Day: October 2, 2013

Obama’s BRAIN project gathers dust in government shutdown

Because of the way funding is allocated, the government shutdown could cause lasting consequences for the BRAIN mapping initiative…….


Team of Dentists Create The Six-Second Toothbrush

dryriver writes “A team of dentists has created a toothbrush they say can clean teeth thoroughly in less than six seconds. Manufacturer Blizzident uses the same scans dentists use to fit braces and an extremely precise 3D printer to create a brush for each individual customer. Each brush contains about 400 soft bristles and requires…


Chromecast creeps further into living room with Hulu hookup

The little dongle that could……


Smarten up that green thumb

These smart gardening products bring some added intelligence to your planting efforts, both indoors and out…….


Tesla Model S fire stokes electric car fears

Video of a burning Tesla Model S was posted online today, causing the company’s stock price to drop…….


Welcome to Anton Menlo, Facebook’s future housing complex

The 394-unit apartment community, located off of High 101 in Menlo Park, will cater to the all-inclusive expectations of today’s tech workers…….


Portable gaming laptop deathmatch

New 13- and 14-inch PC gaming laptops are finally ready for prime time…….


One (alleged) cause of climate change you’ve never heard of

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says humans are to blame for our warming planet. Crave’s Eric Mack recalls a time in Alaska where he learned exactly which humans could be most responsible…….


SIEMENS Solid Edge ST4 SEListCtrlX ActiveX Remote Code Execution

This Metasploit module exploits the SEListCtrlX ActiveX installed with the SIEMENS Solid Edge product. The vulnerability exists on several APIs provided by the control, where user supplied input is handled as a memory pointer without proper validation, allowing an attacker to read and corrupt memory from the target process. This Metasploit module abuses the methods…


Do Comments On Web Pages Ruin Science?

GregLaden writes “Last week Popular Science shut down comments on their web pages citing the damage being done to the public perception of science as their reason. Earlier research suggested this might be a good idea because trollish, negative comments can color the perception by readers of a news story. However, some have taken Popular…