Archive for the 'Technology' Category
You Can Log Into macOS High Sierra as Root with No Password
November 29th, 2017Via: Register: A trivial-to-exploit flaw in macOS High Sierra, aka macOS 10.13, allows users to gain admin rights, or log in as root, without a password. The security bug can be triggered via the authentication dialog box in Apple’s operating system, which prompts you for an administrator’s username and password when you need to do […]
Bitcoin Hits US$10,000
November 28th, 2017Update: Bitcoin Hits US$11,000 — Bitfinex print at US$10,053. Via: Bloomberg: Bitcoin surpassed $10,000 for the first time, bringing this year’s price surge to more than 10-fold even as warnings multiply that the largest digital currency is an asset bubble. The euphoria is bringing to the mainstream what was once considered the providence of computer […]
Facial Recognition Is Tracking Customers as They Shop in Stores
November 24th, 2017Via: CNBC: Retailers are using facial recognition to collect data about customers as they shop in stores, according to an IT company with insight into the space. “One of the big things brick-and-mortar retailers are getting into now is knowing their customers … tracking who’s entering their mall and how they’re behaving,” said Mark Lunt, […]
Tesla Completes Construction of 129 Megawatt Hour Battery
November 23rd, 2017Via: Independent: Tesla Inc has completed construction of the world’s largest lithium ion battery in Australia, putting it on track to meet a 100-day deadline for switching the battery packs on, the South Australian government said on Thursday. Tesla won a bid in July to build the 129 megawatt hour battery for South Australia, the […]
Ethereum Now Handles More Transactions Than All Digital Currencies Combined
November 23rd, 2017I’ve added an Ethereum address to the Support page, for anyone who wants to help out Cryptogon with Ethereum. And thanks to the people who sent Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and regular currency contributions recently. Via: Trusted Nodes: Ethereum, the barely two years old digital currency, now processes more transactions than all other digital currencies combined, […]
Scientists Zapped People’s Brains with Magnetic Pulses and It Changed Their Taste in Music
November 23rd, 2017Via: Independent: Stimulating someone’s brain with magnetic pulses is enough to change their taste in music, according to new research. Using a non-invasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation, Scientists managed to change the enjoyment of music felt by their subjects. Not only did the treatment alter the way participants rated music, it even affected the […]
Apple iPhone X Is Reportedly Assembled with Illegal High-School Student Labor
November 21st, 2017Via: CNBC: Apple supplier Foxconn has been employing students illegally work overtime to help assemble the iPhone X, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. Six high school students told the Financial Times they would usually work 11-hour shifts to help manufacture Apple’s flagship phone at a factory in Zhengzhou, China. The long hours breach Chinese laws […]
The Driverless Revolution May Exact a Political Price
November 21st, 2017Via: Los Angeles Times: In its race to embrace driverless vehicles, Washington has cleared away regulatory hurdles for auto companies and brushed aside consumer warnings about the risk of crashes and hacking. But at a recent hearing, lawmakers absorbed an economic argument that illustrated how the driverless revolution they are encouraging could backfire politically, particularly […]
Google Collects Android Users’ Locations Even When Location Services Are Disabled
November 21st, 2017Shocker. Via: Quartz: Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven’t used any apps, and haven’t even inserted a carrier SIM card? Even if you take all of those precautions, phones running Android software gather data about your location and send it back to Google […]
Peter Sripol’s Home Built Electric Plane
November 20th, 2017I have a young son who’s interested in aviation, so I knew about Peter Sripol from his FliteTest days. Peter’s segments were always our favorites on FliteTest because his builds were completely over the top. When I saw that Peter was building a real electric plane with R/C grade motors, 3D printed parts and stuff […]
