Another 737 MAX jet crash prompts groundings by China, Indonesia, Ethiopia
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The first Boeing 737 makes its maiden flight in 1967.
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The Boeing 737 Max 8 prototype, shortly before its maiden flight in 2016. With new, more efficient engines, the Max
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A brief history of Wi-Fi security protocols from “oh my, that’s bad” to WPA3
Enlarge / Netgear’s RAX-120 router.
Thanks to upcoming developments in Wi-Fi, all of us connectivity-heads out there can look forward to getting familiar with new 802.11 protocols in the …
An email marketing company left 809 million records exposed online
By this point, you’ve hopefully gotten the message that your personal data can end up exposed in all sorts of unexpected Internet backwaters. But increased awareness hasn’t slowed the problem. …
Citrix says its network was breached by international criminals
Enlarge / The query window for username and password on a Web page can be seen on the monitor of a laptop.
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Virtualization and software provider Citrix …
A “serious” Windows zeroday is being actively exploited in the wild
As a reminder, here’s what the default Start menu looked like in Windows 7.
Google security officials are advising Windows users to ensure they’re using the latest version 10 of …
Cable and satellite TV sinks again as online streaming soars
Cord cutting continued at a steady rate in 2018, as cable and satellite TV providers in the United States lost more than 3 million video subscribers, a new report from …
Sorry Amazon: Philadelphia bans cashless stores
Enlarge / Shoppers scan the Amazon Go app on the mobile devices as they enter the Amazon Go store, on January 22, 2018 in Seattle, Washington.
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After buying firm run by HackingTeam vets, Coinbase CEO has some regrets
Enlarge / Coinbase, the California cryptocurrency exchange startup valued at $ 8 billion, bought an analytics firm started by former members of HackingTeam. You won’t believe what happened next.
After …
China’s “democracy” includes mandatory apps, mass chat surveillance
Enlarge / Deputies of the 13th National People’s Congress listen to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s speech during the opening of the Two Sessions at The Great Hall of People on March 5, 2019 in Beijing, China.
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House aide: NSA has shut down phone call record surveillance
The most controversial National Security Agency surveillance program, originally exposed by documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, has apparently ended quietly, according to the National Security Advisor …