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Microsoft and Helion want to build the world’s first fusion plant and seize energy’s ‘Holy Grail’

GeekWire

There are demonstration fusion reactors running or under construction around the world. The startup is finishing construction this year of Polaris, its seventh-generation fusion device. The company is also working with partners to develop large-scale hydrogen-powered generators for data center backup. Click to enlarge.

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Dialog Enterprise: keeping the data of Sri Lanka’s enterprises safe and sovereign

CIO Business Intelligence

The cloud of course is a game-changer and our Dialog Enterprise Cloud gives customers in a wide range of industries the capabilities and flexibility inherent in a software-defined data center, complete with a self-service portal and hybrid cloud capabilities.”

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Fictional plans for building a space station beyond the moon reflect Jeff Bezos’ vision

GeekWire

“Critical Mass” traces the construction of a huge space station just beyond the moon. I don’t like the ‘Plan B’ idea that we want to go to space so we have a backup planet. We want to go to space to save the Earth,” he said in 2016. “I This is the best planet. There is no doubt. This is the one that you want to protect.”

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A Silicon Valley school is using virtual escape rooms to evaluate prospective students

The Verge

Paruzal’s games take place in all kinds of settings, from Bruce Springsteen concerts to coffee shops and pizzerias, with high stakes, including “Can you find the backup coffee beans before the food critic arrives?” Of course, the score isn’t the only factor. Will you be able to build the bobblehead to unlock your office door on time?”

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The autonomous vehicle world is shrinking — it’s overdue

The Verge

Aside from a small area outside Phoenix , Waymo’s cars require backup drivers to monitor the vehicle’s operations and take control if anything goes wrong. And of course, they were going to change the world in the process. “It We’re going to be very good at 10 different things.”.

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DockerCon EU 2017 Day 1 Keynote

Scott Lowe

At 9:02, the lights go down and another clip appears, the first of several cliups that depict life “without Docker” and then again “with Docker” (where everything is better, of course). In reality, of course, it will often be more complex than this.). Developers are, of course, welcome to use Kubernetes tools.

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Negotiating with Ransomware Gangs: What's It Really Like?

SecureWorld News

Now that some companies have managed to avoid paying ransom by restoring from backup, the gangs have upped their game. Bitcoin of course—it's fast, reliable, verifiable, subject to little regulation and virtually untraceable. Of course, as is the case now, the FBI never really could control what other people do.

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