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Hundreds of MSI Motherboards Have a Serious Security Flaw
Polish security researcher Dawid Potocki discovered a vulnerability in MSI's motherboards that occurs when the Secure Boot default settings for "Image Execution...
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Following U.S. Sanctions, China Decides Its Future Lies With RISC Chips
With access to x86 and ARM chips becoming increasingly difficult, Chinese companies turn their focus on to the open-source RISC-V architecture.
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Oracle Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Tracking 5 Billion People
A class-action lawsuit against U.S. multinational technology company Oracle claims it tracks and collects personal information on billions of people.
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Zoom Used In Smuggled Code Attack
Google Project Zero security researcher Ivan Fratric launched a remote code execution attack by exploiting the technology underlying Zoom and other applications...
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FBI Document Shows How Popular Secure Messaging Apps Stack Up
An FBI document details the agency's ability to legally access content from secure messaging applications.
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Tim Berners-Lee Wants to Put Online Privacy on a Solid Foundation
Said Berners-Lee, "The tracks are laid, the trains are ready to run, trusted data is ready to flow."
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Windows Computers Targets of 83% of Malware Attacks in Q1
Microsoft Windows and Android security evaluator AV Test's 2019/2020 Security Report found malware targeting Windows computers constituted 83.45% of all malware...
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Drone Light Shows Look Cool, but How Do They Work?
Scientists are exploring multi-robot systems technology.
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Officials Push For Standard Collision Tech in Cars
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) strongly recommends that collision avoidance systems become standard on all new vehicles.
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Google Street View Maps First Skyscraper, Dubai's Burj-Khalifa
For years, the Google Street View team has captured the world's most interesting places and put the 360-degree imagery on Google Maps for the world to experience...
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Kinect Demo Shows Off Hand Recognition, Multitouch
Microsoft Research this week showed off a demo application that allows for Kinect to recognize multi-touch gestures.
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Wireless Networks Coming to .s. Subway Systems, Slowly
Years after Wi-Fi connections have become ubiquitous on university campuses, in coffee shops, and in public buildings, the ability to connect to the Internet...
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