It’s part of a plan to position the US ahead of global rivals, says Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.
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Holy schnikes, Chevrolet is finally debuting this long-awaited monster.
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J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy are expected to reveal the title and trailer at the convention.
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Earlier this week, Amazon confirmed that it would be acquiring Canvas, a little known Colorado based startup that creates autonomous driving systems for warehouse fulfillment. It’s the latest in a long line of moves that finds the company looking seriously at automation for the future of retail plans.
Last year, the company announced the launch of Amazon Future Engineer, a program designed facilitate STEM education in classrooms. To help launch the program, Amazon is with STEM non-profit FIRST to create a series of robotics grants specifically targeted underrepresented populations.
The plan kicks off with 100 schools in 21 states, starting in fall of this year. The program features support for FIRST robotics teams and teacher education, along with an additional $10,0000 in funding and a tour of local fulfillment centers. The company says it currently has more than 100,000 robots deployed across its warehouses.
“Amazon is helping FIRST in our goal to make robotics teams and programs available in every school,” FIRST founder Dean Kamen said in a release tied to the news. “In FIRST, every kid on every team can go pro. They gain a hands-on learning pathway in technology, computer science and engineering that propels them forward and inspires innovation.”
Earlier this year, the company announced that would be be investing in New York area classrooms, ahead of the (since abandoned) launch of its HQ2.
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The eighth-generation Corvette will make its debut in July.
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Will your favorite flick or show be included in Disney’s $7-a-month streaming service?
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Several enterprise virtual private networking apps are vulnerable to a security bug that can allow an attacker to remotely break into a company’s internal network, according to a warning issued by Homeland Security’s cybersecurity division.
An alert was published Friday by the government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency following a public disclosure by CERT/CC, the vulnerability disclosure center at Carnegie Mellon University.
The VPN apps built by four vendors — Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Pulse Secure, and F5 Networks — improperly store authentication tokens and session cookies on a user’s computer. These aren’t your traditional consumer VPN apps used to protect your privacy, but enterprise VPN apps that are typically rolled out by a company’s IT staff to allow remote workers to access resources on a company’s network.
The apps generate tokens from a user’s password and stored on their computer to keep the user logged in without having to reenter their password every time. But if stolen, these tokens can allow access to that user’s account without needing their password.
But with access to a user’s computer — such as through malware — an attacker could steal those tokens and use them to gain access to a company’s network with the same level of access as the user. That includes company apps, systems and data.
So far, only Palo Alto Networks has confirmed its GlobalProtect app was vulnerable. The company issued a patch for both its Windows and Mac clients.
Neither Cisco nor Pulse Secure have patched their apps. F5 Networks is said to have known about storing since at least 2013 but advised users to roll out two-factor authentication instead of releasing a patch.
CERT warned that hundreds of other apps could be affected — but more testing was required.
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Bird is gearing up to launch in more than 50 additional cities throughout Europe this spring.
Bird began its expansion into Europe less than one year ago. Today, Bird operates its scooters in Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Zurich and other European cities. This launch will increase its European fleet size more than ten-fold.
“World class brands and companies have the perfect formula of economics and the ability to grow and scale,” Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden said in a statement. “As we expand Bird’s global footprint, we will demonstrate unmatched innovation, commitment to riders, neighborhoods and cities and operational excellence while generating an explosive run rate. This formula will drive great impact and progress on our mission to make our cities and communities more livable.”
This comes about one month after Bird laid off between four to five percent of its workforce. The layoffs were part of Bird’s annual performance review process and only affected U.S.-based employees. Those laid off were eligible for severance, including health and medical benefits.
Bird has raised more than $400 million in funding to date and is reportedly in the midst of raising an additional $300 million.
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Netflix and Amazon have a lot of titles for subscribers to enjoy—Disney has a whole universe.
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