Sen. Wyden Urges Government Ban on Adobe Flash
Senator sends letter to NSA and NIST urging a mandate to stop using Adobe Flash by August 2019.
Senator sends letter to NSA and NIST urging a mandate to stop using Adobe Flash by August 2019.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab have developed a machine learning system that ‘reads’ facial expressions to determine human emotions. The rush to develop machines capable of interpreting the intricacies of human communication and expression comes at a time when some believe that affective computing could provide the missing link between conventional robotics, software, and solutions that…
Verizon has rolled out a new product called Safe Wi-Fi, a VPN that provides a security stop gap for its mobile customers logging onto a public network. It’s also being marketed as a way to block ads. So WTF is a VPN and why does it matter? A VPN is a virtual private network. It sits between a…
Why is there traffic? This eternal question haunts civic planners, fluid dynamics professors, and car manufacturers alike. But just counting the cars on the road won’t give you a sufficient answer: you need to look at the data behind the data. In this case, CMU researchers show that electricity usage may be key to understanding…
Tesla is no stranger to branded merch. Its got the standard company swag — the hats, the shirts, and the mugs. It’s got quirkier stuff, like miniature Teslas for kids and USB chargers shaped like the Superchargers that juice up their vehicles. And now they’ve got… surfboards? While it’s now gone for some reason (It…
Why is there traffic? This eternal question haunts civic planners, fluid dynamics professors, and car manufacturers alike. But just counting the cars on the road won’t give you a sufficient answer: you need to look at the data behind the data. In this case, CMU researchers show that electricity usage may be key to understanding…
Starting a new business is never simple, yet some elements feel universal to the process. For most startups, you need a location and a stockpile of inventory. You need to hire staff and build a distribution pipeline. But in the age of e-commerce, even those business foundations are often different, if not non-existent. You don’t…
The Shanghai-based shipping giant’s website and phones remained down two days after the attack.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Auto parts manufacturer Industrial Automotive Components (IAC) is to roll out a range of industrial IoT (IIoT) projects at its Halewood, UK, plant, which could serve as a model for the $4.4 billion company’s other factories worldwide. Jessica Twentyman reports. On the aptly named Renaissance Way in the Merseyside town of Halewood, UK, a major…
Technology investors, tasting an opportunity to capitalize on the triple threat of malnutrition, resource scarcity and pollution brought on by the increasing globalization and industrialization of food, are investing billions into startup companies pitching alternative sources of sustenance. In the past five years, venture capitalists and corporations have invested over $9.5 billion into 2,100 deals…