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Microsoft explores ‘safe’ manual memory management in .Net

Microsoft Research has been experimenting with integrating safe manual memory management withnbsp;garbage collectionnbsp;(GC) in the .Net runtime.The goal is to give developers both the convenience and...

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Should ‘Made in America’ apply to cloud providers?

Letrsquo;s start by acknowledging the elephant in the room: The top three public cloud computing providers are all U.S.-based, so enterprises in the United States, and even in most other countries, are...

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San Francisco DA: Anti-theft law results in huge drop in stolen phones

"Stealing a smartphone is no longer worth the trouble."

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Almost time for a “major pucker factor,” as Falcon Heavy readies for launch

"This is one of those things that's really difficult to test on the ground."

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Flaws in web-connected, radiation-monitoring kit? What could go wrong?

Ripe target for ne'er-do-wells... Black Hat  Vulnerabilities in widely deployed Radiation Monitoring Devices (RDMs) present a potential mechanism for triggering false alarms and worse, according to...

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Amazon made a package delivery locker specifically for apartments

Never miss a package (from Amazon or other source) again.

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Wallet-snatch hack: ApplePay ‘vulnerable to attack’, claim researchers

Are you using payment system over public Wi‑Fi? Black Hat USA  Security researchers say they have come up with two separate "attacks" against ApplePay, highlighting what they claim are weaknesses in...

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After 3 straight wins, Porsche kills its Le Mans hybrid in favor of Formula E

First Audi, now Porsche; the Le Mans hybrid class is in serious trouble.

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An action-packed new Star Wars animated series is on YouTube now

Forces of Destiny is a series of shorts about our favorite characters' everyday heroism.

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Virgin America workers reset passwords after hacker’s crash landing

I picked a hell of a day to quit sniffing packets Virgin America's staff and contractors have been told to change their passwords after a hacker raided the airline's systems.…

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New project taps Node.js for microservices API gateway

Looking to take some complexity out of microservices deployments, LunchBadger has built an open source API gateway to secure microservices and expose them via APIs.Built on the Express web application...

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Systemd wins top gong for ‘lamest vendor’ in Pwnie security awards

Epic fails and l33t pops celebrated by hackers Black Hat USA  The annual Pwnie Awards for serious security screw-ups saw hardly anyone collecting their prize at this year's ceremony in Las Vegas.…

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What’s the price for flinging your workers’ private info at crooks? For...

That was one expensive email for the storage specialist Seagate will cough up $5.75m to settle a lawsuit brought after its bungling staff accidentally handed over employees' sensitive information to...

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Sprint seeks merger with Charter to create wireless and cable giant

Comcast could have veto power over deal because of agreement with Charter.

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It took DEF CON hackers minutes to pwn these US voting machines

We've got three years to shore up election security DEF CON  After the debacle of the 2000 presidential election count, the US invested heavily in electronic voting systems – but not, it seems, the...

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Pared-down electric experience: Driving one of the first Model 3s off the line

Standard 3 goes 220 miles for $35K, Long-range 3 goes 310 miles for $44K.

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BBCrsquo;s Micro:bit turns out to be an excellent drone hijacking tool

Much love for tiny microcomputer DEF CON  The BBCrsquo;s Micro:bit computer board may be winning over school kids, but hackers have found its wireless capabilities and programmable nature make it an...

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Dark web doesn’t exist, says Tor’s Dingledine. And folks use network for...

Cofounder brings us up to date on network status DEF CON  A Tor Project grandee sought to correct some misconceptions about the anonymizing network during a presentation at the DEF CON hacking...

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Hypnotic suggestion prevents action, not recognition

Hypnotic suggestion doesn't block sight, but it inhibits acting on visual information.

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Ever wondered why US Special Forces love the Chevy Suburban so much?

Delta Force vets show us why they love Chevyrsquo;s big SUVs.

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