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Adrian Lamo, Hacker Behind Breaches of New York Times and Microsoft, Has Died

Adrian Lamo, a hacker known for his high-profile breaches of the New York Times, Microsoft, and Yahoo, has died, according to his family. He was 37 years old. “With great sadness and a broken heart I have to let know all of Adrian’s friends and acquittances [sic] that he is dead. A bright mind and…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger

Women Who Say Uber Drivers Raped Them Are Fighting to Have Their Lawsuit Heard by a Jury

Women who sued Uber on the assertion that the company’s policies failed to protect them and others from sexual misconduct want to have their case heard by a jury. But they say Uber’s terms of service have forced them into arbitration, meaning anyone who uses the app must settle disputes behind closed doors through a third…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz

Most Forensic Science Is Bogus. Will New Federal Rules Help?

Forensic science is only science-magic on shows like CSI, where blood drops quickly reveal the patterns of a killer and a fingerprint places someone at a crime scene, even if it’s only half of one, and smudged off the side of a door. The science behind forensics is actually pretty shaky— and in 2009, a…

Tech News Nicole Wetsman

Security Firm Exposes New Details About $15,000 Box That Can Apparently Unlock Any iPhone

When the FBI asked Apple to create a backdoor into iOS in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting, Tim Cook and co. basically told the government to screw off. The issue wasn’t whether Apple wanted to help with the investigation—it did—but rather one of security. That’s because if Apple created special methods of bypassing…

Privacy & Security Sam Rutherford

The First Great iPhone App Grows Up

The very first iPhone apps were universally dull. And then Bloom came out. Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers built the app and released it just a few months after Apple opened the App Store in July 2008. It was immediately obvious that something special was happening. The app was interesting on an artistic level, one…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Nitrogen Gas Is Now the Execution Method of Choice in Oklahoma

The United States is dealing with a drug shortage—a legal injection drug shortage, that is. In response, states where capital punishment is still practiced are having to come up with new ways of killing people. Earlier this week, Oklahoma announced that it will start using nitrogen gas for all its executions moving forward, making it…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Facebook Sorry Its Autocomplete Suggested Users Search for Child Porn Videos

Facebook is apologizing after multiple users were served disturbing autocomplete suggestions of children performing sex acts Thursday night. Facebook seemingly issued a fix as the same search terms no longer return the results as of Friday morning. Late Thursday night, conservative reporter and graduate student Jonah Bennett asked followers to post their results when typing…

Tech News Sidney Fussell

Wild Wild Country is the Best Documentary About a Homicidal 1980s Oregon Sex Cult That You’ll See All Year

The Rajneesshee cult started building their utopian city of the future in rural Oregon during the early 1980s. And while it all began with peace and love, it ended with attempted murder, the exploitation of thousands of homeless people, and cult leaders who ordered the poisoning of an entire town by spraying salad bars with…

Tech News Matt Novak

City In New York Becomes First to Ban New Bitcoin Mining

The people of Plattsburgh, New York have had enough. On Thursday night, the city council approved an 18-month moratorium on new cryptocurrency mining operations. The temporary ban will be used to figure out what to do with these ding dong miners using up all the electricity. Most cryptocurrencies require a “mining” process in which servers…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Google’s Smartwatch Program Is a Mess, and a Name Change Won’t Fix That

Yesterday, Google announced it would rename its four-year-old smartwatch operating system from Android Wear to Wear OS. Ostensibly, the purpose of this rebranding is to prevent scaring off iPhone owners from purchasing smartwatches running Android Wear, which for a long time has supported pairing with both Android and iOS devices. As Google puts it, Wear…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Are You a ‘Wizard’ or a ‘Prophet’? The Dueling Visions for How Humanity Will Survive

By 2050, the world’s population will top ten billion people. As industrial capitalism evolves across the globe like no time in human history, will our planet’s ecosystem be able to sustain itself during this rapid transformation? Will human beings be able to support themselves with agriculture and survive on this planet, or are they doomed,…

Tech News JP O’ Malley

Iran’s iPhone Users Blocked From App Store

Iranians have been banned from downloading apps from the App Store, Gizmodo has confirmed. The ban was first reported by Bleeping Computer, which spoke to an Iranian security researcher. The researcher, Meysam Firouzi, said since around noon he had only been able to access the App Store using a virtual private network (VPN), which can…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Google Says It Spent $270,000 to Close Wage Gaps

