farmers around the world have turned to tractor hacking so they can bypass the digital locks that manufacturers impose on their vehicles. Like insulin pump “looping” and iPhone jailbreaking, this allows farmers to modify and repair the expensive equipment that’s vital to their work, the way they could with analog tractors. At the DefCon security […]
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Web3 and the transition toward true digital ownership
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. How do you think you would answer if I asked you the following question: “What do you own online?” In real life, you own your home, the car you drive, the watch you wear, […]
A bioengineered cornea can restore sight to blind people
One unexpected bonus was that the implant changed the shape of the cornea enough for its recipients to wear contact lenses for the best possible vision, even though they had been previously unable to tolerate them. The cornea helps focus light rays on the retina at the back of the eye and protects the eye […]
A Flaw in the VA’s VistA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk
Though the United States Department of Veterans Affairs runs some interesting technology programs, it’s not known for being a flexible and nimble organization. And when it comes to electronic medical records management, the VA has had a slow but high-stakes drama playing out for years. The department’s records platform, VistA, first instituted in the late […]
A practical approach to building resilience with zero trust
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Ransomware has easily become one of the most notorious enterprises of the 21st century — gleaning unprecedented success in the past 24 months by targeting vulnerabilities in the cloud and across the software supply […]
How to craft effective AI policy
So to your first question, I think you’re right. That policy makers should actually define the guardrails, but I don’t think they need to do it for everything. I think we need to pick those areas that are most sensitive. The EU has called them high risk. And maybe we might take from that, some […]
Best MacBooks (2022): Which Model Should You Buy?
I (Brenda) have tested both—specifically the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Max chip and the 16-inch model with the M1 Pro. If you’re stuck between sizes and chipsets, you can narrow it down based on your preferences and workload. The 14-inch MacBook Pro has slimmer bezels around the screen, so its overall size is […]
Over a year following FCC’s STIR/SHAKEN, America still has a huge robocall problem
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. There’s a compelling reason why the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) STIR/SHAKEN was so desperately called for before its eventual implementation on June 30th, 2021. America has a nasty […]
Predicting the climate bill’s effects is harder than you might think
Human decision-making can also cause models and reality to misalign. “People don’t necessarily always do what is, on paper, the most economic,” says Robbie Orvis, who leads the energy policy solutions program at Energy Innovation. This is a common issue for consumer tax credits, like those for electric vehicles or home energy efficiency upgrades. Often […]
The US Offers a $10M Bounty for Intel on Conti Ransomware Gang
Many members of Conti are believed to be based in Russia or surrounding regions. For years, the Kremlin has largely turned a blind eye to cybercriminals based in the country, making it a home base for several ransomware groups. The leaked Conti Files revealed that some high-level members of the gang appear to have connections […]
Why diversity should have a critical impact on data privacy
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), Canada’s Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA) and many more international regulations all mark significant improvements that have been made in the data […]
Deep learning can almost perfectly predict how ice forms
Researchers have used deep learning to model more precisely than ever before how ice crystals form in the atmosphere. Their paper, published this week in PNAS, hints at the potential to significantly increase the accuracy of weather and climate forecasting. The researchers used deep learning to predict how atoms and molecules behave. First, models were […]
20 Best Buys From Best Buy’s Anniversary Sale This Week (Ends August 14)
Best Buy is in the midst of its anniversary sale, giving you the chance to upgrade your gadget game. As a tech nerd, my husband lit up like a Christmas tree when I told him this. He embarked on a hunt for the next essential additions to our home while I sifted through it all […]
Report: Data engineers spend 2 days per week firefighting bad data quality
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Past industry surveys have shown that most data professionals struggle with poor data quality, despite the amount of time and resources invested in fixing it. To expand on these insights and help data leaders […]
China has censored a top health information platform
The suspension has been met with a gleeful social reaction among nationalist bloggers, who accuse DXY of receiving foreign funding, bashing traditional Chinese medicine, and criticizing China’s health-care system. DXY is one of the front-runners in China’s digital health startup scene. It hosts the largest online community for Chinese doctors to discuss professional topics and […]
Google Pixel Buds Pro Review: Truly Excellent Earbuds
