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The FBI paid hackers to unlock the San Bernadino terrorist’s iPhone

Jan 30, 2024

TheĀ encryption dispute between Apple and the FBI took a rather unexpected turn a couple of weeks ago when the FBI...

Things might actually be turning around for BlackBerry

Jan 30, 2024

John Chen may haveĀ built a reputation as a guy who can turn things around for struggling companies, but when he...

Google’s self-driving cars may start communicating with pedestrians

Jan 30, 2024

Although self-driving cars are being developed at an impressive pace, there's still a long way to go before they're ready...

Telemarketers will soon have their number published by the FCC

Jan 30, 2024

Most people never bother reporting robocallers and telemarketers to the FCC, although there are still hundreds of people that do...

NASA is allowing startups to use its patents for free

Jan 30, 2024

You'd be surprised how many products that we see and use everyday actually utilize technology that was developed by NASA,...

Smartphone passcodes are protected by the Fifth Amendment

Jan 30, 2024

For the handful of you who've never seen a courtroom scene in a movie or television show where the Fifth...

SpaceX is one step closer to bringing Internet access to the entire world

Jan 30, 2024

Just a day after it was reported that Facebook and Google were abandoning their respective Internet-beaming satelliteĀ projects, SpaceX has requested...

This new bill would grant the NSA permission to spy on us until 2020

Jan 30, 2024

Hey guys, wouldn't it be great if the NSA was granted permission to collect data on us en masse for...

Hillary Clinton just made a Google executive her CTO

Jan 30, 2024

While Hilary Clinton has yet to officially announce that she's running for president, the Washington Post is reporting that she...

Even Apple is coming out against Indiana’s “anti-gay” law

Jan 30, 2024

To say that Indiana's recentĀ Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) has been controversial would be a gross understatement. The legislation, as...

Terminator 2 inspired this new 3D printing technique

Jan 30, 2024

Terminator 2 probably isn't the best movie to draw inspiration for your technology from but that's exactly what a company...

BMW security flaw reminds us of the dangers of “smart cars”

Jan 30, 2015

The benefits of of merging our automobile with modern technology are innumerable, but there are some pitfalls. One of these...