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$1 phone scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections

Seven out of 2,500 scans may sound like a small group, especially in the somewhat self-selecting customer base of iVerify users, whether paying or free, who want to be monitoring their mobile device security at all, much less checking specifically for spyware. But the fact that the tool has already found a handful of infections […]

December 5, 2024 | Biz & IT, nso group, pegasus, Security, spyware, syndication | No comments

Rivian opens its adventure charging network to other EVs today

“Since the beginning, we’ve understood that creating great products like the R1T and R1S only made up half the equation,” said Rivian Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe. “To achieve widespread electrification, you also need a really good charging network. Now, we’re excited to bring the Rivian Adventure Network—with its ease of use and exceptional reliability—to […]

December 5, 2024 | Cars, EV charging infrastructure, Rivian | No comments

Bitcoin hits $100,000 – Ars Technica

The ongoing rally has begun to make some of the earliest purchases using crypto appear a little ill-advised—like when Laszlo Hanyecz spent 10,000 bitcoins on two pizzas in 2010, then worth $40 but now worth $1 billion, the Times noted. But for those who have held tight to bitcoins while enduring crypto winters, bitcoin’s rise […]

December 5, 2024 | bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Donald Trump, Policy, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission | No comments

E-tattoos could make mobile EEGs a reality

A 3D-printable EEG electrode e-tattoo. Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Epidermal electronics attached to the skin via temporary tattoos (e-tattoos) have been around for more than a decade, but they have their limitations, most notably that they don’t function well on curved and/or hairy surfaces. Scientists have now developed special conductive inks that can […]

December 5, 2024 | e-ink, EEG, electroencephalography, electronic tattoos, engineering, materials science, Science | No comments

Backdoor slips into popular code library, drains ~$155k from digital wallets

Hackers pocketed as much as $155,000 by sneaking a backdoor into a code library used by developers of smart contract apps that work with the cryptocurrency known as Solana. The supply-chain attack targeted solana-web3.js, a collection of JavaScript code used by developers of decentralized apps for interacting with the Solana blockchain. These “dapps” allow people […]

December 5, 2024 | backdoor, Biz & IT, cryptocurrency, Security, solana, supply chain attack | No comments

Prenatal test accidentally picks up cancer in 50% of those with wonky results

To address the lack of data, researchers at the National Institute of Health set up a study to look at outcomes after abnormal cfDNA tests—and specifically look for cancer in patients. Women were enrolled if they were pregnant or recently postpartum and had no known cancers. Another big requirement was that they had received some […]

December 5, 2024 | cancer, cfDNA, chromosomes, Health, NEJM, pregnancy, prenatal, Science | No comments

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is pitch-perfect archaeological adventuring

As you crisscross the map, you also invariably stumble on a seemingly endless array of optional sidequests, mysteries, and “fieldwork,” which you keep track of in a dynamically updated journal. While there’s an attempt at a plot justification for each of these optional fetch quests, the ones I tried ended up being much less compelling […]

December 5, 2024 | Features, Gaming, Indiana Jones, MachineGames | No comments

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