Enlarge Researchers are marveling at the scope and magnitude of a vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting to take full control of network devices that run on some of the world’s biggest and most sensitive networks. The vulnerability, which carries a 9.8 severity rating out of a possible 10, affects F5’s BIG-IP, a line of...
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It’s Ars Frontiers week—and we’ve got something happening every day
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) We made it! After announcing our inaugural conference and providing you with updates, we’re ready to get things started. We’ve been planning this event for months, and as some of your favorite Ars staffers start hopping on planes to meet up in Washington, DC, later in the week, we’ll be kicking things...
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Small drones are giving Ukraine an unprecedented edge
Enlarge (credit: Petro Zadorozhny | Getty Images) In the snowy streets of the north Ukrainian town of Trostyanets, the Russian missile system fires rockets every second. Tanks and military vehicles are parked on either side of the blasting artillery system, positioned among houses and near the town’s railway system. The weapon is not working alone,...
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Small drones are giving Ukraine an unprecedented edge
Enlarge (credit: Petro Zadorozhny | Getty Images) In the snowy streets of the north Ukrainian town of Trostyanets, the Russian missile system fires rockets every second. Tanks and military vehicles are parked on either side of the blasting artillery system, positioned among houses and near the town’s railway system. The weapon is not working alone,...
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Small drones are giving Ukraine an unprecedented edge
Enlarge (credit: Petro Zadorozhny | Getty Images) In the snowy streets of the north Ukrainian town of Trostyanets, the Russian missile system fires rockets every second. Tanks and military vehicles are parked on either side of the blasting artillery system, positioned among houses and near the town’s railway system. The weapon is not working alone,...
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Inside Elon Musk’s Big Plans for Twitter
Here’s what Mr. Musk is projecting for Twitter’s finances over the next few years, according to a pitch deck he presented to investors.
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Amazon Fires Senior Managers Tied to Unionized Staten Island Warehouse
Company officials said the terminations were the result of an internal review, while the fired managers saw it as a response to the recent union victory.
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In the Philippines, a Flourishing Ecosystem for Political Lies
Supporters of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are using live video to spread misinformation on social media. Voters have become inured to the situation, researchers fear.
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Online Deciders Like Apple Have a Point
Sometimes we want experts who can sort out the mess online.
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Hear the Weird Sounds of a Black Hole Singing
As part of an effort to “sonify” the cosmos, researchers have converted the pressure waves from a black hole into an audible … something.