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Electric Cars for Everyone? Not Unless They Get Cheaper.
President Biden has made conversion to E.V.s a pillar of climate policy. But government incentives mostly help affluent buyers, not average families.
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New “Glowworm attack” recovers audio from devices’ power LEDs
This three-minute video outlines how Glowworm works and gives examples of optically recovered audio. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have demonstrated a novel way to spy on electronic conversations. A new paper released today outlines a novel passive form of the TEMPEST attack called Glowworm, which converts minute fluctuations in the intensity of power...
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(BPRW) Applications Open for Startups to Lead the Charge with Global Energy Leader NextEra Energy’s Incubator – Deadline to apply is August 23rd
(Black PR Wire) Energy, tech and energy-related startups can now apply to receive $100,000.00 in grant funding to bring their game-changing ideas to life and help solve some of the world’s most critical problems, including climate change. The progra
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Paragon is working to get its ntfs3 filesystem into the Linux kernel
Enlarge / Your hard drives and SSDs aren’t any better than the filesystem you format them with. Paragon’s ntfs3 driver combines decent performance with a fully featured implementation—a combination that neither Linux in-kernel ntfs nor FUSE-mounted ntfs-3g can claim both halves of. (credit: dublinmark / Getty Images) In March of last year, proprietary filesystem vendor...
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(BPRW) Greenwood Launches Greenwood Studio to Produce Finance and Business Shows and Podcasts for Black and Latino Audience
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and business owners, today announced the launch of Greenwood Studio. Greenwood Studio will produce essential personal finance content targe
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Apple’s iPhones Will Include New Tools to Flag Child Sexual Abuse
The changes, for later this year, raised concerns that the company is installing surveillance technology that governments could exploit.
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Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Oscar Wong) Shortly after reports today that Apple will start scanning iPhones for child-abuse images, the company confirmed its plan and provided details in a news release and technical summary. “Apple’s method of detecting known CSAM (child sexual abuse material) is designed with user privacy in mind,” Apple’s announcement said....
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Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery
Enlarge / The 2020 iPhone lineup. From left to right: iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone SE, and iPhone 12 mini. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple intends to install software on American iPhones to scan for child abuse imagery, according to people briefed on its plans, raising alarm among security researchers who...
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SpaceX previews ruggedized Starlink dish for vehicles, ships, and aircraft
Enlarge (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX says that Starlink user terminals for moving vehicles will be ruggedized to withstand “harsh environments” with extreme levels of heat and cold. SpaceX has been seeking Federal Communications Commission permission to deploy terminals on moving vehicles since March and provided new details on its plan in an application filed Tuesday. Compared...