Monthly Archives: September 2022

Breach of software maker used to backdoor ecommerce servers

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) FishPig, a UK-based maker of e-commerce software used by as many as 200,000 websites, is urging customers to reinstall or update all existing program extensions after discovering a security breach of its distribution server that allowed criminals to surreptitiously backdoor customer systems. The unknown threat actors used their control of FishPig’s…

Microsoft plans October 12 event to address its very out-of-date Surface lineup

Enlarge / Microsoft’s event teaser image is a colorful riff on the Windows 11 desktop wallpaper bloom, with handwritten “save the date” text that evokes the Surface Pen. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft is planning a product event for 10 am Eastern on October 12, 2022. The announcement page doesn’t give much away—it’s a multi-colored version of…

The pathway to 90% clean electricity is mostly clear. The last 10%, not so much

Enlarge (credit: picture alliance via Getty) The United States gets about 40 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources, including renewables and nuclear, and researchers have a pretty good idea of how to cost-effectively get to about 90 percent. But that last 10 percent? It gets expensive, and there is little agreement about how to…

Apple AirPods Pro (2nd generation) review: A well-seasoned sequel

Apple’s updated AirPods Pro help you escape crowded spaces while presenting music that never feels overly compressed. Tony Ware We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Some people think cucumbers taste better pickled. Butter vs. margarine. Coke vs. Pepsi. There are plenty of times things look…

It’s finally the fall equinox—and a great time to see shimmering auroras

Auroras shimmer above the Pacific Northwest in images taken from the International Space Station in 2016. ESA/NASA The autumnal equinox is upon us, and vibrant falling leaves aren’t the only things returning to our skies. The aurora borealis, a.k.a. the northern lights, will begin to dazzle in high-latitude skies far more often. But why? Popular…