UPS Store Computer Breach Put Customer Data at Risk
Malware was found at 51 locations in 24 states, or about 1 percent of the 4,470 franchise stores across the U.S., UPS said in a statement today.
August 20, 2014 at 7:59PM
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Don’t fear the robot car bomb
If car bombs no longer require sacrificing the driver’s life, then criminals and terrorists might be more likely to use them.
August 20, 2014 at 4:09PM
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Scientists Finally Catch On to Social Media
The scientific community has finally realized that academic social networks can help them solve problems faster.
August 20, 2014 at 3:01PM
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Rabbit Lets You Watch Videos With Friends, No Matter Where They Are
Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube all let you watch whatever you want, whenever you want. But if you wanted to watch with friends or family, you had to figure out when and where to meet in real life. Rabbit fixes that with a browser-based video chat service that lets you watch whatever you want with friends, no matter where they are.
August 20, 2014 at 3:01PM
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Should Twitter and YouTube remove images of James Foley’s beheading, or do we have a right to see them?
After the beheading of journalist James Foley by the terrorist group ISIS, social-media platforms like Twitter and YouTube are cracking down on the sharing of images and video of his death.
August 20, 2014 at 3:01PM
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Why We Still Have Bezels (But May Not For Long)
Yesterday, the first Sharp smartphone to come to these great United States brought with it one of the skinniest bezels we’ve ever seen on a smartphone. The Aquos Crystal is visually impressive, and a major step into the frameless future that seems to be emerging. There’s just one problem, though. Bezels matter. And we still need them.
August 20, 2014 at 10:49AM
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How I Inadvertently Got The Founder Of An Ephemeral Drinking App To Stop Targeting High Schoolers
Bruce Yang was inspired to create Sobrr after a drunken night in Las Vegas. His target audience? High schoolers.
August 20, 2014 at 9:43AM
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Hacking Into Traffic Lights With a Plain Old Laptop Is Scary Simple
The idea that our traffic data systems are vulnerable is not a new one. In fact, improving cyber security on our nation’s infrastructure is a huge priority right now. But a new study from the University of Michigan on the vulnerabilities of traffic lights is shocking proof that we need to make some major changes, and we need to make them now.
August 20, 2014 at 9:43AM
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The state of Android updates: Who’s fast, who’s slow, and why
Naming and shaming (sometimes praising) the update efforts of OEMs and carriers.
August 20, 2014 at 9:43AM
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Researchers Easily Slipped Weapons Past TSA’s X-Ray Body Scanners
A team of security researchers from the University of California at San Diego, the University of Michigan, and Johns Hopkins found that they could pull off a disturbing list of possible tricks against security at the airport.
August 20, 2014 at 9:43AM
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