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Floppy Disks Control US Nukes; Microsoft Retracts Malware-like Ploys

Posted May 26th, 2016 at 12:15 pm (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Floppy Disks Control US Nukes and Missiles? An IBM Series/1 computer introduced in 1976 controls some of the United States’ ballistic missiles and nuclear bombers, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The 40-year-old machine, which sends and receives emergency action alerts, still stores data on nearly-obsolete […]