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Summary Volkswagen has started offering a paid software upgrade for extra power on some ID.3 electric cars. Owners can increase output from the standard 201 bhp to 228 bhp via…

Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts Summary Puerto Rico — facing dozens of outages this summer — now has roughly 69,000 home batteries paired with…

Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay’s InfoWorld opinion piece (shared on Slashdot) argues that many large companies quietly do the unglamorous but essential work that…

Seagate ‘Spins Up’ a Raid on a Counterfeit Hard Drive Workshop Summary Seagate’s security teams, working with Malaysian authorities, raided a warehouse outside Kuala Lumpur in May that was refurbishing…

Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay, writing at InfoWorld, reminds readers that many large companies quietly shoulder crucial, unglamorous work for open source projects. Using…

Volkswagen Wants You To Pay Monthly To Unlock More Horsepower Summary Volkswagen is offering an in-car software subscription for extra performance on the ID.3 electric hatchback. Owners can pay about…

Summary Volkswagen is testing a software-based paywall for extra performance on its ID.3 electric hatchback. Owners can increase output from the standard 201 bhp to 228 bhp for about £16.50…

Virtual Power Plants: Where Home Batteries are Saving Americans from Blackouts Summary Puerto Rico and several US states are increasingly relying on networks of home batteries paired with rooftop solar…

Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay’s InfoWorld opinion highlights that many large vendors — Oracle, Intel, Google, Red Hat, Microsoft, VMware, AWS and others —…

Seagate ‘Spins Up’ a Raid on a Counterfeit Hard Drive Workshop Summary Seagate security teams, working with Malaysian authorities, raided a warehouse outside Kuala Lumpur in May that was refurbishing…