Shared electric scooters came onto the scene five years ago with a promising vision of getting people out of cars and onto greener modes of transportation. Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype, the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived. In cities like Paris, most people aren’t replacing car…
Dec 30, 2022Ravie LakshmananBug Bounty / Privacy A security researcher was awarded a bug bounty of $107,500 for identifying security issues in Google Home smart speakers that could be exploited to install backdoors and turn them into wiretapping devices. The flaws “allowed an attacker within wireless proximity to install a ‘backdoor’ account on the device,…
Dark Sky, a popular weather app for the iPhone, is coming to an end. December 31 is the last day the app will provide its service. If you’re a Dark Sky devotee, however, the spirit (a.k.a the literal tech behind the app) lives on in Apple’s Weather app. Apple bought Dark Sky over two years…
Unlike some other wearables, the Apple Watch doesn’t explicitly support stress-tracking features that can alert you to potential changes in your stress level. But a new report suggests that Apple’s smartwatch has the tools in place to one day support that capability. The study, published in Frontiers in Digital Health (opens in new tab), was…
What do noted climate activist Greta Thunberg, self-proclaimed multi-millionaire and misogynist Andrew Tate, Romania, and an unrecycled pizza box have in common? No, this is not a riddle — and the story keeps getting stranger. It all started with a Twitter war earlier this week when Tate tweeted a photo of himself standing next to…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Being an entrepreneur is being committed to learning new skills to help your company thrive into the future. The worlds of business and technology are constantly changing and you owe it to yourself to learn the skills you need to stay on the cutting edge. While the…
Shared electric scooters came onto the scene five years ago with a promising vision of getting people out of cars and onto greener modes of transportation. Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype, the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived. In cities like Paris, most people aren’t replacing car…
Dec 30, 2022Ravie LakshmananBug Bounty / Privacy A security researcher was awarded a bug bounty of $107,500 for identifying security issues in Google Home smart speakers that could be exploited to install backdoors and turn them into wiretapping devices. The flaws “allowed an attacker within wireless proximity to install a ‘backdoor’ account on the device,…
We always hear about self-improvement when it comes to productivity, yet upgrading your tools is just as important. This New Year, leave the self-improvement to the gym and focus on boosting your Mac with this premium limited edition utility bundle. Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021 Lifetime License Put Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,…
Unlike some other wearables, the Apple Watch doesn’t explicitly support stress-tracking features that can alert you to potential changes in your stress level. But a new report suggests that Apple’s smartwatch has the tools in place to one day support that capability. The study, published in Frontiers in Digital Health (opens in new tab), was…
