Facebook Confirmed That A Russian Troll Farm Bought Political Ads During Campaign
On Wednesday, Facebook announced that it had determined that it had sold at least $100,000 worth of politically motivated advertising to fraudulent accounts and pages linked to a Russian troll farm. Here’s what we know.

September 7, 2017 at 08:05AM
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A Simple Design Flaw Makes It Astoundingly Easy To Hack Siri And Alexa
Hackers can take control of the world’s most popular voice assistants by whispering to them in frequencies humans can’t hear.

September 7, 2017 at 07:53AM
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A DIY Hero Added a Working Headphone Jack to an iPhone 7 Plus
It works, and he showed it to me.

September 6, 2017 at 05:11PM
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Inside Apple’s Secret Performance Lab
The Tesla jam out front, the bike commuters riding one-handed while clutching MacBooks, the Apple Watches on everyone’s wrists capturing biometric data — all hint at the kind of skunkworks activity that sends geeks a-Twitter.

September 6, 2017 at 04:05PM
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Why You Should Be Encrypting Your Devices and How to Easily Do It
Here we’ll explain the ins and outs of encryption, and how you can make sure that everything in your digital life is safe from prying eyes.

September 6, 2017 at 02:06PM
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Hackers Gain ‘Switch-Flipping’ Access to US Power Systems
A recent report claims hackers have found their way into American power grids, and now wield the ability to cause blackouts.

September 6, 2017 at 11:49AM
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The Node.js world is imploding
Another programming community is having a meltdown due to festering sexism.

September 6, 2017 at 11:49AM
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Stop pretending you really know what AI is and read this instead
The popular definition of “AI” is imprecise at best and misleading at worst. Here, an attempt to provide a coherent depiction.

September 6, 2017 at 09:48AM
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This Device Measures The Vital Signs Of Anyone In The Room
The technology – initially developed as a concept at NASA to locate victims in a disaster – is coming to market as a monitor for elderly people living on their own, and eventually could be used by anyone as a tool to predict future health.

September 6, 2017 at 08:41AM
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This Is Why WeWork Thinks It’s Worth $20 Billion | Backchannel
WeWork thinks it’s more than just a coworking space. It thinks they’re the working space.

September 6, 2017 at 08:41AM
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