engineers at MIT have designed an artificial synapse in such a way that they can precisely control the strength of an electric current flowing across it, similar to the way ions flow between neurons. The team has built a small chip with artificial synapses, made from silicon germanium. In simulations, the researchers found that the Read more about Engineers design artificial synapse for “brain-on-a-chip” hardware[…]
Checkmarx researchers disclosed two flaws (CVE-2018-6017, CVE-2018-6018) and a proof of concept (see video below) for an app that could sit on the wireless network of, say, an airport or hotel and observe actions including profile views, swipes, and likes. The first issue, CVE-2018-6017, results from the Tinder’s app’s use of insecure HTTP connections to Read more about Easy to watch over your shoulder at your Tindering[…]
Apple has released security patches for iOS and macOS that include, among other things, Meltdown and Spectre fixes. The new versions should be installed as soon as possible. […] Less-hyped, but still serious, are vulnerabilities in the macOS kernel that include an exploitable race condition (CVE-2018-4092), a validation issue (CVE-2018-4093), and memory initialization bug (CVE-2018-4090) Read more about It’s 2018 and your Macs, iPhones can be pwned by playing evil music: lots of patches[…]
YouTube has asked musicians to agree not to disparage the streaming-video service in exchange for promotional support, according to people familiar with the matter, a way to quell persistent criticism by artists. In recent months, YouTube has given a handful of musicians a couple hundred thousand dollars to produce videos and promoted their work on Read more about YouTube’s Support for Musicians Comes With a non-disparagement contract. Wait, what? It’s legal to agree to this before you know what they will do to you?![…]
Electron is a node.js and Chromium framework that lets developers use Web technologies (JavaScript, HTML and CSS) to build desktop apps. It’s widely-used: Skype, Slack, Signal, a Basecamp implementation and a desktop WordPress app all count themselves as adopters. Slack users should update to version 3.0.3 or better, and the latest version of Skype for Read more about Skype, Signal, Slack, other apps inherit Electron vuln[…]