Driver’s Licenses Go Digital – IEEE Spectrum
Will you have to have an ID to sit in an autonomous vehicle? Digital driver’s licenses are coming to the United States, harnessing biometrics like […]
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Uber for Planes Amendment in FAA Bill – Plane & Pilot
The new provision would effectively allow private pilots to post ride share notices online, which would in theory open up the market to companies wanting […]
Genealogy Websites Were Key to Big Break in Golden State Killer Case – The New York Times
Investigators used DNA from crime scenes and plugged that genetic profile into a private online genealogy database. They found distant relatives of Mr. DeAngelo’s and […]
Report: Russian Hackers Had The Ability To Shut Down U.S. Power Plants : NPR
Since at least March 2016, Russian hackers attempted to infiltrate numerous sectors of American infrastructure, including energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation and manufacturing, according […]
Leaked posts show Facebook employees are worried about leakers, some suspect spies – Business Insider
Facebook employees think the real problem is leakers, according to posts leaked to The Verge. Source: Leaked posts show Facebook employees are worried about leakers, […]
Kaspersky’s ‘Slingshot’ report burned an ISIS-focused intelligence operation
The U.S. government and Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky Lab are currently in the throes of a nasty legal fight that comes on top of a […]
A Gaping Loophole Could Shield Autonomous Car Companies From Lawsuits
Automakers have been urging Congress for months to pass legislation that would pave the way for autonomous cars to be deployed in droves. But consumer […]
Cord-cutting just hit another record, and cable companies are in denial – BGR
The pay TV industry is in the midst of a huge change. Half a million pay TV customers cancelled their contracts in the last three […]
House Democrats Join Everyone Else in Letting Equifax Off Easy for Catastrophic Hack
After Equifax’s negligence allowed hackers to steal the personal information of 145.5 million Americans, the company promised to give everyone free credit monitoring for a […]