Month: February 2020
Blockchain voting app is dangerously vulnerable, researchers say
New research from a team of MIT engineers has found an alarming string of vulnerabilities in a leading blockchain voting system called Voatz. After reverse-engineering Voatz’s Android app, the researchers concluded that an attacker who compromised a voter’s phone would able to observe, suppress, and alter votes nearly at will.…
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Eating less meat is fine with a majority of Americans
More than nine in ten Americans “are willing” to eat more fruits and vegetables, and more than half are open to giving up some red meat and chowing down on more plant-based meat alternatives, according to a new survey of more than a thousand adults in the US by Yale…
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Apple files patent for a smart home system that could configure itself
An Apple patent published today reveals an idea for a system that could automatically detect smart home devices and potentially configure them for the room they’re in (via Patently Apple). As Apple points out in the patent, there are a lot of good smart home devices and technologies available now.…
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The U.S. is charging Huawei with racketeering
Ratcheting up its pressure campaign against Huawei and its affiliates, the Department of Justice and the FBI announced today that it has brought 16 charges against Huawei in a sprawling case with major geopolitical implications. Huawei is being charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act…
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MSI Prestige 14 review: hot pink and hot in your lap
The MSI Prestige 14 isn’t a new machine — it’s been kicking around since last October — but it’s just been released in a new color: a very pink color. I spent a week with one of the first “rose pink” units, and it’s an excellent laptop for making a…
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Cybercrime cost victims billions last year
Last year alone businesses and individuals who fell victim to cybercrime suffered losses of $3.5bn according to the latest report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The 2019 Internet Crime Report was compiled using data from the 467,361 complaints the IC3 received last year. However, since its inception…
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