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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 12m

There is just no way to sane wash this media. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 2h

South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...

South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnappings, Torture and a Death

www.nytimes.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 2h

Meet the Master Race! substack.com/home/post/p-...

Meet The Master Race

Insane GOP Telegram Chat Rips Off The Mask

substack.com

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jimjudistar @jimjudistar.bsky.social · 8h

Trumpism isn’t conservative, and saying this is still important
Charlie Sykes on how Republican elites nourished authoritarianism in the past and why calling Trump conservative helps him

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Trumpism isn’t conservative, and saying this is still important

Former radio host Charlie Sykes on how Republican elites nourished authoritarianism in the past and why calling Trump conservative helps him

plus.flux.community

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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 3h

Reliability is now table stakes for EV charging. The next phase is to try to make charging an extension of the in-store experience to engage customers and generate new revenue. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

Axios Future of Mobility - ⚡️ Charge more = buy more

www.axios.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 3h

More than half of all new cars in the U.S. will offer hands-free driving by 2028, according to Telemetry's 2025 Assisted and Automated Driving Forecast. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

Axios Future of Mobility - 1 big thing: Assigning blame when robots drive

www.axios.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 8h

Education department staff say they can’t access work emails amid the shutdown to check for layoff notices www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’

Education department staff say they can’t access work emails amid the shutdown to check for layoff notices

www.theguardian.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 8h

Creative Artists Agency, which represents some of the biggest stars in the entertainment industry, has hired an outside lobbying firm for the first time. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Hollywood turns to K Street as AI threatens their livelihoods

Creative Artists Agency, which represents some of the biggest stars in the entertainment industry, has hired an outside lobbying firm for the first time.

www.politico.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

The big danger is that the farmed salmon escapees will inter-breed with wild salmon, changing the genetic make-up of the next generation of fish. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why the legacy of Storm Amy may harm Scotland's native fish

The escape of 75,000 farmed fish from damaged pens in the Highlands could pose a genetic threat to native Atlantic salmon.

www.bbc.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

Eager to find new energy sources to power artificial intelligence, big tech companies are betting on nuclear – even though there are still huge questions. www.bbc.com/worklife/art...

Why big tech's nuclear plans could blow up

Eager to find new energy sources to power artificial intelligence, big tech companies are betting on nuclear.

www.bbc.com

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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

Young Republican leaders exchanged over seven months more than 28,000 offensive messages with racist, sexist, antisemitic, violent language and praise for Hitler in chats on Telegram, Politico reported Tuesday. www.axios.com/2025/10/15/y...

Young Republicans demand leaders involved in "vile" racist chat resign

"Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican," the Young Republicans said.

www.axios.com

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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

The administration is planning to divert $8 billion in previously appropriated funds for military research and development to pay the troops after Oct. 15, according to Reuters and Politico. www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...

"Yes it's illegal, but": Why Democrats aren't fighting Trump's shutdown workarounds

"The legality is questionable, but politically I hope Democrats don't do it," said one vulnerable lawmaker.

www.axios.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

The latest round of protests comes amid growing frustration about the ongoing government shutdown and widespread opposition to President Trump's military crackdown on Democratic-led cities across America. www.axios.com/2025/10/15/n...

What to know about Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests

The protests will occur during the government shutdown.

www.axios.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

The company has also reminded customers in January and September that Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 will reach the end of support this month. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso...

Microsoft: Exchange 2016 and 2019 have reached end of support

Microsoft has reminded that Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 reached the end of support and advised IT administrators to upgrade servers to Exchange Server SE or migrate to Exchange Online.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

Organizations across the continent saw 10% fewer attacks in September, but Africa remains the most attacked region in the world, leading the Global South. www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/a...

Africa Remains Top Target, Even As Attacks Decline

Organizations across the continent saw 10% fewer attacks in September, but Africa remains the most attacked region in the world, leading the Global South.

www.darkreading.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

Over 20 advisories have been published by industrial giants this Patch Tuesday. www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tu...

ICS Patch Tuesday: Fixes Announced by Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell, ABB, Phoenix Contact

ICS Patch Tuesday advisories published by Siemens, Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, ABB, Phoenix Contact, and Moxa.

www.securityweek.com

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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services. www.wired.com/story/when-f...

When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face

An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services.

www.wired.com

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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

This last Patch Tuesday was a bug-fixing bonanza. www.zdnet.com/article/wind...

Windows 10's final update is a big one - with a record 173 bug fixes

This last Patch Tuesday was a bug-fixing bonanza.

www.zdnet.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

Adobe has published a dozen security advisories detailing over 35 vulnerabilities across its product portfolio. www.securityweek.com/adobe-patche...

Adobe Patches Critical Vulnerability in Connect Collaboration Suite

Adobe patches over 35 vulnerabilities in its products, including a critical-severity bug in the Adobe Connect collaboration suite.

www.securityweek.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

This includes a cluster of 800,000 Nvidia GPUs capable of delivering up to 16 zettaFLOPS of peak AI performance — that's sparse FP4 in case you're wondering. www.theregister.com/2025/10/14/o...

Oracle aims to bring another 18 zettaFLOPS online in 2H 2026

: New clusters to feature 800,000 Nvidia Blackwell and 50,000 AMD Instinct MI450X GPUs

www.theregister.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

Asus and Asrock confirm Zen 6 support, next-gen Ryzen CPUs on track for early 2027. www.techspot.com/news/109821-...

AMD Zen 6 CPUs confirmed to work on existing AM5 motherboards

An ITHome editor using the handle Ruby_Rapids on Twitter recently shared a Chinese flyer for an upcoming Asus B850 motherboard, which clearly advertises Zen 6 CPU support....

www.techspot.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

Cisco's new study explores how to be an AI 'Pacesetter' and stand apart from the stagnant masses. www.zdnet.com/article/a-mi...

A minority of businesses have won big with AI. What are they doing right?

Cisco's new study explores how to be an AI 'Pacesetter' and stand apart from the stagnant masses.

www.zdnet.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

Fortinet and Ivanti have announced their October 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, which patch many vulnerabilities across their products. www.securityweek.com/high-severit...

High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched by Fortinet and Ivanti

Fortinet and Ivanti have announced their October 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, which fix serious vulnerabilities across their products.

www.securityweek.com

PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

The new attack, named Pixnapping by the team of academic researchers who devised it, requires a victim to first install a malicious app on an Android phone or tablet. arstechnica.com/security/202...

Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones

Malicious app required to make “Pixnapping” attack work requires no permissions.

arstechnica.com

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PCI Guru @jbhall56.bsky.social · 9h

A large, AI-dedicated datacenter typically requires 100 megawatts (MW). That's roughly equivalent to the energy used by 100,000 homes. www.theregister.com/2025/10/13/a...

We're all going to be paying AI's Godzilla-sized power bills

Opinion: Even if you never use it, you'll be paying for it thanks to datacenters' never-ending hunger for electricity

www.theregister.com

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