Day: June 18, 2019

New tech to help you survive the second car crash – Roadshow

Airbags, brakes and sensors are getting wise to the danger of the crash after the crash. …read more Source:: CNet


Consumers Urged to Junk Insecure IoT Devices

A security researcher who disclosed flaws impacting 2 million IoT devices in April – and has yet to see a patch or even hear back from the manufacturers contacted – is sounding off on the dire state of IoT security. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

Mozilla releases Firefox 67.0.3 to fix actively exploited zero-day. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Sleep apnea: Why you feel tired after a full night of sleep – CNET

If you never wake up feeling refreshed, you might have this dangerous condition. …read more Source:: CNet


Daredevil NASA spacecraft snaps asteroid Bennu from crazy-close orbit – CNET

Bennu’s boulders are getting all up in Osiris-Rex’s face. …read more Source:: CNet


App Store publishers are pulling in more cash from Apple than Google Play, report says – CNET

Apple app buyers spent $130 million on apps in the first few months of 2019. …read more Source:: CNet


Linux Kernel Bug Knocks PCs, IoT Gadgets and More Offline

Four vulnerabilities could “SACK” connected devices with denial-of-service exploits. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Google Pledges $1 Billion To Tackle Bay Area Housing Crisis

Google pledged $1 billion over the next 10 years to try to address an affordable housing crisis California’s Bay Area. From a report: The tech giant will re-purpose $750 million of its own land for residential use, allowing the development of at least 15,000 new homes, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said in a blog…


H&M’s Stranger Things clothing line lets you wear Demogorgons – CNET

The Netflix hit inspires a collection from another dimension, so naturally I turned my fandom up to Eleven and went Upside Down. …read more Source:: CNet


Fancy a fondleslab dab? Adobe pulls oilcloth off new iPad-first Fresco painting, drawing app

Photoshop-compatible files, 3 types of brushes in touchy app Adobe has unveiled Fresco, the new drawing and painting application – previously known as Project Gemini – that should be out later this year.… …read more Source:: TheRegister