Day: April 3, 2020

Thousands of Zoom Video Calls Left Exposed on Open Web

Thousands of personal Zoom videos have been left viewable on the open Web, highlighting the privacy risks to millions of Americans as they shift many of their personal interactions to video calls in an age of social distancing. From a report: Many of the videos appear to have been recorded through Zoom’s software and saved…


Waymo’s halts self-driving car fleet due to coronavirus – Roadshow

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, all Waymo services and testing are on hiatus. …read more Source:: CNet


Volkswagen partners with fabric supplier for more medical gear – Roadshow

The German automaker partnered with Faurecia to build critical protective gear for those fighting the coronavirus outbreak. …read more Source:: CNet


Black Panther, Captain Marvel sequels get 2022 release dates – CNET

Both anticipated sequels will hit our eyeballs in 2022! …read more Source:: CNet


Self-Propagating Malware Targets Thousands of Docker Ports Per Day

A Bitcoin-mining campaign using the Kinsing malware is spreading quickly thanks to cloud-container misconfigurations. …read more Source:: Threatpost


WeWork Founder Misses Out on $1 Billion as SoftBank Cancels Share Buyout

SoftBank is walking away from a sizeable chunk of its WeWork rescue package, which included a near billion dollar windfall for ousted founder Adam Neumann. From a report: The Japanese tech company has backed out of a plan to buy $3 billion worth of shares in the coworking startup from existing shareholders and investors, according…


Lyft offers free scooter rides for coronavirus health and transit workers – CNET

The free unlimited Lyft scooter rides will be available through April 30. …read more Source:: CNet


Charging Pad Flips For Solar Power

Charging pads are now a common, popular way to charge small devices. They have the benefit of reducing wear on connectors and being easier to use. [bcschmi6] decided to build a solar powered charging pad, which should come in handy when out and about. The build uses a 3 W square solar panel, hooked up…


Tesla owners can now view Sentry Mode, TeslaCam footage in-car – Roadshow

A new update headed to owners will make it a lot easier to watch footage captured on these systems. …read more Source:: CNet


Where’s the best place to add Mentos to Diet Coke for the most foam? How big are the individual bubbles? Has science gone too far?

Science-teaching pair trek high and low to uncover cola geyser secrets Did you know that the popular Diet Coke and Mentos soda geyser experiment works better at higher altitudes? Or that the average size of the bubbles formed on the scotch mints is about 6μm? Now you do, thanks to the wonders of science and…