Bad time to be an SEO specialist. Publishers have relied too heavily on Google for traffic, and that dependency makes them even more vulnerable to moves like this.

I just published my latest newsletter where I test whether Cloudflare's new web scraper is protecting publishers as they promised us ... and it doesn't: baekdal.com/newsletter/c...

Crims hit EV charger firm ELECQ, steal customer contact data Exclusive: An attack on the company’s AWS platform may have exposed customers' names and home addresses

Chinese clean energy device manufacturers need to step up their security game. Not the first time one of them has been compromised. Some solar inverter vendors have long had known vulnerabilities. (thanks @metacurity.com for the pointer)
www.theregister.com/2026/03/09/r...

Aptera Rolls First Solar EV Off Validation Line Solar-powered automaker Aptera Motors announced Tuesday that it rolled its first vehicle off its validation assembly line, marking a major...

Aptera hits major milestone: first vehicle off validation assembly line! Solar-powered EV edges closer to production & delivery. jpmellojr.blogspot.com/2026/03/apte... #Aptera #SolarEV #CleanEnergy #GreenTech

U.S. Automakers Risk Being Reduced to Niche Producers of Gas Vehicles

No kidding.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/b...

I'd add #4: AI doesn't know your audience, so it can't put the news into its proper context.

Cover art for my upcoming book, The NIST 2.0 Cybersecurity Framework: Practical Risk Management Using Real-World Incidents.

So, it's really going to happen. My next book to be published by Wiley is slated for release in April.

I have analyzed some high-profile cyber incidents and mapped them to the outcomes in the NIST 2.0 Framework. 1/3

Even more exciting is that Wiley will be offering corporate and government purchasers some interesting options for their employees, customers, and clients. Stay tuned! Lots more to come.

I've been getting similar "surveys" from Dem groups. Just as annoying as this one.

Russia switches up tactics in cyberattacks on energy companies, Amazon ShinyHunters stole search and watch history of PornHub's premium members, Contributor to DraftKings breach and data theft pleads guilty, Email outage at German Bundestag was not a cyberattack but doub...

Russia trying to steal login credentials of energy company employees. www.metacurity.com/russia-switc...

I wrote about inverter vulnerabilities earlier this year. Even if China isn't setting themselves up to disrupt energy grids, Chinese-made inverters and the software that controls them have multiple known vulnerabilities that any bad actor can take advantage of.
www.csoonline.com/article/3829...

Two of my most painful memories.

LG battery subsidiary says ransomware attack targeted overseas facility A "specific overseas facility" fell prey to a ransomware attack but is now operating normally, according to LG Energy Solution — the South Korean multinational's battery-making subsidiary.

EV battery maker suffers ransomware attack. (Thanks for the pointer, @metacurity.)

therecord.media/lg-energy-so...

Remember when Bush Sr.'s Chief of Staff John Sununu had to resign after taking a government limo to a stamp show? Those were the days.

Lucas was a great colleague and a warm, caring person. He was also one of the best tech reporters out there. Terrible news.

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Some hobbyists have been converting vintage gas-powered cars to electric for years, but this is oldest one I've seen turned into an EV. www.prewarcar.com/688797-peuge...

Yes, EVs outperform ICE vehicles. But that's not everyone's perception, especially in the US where power is defined by big block gas engines.

I agree that prestige car sales won't contribute much to overall EV sales, but they will influence public perception of EVs. If they're the best performing cars on the road, then those wanting more power will have to consider EVs. Especially will help in US where EV adoption is slower.

The automobile industry was built around performance with manufacturer support for racing and other driving events starting in the late 1800s. Blowing the doors off gas-powered cars will go a long way toward wide acceptance of EVs.

CISA 2015 cyber threat info-sharing law lapses amid government shutdown The expiration of a landmark cybersecurity law strips liability protections for cyber threat information sharing, leaving US cyber defenses weaker until lawmakers act.

Along with the shutdown, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 lapsed, making it now more complex for organizations to share threat info with the government and their peers.

Check out my CSO piece on this development. 1/2

www.csoonline.com/article/4065...

AI power demands should be getting the attention of everyone with climate concerns. Consider not only how it affects policy and tactics, but how you use it because the energy cost is high.

photo of paulina borsook

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

AI is driving a data center boom. Some lawmakers want New Hampshire to be a bigger part of that. • New Hampshire Bulletin As data center development takes off across the United States and the world, New Hampshire legislators and regulators are weighing what steps their state, and its aging electric grid, should take to p...

NH lawmakers should also consider the impact data centers will have on electricity rates and how the state regulators will respond. Also promises of data center jobs are often less than the number delivered. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/09/22/a...

Chinese firms will invest about $227 billion globally in clean tech manufacturing while similar investments in the US are becoming harder to do. China green tech stocks are surging as a result.
policycommons.net/artifacts/26...

I looked into this as a possible article idea when the idea first came across my radar screen last spring. I was told by someone who is a reliable ICS source that it was likely propaganda from the "China bad" folks inside the government and there are hidden radios throughout the OT tech landscape.

Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post.

Start:

1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!

Have you tried Libre Office? I've been using it for nearly 2 years and don't miss MS Office.

Report: Russian Influence Network Targets Norway’s Environmental Debate — The American Sunlight Project The American Sunlight Project (ASP) and Norway's leading environmental organization, Bellona, have documented a significant expansion of the EcoBoost network, consisting of 697 automated X accounts ru...

Interesting report on Russian environmental disinformation campaign in Norway. Probably not the only place this will happen .

www.americansunlight.org/updates/repo...

Power to the People: Don’t Believe the Eversource Blarney If your utility says it loves you, grab your wallet because you and your cash are almost certainly being unfairly parted.

Power to the People: Don’t Believe the Eversource Blarney indepthnh.org/2025/08/29/p...

I keep imagining archaeologists in 10,000 years painstakingly reverse-engineering AI-authored texts to reconstruct what humans were actually doing and thinking for the first 5,000 years of written language.