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Polish hackers could be sued for unlocking commuter trains "bricked" by manufacturer
Boing Boing,
Earlier this week, I wrote about the remarkably cool story of three Polish hackers successfully messing with "the system", as per request of their employer. They huffed and they puffed and they put a bunch of green numbers onto black terminal screens or whatever it is these people do to make stuff work. — Read the rest The post Polish hackers could be sued for unlocking commuter trains "bricked" by manufacturer appeared first on Boing Boing.
Facing roadblocks, China’s robotaxi darlings apply the brakes
TechCrunch,
A few years ago, robotaxis were the darlings of venture capitalists in China. A cadre of audacious startups, including Deeproute.ai, WeRide.ai, Pony.ai and Momenta reeled in hundreds of millions of dollars to fuel their costly ambitions. With pockets overflowing, they spent generously on building self-driving vehicle fleets. Their geeky executives, swapping T-shirts for sharp suits, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
You have two noses, the US Army mulled yerba mate for soldiers, and 79 other startling facts
From Hawaii's feral chicken problem to snowstorms on Mars, Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses, and the US's lifeguard shortage, The Atlantic is a great source of well-reported and intriguing stories about unusual topics. The editors have just published a fascinating list "81 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2023." — Read the rest The post You have two noses, the US Army mulled yerba mate for soldiers, and 79 other startling facts appeared first on Boing Boing.
That's It, I Need to See This Family on Reality TV
Jezebel,
Each Christmas since 2015, a family in Austin, Texas mails out a greeting card that could probably put some people in Hollywood out of a job. And they’re finally getting some much-deserved attention. Read more...
Pour One Out for Jersey Shore’s Karma Nightclub
Vulture,
The cast’s group chat must be popping off.
Should auld acquaintance be robot
This is always a strange week for us. Save for the occasional disastrous patent dispute, things are (thankfully) almost uncannily quiet in the week separating Christmas and New Year’s Day. You see a lot of reflective posts go up during this time, not only because the calendar year is coming to a close, but also because […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Hazardous chemical cloud at Disneyland injures employees
At 2am yesterday, a toxic vapor cloud of hazardous chemicals injured two Disneyland employees (aka "cast members"). Anaheim Fire & Rescue treated one of the employees at the park and the other was sent to the hospital but has since been released. — Read the rest The post Hazardous chemical cloud at Disneyland injures employees appeared first on Boing Boing.
That Chinese spy balloon used a U.S. internet provider to transmit its data
Remember the Chinese spy balloon—aka the "civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes" (according to China)—that in February flew over the United States until the US Air Force shot it down? Apparently the super-secret surveillance device was, um, using an American internet service provider to communicate with its operators in China, according to NBC News who are not naming the company: From NBC News: The Biden administration sought a highly secretive court order from the federal Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to collect intelligence about [the balloon] while it was over the U.S., — Read the rest The post That Chinese spy balloon used a U.S. internet provider to transmit its data appeared first on Boing Boing.