Counter to preliminary findings in an ongoing Department of Labor investigation and claims made in a class action lawsuit brought by former employees, Google says it has no gender- or race-based wage gaps among its workers. Google has run a wage gap analysis every year since 2012 and started publishing the results in 2016. The…

Tech News Kate Conger

What Weather Is in Store for the United States This Coming Spring

From floods and rain to droughts and unseasonably warm conditions, here’s the weather that Americans can expect in the coming months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its long term weather forecast for Spring 2018, the period running from April until the end of June. Importantly, NOAA’s projections are just that:…

Tech News George Dvorsky

General Motors Is Expanding Its Bug Bounty Program

A security researcher recently notified General Motors that they had found a way to circumvent data limits on the OnStar wi-fi hotspot systems included in many of its vehicles, grabbing unlimited free wi-fi access. The flaw was reported through GM’s 2-year-old vulnerability disclosure program and was patched within a few days, but it illustrates the…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger

FBI and DHS Warn That Russia Has Been Poking at Our Energy Grid

From the beginning, the Trump administration has seemed reluctant to impose any sort of consequences on Russia or blame it for hacking activity against the US. On Thursday, however, the dam broke. The Treasury Department imposed delayed sanctions and two intel agencies issued a warning that “Russian government cyber actors” had “gained remote access into…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones

Radio Giant iHeartMedia Files for Bankruptcy as the Realities of Digital Creep Up

After electing to skip a multi-million dollar interest payment last month, the cash-strapped radio company iHeartMedia, which owns 850 stations and has a portfolio of digital offerings, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a statement released Thursday, iHeartMedia Inc. said it will continue its day-to-day operations as usual, meaning you won’t need to change…

Tech News Patrick Lucas Austin

Intel Chips Designed to Mitigate Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities Will Ship Later This Year, CEO Says

Intel announced on Thursday changes to its next-generation Xeon and Core processors intended to protect users against the near-universal Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities first disclosed in January. In a statement, CEO Brian Krzanich said the new chips are expected to ship later this year. “As we bring these new products to the market, ensuring they…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

The FDA Would Like to Take the Nicotine Out of Cigarettes

A cigarette can be damn good. Not because they’re good for you or because they’re particularly pleasant (generally smelling like a kerosine fire next to a bog), but because if you’ve already been smoking, a lot can be overlooked in the face of a nicotine craving. The FDA has an unusual plan to change that…

Tech News Avery Ellis

Turkey Blocks Encrypted Email Service ProtonMail

The Turkish government is reportedly blocking the use of ProtonMail, the world’s largest encrypted email service. In a statement Thursday, the service’s provider, Proton Technologies AG, said that it became aware of connectivity problems for Turkish users on Tuesday and has since concluded there’s no technical glitch. “Internet censorship in Turkey tends to be fluid…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Adrian Lamo, Hacker Behind Breaches of New York Times and Microsoft, Has Died

Women Who Say Uber Drivers Raped Them Are Fighting to Have Their Lawsuit Heard by a Jury

Most Forensic Science Is Bogus. Will New Federal Rules Help?

Security Firm Exposes New Details About $15,000 Box That Can Apparently Unlock Any iPhone

The First Great iPhone App Grows Up

Nitrogen Gas Is Now the Execution Method of Choice in Oklahoma

Facebook Sorry Its Autocomplete Suggested Users Search for Child Porn Videos

Wild Wild Country is the Best Documentary About a Homicidal 1980s Oregon Sex Cult That You’ll See All Year

City In New York Becomes First to Ban New Bitcoin Mining

Google’s Smartwatch Program Is a Mess, and a Name Change Won’t Fix That

Are You a ‘Wizard’ or a ‘Prophet’? The Dueling Visions for How Humanity Will Survive

Iran’s iPhone Users Blocked From App Store

Google Says It Spent $270,000 to Close Wage Gaps

What Weather Is in Store for the United States This Coming Spring

General Motors Is Expanding Its Bug Bounty Program

FBI and DHS Warn That Russia Has Been Poking at Our Energy Grid

Radio Giant iHeartMedia Files for Bankruptcy as the Realities of Digital Creep Up

Intel Chips Designed to Mitigate Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities Will Ship Later This Year, CEO Says

The FDA Would Like to Take the Nicotine Out of Cigarettes

Turkey Blocks Encrypted Email Service ProtonMail

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

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Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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