Day: May 21, 2020

Researchers Control Monkeys’ Decisions With Bursts of Ultrasonic Waves

Posted on by Robin Edgar

New research published today in Science Advances suggests pulses of ultrasonic waves can be used to partially control decision-making in rhesus macaque monkeys. Specifically, the ultrasound treatments were shown to influence their decision to look either left or right at a target presented on a screen, despite prior training to prefer one target over the Read more about Researchers Control Monkeys’ Decisions With Bursts of Ultrasonic Waves[…]

UK takes a step closer to domestic launches as Skyrora fires up Skylark-L

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Blighty is preparing for take-off as Edinburgh-based rocket-botherer Skyrora test-fired its Skylark-L rocket from a location in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. Those hoping to send a satellite to orbit from UK soil might have a while to wait, however. The Skylark-L is only capable of flinging a 60kg payload 100km up. The beefier Read more about UK takes a step closer to domestic launches as Skyrora fires up Skylark-L[…]

Hey Siri, are you still recording people’s conversations despite promising not to do so nine months ago?

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Apple may still be recording and transcribing conversations captured by Siri on its phones, despite promising to put an end to the practice nine months ago, claims a former Apple contractor who was hired to listen into customer conversations. In a letter [PDF] sent to data protection authorities in Europe, Thomas Le Bonniec expresses his Read more about Hey Siri, are you still recording people’s conversations despite promising not to do so nine months ago?[…]

DNS this week stands for Drowning Needed Services: Design flaw in name server system can be exploited to flood machines offline

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Dubbed NXNSAttack, the flaw [PDF] can be abused to pull off a classic amplification attack: you send a small amount of specially crafted data to a DNS server, which responds by sending a lot of data to a victim’s server. If you have an army of hacked PCs or devices – a botnet – at Read more about DNS this week stands for Drowning Needed Services: Design flaw in name server system can be exploited to flood machines offline[…]

Command and Conquer Tiberium Dawn and Red Alert Source code Released by EA

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Today we are proud to announce that alongside the launch of the Remastered Collection, Electronic Arts will be releasing the TiberianDawn.dll and RedAlert.dll and their corresponding source code under the GPL version 3.0 license. This is a key moment for Electronic Arts, the C&C community, and the gaming industry, as we believe this will be Read more about Command and Conquer Tiberium Dawn and Red Alert Source code Released by EA[…]

Rogue ADT tech spied on hundreds of customers in their homes via CCTV – teen girls, young mums repeatedly watched

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A technician at ADT remotely accessed hundreds of customers’ CCTV cameras to spy on people in their own homes, the burglar-alarm biz has admitted. At least one of the victims was a teenage girl, and another a young mother, according to court filings. Last month, an ADT customer in Dallas, Texas, spotted and reported an Read more about Rogue ADT tech spied on hundreds of customers in their homes via CCTV – teen girls, young mums repeatedly watched[…]

EasyJet admits data of nine million hacked

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EasyJet has admitted that a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack” has affected approximately nine million customers. It said email addresses and travel details had been stolen and that 2,208 customers had also had their credit and debit card details “accessed”. The firm has informed the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office while it investigates the breach. EasyJet first became Read more about EasyJet admits data of nine million hacked[…]