When you read an email, watch a video, post a photo on a social network, make an online purchase, consult a search engine, in short, as soon as you use the Internet, it is certain that information passes or has passed at any given time by an undersea fiber optic cable. These lines that abound at the bottom of the oceans and seas – the TeleGeography site, the bible of the sector, has 486 of them – transmit 99% of...
Nvidia has looked at some cases of scorched or even burnt power connectors on the GeForce RTX 4090. The manufacturer concludes that the most common problem with the 12VHPWR connector is when it is not fully seated. According to a support post, Nvidia is 50 cases worldwide known from scorched power plugs on the GeForce RTX 4090. In all of the cases examined, the 12VHPWR adapters used showed markings that occur when the connector is not 100 percent correctly seated:...
Disruptions in train traffic Transport Minister Volker Wissing: Important railway cables were "willfully and deliberately severed" Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) © Bernd von Jutrczenka / Picture Alliance He calls it a "targeted and wanton approach": Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing has commented on the cases of sabotage at Deutsche Bahn. Essential cables were "consciously" severed. According to the Federal Minister of Transport, Volker Wissing, the widespread disturbances in rail traffic are due to sabotage at two different locations...
electronics European Parliament clears the way for uniform charging cables Farewell to adapters thanks to the EU: consumers will soon only need a USB-C cable (second from the right) to charge cordless devices. photo © Franziska Gabbert/dpa-tmn The question of charging cables has been driving politics for years. It looks like there is now an agreement. And consumers could save a lot of money in the future. The EU Parliament has given its final approval for the uniform USB-C charging...
Status: 09/29/2022 05:52 a.m Gas and power lines and gigantic internet cables lie on the seabed - they have become new targets for cybercriminals and hostile states, warn security experts from the EU and NATO. By Helga Schmidt, ARD Studio Brussels The explosions brought it to light: Pipelines lie relatively unprotected on the seabed. Obviously, such lines can be damaged, from the inside or from the outside, without attracting much attention. WDR logo Helga Schmidt ARD studio Brussels How safe...
Would you like a little more RGB? News 06.09.2022 / Benedict Rütering Image: Sharkoon With the two Shark Xtend extensions, Sharkoon offers two RGB-illuminated cables that give your system even more colorful upgrades. But how exactly can these cables actually glow?That Shark Xtend 16 is almost 30 centimeters long and intended for use between the power supply and graphics card. For the large plug on the mainboard, on the other hand, this is ideal Sharkoon Shark Xtend 24 with a...
Kiaboys Viral trend celebrates car thieves with USB cables - Kia and Hyundai have trouble explaining themselves The Tiktok user "dh_dingers" demonstrates in a video how easy it is to start a Kia. According to him, it is enough to plug in a USB cable under the panel and use it to start the vehicle. © https://www.tiktok.com/@dh_dingers/video/7125610552042278149 08/12/2022, 10:04 am 3 min reading time In the USA, owners of Kia and Hyundai vehicles have to fear for their cars: A...
Of Steve PrzybillaGoing on holiday in an electric car: For many, this is still unfamiliar. Reports of queues at charging stations or burning vehicles are a deterrent, as is the fear of a dead battery. Not all worries are unfounded, but many can be minimized with good planning. We answer the most important questions about charging cards, electricity tariffs and roadside assistance on vacation. source site
Several people were injured in forest and wildfires in Germany. According to the police and fire brigade, some had to Injured during extinguishing operations in Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia be taken to hospitals, but there was no danger to life.A field fire spread to a farm near Alsdorf near Aachen on Tuesday evening. Seven people were mostly slightly injured in this operation, and two firefighters had to go to the hospital. According to the police, a harvested field covering an...
Grenoble, Besançon, Reims and Strasbourg… Several cities suffered major slowdowns and cuts in Internet access this Wednesday, after damage to cables on the French fiber optic network, malicious acts of an unprecedented scale. .In the process, the Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation for "deterioration of property likely to harm the fundamental interests of the Nation", "obstructing an automated data processing system" and "criminal association". The investigations having been entrusted to the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ), but...
