A popular baby monitor has been found riddled with vulnerabilities that give attackers full access to personal information and sensitive video footage. …read more Source:: Threatpost

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: An electronic device that “sniffs” breath may offer a new way to identify people with a condition that can lead to cancer of the oesophagus, researchers have revealed. According to the charity Cancer Research UK, people diagnosed with Barrett’s oesophagus — a precancerous condition in which…

California’s annual disengagement report is a peek into the state of self-driving car engineering, and we’re going to dive into it. …read more Source:: CNet

These seven convenient options will make babies (and parents) smile. …read more Source:: CNet

Before you start cutting up that ‘negative ion’ health bracelet or personal massager, be aware that these are highly likely to contain thorium oxide or similar radioactive powder, as this research video by [Justin Atkin] (also embedded after the break) over at The Thought Emporium YouTube channel shows. Even ignoring the irony that thorium oxide…

Bray Wyatt is next. …read more Source:: CNet

For the first time in its brief history in India, the premium brand has gone all out to woo customers with big price cuts, and thanks to local manufacturing efforts, it has worked wonders. However, India’s Hindu supremacist government may torpedo all of that good work. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Bloomberg’s Luka Kawa reports on the tips and tricks members of the r/wallstreetbets subreddit are using to push prices on the stock market, at least for the short term. Here’s an excerpt from the report: The do-it-yourself traders of r/WSB are waging a kind of guerrilla warfare in the markets, trying to exploit what they…

When the flu strikes, you’re going to want one of these thermometers. …read more Source:: CNet

Starting next week, Starbucks will roll out its spring menu in stores across Canada that will include a breakfast sandwich with Beyond Meat sausage. Engadget reports: Starbucks joins a growing list of brands that have added Beyond Meat’s plant-based offerings to their menus. To date, those companies include McDonald’s (also a Canadian pilot), KFC, Subway,…