Technology Lab
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Apple fixes bug that could have given hackers full access to user accounts
Enlarge (credit: Apple ) Sign in with Apple—a privacy-enhancing tool that lets users log into third-party apps without revealing...
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Walmart employees are out to show its anti-shoplifting AI doesn’t work
Enlarge (credit: Roberto Machado Noa | Getty Images ) In January, my coworker received a peculiar email. The message, which she...
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An advanced and unconventional hack is targeting industrial firms
Enlarge / Binary code, illustration. (credit: KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images ) Attackers are putting...
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Dangerous SHA-1 crypto function will die in SSH linking millions of computers
Enlarge (credit: Chaval Brasil ) Developers of two open source code libraries for Secure Shell—the protocol millions of computers...
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Meet unc0ver, the new jailbreak that pops shell—and much more—on any iPhone
Enlarge (credit: Maurizio Pesce / Flickr ) Hackers have released a new jailbreak that any user can employ to gain root access on...
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The Nigerian fraudsters ripping off the unemployment system
Enlarge (credit: Daniel Grizelj | Getty Images ) As millions of people around the United States scrambled in recent weeks to...
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Gears of war: When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves
The Advanced Gun System, left, is intended to take on the role of the battleship's 16-inch guns, right. Aside from its GPS-guided shell, the...
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Making Internet service a utility—what’s the worst that could happen?
The cable industry takes a subtle approach to anti-Title II advertising. (credit: National Cable & Telecommunications Association )...
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IBM laying off thousands, seeking “flexibility” during COVID-19 crisis
Enlarge / Unlike the illustrative man in this stock photo, employees at HPE, IBM, and other firms conducting layoffs at this time may not...
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AT&T still refuses to kill misleading 5GE network icon for 4G service
Enlarge / Screenshot from an AT&T commercial. (credit: AT&T ) AT&T has reluctantly agreed to stop using the phrase...
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Ajit Pai doubts Elon Musk’s SpaceX broadband-latency claims
Enlarge / SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the Satellite 2020 Conference in Washington, DC, on Monday, March 9, 2020. (credit: Getty Images |...
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iPhone crypto hid al-Qaida link to naval base shooting, AG fumes
Enlarge / Attorney General William Barr at a press conference discussing the iPhone showing al-Qaida ties to Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani,...
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ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner
Enlarge / Neither the stopwatch nor the denim jacket is strictly necessary, if we're being honest about it. (credit: Aurich Lawson /...
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All your reaction GIFs now belong to Facebook, as it buys Giphy for $400M
Enlarge / Ironically, their logo is static, not animated. (credit: Giphy) Seven years ago, Facebook claimed not to support the...
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Chrome will soon block resource-draining ads. Here’s how to turn it on now
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Chrome browser users take heart: Google developers are rolling out a feature that neuters abusive...
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Verizon’s nationwide 5G will only be a “small” upgrade over 4G at first
Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018. (credit: Verizon ) 5G is one of...