Economy
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Amazon “seized and destroyed” 2 million counterfeit products in 2020
Enlarge / Amazon trailers backed into bays at a distribution center in Miami, Florida, in August 2019. (credit: Getty Images…
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Security researcher successfully jailbreaks an Apple AirTag
After permanently bricking two AirTags, stacksmashing succeeded in breaking into and reprogramming a third. [credit: stacksmashing ] This weekend, German…
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Hackers who shut down pipeline: We don’t want to cause “problems for society”
Enlarge / Problems with Colonial Pipeline’s distribution system tend to lead to gasoline runs and price increases across the US…
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Apple brass discussed disclosing 128-million iPhone hack, then decided not to
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In September 2015, Apple managers had a dilemma on their hands: should, or should they not,…
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Ajit Pai promised cheaper Internet—real prices rose 19 percent instead
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | MirageC) The average US home-Internet bill increased 19 percent during the first three years of…
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Researchers peek at proprietary data of US particle physics lab Fermilab
Enlarge (credit: Glukicov) Multiple unsecured entry points allowed researchers to access data belonging to Fermilab, a national particle physics and…
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Fix for critical Qualcomm chip flaw is making its way to Android devices
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Makers of high-end Android devices are responding to the discovery of a Qualcomm chip flaw that…
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Severe vulnerabilities in Dell firmware update driver found and fixed
Enlarge / At least three companies have reported the dbutil_2_3.sys security problems to Dell over the past two years. (credit:…
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Twitter’s latest robo-nag will flag “harmful” language before you post
Enlarge / Before you tweet, you might be asked if you meant to be so rude. (credit: Getty Images /…
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Data leak makes Peloton’s Horrible, No-Good, Really Bad Day even worse
Enlarge (credit: Peloton) Peloton is having a rough day. First, the company recalled two treadmill models following the death of…
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