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Auto Safety Agency Expands Tesla Investigation
NHTSA will take a broad look at whether the electric-car maker’s driver-assistance system can increase the risk of crashes.
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New ultra-stealthy Linux backdoor isn’t your everyday malware discovery
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / iStock) Researchers have unearthed a discovery that doesn’t occur all that often in the realm of malware: a mature, never-before-seen Linux backdoor that uses novel evasion techniques to conceal its presence on infected servers, in some cases even with a forensic investigation. On Thursday, researchers from Intezer and The BlackBerry...
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Scooters Get a Second Chance
Electric scooters have had their share of haters, but some cities have found ways to make them more appealing.
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Dave Smith, Whose Synthesizers Shaped Electronic Music, Dies at 72
His innovations included the first polyphonic, programmable synthesizer and the universal connectivity of MIDI.
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Gone in 130 seconds: New Tesla hack gives thieves their own personal key
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Last year, Tesla issued an update that made its vehicles easier to start after being unlocked with their NFC key cards. Now, a researcher has shown how the feature can be exploited to steal cars. For years, drivers who used their Tesla NFC key card to unlock their cars had to...
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Feds seize SSNDOB marketplace that listed personal data of 24 million people
Enlarge / Seizure notice on ssndob.ws. Federal law enforcement agencies say they shut down a group of websites that made over $19 million selling Social Security numbers and other personal data. A Justice Department press release yesterday announced “the seizure of the SSNDOB Marketplace, a series of websites that operated for years and were used to...
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E.U. Rule Requires New Devices to Have USB-C Charging Ports by 2026
A European Union mandate set to begin in 2026 will require all new smartphones, tablets and laptops to use a common charger.
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$10 billion fund starts giving US states money for broadband expansions
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alan Schein) The US Treasury Department has started approving broadband grants to states from a $10 billion fund created to expand access to Internet service and other digital connectivity tools. The Treasury Department’s announcement on Tuesday said the first approved projects would “connect over 200,000 homes and businesses to affordable,...
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How ‘Trustless’ Is Bitcoin, Really?
In myth, the cryptocurrency is egalitarian, decentralized and all but anonymous. The reality is very different, scientists have found.