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Telecommunications & Media
Wireless charging uses up to 40% more power than wired, with heat and battery life also factors
Wireless smartphone charging can consume up to 40% more electricity than wired charging, using about 21Wh versus 15Wh to charge a phone from 0% to 100%, Engadget reported. Energy is lost as heat during electromagnetic power transfer and during AC-to-DC conversion. Higher temperatures can accelerate lithium-ion battery degradation. Wider adoption could lift overall power use, while safety and environmental burdens vary by product and usage conditions.
AI & Enterprise
No AI without data sovereignty, Synology sets out three-pillar strategy on data, security, recovery
Synology Managing Director Mike Chen (마이크 첸) said companies cannot treat AI as optional but warned that adopting AI without properly controlling vast legacy data can undermine data sovereignty. Speaking at a Computex 2026 keynote in Taipei, he cited a Gartner survey showing widespread employee use of personal AI and disclosures of pasting sensitive company data into external tools. He outlined Synology’s three-part approach: data ownership, security AI and trusted disaster recovery.
Opinion
In the sovereign AI era, how cloud strategy should change
As data sovereignty and regulation tighten, public cloud-centric strategies are running into constraints, with demand rising for dedicated and isolated cloud environments, including air-gapped models that block external connectivity. The debate is shifting from where infrastructure sits to how it is controlled and connected. Options range from dedicated private clouds with permitted external management links to fully isolated clouds. Local operator-led models also gain traction where policies favour localisation.
