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AI could overload US power grid
Silicon Valley’s tech giants are fond of publicizing their green credentials by installing everything from waterless urinals to solar power. But, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), tech giants’ latest offerings, primarily artificial intelligence (AI), are driving energy consumption to unprecedented levels. The report, Electricity 2024 Analysis and Forecast to 2026, predicts that, if current trends continue, AI and cryptocurrency power consumption could more than double from 460 TWh in 2022 to up to 1,050 TWh in 2026, roughly equivalent to adding another Germany to global electricity consumption. According to the IEA, there are currently over 8,000 data centers globally, with about 33% of these located in the United States, with the largest data center hubs located in California, Texas, and Virginia.
AutoSpill Attack May Lead to Stolen Android Credentials – December 11th
Researchers from the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) presented a new attack named 'AutoSpill' that enables attackers to steal account credentials on Android devices via an autofill operation, during the Black Hat Europe security conference. IIIT researchers pinpointed WebView, the Android feature used to open external links through an internal browser view as the starting point of the security flaw, leaving autofilled usernames and passwords vulnerable.