Up to a third of the cars clogging the roads in a given downtown area are people looking for parking. Up to a third of the cars clogging the roads in a given downtown area are people looking for parking. You’ve done it yourself, circling the block four times, […] .
Yes, Even Elite Hackers Make Dumb Mistakes
Mai Schotz On Thursday, a report from the Daily Beast alleged that the Guccifer 2.0 hacking persona —famous for leaking data stolen from the Democratic National Committee in 2016—has been linked to a GRU Russian intelligence agent. What appears to have given Guccifer away: The hacker once failed activate […] .
Critical Infrastructure Interview with David Harley
WeLiveSecurity sat down with David Harley to get a better understanding of Critical Infrastructure and the role he has played in the area throughout his career. [Editor] How did you come to be involved with Critical Infrastructure? [David Harley] I first took an interest in Critical Infrastructure (CI) when […] .
Hey Siri! Read me this locked iPhone’s hidden messages…
Apple has confirmed media reports that your iPhone may not be keeping your messages as private as you think. With iOS 11, Apple introduced a privacy feature that allows you to hide message content on your lock screen. The idea if that you may want to know that you […] .
Aging Japan: Robots may have role in future of elder care
TOKYO (Reuters) – Paro the furry seal cries softly while an elderly woman pets it. Pepper, a humanoid, waves while leading a group of senior citizens in exercises. The upright Tree guides a disabled man taking shaky steps, saying in a gentle feminine voice, “right, left, well done!” Residents […] .
Is intelligent content insights the secret sauce for engaging content?
AI and privacy predictably dominated conversations at this year’s Adobe Summit, as both speakers and attendees tackled the elephant in the room. Thankfully, the “Summit Sneaks” sessions offered a little respite. Hosted by Leslie Jones of “Saturday Night Live,” experience creators had an opportunity to stand on stage in […] .
Facebook to block data brokers from its ad network
In light of Facebook’s recent privacy woes, the company today pledged to take a meaningful step in writing past wrongs by shutting data brokers out of its multi-billion dollar ad platform. Facebook’s product marketing director Graham Mudd had this to say: We want to let advertisers know that we […] .
Silicon Valley Uncovered: The evolution of tech, media and its impact on society
In 2010, my dear friend Hermoine Way invited me as the first-ever guest on her then new show, “ Silicon Valley Uncovered ” for TheNextWeb. It aired on January 18th, 2011. I share this with you because the conversation, while several years old now, is strangely better suited for […] .
Subaru channels the iPhone X in 2019 Forester
The 2019 Subaru Forester on display at the New York International Auto Show Look out, Apple. Subaru’s coming. The Japanese automaker unveiled its new 2019 Subaru Forester at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday. It’s largely similar to previous Foresters, but there’s one major upgrade: It now […] .
Facebook teen-in-residence defects to Google and launches “Lies”
At age 17, Michael Sayman was Facebook’s youngest employee ever. Having already launched 5 apps, he wowed Mark Zuckerberg, earned a demo spot on stage at Facebook F8 conference, and scored a full-time engineering gig as the social network’s go-to teen . Over the past three years, he helped […] .
Study: Russian Twitter bots sent 45k Brexit tweets close to vote
To what extent — and how successfully — did Russian backed agents use social media to influence the UK’s Brexit vote? Yesterday Facebook admitted it had linked some Russian accounts to Brexit-related ad buys and/or the spread of political misinformation on its platform, though it hasn’t yet disclosed how […] .
The FDA Has Approved Smart Pills That Track When Patients Take Their Meds
The FDA has approved America’s first digital pill. The tablets, called Abilify MyCite, are an antipsychotic which can be used to treat schizophrenia and some cases of bipolar disorder. But unlike a regular pill, they contain a small ingestible sensor to keep tabs on when they’re taken. When swallowed, […] .
Social check: staat het internet écht vol met kattenplaatjes?
In de social check leggen we algemene aannames onder een digitale loep. We analyseren of social media onze onderbuikgevoelens bevestigen of ons juist verrassen. Een soort factchecken dus, maar dan met social data. Als je het mij vraagt zijn ze met afstand het vreemdste internetfenomeen: katten. Grumpy cat, lolcats, […] .
Astronomers Find Nearby Planet With Excellent Chance of Supporting Life
Our knowledge of exoplanets has expanded exponentially over the last 20 years, thanks to sophisticated search techniques and telescopes like Kepler. One of the problems with our data, however, has been that it’s much easier to find large gas giants or huge rocky worlds than it is to find […] .
A New Algorithm Can Spot Pneumonia Better Than a Radiologist
Today A New Algorithm Can Spot Pneumonia Better Than a Radiologist Add diagnosing dangerous lung diseases to the growing list of things artificial intelligence can do better than humans. A new Arxiv paper by researchers from Stanford explains how CheXNet, the convolutional neural network they developed, achieved the feat. […] .
Amazon Key Lets Delivery People Into Your House—and It Just Got Hacked
Today Amazon Key Lets Delivery People Into Your House—and It Just Got Hacked A key hardware safeguard in Amazon’s recently launched while-you’re-out delivery service has been hacked. And, well—less just say you probably should have seen this coming. Amazon Key uses a smart lock and cloud-based security camera in […] .
Why Personalization Is The Word Of The Moment
In a world of mass-market goods and social media scrolling, personalization has more power than ever This article titled “Make my mark: why personalisation is having a moment” was written by Anna-Marie Crowhurst, for theguardian.com on Wednesday 15th November 2017 11.36 UTC Beanz Meanz Heinz, arguably the greatest British […] .
Nederlandse kansspelautoriteit onderzoekt games met ‘lootboxen’
Het is het laatste jaar een steeds groter wordende klacht bij gamers: lootboxen. Voor wie niet speelt: zie het als een pakje verzamelkaarten, met het verschil dat de kaarten iets doen in een game waar je als speler iets aan hebt. Dat varieert van cosmetische attributen zoals bijvoorbeeld een […] .
Another Shady App Found Pre-Installed on OnePlus Phones that Collects System Logs
The OnePlus Saga Continues… Just a day after the revelation of the hidden Android rooting backdoor pre-installed on most OnePlus smartphones, a security researcher just found another secret app that records tons of information about your phone. Dubbed OnePlusLogKit , the second pre-installed has been discovered by the same […] .
The cloud is changing IT. But not really…
Thinkstock The cloud has been the swiss army knife of IT departments for over a decade. The cloud is secure, extensible and cost-aligned. Managing the cloud is easy, you just move the slider over for more or uncheck the box to delete it. The cloud changed how IT works […] .