Android Auto gets a big UI revamp
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The new Android Auto. The big change is the system bar at the bottom, which can now show tiny app controls. Here are music controls. [credit: Google ]
Google I/O is going to kick off later today, but before the
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Stolen NSA hacking tools were used in the wild 14 months before Shadow Brokers leak
Enlarge / The National Security Agency headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland.
On of the most significant events in computer security came in April 2017, when a still-unidentified group calling itself …
Armagadd-on redux: Certificate expiration caused Firefox to disable all add-ons
Enlarge / Firefox wasn’t feeling well over the weekend. The problem may not be fixed for everyone.
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On Friday, the expiration of a Mozilla certificate used to check …
Inside Electrify America’s plan to simplify electric car charging
Enlarge / A look inside Electrify America’s testing lab. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)
Electrify America, a new national electric vehicle charging network, launched a new mobile app and EV charging membership plans on Monday morning. The company, which is coming to
A mysterious hacker gang is on a supply-chain hacking spree
A software supply-chain attack represents one of the most insidious forms of hacking. By breaking into a developer’s network and hiding malicious code within apps and software updates that users …
Bike lanes need physical protection from car traffic, study shows
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There are plenty of good reasons that people should cycle more. People who exercise more are healthier and can score higher on cognitive tests, for one thing. And replacing short car
$2.34 billion fundraise gives Tesla much-needed breathing room
Enlarge / Elon Musk in 2018. (credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Strong investor appetite for Tesla’s stocks and bonds has allowed the company to raise more money than it had original anticipated, Tesla disclosed in Friday financial filings. As we
Pornhub wants to buy Tumblr and restore site to former porn-filled glory
Enlarge / A monitor seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.
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Less than two years after buying Tumblr …
Head injuries, broken bones plague e-scooter users as more data rolls in
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If you’re going to ride an e-scooter, you really ought to wear a helmet. That’s the main take-home message from a study conducted by the Austin Public Health Department and the CDC, published this
Department of Justice opens investigation into failed carbon-capture plant
Enlarge / Cranes stand at the construction site for Southern Co.’s Kemper County power plant near Meridian, Miss., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014.
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice …