Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has a weird superpower: it can turn an innocuous-looking spreadsheet of boundary conditions into a week-long argument about turbulence models, mesh quality, and whose workstation is “allowed” to run overnight. OpenFOAM, the open-source CFD workhorse, has long been the tool of choice for teams that want deep control, automation, and no…
Hetzner Warns of Phishing Emails Stealing Logins and Credit Card Data: What’s Happening, Why It Works, and How to Protect Your Cloud Account
On the internet, every week is Shark Week. But some weeks the sharks wear a vendor logo and politely ask you to “urgently accept the new data protection policies.” Hetzner, one of Europe’s best-known infrastructure providers, has published an incident notice titled “Phishing emails stealing logins and credit card data” warning customers about ongoing email…
Kubernetes v1.35 locks down kubeconfig exec plugins with a kuberc allowlist — and that’s a big deal for supply-chain security
Kubernetes has a long history of making the hard things possible and the dangerous things… also possible. Sometimes in the same feature. On January 9, 2026, Kubernetes published a v1.35 blog post titled “Kubernetes v1.35: Restricting executables invoked by kubeconfigs via exec plugin allowList added to kuberc” by Peter Engelbert and Ben Petersen (both at…
Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Back (Again): Why China’s “Bright Tech Future” Might Run on Salt
On January 13, 2026, MIT Technology Review’s daily newsletter The Download ran an edition titled “The Download: sodium-ion batteries and China’s bright tech future.” The piece (by the newsletter’s author/curator) is a useful prompt because it pairs two topics that are increasingly hard to separate: battery chemistry and national technology strategy. You can read the…
AuraInspector: How Mandiant’s New Open-Source Tool Audits Salesforce Aura for Data Exposure (and Why Defenders Should Care)
Salesforce is the enterprise software equivalent of a busy airport: everyone is in a hurry, there are lots of doors, and if a single “Staff Only” sign falls off, it’s amazing how quickly strangers wander into the wrong hallway. On January 12, 2026, Mandiant published a Google Cloud Threat Intelligence post introducing AuraInspector, a new…
Bridging the Gap: A Standardized Infrastructure for AI by Giant Swarm
The Dawn of Standardized AI Infrastructure In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, the infrastructure supporting it often feels like the Wild West. Yet now, with companies like Giant Swarm stepping up to the plate, the dream of a standardized AI infrastructure is becoming reality. Officially CNCF-certified, Giant Swarm is changing the game for…
Understanding the BGP Anomaly in Venezuela: A Deeper Dive into Internet Infrastructure Intricacies
Introduction A recent Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) anomaly in Venezuela has captured the tech world’s attention, sparking discussions about internet security and the fragile nature of global connectivity. Originally reported in Cloudflare’s blog post, this incident has raised eyebrows, speculation, and a fair share of chaos. Given that BGP is essentially the postal service of…
A New Frontier: Standardizing Infrastructure for AI with Giant Swarm
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries across the globe, but as with any transformative technology, it brings its own set of challenges. One of these has been the lack of standardization in AI infrastructure, a problem that has puzzled tech companies and developers alike. Enter Giant Swarm, a key player in the tech landscape,…
AWS 2026 Kickoff: The 10,000 AIdeas Competition and More Exciting Updates
Introduction to AWS’s 2026 Innovations As we venture into 2026, Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to place itself at the forefront of innovation and cloud technology. In its latest weekly roundup, AWS has unveiled some exciting prospects, including the thrilling 10,000 AIdeas Competition, numerous updates to Amazon EC2, and advances in Amazon ECS Managed Instances.…
The Big Bang of CES 2026: Nvidia’s Shiny Toys, AMD’s Brainy Chips, and Razer’s AI Antics
Introduction CES 2026 has once again stormed Las Vegas, filling our tech-hungry minds with dreams of gadgets yet to come. This year’s showcase was marked by groundbreaking innovations, quirky contraptions, and a whiff of AI wizardry that left us all questioning reality. From Nvidia’s latest graphical endeavors to AMD’s powerful new processors and Razer’s unabashed…