Author: Zach_Wilson
VanMoof 2.0: a new hope
“Impressed,” is the word I keep coming back to after meeting with the new leadership of VanMoof, a company that helped popularize electric bikes before abruptly declaring bankruptcy this summer. I was impressed by Elliot Wertheimer and Nick Fry’s symbiotic relationship, impressed by their zeal to keep existing VanMoof riders…
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The Ghosts of Network Operations Past, Present and Yet to Come
In a Christmas Carol, the protagonist is visited by three ghosts that show him the error of his ways, while also offering an opportunity to course-correct. Network cybersecurity teams might find themselves in a similar pattern of reflection as the year winds down and we look ahead. After the year…
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Rite Aid hit with five-year facial recognition ban over ‘reckless’ use
Rite Aid isn’t allowed to use AI-powered facial recognition technology for another five years as part of a settlement it reached with the Federal Trade Commission. In a complaint filed on Tuesday, the FTC accuses Rite Aid of using facial surveillance systems in a “reckless” manner from 2012 to 2020.…
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Epic won’t ban blockchain games over adults-only ratings
Blockchain games are returning to Epic Games’ marketplace. The Epic Games Store has a strict ban on games classified as “Adults Only” by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) — normally games with excessive nudity or violence. But the marketplace announced today that blockchain games classified as AO only because…
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Ransomware gang ‘unseizes’ its site and issues new threats after FBI takedown
The US Justice Department (DOJ) says the FBI has created a decryption tool that helped it return the data of over 500 ransomware victims as part of a multinational law enforcement push. It also wrote that the bureau had seized “several websites” operated by the ALPHV / Blackcat ransomware gang.…
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25 Last-Minute Deals on Gifts That Will Arrive by Christmas
It’s not too late to finish your shopping. We rounded up deals on WIRED-approved gifts that ship quickly. Source
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