If Apple’s AirPods Pro are the benchmark for measuring the quality of any new pair of wireless earbuds, then Google has them beat with its new Pixel Buds Pro. Not only do they sound better than Apple’s flagship earbuds, but they also cost $50 less, have better battery life, and come in cuter colors. These […]
FundamentalVR receives $20 million in funding for medical simulator Fundamental Surgery
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. VR training sim developer FundamentalVR has raised $20 million in series B funding. Led by EQT Life Sciences, joined by Downing Ventures, this investment follows a series A […]
Google examines how different generations handle misinformation
Essentially, the study concludes that younger people are more likely to think they may have unintentionally shared false or misleading information—often driven by the pressure to share emotional content quickly. However, they are also more adept at using advanced fact-checking techniques. One-third of Gen Z respondents said they practice lateral reading always or most of […]
Google’s Android Red Team Had a Full Pixel 6 Pwn Before Launch
When Google launched the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro in October 2021, key features included its custom Tensor system-on-a-chip processor and the security benefits of its onboard Titan M2 security chip. But with so much new equipment launching at once, the company needed to be extra careful that nothing was overlooked or went wrong. At […]
Balancing act: Creating companies that generate profit and social impact
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Whether you are running an enterprise company or a consumer brand, social impact is now a critical component of every business strategy. While revenue will forever be a leading priority, this shift in perspective […]
Facebook’s Message Encryption Was Built to Fail
The details are chilling. Police raiding a home, a teenager and her mother arrested, fetal remains exhumed from a rural burial plot. When police dragged off a 17-year-old Nebraska girl and charged her and her mother with self-administering a miscarriage, they were armed with damning documents they could only access through the incompetence and cooperation […]
Top 3 text-to-image generators: How DALL-E 2, GLIDE and Imagen stand out
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. The text-to-image generator revolution is in full swing with tools such as OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 and GLIDE, as well as Google’s Imagen, gaining massive popularity – even in beta – since each was introduced […]
Psychedelics are having a moment and women could be the ones to benefit
“We started our company knowing that women over 40 are prescribed antidepressants at more than three to four times the rate of men, which has led to one in every five women taking an antidepressant to get through the day,” says Juan Pablo Cappello, cofounder and CEO of the ketamine therapy platform Nue Life, which […]
Three Possible Futures of the Monkeypox Epidemic
Still, that path is made messier by doing nothing for the countries in West and Central Africa, where monkeypox was first identified decades ago and has been spreading since 2017. Vaccines are not arriving there; Western nations, including the US, have snapped up the limited supply. Nigeria is believed to have been the source of […]
Unity partners with Mercedes-Benz on infotainment OS in future cars
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Unity announced today a new partnership with Mercedes-Benz. The Unity engine will power the infotainment domain of the MB.OS operating system. It will roll out to the first […]
The cognitive dissonance of watching the end of Roe unfold online
Throughout the day, Weddington and her staff “pumped reporters for information,” she later wrote in her 2013 book A Question of Choice. She found a lawyer friend who could go to the Supreme Court to pick up a copy of the opinion and read her “the significant portions,” but Weddington had to give interviews before […]
One of 5G’s Biggest Features Is a Security Minefield
True 5G wireless data, with its ultrafast speeds and enhanced security protections, has been slow to roll out around the world. As the mobile technology proliferates—combining expanded speed and bandwidth with low-latency connections—one of its most touted features is starting to come in to focus. But the upgrade comes with its own raft of potential […]
Many orgs are still failing to address Log4j — here’s why
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Out of all the vulnerabilities discovered over the past few years, there’s one that stands out from among the cloud: Log4j. When the vulnerability was first identified in December 2021 after researchers identified a […]
Fixing social media, and US monkeypox vaccines
We all want to be able to speak our minds online—to be heard by our friends and talk (back) to our opponents. At the same time, we don’t want to be exposed to speech that is inappropriate or crosses a line. Technology companies address this conundrum by setting standards for free speech, a practice protected […]
Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
“My guess is that Meta is going to have to look at some form of geo-siloing if they want to continue to operate in the EU,” says Calli Schroeder, global privacy counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a nonprofit digital rights research organization. Schroeder, who previously worked with companies on international data transfers, says […]