Amazon finds fix for huge AWS internet blackout that took out Reddit but Ring and Chime down — live updates Despite AWS Recovery, Ring and Chime are still down

#ITEC4200 #ITEC2215 - Articles includes a nice timeline as to why your Alexa didn't wake you up this morning! At this moment, you may still have to wait if someone is at your door! 😮

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What the hell happened to NFTs? The mad gold rush of the digital art world has come to an abrupt end – and people are losing money fast

#ITEC2215 From digital gold rush to crypto graveyard — the rise and fall of NFTs shows just how fast hype can collapse (and what might come next). www.telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/...

Location of Data Centers in US

#ITEC1001 #ITEC2215 #ITEC4200 Here's a look at the data centers in the US, as produced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). For us here in Georgia, the I-85 corridor is rapidly becoming a strategic data center hub.

www.visualcapitalist.com/map-network-...

'Cyber attack' that crippled major airports 'could be test for something bigger' Several airports, including Heathrow and Brussels, were plunged into chaos following a 'cyber issue' relating to check in and boarding systems on Saturday.

We need serious work on backup systems & supply-chain cybersecurity. Because if this is a trial, the next round could hit harder.

#cybersecurity #aviation #criticalinfrastructure #digitalresilience #ITEC2215 #ITEC4200

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Awesome discoveries await! #ITEC1001 #ITEC2215

Busy Beaver Hunters Reach Numbers That Overwhelm Ordinary Math | Quanta Magazine The quest to find the longest-running simple computer program has identified a new champion. It’s physically impossible to write out the numbers involved using standard mathematical notation.

#MoT #ITEC2215 #ITEC1001 #ITEC4200 What do Alan Turing and beavers have in common? Read this article to find out!

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Facebook users warned Meta could be 'secretly' scanning your phone's camera roll without permission Meta could be quietly scanning your phone's entire camera roll without your knowledge or consent to promote photo suggestions.

#ITEC2215 See? Be sure to check those privacy settings on your apps! #realworld #classroom

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#ITEC1001 #ITEC2215 #ITEC4200 #ITEC4701 students: To ensure a faster response, please include your course number in the subject line of your email. This helps me quickly identify which of my many sections you're in. Thanks! 😊🎓💻 #MGA

Welcome Fall 2025 #ITEC1001 #ITEC2215 and #ITEC4200 students! It's a dreary start to the semester here at #MGA but hopefully you're well rested, healthy, and ready to get started on your classes. Login to your D2L/Brightspace account and let me know if you have any questions!

#ITEC2215 might find this interesting if you enjoy the cryptocurrency module.

He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other — and don’t Martin Cooper changed the world when he pioneered the portable phone. The Motorola company’s four-pound box has evolved into a global army of powerful smartphones weighing ounces.

A good read about the history of the cellphone and Martin Cooper, to whom we owe it all! #ITEC2215

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Welcome Summer 2025 #ITEC2215 and #ITEC3220 students! It's a rainy start to the semester here at #MGA but hopefully you're well rested and ready to get started on you classes. Login to your D2L/Brightspace account and let me know if you have any questions!

#ITEC2215 Q-Day isn't so far away! www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7pp...

#ITEC2215 #ITEC4200 #ITEC4205

Seriously.

Tech news vs. April Fools' is a real challenge today. Anyone else struggling?

I'll resume tomorrow. #aprilfools

How to Get Computers—Before Computers Get You If you don’t understand how digital tech is changing, you’ll be swallowed by it. From post-quantum algorithms and thermodynamic hardware to open source architectures and apocalypse-proof programming, ...

#ITEC2215 #ITEC4200 #ITEC4205 Some rainy Monday reading...something here for everyone! www.wired.com/frontiers-of...

ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlights AI copyright concerns Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Away” and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet m...

#ITEC2215 #ITEC4205 What are your thoughts? Is it OK to copy a studio's style but not an individual artist's? Is it always ethically dubious to train AI models on real artists' works? If you have the answer, let us all know! #copyright #ethics #legal

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#ITEC2215 Here's a breakdown of Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon revenue figures. Pay attention to cloud and SaaS information and visit visualcapitalist.com for more details.

#ITEC2215 A quick look at AI terminology.

Gibberlink is fundamentally just another communication medium, and if we trust digital transmissions (which are also encoded in ways we can’t immediately understand), why should this be any different? #ITEC4200 #ITEC2215 #ITEC4205

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#ITEC2215 F2F

Speaking of data centers....

#ITEC2215 Did you know 95% of internet traffic travels underseas on more than 500 cables? Lean how:

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#ITEC2215 The best use of a Boston Dynamic's Spot robot by far! youtube.com/shorts/-MKls... #HowToTrainYourDragon

The guy who accidentally threw away $700 million in Bitcoin wants to buy a landfill to find it James Howells, a British IT worker, accidentally threw away the hard drive that contained a key for over $700 million in Bitcoin. He wants to buy the landfill it went to and try to dig it up.

#ITEC2215 www.engadget.com/general/the-...

#ITEC2215 A great documentary added to Module 5 about Cryptocurrencies. Good for anyone interested in learning more about the "Future of Money"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTyz...

DOGE Will Allow Elon Musk to Surveil the US Government From the Inside A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government ...

#ITEC4205 #ITEC4200 #ITEC2215 Staying apolitical this semester may be challenging, but regardless of your personal beliefs, these and similar actions will have a significant impact on your career in Information Technology and Cybersecurity.

www.wired.com/story/doge-e...

#ITEC2215 So just how many submarine communications cables are there? www.submarinecablemap.com

#ITEC4200 #ITEC4205 #ITEC2215 All conveniences come with a price. Do you think it's worth it?

This Is the Best Way to Find People to Follow on Bluesky Bluesky might be the new Twitter, but without an algorithm, it can be hard to find people to follow there. That's where Bluesky Directory, a searchable database of more than 45,000 starter packs, can ...

#ITEC2215 Helpful information here.

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#ITEC2215 ChatGPT passed the 3 billion visit mark in September 2024. The graph shows its current dominance in the generative AI market.

#ITEC4200 #ITEC2215