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Mediacom Home Internet Review: Not Quite as Xtream as It Might Seem
Mediacom I really can’t think of a brand name that manages both to raise and lower expectations quite like “Xtream.” I mean, I get it — you’re a midsize cable internet service provider with a limited market share, and you’re looking up at the likes of Comcast Xfinity. You... Read more
The Consequences of Freezing Out Russia’s Banks
Russia’s armed invasion of Ukraine has already exacted a terrible human cost. Thousands of people are dead and over a million have been displaced. In condemning Russia’s actions, other nations across the world have sought to hit the country with a broad array of economic sanctions. One of those... Read more
Knative, Google’s Kubernetes platform for building serverless applications, lands at the CNCF
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. Let the OSS Enterprise newsletter guide your open source journey! Sign up here. Knative, a Google-led open source platform for building and managing serverless workloads in Kubernetes environments, is now part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).... Read more
Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant, Zaporizhzhia, Seized by Russian Forces
The six reactors of the  Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in 2019. Getty Images This story is part of War in Ukraine, CNET’s coverage of events there and of the wider effects on the world. A training facility at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, caught fire... Read more
Sony LinkBuds Review: Excellent Earbuds for Roaming Around Town
I love running while listening to a podcast or a Taylor Swift playlist, but I’m always worried my earbuds are going to block out too many sounds and leave me splattered on the hood of a Ford F150. This means picking the right pair of headphones to wear outdoors... Read more
Report: 681% increase in API attacks for customers in 2021
Join today’s leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. A new report from Salt Labs, the research division of Salt Security, found that Salt Security customers experienced a 681% increase in API attack traffic over the past year while their overall API traffic grew... Read more
Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual demands ever
Data extortionists who stole up to 1 terabyte of data from Nvidia have delivered one of the most unusual ultimatums ever in the annals of cybercrime: allow Nvidia’s graphics cards to mine cryptocurrencies faster or face the imminent release of the company’s crown-jewel source code. A ransomware group calling... Read more
Ukraine’s Biggest Nuclear Plant Safe After Russian Attack Starts Fire
The six reactors of the  Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in 2019. Getty Images This story is part of War in Ukraine, CNET’s coverage of events there and of the wider effects on the world. Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, is on fire following an attack... Read more
Hacktivists Stoke Pandemonium Amid Russia’s War in Ukraine
“We continue to help Ukrainians in their fight against Russian occupation forces,” the group tweeted on Sunday. “The Railways is under attack. … Manual control mode is enabled, which will slow down the movement of trains but will NOT create emergency situations. It will NOT endanger ordinary citizens!” Cyber... Read more
Steam Deck supports Discord and music apps in the background
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! While the consoles have no or limited support for Discord, Valve’s handheld Steam Deck PC has a full version of the app. This enables you to join the same voice channels... Read more