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insideevs.com
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/41400768 >cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/41400661 It's just a patent, but like fuck anyone even thinking about this.
gizmodo.com
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/24704051 > The San Francisco Chronicle reports that police in Oakland, California, and other places, have been obtaining warrants that allow them to tow Teslas that may have been parked within close proximity to local crimes. In many cases, police will get the driver’s permission before they access the data inside the vehicles. However, on rare occasions, when police feel the information needs to be gotten quickly, they will simply use a court-ordered warrant to tow the vehicle and empty it of its necessary evidence. > > The Chronicle reports that the warrant-and-tow method has been used by Oakland police in at least three instances over the past two months. The cars’ external cameras, paired with its sophisticated network of sensors, can prove particularly helpful in solving cases. In one recent case in the city, a woman was shot and killed after a group of men pulled guns on one another and began shooting. Police took advantage of video recorded by a nearby Tesla to aid their investigation. Ultimately, two men were arrested several weeks later and charged with murder, the newspaper reports.
www.theverge.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/22142186 > > This is one of the smallest Copilot Plus PCs yet.
www.howtogeek.com
https://programming.dev/post/18701813 > Apple's DeviceCheck framework, which allows developers to store data that persists even after factory resets or device transfers.
arstechnica.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/21524474 > > Smart display will soon default to showing ads after three hours.
arstechnica.com
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/18495588 > - Peloton is introducing a $95 "used equipment activation fee" for bikes purchased from outside its official channels in the US and Canada, aiming to boost revenue and maintain onboarding quality for new subscribers. > - The fee has sparked criticism as it reduces the cost savings typically associated with buying secondhand equipment and diverges from practices in other industries, potentially discouraging used market purchases. > - Peloton's hardware sales continue to decline, but subscription revenue has seen slight growth; the company still faces financial struggles despite cost-cutting measures and layoffs.
www.bmwblog.com
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arstechnica.com
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www.independent.co.uk
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18776912 > Parents outraged at Snoo after smart bassinet company charges fee to rock crib for crying babies
arstechnica.com
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www.euractiv.com
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/1885722 >[Archived link](https://web.archive.org/web/20240814130729/https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/hacker-shines-spotlight-on-vulnerability-of-solar-panels-installed-in-europe/) > > Here is the [original article in Dutch](https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/hacker-kan-stekker-uit-zonnepanelen-trekken-en-stroomnet-platleggen) (gated) > > While wind turbines, which are highly networked and equipped with hundreds of sensors, are traditionally considered more vulnerable to outside interference than solar panels, a Dutch citizen may have proved otherwise. > > A Dutch white hat hacker could have gained control of millions of smart solar panel systems, using a backdoor. > > The findings confirm a 2023 report by a Dutch agency which found that converters, essential parts of solar panels that make the electricity suitable for the power grid and which are usually connected to the web, can be “easily hacked, remotely disabled or used for DDoS [Distributed Denial of Service] attacks.” DDoS is one of the most common types of attacks, which basically try to overwhelm a system. > > **EU industry association SolarPower Europe said the bloc “needs more robust cybersecurity rules for distributed energy sources” in a statement commenting on the hack.** > > The share of solar power in the European grid has surged from 1% in 2010 to 9% in 2023, and with it the disruptive potential of a cyberattack on solar panels has likewise grown. > > “Devices that can be centrally co-ordinated or managed (for example, aggregated rooftop solar installations) must be subject to an EU or nationally authorised layer of monitoring,” stressed Dries Acke, deputy CEO of the lobby group. > > A **report by the EU’s own cybersecurity agency from 24 July found that the union is ill-prepared for a concerted attack on its energy infrastructure**, whether by a foreign state or by malicious insiders. > > With electricity being so essential, any attack on Europe “attracts considerable pre-positioning activity by advanced threat actors” in the power sector should they aim at “executing a destructive attack” it adds. > > **Solar panels were outlined as a vulnerability in several scenarios, also due to the dominance of a single country, China, in the supply chain.** > > The industry says that while laws like the updated EU Network and Information Security Directive, known as NIS2, and the Cyber Resilience Act are a start, more action is needed: solar panels should be classified as a critical product, which means they’d be subject to more rigorous assessments. > > These concerns come as the EU’s home-grown solar industry cites cybersecurity as a reason why they should receive preferential treatment, which would help them regain market share from Chinese competitors. > > “Future-looking cyber requirements should come under an EU Electrification Action Plan,” said Acke, adding that “Europe must learn from its recent lessons in energy security, and map a secure path forward.”
