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Thunderspy: What it is, why it’s not scary, and what to do about itEnlarge (credit: Haotian0905 ) There’s a new attack that uses off-the-shelf equipment to take full control of a PC—even when...
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When AI takes on Eurovision: Can a computer write a hit song?Enlarge / Robots are everywhere these days. (credit: NBC Universal ) Imagine assembling a crack team of musicologists to...
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US military is furious at FCC over 5G plan that could interfere with GPSEnlarge / Dana Deasy, Department of Defense chief information officer, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on May...
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ZFS 101—Understanding ZFS storage and performanceEnlarge / No, you can't actually buy Ironwolf disks with an OpenZFS logo on them—but since they're guaranteed SMR-free, they are a solid...
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Comcast resists call to open home Wi-Fi hotspots, cites potential congestion(credit: Comcast ) Three US senators today urged Comcast to open all of its Wi-Fi hotspots to children who lack Internet access at...
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Wink smart hub users get one week’s notice to pay up or lose accessEnlarge / I, too, leave my electronics artfully placed in the middle of my stylish living room for the cat to knock over. (credit: Wink)...
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Caddy offers TLS, HTTPS, and more in one dependency-free Go Web serverEnlarge / Production-ready in a few lines? Color us interested. (credit: Light Code Labs ) Yesterday, the Caddy Web server...
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Hacker buys old Tesla parts on eBay, finds them full of user dataEnlarge / Inside a Tesla. (credit: Steve Jurvetson / Flickr ) Tesla infotainment systems are a marvel to behold. Among other...
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“Chickens**t” whistleblower firings are “poison,” resigning Amazon VP saysEnlarge / Amazon's orange-yellow logo wall. (credit: David Ryder/Getty Images) Amazon VP Tim Bray, who had been with the company...
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How well can algorithms recognize your masked face?Enlarge (credit: Cindy Ord | Getty Images) Facial-recognition algorithms from Los Angeles startup TrueFace are good enough that...
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Comcast overcharged elderly couple $600, denied refund until contacted by ArsEnlarge / A Comcast service van in October 2014. (credit: Mike Mozart / Flickr ) When Badr's grandparents moved from one house...
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LockBit, the new ransomware for hire: a sad and cautionary taleEnlarge (credit: Getty Images ) Ransomware has emerged as one of the top threats facing large organizations over the past few...
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Frontier, amid bankruptcy, is suspected of lying about broadband expansionEnlarge / A Frontier Communications service van. (credit: Mike Mozart / Flickr ) Small Internet providers have asked for a...
