As the new administration’s rhetoric around maintaining public safety reaches a fever pitch, cutting-edge surveillance technologies are being rolled out and used on the American public — often without the public’s knowledge or consent, and often without judicial authorization. Read More
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The Audiophiliac reviews Damon Krukowski’s new book “The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World.�
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Four years ago, the deep state was the enemy. Edward Snowden had just revealed its machinations. The head of the NSA was angrily catcalled during his Black Hat keynote. “We”–hackers, iconoclasts, individualists, and/or everyone in tech who hopes we’re building a better future–readied for a battle against surveillance capitalism and the surveillance state. How… Read More
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All the best hacks from the year’s biggest security conferences.
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Hands-on with a funded Kickstarter bag that grows with your tech needs and makes getting at all your gear a snap (or zipper).
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The Armatix IP1 smart gun is one of the few connected pistols available. It’s also easy to hack.
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Voting is at the foundation of every democracy. Hackers find it’s on shaky ground thanks to shoddy technology.
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Carwow, a platform that helps you buy a new car, has closed $39 million in Series C funding. The round was led by new investor Vitruvian Partners, with existing investors Accel Partners and Balderton Capital also participating. At today’s exchange rate it brings total funding to approximately $62.6 million. Read More
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The Pentagon’s blue-sky division asks for help in figuring out what research to believe.
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The Bedtime feature already in your iPhone could be your path to more effective sleep.
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