As the driver enters the car after unlocking it with an NFC card, the thief begins exchanging messages between the weaponized Teslakee and the car. Before the driver has even driven away, the messages enroll a key of the thief’s choice with the car. From then on, the thief can use the key to unlock,… Continue reading Hackers Can Steal Your Tesla by Creating Their Own Personal Keys
Author: Wired Magazine
The Best Travel Bags for Wherever You’re Headed
Not every good product can snag a best-in-category title, but there are several more bags we’ve tested that get our thumbs-up and deserve a mention. Solgaard Carry-On Closet Plus ($295) is a tiny bit over what most airlines list as the maximum dimensions, but the difference is so small that it’s accepted 95 percent of… Continue reading The Best Travel Bags for Wherever You’re Headed
What Would a Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Mean in the US?
A committee of independent, expert advisers for the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly to authorize the two-dose Novavax Covid-19 vaccine yesterday, with 21 of 22 committee members voting in favor of the vaccine and one member abstaining. The endorsement is only for a two-dose primary series in adults, not for boosters. The FDA is… Continue reading What Would a Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Mean in the US?
China’s Jidu Robo-1 Looks Like It’s From the Future. Maybe It Is
The collaboration with Geely could give Jidu a big boost when it comes to the notoriously tricky business of making cars at high volume and with high reliability, says Tu Le, managing director of Sino Auto Insights, an analyst firm focused on China’s automotive sector. He adds that China’s auto industry is electrifying at a… Continue reading China’s Jidu Robo-1 Looks Like It’s From the Future. Maybe It Is
8 Queer Video Games Worth Playing
Happy pride month to all the gaymers! During pride this year, as a celebration, I’m replaying a few of my favorite video games with LGBTQ+ representation. Even though many modern video game companies are committed to diverse representation, the execution still misses the mark at times. As a queer person, I value gaming experiences that… Continue reading 8 Queer Video Games Worth Playing
Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections
By its very nature, TikTok is harder to moderate than many other social media platforms, according to Cameron Hickey, project director at the Algorithmic Transparency Institute. The brevity of the videos, and the fact that many can include audio, visual, and text elements makes human discernment even more necessary when deciding whether something violates platform… Continue reading Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections
Want to Understand Delusions? Listen to the People Who Have Them
For the first decades of Sohee Park’s career in schizophrenia research, she rarely stopped to consider what life was like for her research subjects. Now a professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University, Park made a name for herself by studying working memory—the quick, scratch-pad-like memory that helps us keep track of what we’re doing. By… Continue reading Want to Understand Delusions? Listen to the People Who Have Them
All the New Features Coming to Your Mac This Fall
Say goodbye to Monterey and hello to Ventura—macOS Ventura, that is. Apple officially unveiled the latest version of its desktop operating system at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this morning. MacOS Ventura, also known as macOS 13, will pack a variety of new features into desktops and laptops when it becomes available this fall. (New… Continue reading All the New Features Coming to Your Mac This Fall
Axon’s Taser Drone Plans Prompt AI Ethics Board Resignations
A majority of Axon’s AI Ethics Board resigned in protest yesterday, following an announcement last week that the company planned to equip drones with Tasers and cameras as a way to end mass shootings in schools. The company backed down on its proposal Sunday, but the damage had been done. Axon had first asked the… Continue reading Axon’s Taser Drone Plans Prompt AI Ethics Board Resignations
AlphaBay Is Taking Over the Dark Web—Again
For years, dark web markets and the law enforcement agencies that combat them have been locked into a cycle of raid, rinse, repeat: For every online black market destroyed, another has always been there to take its place. But rarely has a dominant dark web market been busted by a massive law enforcement operation only… Continue reading AlphaBay Is Taking Over the Dark Web—Again