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Japan Says World's Largest Nuclear Plant To Restart

The Japanese government said that the world's biggest nuclear plant would restart operations. Semafor: The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa site closed in 2012, as Japan -- which previously generated 30% of its electricity from nuclear power -- shuttered most of its fleet in the wake of the Fukushima meltdown. But like much of the world, it is looking once again to nuclear power for reliable, low-carbon energy, especially in the face of high gas and oil prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It has restarted 14 out of 54 plants and announced plans for a first new reactor since the disaster.

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The Register

Biting the hand that feeds IT — Enterprise Technology News and Analysis

Self-destructing thumb drive can brick itself and wipe your secret files away

Catch: you have to plug it into a computer first

If you’ve ever watched Mission Impossible, where Jim Phelps gets instructions from an audio tape that catches fire after five seconds, TeamGroup has an external SSD with your name on it. The T-Create Expert P35S is a portable USB-powered SSD that comes with a self-destruct button, which wipes all your data and physically renders the device useless.…

Friday Squid Blogging: New “Squid” Sneaker

I did not know Adidas sold a sneaker called “Squid.”

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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Formula 1 News

Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website

How Cadillac are getting ready to race in F1

Hear from Cadillac Formula 1 Team CEO Dan Towriss as the squad prepare to enter F1.

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