Archive for the 'Technology' Category
DEF CON Report: “Grave and Undeniable” Security Issues with Electronic Voting Systems
October 1st, 2018Via: Ars Technica: Today, six prominent information-security experts who took part in DEF CON’s Voting Village in Las Vegas last month issued a report on vulnerabilities they had discovered in voting equipment and related computer systems. One vulnerability they discovered—in a high-speed vote-tabulating system used to count votes for entire counties in 23 states—could allow […]
DuckDuckGo Traffic
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Tim Berners-Lee Working on Decentralized Apps and Data Storage
September 29th, 2018Via: Fast Company: On his screen, there is a simple-looking web page with tabs across the top: Tim’s to-do list, his calendar, chats, address book. He built this app–one of the first on Solid–for his personal use. It is simple, spare. In fact, it’s so plain that, at first glance, it’s hard to see its […]
SEC Sues Elon Musk, Seeks to Ban Him from Running Tesla or Any Public Company
September 27th, 2018Update: Musk to Resign as Tesla Chairman, Remain as CEO in SEC Settlement Via: Reuters: Tesla and Elon Musk have agreed to pay $20 million each to financial regulators and the billionaire will step down as the company’s chairman but remain as chief executive, under a settlement that caps a tumultuous two months for the […]
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin to Supply Engines for Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Venture
September 27th, 2018Via: Wall Street Journal: Blue Origin LLC, the space-transportation company run by Jeff Bezos, has won a contract to provide engines for a potential rival’s next-generation rocket, according to people familiar with the matter, vaulting Mr. Bezos into the lucrative market for Pentagon satellite launches. United Launch Alliance LLC—a joint venture between Boeing Co. and […]
Ex-Google Employee Warns of ‘Disturbing’ China Plans
September 26th, 2018Via: BBC: A former Google employee has warned of the firm’s “disturbing” plans in China, in a letter to US lawmakers. Jack Poulson, who had been a senior researcher at the company until resigning in August, wrote that he was fearful of Google’s ambitions. His letter alleges Google’s work on a Chinese product – codenamed […]
Kristinn Hrafnsson Replaces Julian Assange as WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief
September 26th, 2018Via: The Daily Dot: Icelandic investigative journalist and former WikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson is set to become the whistleblowing organization’s new editor-in-chief, replacing isolated founder Julian Assange in the role. The announcement was made late Wednesday in a statement issued through the WikiLeaks’ official Twitter account.
Meet the People Falling for Scripted Robots
September 26th, 2018Is this actually contributing to Japan’s declining population? I had assumed that work related stress in Japan was simply too much to handle for a growing number of people, and that the bizarre digital escapism was a symptom of that. Would the otaku-as-pathology phenomenon be happening if work-life balance existed in Japan? In my opinion, […]
W. Virginia’s Decision to Allow Smartphone Voting for Midterms Raises Serious Security Concerns
September 25th, 2018Give me a fucking break. Via: PJ Media: For the first time in our nation’s history, voters in 24 counties in W. Virginia will be able to vote using their mobile phones. While some are hailing the decision because it will make voting easier for members of the military deployed overseas, experts are warning of […]
Toyota Agrees to Add Android Auto in Its Cars
September 25th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to add Android Auto to its vehicles, according to a person familiar with the matter, ending years of resistance to the Google infotainment software due to safety and security concerns. For the first time, Toyota will allow Android Auto devices to connect directly to its cars, after announcing compatibility […]
