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Privacy Concerns

No ‘Silver Bullet’ Fix for Alexa, Google Smart Speaker Hacks

Karsten Nohl, who was behind this week’s research that outlined new eavesdropping hacks for Alexa and Google Home, says that privacy for smart home assistants still has a ways to go.Researchers this week disclosed new ways that attackers can exploit Alexa and…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Climate Change

Exxon Is On Trial, Accused Of Misleading Investors About Risks Of Climate Change

The New York Attorney General is suing ExxonMobil, accusing the company of defrauding shareholders. An Exxon refinery in St. Bernard Parish, La., is seen here in 2015. Gerald Herbert/AP In only the second climate change trial in the U.S., ExxonMobil goes to…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

NATO

Turkey just launched a homemade submarine program

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has launched the country's first indigenous submarine program, known as MILDEN, a Turkish acronym for "national submarine." Under the plan, local defense contractors will design, develop and produce the R-class submarines at domestic …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Google

Google has used contract swaps to get bulk access terms to NHS patient data

New Scientist has obtained a legal agreement between Google’s health division and the UK National Health Service (NHS) that includes provision to pass five years’ worth of patient data in bulk as part of a contract novation process. If you’re feeling a sense…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Seleção

Brazil’s first lady

Tatiele Silveira masterminded the ending of Corinthians world-record runThe 39-year-old became the first female coach to win the Brasileirao titleShe talks breaking ground for women and the ongoing LibertadoresRemember when…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

NATO

This 1 Invention Made Swedish Submarines Among the Best

Key Point: Swedish submarines are affordable, deadly, and stealthy. For decades, submarines came in two discrete flavors: traditional diesel-electric submarines that need to surface every day or two to recharge their noisy, air-breathing diesel engines, and …

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Astroturfing

Some People Definitely Love Mark Zuckerberg

“Something funny is going on in these comments,” NBC News reporter Ben Collins tweeted last Thursday, watching a Facebook livestream of Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech at Georgetown University. Zuckerberg’s talk was about the company’s commitment to “voice an…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

2.5 million people visit the Western Wall during the month of Tishrei

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bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Donald Trump

Transgender gold medal winner isn’t letting Donald Trump Jr.’s comments get her down

Canadian transgender cyclist Rachel McKinnon set a new world women's cycling record on Saturday in Manchester, England. McKinnon was competing in the 2019 Masters Track Cycling World Championships in the women's 35-39 age division. This is the second year i…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

Virtual Reality

Take a Virtual Tour of a 17th-Century Dutch Smugglers’ Shipwreck

Imagine what Pompeii looked like before the lava hit, or Mayan pyramids before the jungle took over. In the past decade, scientists have been able to explore human settlements long since abandoned by using a new wave of accessible technology. Instead of needi…

bubmagOctober 22, 2019

No ‘Silver Bullet’ Fix for Alexa, Google Smart Speaker Hacks

Exxon Is On Trial, Accused Of Misleading Investors About Risks Of Climate Change

Turkey just launched a homemade submarine program

Google has used contract swaps to get bulk access terms to NHS patient data

Brazil’s first lady

This 1 Invention Made Swedish Submarines Among the Best

Some People Definitely Love Mark Zuckerberg

2.5 million people visit the Western Wall during the month of Tishrei

Transgender gold medal winner isn’t letting Donald Trump Jr.’s comments get her down

Take a Virtual Tour of a 17th-Century Dutch Smugglers’ Shipwreck

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