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Bairon McAdams

Bairon McAdams' expertise spans Cyber Security, DevOps, and Hardware. Bairon's material is a trusted source of information for tech leaders and has garnered a global audience. His writing history, not limited to articles and online content, includes several books on the topics of cyber security, devops, and hardware. 
How Will Toshiba Build a 55TB Hard Drive?
Hardware
How Will Toshiba Build a 55TB Hard Drive?

The Dawn of a New Storage Era As the global appetite for data grows unabated, storage manufacturers are in a constant race to deliver higher capacities. In a recent symposium, industry giant Toshiba unveiled an ambitious roadmap that charts a course toward a staggering 55TB hard disk drive (HDD) by the end of the decade. This plan, aimed squarely at

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Trend Analysis: Rising Memory Component Costs
Hardware
Trend Analysis: Rising Memory Component Costs

Long before its official reveal, the next-generation Nintendo console finds itself entangled in a global economic battle it was never designed to fight: a memory component crisis fueled by the voracious appetite of the artificial intelligence industry. The soaring costs of DRAM and NAND flash memory, driven by the insatiable demands of AI, are threatening to reshape the economics of

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Is Your Browser Extension Selling Your AI Chats?
Cyber Security
Is Your Browser Extension Selling Your AI Chats?

The very tools millions of users trust to protect their online activities are now implicated in a sophisticated surveillance operation targeting their most private conversations with artificial intelligence. As generative AI becomes an indispensable assistant for personal and professional tasks, a shadowy market has emerged, turning confidential dialogues into a monetizable commodity. This development signals a critical inflection point for

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FBI Found 630M Stolen Passwords. Is Yours One?
Cyber Security
FBI Found 630M Stolen Passwords. Is Yours One?

Today we’re joined by Dominic Jainy, an IT professional whose work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain provides a unique perspective on digital security. With the recent FBI announcement of a 630-million-password database seized from a single hacker, the conversation around personal cybersecurity has never been more urgent. We’ll explore the staggering scale of modern data breaches and

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Is VS Code Trading Free Tools for Risky AI?
DevOps
Is VS Code Trading Free Tools for Risky AI?

In an unprecedented move that has sent ripples through the global developer community, the latest update to Visual Studio Code has fundamentally altered its identity, transforming it from a universally trusted open-source editor into a complex ecosystem where cutting-edge artificial intelligence coexists with significant new risks and commercial pressures. For millions of developers who have built their careers within its

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Trend Analysis: AI-Driven Memory Shortages
Hardware
Trend Analysis: AI-Driven Memory Shortages

The insatiable computational appetite of modern artificial intelligence is creating an unprecedented bottleneck in what was once a stable and predictable component of the global technology ecosystem: memory. As the AI industry executes a strategic pivot toward low-power memory to fuel its next generation of hardware, it is inadvertently setting the stage for a global supply chain crisis. This analysis

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Review of Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2
Hardware
Review of Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2

In a market saturated with the latest smartwatches demanding premium prices, a remarkable post-Cyber Monday deal on a slightly older but immensely powerful model presents a compelling question for discerning buyers. This review assesses whether the Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2), despite no longer being the newest offering, represents the best value for a premium GPS watch on the market

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Soaring RAM Costs Make 8GB the New Laptop Standard
Hardware
Soaring RAM Costs Make 8GB the New Laptop Standard

As the digital world races toward an era of artificial intelligence powered by increasingly sophisticated software, a critical bottleneck in the hardware supply chain is unexpectedly forcing the laptop industry to take a step backward. A severe and alarming shortage of Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM) is compelling manufacturers to re-evaluate their product strategies. This has led to an industry-wide shift

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New Ryzen 9850X3D CPU Spotted in Leaked Benchmarks
Hardware
New Ryzen 9850X3D CPU Spotted in Leaked Benchmarks

A Glimpse into AMD’s Next-Generation Gaming Powerhouse The world of PC hardware has been set abuzz by the unexpected appearance of a previously unknown AMD processor, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, in leaked Geekbench 6 results. This discovery offers the first concrete, albeit preliminary, look at a potential new addition to AMD’s “Granite Ridge” desktop CPU family, specifically one featuring the

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French Football Federation Suffers Data Breach
Cyber Security
French Football Federation Suffers Data Breach

The digital security of one of the world’s most celebrated football institutions was critically compromised this week, sending a stark warning that no organization, regardless of its industry, is immune to the pervasive threat of sophisticated cyberattacks. This breach moves the conversation about cybersecurity from corporate boardrooms directly onto the local pitches and into the homes of millions of fans

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Hackers Deploy Ransomware Using Fake Job Resumes
Cyber Security
Hackers Deploy Ransomware Using Fake Job Resumes

A promising resume from a top candidate lands in an HR professional’s inbox, representing a potential solution to a critical staffing shortage and a chance to drive the company forward. However, this seemingly routine step in the hiring process has been weaponized by sophisticated cybercriminals, transforming trusted recruitment platforms into a new frontline for ransomware attacks that can paralyze an

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Is a CVSS 10.0 Flaw Putting Your React App at Risk?
Cyber Security
Is a CVSS 10.0 Flaw Putting Your React App at Risk?

A recently disclosed maximum-severity security vulnerability has sent shockwaves through the web development community, revealing a critical threat lurking within modern applications built with React and its popular ecosystem, including the Next.js framework. Codnamed React2shell and officially tracked as CVE-2025-55182, this flaw has earned the highest possible CVSS score of 10.0, signaling an extreme level of danger. This is not

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