Extremetech reports here on battery health management policies on Apple and Android smartphones.
Input Latency Across the Decades
Extremetech reports here on an experiment to measure keyboard input latency in machines ranging from an Apple IIe to a Haswell-E machine.
Hackers Infiltrate Washington DC outdoor cameras
CNN reports here on charges filed against Romanian hackers who allegedly hacked into Washington DC outdoor surveillance cameras as part of an extortion plot.
Atlanta Airport Power Outage
CNN Money reports here on the power outage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. This report indicates that backup power lines were in a tunnel adjacent to the main lines. A fire in the main line tunnel acted as a single point of failure that allowed the destruction of both mains and backups. Limited circulation in the tunnel, combined with the dangerous fumes created by burning electrical equipment, delayed the entrance of personnel.
Demise of Anti-Homeless Robot
AV Club reports here on the demise of an anti-homeless patrol robot in San Francisco.