The fast-growing platform’s poor track record during recent voting abroad does not bode well for elections in the U.S., researchers said.
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Update Zoom for Mac now to avoid root-access vulnerability
Enlarge / A critical vulnerability in Zoom for Mac OS allowed unauthorized users to downgrade Zoom or even gain root access. It has been fixed, and users should update now. (credit: Getty Images) If you’re using Zoom on a Mac, it’s time for a manual update. The video conferencing software’s latest update fixes an auto-update...
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Machine learning, concluded: Did the “no-code” tools beat manual analysis?
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) I am not a data scientist. And while I know my way around a Jupyter notebook and have written a good amount of Python code, I do not profess to be anything close to a machine learning expert. So when I performed the first part of our no-code/low-code...
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A new jailbreak for John Deere tractors rides the right-to-repair wave
Enlarge (credit: HUM Images | Getty) Farmers around the world have turned to tractor hacking so they can bypass the digital locks that manufacturers impose on their vehicles. Like insulin pump “looping” and iPhone jailbreaking, this allows farmers to modify and repair the expensive equipment that’s vital to their work, the way they could with...
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The Summer of NIMBY in Silicon Valley’s Poshest Town
Moguls and investors from the tech industry, which endorses housing relief, banded together to object to a plan for multifamily homes near their estates in Atherton, Calif.
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For Electric Vehicle Makers, Winners and Losers in Climate Bill
Carmakers may need several years to revamp their supply chains to meet new rules, but the legislation is still seen as a win for electric vehicles.
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Samsung heir pardoned due to South Korean economic needs
Enlarge / Jay Y. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday. After a presidential pardon, Lee is poised to retake control of South Korea’s largest commercial entity. (credit: Getty Images) Samsung Electronics Vice-Chair Jay Y. Lee received a presidential pardon Friday for his...
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Why Issey Miyake Was Steve Jobs’s Favorite Designer
The real beginning of the fashion-technology love affair and its legacy lies with Issey Miyake, who died last week.
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I’m a security reporter and got fooled by a blatant phish
Enlarge / This is definitely not a Razer mouse—but you get the idea. (credit: calvio via Getty Images) There has been a recent flurry of phishing attacks so surgically precise and well-executed that they’ve managed to fool some of the most aware people working in the cybersecurity industry. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, two-factor authentication...
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Amid backlash from privacy advocates, Meta expands end-to-end encryption trial
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Meta is ever so slowly expanding its trial of end-to-end encryption in a bid to protect users from snoops and law enforcement. End-to-end encryption, often abbreviated as E2EE, uses strong cryptography to encrypt messages with a key that is unique to each user. Because the key is in the sole possession...