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What It Was Like on the Elizabeth Holmes Jury for 18 Weeks
Away from the media frenzy, jurors dealt with the trial’s disruption to their lives and had little idea of the case’s implications.
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Covid Test Misinformation Spikes Along With Spread of Omicron
The added demand for testing and the higher prevalence of breakthrough cases have created an “opportune moment” to exploit.
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Why Tesla Soared as Other Automakers Struggled to Make Cars
The yawning disparity between the performance of the electric car company and established automakers last year reflects the technological change roiling the industry.
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Developer sabotages his own apps, then claims Aaron Swartz was murdered
Enlarge (credit: James Brey / iStockPhoto / Getty Images) The developer who sabotaged two of his own open source code libraries, causing disruptions for thousands of apps that used them, has a colorful past that includes embracing a QAnon theory involving Aaron Swartz, the well-known hacktivist and programmer who died by suicide in 2013. Marak...
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Patch systems vulnerable to critical Log4j flaws, UK and US officials warn
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Criminals are actively exploiting the high-severity Log4Shell vulnerability on servers running VMware Horizon in an attempt to install malware that allows them to gain full control of affected systems, the UK’s publicly funded healthcare system is warning. CVE-2021-44228 is one of the most severe vulnerabilities to come to light in the...
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Google Infringed on Sonos Speaker Technology, Trade Court Rules
The company will not be allowed to import products that infringe on Sonos patents, including smart speakers, video streaming devices, and some computers and phones.
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Lawsuit says Meta shares blame in the killing of a federal guard.
A lawsuit argued that individuals who sought to harm law enforcement officers were able to connect with one another on Facebook.
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5 months on, Apple has yet to fix iOS bug that sends devices into a crash spiral
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Apple has been taking its time fixing an iOS bug that makes it easy for miscreants to completely disable an iOS device unless the victim performs a factory restore and follows other cumbersome steps, a researcher said. HomeKit is an Apple-designed communication protocol that allows people to use their iPhones or...
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Right-Wing Calls to Celebrate Jan. 6 Anniversary Draw a Muted Response
Online chatter about holding rallies has grown, but sizable real-world gatherings on Thursday are unlikely to materialize.