Papa, can you beer me? …read more Source:: CNet

Slashdot reader Nicola Hahn argues that at first, Edward Snowden’s revelations six years ago “put mass surveillance and state sponsored hacking center stage,” leading to other revelations like the ANT Catalogue, the Equation Group tools, and the Vault 7 leaks: In the wake of these developments a number of high-ranking officials scrambled to justify clandestine…

A consumer psychologist believes those who keep their iPhones naked are merely showing how rich they are. Is that what it is? …read more Source:: ZDNet

GM dabbled in really alternative fuels in the 1980s but its turbine car wasn’t the first or the last on American roads. …read more Source:: CNet

The Las Vegas program uses BMW sedans modified with self-driving sensors and a human safety driver. …read more Source:: CNet

But USB is good enough for most of us — and getting better. …read more Source:: CNet

Commentary: iRobot’s new Roomba s9+ vacuum and Braava Jet m6 mop cost tons of money. Can they possibly be worth it? …read more Source:: CNet

From skin care to travel pillows, purchase these things instead of letting your FSA money expire …read more Source:: CNet

We recently heard it said of a hacker who pulled off a particularly nice VGA hack on an 8-bit microcontroller: “He knows all the bits, personally.” High praise, indeed. If you want to get on a first-name basis with a ton of transistors, then have a look at [Heinz D]’s Vacation Course in ATtiny13 Assembler…

Commentary: Apple’s annual developers conference will hint at what’s to come with this year’s new iPhone — except what it’s called. …read more Source:: CNet