MIT study finds Tesla drivers become inattentive when Autopilot is activated Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Rebecca Bellan - September 21, 20210 By the end of this week, potentially thousands of Tesla owners will be testing out the automaker’s newest version of its “Full Self-Driving” beta software, version 10.0.1, on public roads, even as regulators and federal officials investigate the safety of the system after a few high-profile crashes. A new study from
Study finds half of Americans get news on social media, but percentage has dropped Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Sarah Perez - September 20, 20210 A new report from Pew Research finds that around a third of U.S. adults continue to get their news regularly from Facebook, though the exact percentage has slipped from 36% in 2020 to 31% in 2021. This drop reflects an overall slight decline in the number of Americans who say
Live Study Results Webinar: 2021 Cybersecurity Complexity Research Survey Data Breach by HendrikWiese - September 13, 20210 Attacks such as SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline show that adversaries are not only stealthy, persistent and patient … but they also are taking advantage of our complexity – the sheer number of disparate tools, vendors and over-burdened staff that enterprises have cobbled together for defense, leaving dangerous gaps in detection
Leap Finance raises $55 million to help Indian students study abroad, plans international expansion Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - September 8, 20210 Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and young adults get on flights each year from India to a foreign land to pursue higher education. Upon landing, they face myriad challenges. One big one: They don’t have a local credit history, so they can’t avail a range of financial services, including a
‘A uniquely bad idea’? Senators propose hack back study, but most experts’ minds are made up Data Breach by Joe Uchill - July 6, 20210 Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., speaks on June 17, 2021, in Washington. Daines co-sponsored a bill for DHS to research using hacking as a response to an incident. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images) A bipartisan bill introduced last week would have the Department of Homeland Security research what most in cybersecurity refer
Mobile dialysis startup eyes human trials in 2022 following encouraging animal study Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Emma Betuel - June 18, 20210 This past year, three sheep in Canada have been wearing their kidneys on their sleeves. Or more aptly, in jackets on their fluffy backs. These three sheep are part of an ongoing animal study run by the Buffalo, New York-based startup Qidni Labs, a company pursuing waterless and mobile blood purification
FatFace disclosure a case study in ‘bungling the process’ Data Breach by Joe Uchill - March 28, 20210 A former location of Fat Face, in Putney Exchange, London. The company recently reported a data breach to customers. (Edward Hands /CC BY-SA 4.0) U.K.-clothing retailer FatFace has egg on its face after a botched disclosure letter customers and security professionals consider too late, too secretive and too hard to confirm.
Leap raises $17 million to help Indian students study abroad Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Manish Singh - March 16, 20210 Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and young adults get on flights each year from India to a foreign land to pursue higher education. Upon landing, they face a myriad of challenges: They don’t have a local credit history, so they can’t avail a range of financial services including a loan
Wear your helmet, concludes new study showing electronic scooter injuries have nearly tripled in the last four years Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Sarah Buhr - January 13, 20200 Taking a ride on an electronic scooter soon? Wear your helmet! According to a recent study published in JAMA Surgery, not wearing headgear or taking other precautions while riding is increasingly sending young people to the hospital — leading to over 40,000 broken bones, head wounds and other injuries. Unfortunately, less
Cookie consent tools are being used to undermine EU privacy rules, study suggests Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Natasha Lomas - January 10, 20200 Most cookie consent pop-ups served to internet users in the European Union — ostensibly seeking permission to track people’s web activity — are likely to be flouting regional privacy laws, a new study by researchers at MIT, UCL and Aarhus University suggests. “The results of our empirical survey of CMPs