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Connected Toys Raise New Fears; Hackers Target Wi-Fi Router Keys

Posted December 6th, 2016 at 12:43 pm (UTC-5)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Consumer Groups Warn Connected Toys Open Bedroom Door to Strangers The Norwegian Consumer Council and various consumer rights groups in Europe and the United States say Internet-connected toys subject children to hidden marketing messages and let them chat with strangers over their Bluetooth connection. The toys also record conversations and send them […]

US Vote Underway Amid Cybersecurity Alert; Year of the Election Bots

Posted November 8th, 2016 at 12:11 pm (UTC-5)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: US Cybersecurity Officials on High Alert as Voting Gets Underway Cybersecurity officials were on the lookout for potential threats from hackers looking to disrupt the U.S. presidential election as voters went to the polls Tuesday. The high alert came amid concerns that some hackers might try to disrupt voting in key states. […]

Twitter Goes After Trolls – Again; the Devices That Crippled the Internet

Posted October 27th, 2016 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Twitter Promises ‘Meaningful’ Safety Updates Next Month Twitter has a huge problem with trolls, online bullies and people who are using the platform for hate speech and even threats of violence. But since that not-so-friendly environment has scared off potential buyers of the micro-blogging platform, Twitter is now promising “meaningful” changes. The […]

The Race to Reinvent the PC; NASA Denies Facebook Viral Spacewalk

Posted October 26th, 2016 at 1:06 pm (UTC-5)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Microsoft, Apple Look to Reinvent the Desktop PC Microsoft’s Windows 10 event Wednesday in San Francisco officially added the Surface Studio all-in-one Desktop PC – what CEO Satya Nadella calls “a new category” – to its line of hybrids.  Perfect or not, writer Tom Warren argues that Microsoft has succeeded in reinventing […]