Bay Area: Join us 7/19 to discuss technical troubles with drone warfare
At the next Ars Live, we talk to whistleblower Lisa Ling about her years working with military drones.
View ArticleIn NASA simulation, people tote hardy, allergy-inducing molds to Mars
In 30-day NASA study, fungal diversity increased as did health risks.
View ArticleGood news: Samsung’s Tizen no longer worst code ever. Bad news: It’s still...
TVs, phones, watches, you all get Sammy's bugs Samsung's Tizen appears to have more holes than a screen door, but the mobile operating system, which powers Samsung watches, TVs, and a few phones, may...
View ArticleBlue Cross? Blue crass: Health insurer thought it would be a great idea to...
Sure, teach people it's OK to plug in random drives A US health insurer is taking heat for its decision to mail USB drives containing coverage information to businesses that offer its plans to employees.…
View ArticleClimate scientists push back against catastrophic scenarios
In both the popular and academic press, scientists argue against worst cases.
View ArticleATO phone hacking ‘tutorial’ is tame unless you use a Nokia 1100
Supposed evidence of potent cracking powers actually reports well-known public documents The “how to crack mobile phonesrdquo; tutorial posted by an Australian Taxation Office employee appears not, as...
View ArticleFlight Centre leaks fliers’ passport details to ‘potential suppliers’
Travel co. says human error to blame for Australian mess, won't reveal numbers Human error at travel company Flight Centre has resulted in a leak of personal information, including data of customers'...
View ArticleAGFEO smart home controllers need patching
Five months passed between notification and patch Smart-home controllers from German company AGFEO have adopted best practice internet things security by offering an unsecured Web admin interface.…
View ArticleIf we could just get a word in Edgewise… New kid says it can do data center...
Upstart exits stealth this week with 'reinvented' protections Edgewise Networks launched on Wednesday with a project to reengineer the firewall and make it suitable for cloud-based environments by...
View Article9 cutting-edge programming languages worth learning now
The big languages are popular for a reason: They offer a huge foundation of open source code, libraries, and frameworks that make finishing the job easier.This is the result of years of momentum in...
View Article1Password won’t axe private vaults. It’ll choke ’em to death instead
Developer promises not to force peeps to the cloud – which it says is way, way better The maker of password manager 1Password says it will not force its users to stop using private password vaults – as...
View ArticleNintendo ceases production of the New Nintendo 3DS in Japan
The hardware will still live on in 2DS and "XL" versions, though.
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: How machine learning can be a pathway to compliance
In less than a year, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect across Europe.This regulation, commissioned by the European Union, will mandate a broad set of data management...
View ArticleVirginia utility agrees to install two offshore wind turbines for study
The US is a newcomer to offshore wind; big buildout seems a long way off in Virginia.
View ArticleNo big deal. You can defeat Kaspersky’s ATM antivirus with a really fat...
After you've gained arbitrary execution on the cash machine, natch Flaws have been found and fixed in Kaspersky Lab's security software for cash machines and other embedded systems. Hackers can exploit...
View ArticleUber accepts minority role, merges with Russian ride-sharing company
Uber will own 37% of the combined entity, which will operate in 127 cities.
View ArticleMeet Audi’s new tech flagship: The 2018 A8 sedan
The new A8 will be the world's first production level 3 autonomous car.
View ArticleOculus’ next step? A $200, untracked wireless headset for next year
Report suggests mobile units will be lighter, more powerful than Gear VR.
View ArticleBiometrics catches violent fugitive 25 years on the run
Like it or not, facial-recognition tech has become an everyday part of society.
View ArticleAnother day, another mass domain hijacking
Gandi admits logins stolen, 750 web addresses pointed to malware More than 750 domain names were hijacked through the internet's own systems, registrar Gandi has admitted.…
View Article