Tesla is being investigated by the DOJ for securities and wire fraud by making misleading self-driving claims (arstechnica.com)
Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game (arstechnica.com)
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole (arstechnica.com)
Putting applications into fast lanes would violate FCC’s no-throttling rule.
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking (arstechnica.com)
Report claims new tracking starts May 13 with unclear consequences.
Bike brands start to adopt C-V2X to warn cyclists about cars (arstechnica.com)
Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation (arstechnica.com)
Quadrupeds being reviewed have automatic targeting systems but require human oversight to fire.
Critical vulnerabilities in BIG-IP appliances leave big networks open to intrusion (arstechnica.com)
Hackers can exploit them to gain full administrative control of internal devices.
Do you need a dentist visit every 6 months? That filling? The data is weak (arstechnica.com)
A 2020 Cochrane review that assessed the two clinical trials concluded that “whether adults see their dentist for a check‐up every six months or at personalized intervals based on their dentist’s assessment of their risk of dental disease does not affect tooth decay, gum disease, or quality of life. Longer intervals (up to...
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)
As if the Prime Video app couldn’t get any worse.
Faulty valve scuttles Starliner’s first crew launch (arstechnica.com)
Tesla is under a federal wire fraud probe for misleading investors (arstechnica.com)
However, the partially automated driving systems remain critically important to Tesla, particularly FSD. In April, the company dropped the price of this controversial option by $4,000, and Musk recently told his followers that “[g]oing balls to the wall for autonomy is a blindingly obvious move.” As Tesla’s profit margins...
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose (arstechnica.com)
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/13643895...
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose (arstechnica.com)
Pulling this off requires high privileges in the network, so if this is done by intruder you’re probably having a Really Bad Day anyway, but might be good to know if you’re connecting to untrusted networks (public wifi etc). For now, if you need to be sure, either tether to Android - since the Android stack doesn’t...
Maximum-severity GitLab flaw allowing account hijacking under active exploitation (arstechnica.com)
Here’s why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually matters (arstechnica.com)
Although government astronauts have conducted hundreds of spacewalks over the last 60 years, no private citizen has ever undertaken one....
The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all (arstechnica.com)
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was favored to win a contract worth billions to develop a crew capsule over SpaceX....
Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect (arstechnica.com)
Reach your little Pis from nearly any browser—and free up your RealVNC slots.
SpaceX got the fanfare, but Boeing’s first crew flight [will still be] historic (arstechnica.com)
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)
Amazon is adding three types of shoppable ads to Prime Video’s ad tier.