“Thousands of disabled and elderly people in more than a dozen states have had to fight against decisions made by an algorithm to get the support services they need to remain in their homes instead of being institutionalized,” reports the U.S. edition of the Guardian: The cuts have hit low-income seniors and people with disabilities…

Celebrate the long weekend with big discounts on appliances, dashcams and PC parts. …read more Source:: CNet

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said last week “he is revisiting proposed legislation that would crack down on the giant tax-free retirement accounts amassed by the ultrawealthy,” reports ProPublica, “after a ProPublica story exposed that billionaires were shielding fortunes inside them.” Earlier ProPublica had reported that PayPal founder Peter Thiel turned his retirement…

It’s the latest major ransomware exploit, as concerns over such attacks have skyrocketed. …read more Source:: CNet

When we last checked in on the WiFiWart, an ambitious project to scratch-build a Linux powered penetration testing drop box small enough to be disguised as a standard phone charger, [Walker] was still in the early planning phases. In fact, it was little more than an idea. But we had a hunch that he was…

Review: A mixture of Stranger Things plus sex, drugs and gore can be found in the supernatural slasher. …read more Source:: CNet

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A Los Angeles summer camp is offering children as young as 5 “a crash course in all things crypto,” reports NBC News: In a sign of the bubbling enthusiasm for digital currencies, the Crypto Kids Camp began Monday in a warehouse in a busy port district. Over five days, the camp combines activities that would…

HBO Max streams movies, shows, originals and (sometimes) big-screen releases the same day they hit theaters. But it’s not streaming The Forever Purge, and Harry Potter movies are gone too. …read more Source:: CNet

HBO Max has been known this year for streaming new movies the same day they hit theaters — but The Forever Purge, Fast and Furious 9 and Quiet Place 2 aren’t. …read more Source:: CNet