www.techdirt.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19119747 What an unsurprising turn of events.
techcrunch.com
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/39437091 >Malicious hackers can take over control of vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs to spy on their owners using the devices’ cameras and microphones, new research has found. > > Security researchers Dennis Giese and Braelynn are due to speak at the Def Con hacking conference on Saturday detailing their research into Ecovacs robots. When they analyzed several Ecovacs products, the two researchers found a number of issues that can be abused to hack the robots via Bluetooth and surreptitiously switch on microphones and cameras remotely. > > “Their security was really, really, really, really bad,” Giese told TechCrunch in an interview ahead of the talk. > > The researchers said they reached out to Ecovacs to report the vulnerabilities but never heard back from the company, and believe the vulnerabilities are still not fixed and could be exploited by hackers.
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www.autoevolution.com
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gizmodo.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18112704 > >During a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shed some possible insight into the company’s view on one of its most important products. Saying that “the mouse built this house,” Faber shares the planning behind a Forever Mouse, a premium product that the company hopes will be the last you ever have to buy. There’s also a discussion about a subscription-based service and a deeper focus on AI. > > >For now, details on a Forever Mouse are thin, but you better believe there will be a catch. The Instant Pot was a product so good that customers rarely needed to buy another one. The company went bankrupt.
techcrunch.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/19621480 > UK school reprimanded for unlawful use of facial recognition technology > > > An English school has been reprimanded by U.K. regulators after it used facial recognition technology without getting opt-in consent from students.
www.tomshardware.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/195613 > HP discontinues online-only LaserJet printers in response to backlash > > [HN Discussion](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40914029)
arstechnica.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17360350 > “Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers > > It is hard to imagine that there was not someone inside of Nike that lost their faith in humanity when the pitch for these things was originally taking off.
www.techdirt.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16955080 >LLMs certainly hold potential, but as we’ve seen time and time again in tech over the last fifteen years, the hype and greed of unethical pitchmen has gotten way out ahead of the actual locomotive. A lot of people in “tech” are interested in money, not tech. And they’re increasingly making decisions based on how to drum up investment bucks, get press attention and bump stock, not on actually improving anything. >The result has been a ridiculous parade of rushed “AI” implementations that are focused more on cutting corners, undermining labor, or drumming up sexy headlines than improving lives. The resulting hype cycle isn’t just building unrealistic expectations and tarnishing brands, it’s often distracting many tech companies from foundational reality and more practical, meaningful ideas.
www.404media.co
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arstechnica.com
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www.macrumors.com
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16179767 > Everything must be a subscription service
www.theverge.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/16008490 >> The company’s only hardware product will soon be e-waste.
www.theverge.com
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themarkup.org
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/14585736 > Car Tracking Can Enable Domestic Abuse. Turning It Off Is Easier Said Than Done > > > Internet-connected cars allow abusers to track domestic violence survivors after they leave
cross-posted from: https://mstdn.social/users/tekkie/statuses/112037167186333009 > Image description: Installation progress bar running for software upgrade of the Under Armour running shoes > > --- > (Originally published earlier today on mstdn.social)
Og post: https://infosec.exchange/@dmgedgoods/112003888626019907
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11706956 > No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack::A widely reported story that 3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack.
www.tomshardware.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/118264 > Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks > > [HN Discussion](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39277990)
I learned of this thing's existence about a year ago when someone with this thing asked for help in reddit. It's a ceiling lamp. With a bluetooth speaker. It's in constant pairing mode allowing anyone to connect whenever. The person complained about hearing the neighbours' cooking instructions and that their teenager cranks the music to max volume while figuring out why there's no sound. [[archived reddit link in Finnish]](https://archive.is/vsbb0)
All the protections in software, what an amazing idea!
Some 5 years ago I used the toilet in a mall. Their urinals all had screens showing Android (4?) home screen. The screens were replaced with printed ads later. Picture is from internet as I have lost mine since, but the product is same
I discovered the purpose of what looked like an NFC tag in my toothbrush heads. More expensive _smart_ versions of my toothbrush log how many times the head is used, and start nagging about replacement after a while. Unlike with printer ink, it at least doesn't disable old toothbrush heads. https://hackaday.com/2023/05/27/hacking-a-smart-electric-toothbrush-to-reset-its-usage-counter/