energy targets, stealing hundreds of thousands of records.
Savannah lwIP SMTP client
CISA reports a critical buffer overflow in Savannah lwIP SMTP client 2.2.1 that may allow remote code execution.