Day: December 7, 2018

Nissan might be wrapped up in Carlos Ghosn’s legal troubles, report says – Roadshow

The report says prosecutors plan to indict not only Ghosn, but also the automaker itself. …read more Source:: CNet


Avengers 4: Endgame and 9 other Marvel movies coming in the next 4 years – CNET

Avengers 4: Endgame has an official release date: April 23, 2019. …read more Source:: CNet


Despite infamous hit, Elon Musk says he has ‘no idea how to smoke pot’ – CNET

A 60 Minutes interview with the Tesla CEO will air on Sunday, Dec. 9. …read more Source:: CNet


Racing the Beam on a Thin Client, in FPGAs

A few years back, a company by the name of Pano Logic launched a line of FPGA-based thin clients. Sadly, the market didn’t eventuate, and the majority of this stock ended up on eBay, to eventually be snapped up by eager hackers. [Tom] is one of those very hackers, and decided to try some raytracing…


NASA InSight hears ‘haunting low rumble’ on Mars – CNET

The InSight lander is listening to Mars winds and sending back the “sounds” of the Red Planet. …read more Source:: CNet


Australia Anti-Encryption Law Triggers Sweeping Backlash

A newly-passed Australian law could allow the government to force tech companies to create backdoors in their products. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Chinese Mobile App Companies Are a National Security Risk, Says a Top Democrat

Chinese mobile app companies pose the same national security risk to the US as telecom giants like Huawei and ZTE, Sen. Mark Warner said in an interview. From a report: Recent US legislation largely banned Huawei and ZTE from use by the government and its contractors, due to concerns about surveillance and other national security…


Avengers 4 title is Avengers: Endgame, but what does that mean? – CNET

Doctor Strange said it in Infinity War, and there’s a connection to the world of chess. …read more Source:: CNet


DHS looking into tracking Monero and Zcash transactions

DHS has had great success with tracking and analyzing Bitcoin transactions already. They are now looking for similar solutions for tracking “privacy coins.” …read more Source:: ZDNet


TA505 Crooks are Now Targeting US Retailers with Personalized Campaigns

Threat group moves away from “smash-and-grab” attacks and adopts a boutique approach to targeting victims. …read more Source:: Threatpost