Hackers keep trying to get malicious Windows file onto MacOS
Malware pushers are experimenting with a novel way to infect Mac users that runs executable files that normally execute only on Windows computers.
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Texas lawmaker wants to ban mobile throttling in disaster areas
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A Texas lawmaker is proposing a state law that would prohibit wireless carriers from throttling mobile Internet service in disaster areas.
Bobby Guerra, a …
SpaceX seeks FCC OK for 1 million satellite broadband Earth stations
SpaceX is seeking US approval to deploy up to 1 million Earth stations to receive transmissions from its planned satellite broadband constellation.
The Federal Communications Commission last year gave SpaceX …
Driverless delivery startup Nuro raises almost $1 billion
Enlarge / Nuro Founders Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu. (credit: Nuro/Greylock)
The autonomous delivery startup Nuro has raised $940 million from The Softbank Vision Fund, making it one of the most lavishly funded startups in the driverless car sector.
Google Play caught hosting an app that steals users’ cryptocurrency
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Google Play has been caught hosting yet another malicious app, this time one that was designed to steal cryptocurrency from unwitting end users, researchers said …
A potted history of Japan’s car industry delights at the Petersen Museum
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This Datsun Model 16 Coupe is actually a pre-war Japanese car. [credit: Jonathan Gitlin ]
LOS ANGELES—Like most nerds, I love spending time in a good museum. It doesn’t matter if it’s planes, video games, cars—even
Scenes from America’s largest auto show
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From its start in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show has grown to become the largest auto show in North America. Held every February at the massive McCormick Place Convention Center, the Chicago Auto Show opens
AT&T sued by Sprint, must defend decision to tell users that 4G is “5G E”
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Sprint is suing AT&T, alleging that AT&T’s misleading “5G E” advertising campaign violates laws prohibiting false advertising and deceptive acts and practices.
AT&T …
Google Fiber exits Louisville after shoddy installs left exposed wires in roads
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Google Fiber will turn off its network in Louisville, Kentucky and exit the city after a series of fiber installation failures left cables exposed in the roads. Google …
Apple pushes fix for “FacePalm,” possibly its creepiest vulnerability ever
Apple has patched one of its creepiest vulnerabilities ever—a flaw in its FaceTime messenger app that made it possible for people to eavesdrop on audio and video captured by iPhones …