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Friday August 5, 2022. 06:05 PM
Migrants who have been convicted of a criminal offence will be required to scan their faces up to five times a day using smartwatches installed with facial recognition technology under plans from the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice. From a report: In May, the...
I spoke with Ryan Orsi, Worldwide Partner Lead, Security, at AWS, about handling cloud security issues, and news updates on AWS cloud security. Among the topics we discussed: What do you see as the state of cloud security here in 2022? What are the key challenges...
If you happen to be driving through the lovely port city of Geelong in southeastern Australia, keep a sharp eye out for a shirtless man brandishing a boomerang. As you can see in this video, he lacks manners and blames others for the consequences of his poor impulse control. ...
Boing Boing readers are likely familiar with the incredible metal covers of popular songs that Leo Moracchiolo shares via YouTube. I enjoy them all, but this video is something special: original work by Leo himself. Image: screen grab
A new award-winning encryption standard is crackable by a PC with a single-core processor in under an hour. Naturally, the cryptographers who invented it were shocked! Gizmodo: Last month, The National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, announced the winners of...
Bezos empire continues to clean up, but did it pick the proper postulates? Updated Megacorp Amazon wants to buy iRobot, a company that is best known for its Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner.…
Qongresswoman Lauren Boebert really stretches with her latest conspiracy warning: monkeypox is part of a government conspiracy to skew the midterm elections. 'I think it's interesting, we have midterms elections coming up and suddenly there's a new health emergency from the ...
I wonder if these guys have been flying around near LAX? This Superman RC is pretty stellar! Image: screen grab
Apple has asked suppliers to ensure that shipments from Taiwan to China strictly comply with Chinese customs regulations after a recent visit by senior U.S. lawmaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei stoked fears of rising trade barriers. From a report: Apple told suppliers on Friday...
There are plenty of robot vacuum cleaners available to buy these days, but the best-known brand remains Roomba. I was lucky enough to test and review the first generation model Roomba vacuum cleaner in 2002 and I've been a big fan ever since. Today, retail giant Amazon...
I spoke with Mihir Shukla, CEO and Co-Founder of Automation Anywhere, about the RPA market and the challenges and potential of intelligent automation. Among the topics we discussed: What trends are moving the RPA market here in 2022? It feels like the technology is still...
Folk of flash meet in person as Compute Express Link 3.0 debuts Flash Memory Summit The Flash Memory Summit 2022 was held as an in-person event again this week for the first time since 2019, at the Santa Clara Convention Center San Francisco, showcasing the latest...
Asus's Zenbook 17 Fold is a foldable 17' Zenbook from Asus. The detachable OLED touchscreen is only 12.5' across when thusly halved, making the device no larger than a Chromebook when carried (though the three-ply folded device is, of course, rather thick). — Read the rest
Life's expensive these days, which likely means you've picked up an extra side hustle or two. And while that's great for your bank account, it's not so great for your home since putting aside time to clean has dropped to the bottom of your to-do list. — Read the rest
Amazon this morning announced plans to acquire iRobot for an all-cash deal valued at $1.7 billion. From a report: The home robotics firm, best known for pioneering the robotic vacuum, was founded in 1990 by MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab members Colin Angle, Rodney Brooks...
The Beastie Boys are rap royalty. The average rap fan may not want to admit it, but the Beasties helped the emerging genre access the suburban and punk rock markets. In addition to their marketability, the Beasties also produced a slew of certified bangers. — Read the rest
One of the main takeaways from Matt Reeves' The Batman was Colin Farrell's mesmerizing performance as the Penguin. The talented actor was so thoroughly caked in makeup and prosthetics that unless you had prior knowledge, it would've been impossible to tell Farrell was behind...
Redditor u/96dpi posted their recipe for Chipotle's chicken, titled 'An Obsessive-Compulsive's Guide to Chipotle's Chicken' in the r/TopSecretRecipes subreddit with this intro: I've spent the past few weeks doing some trial & error in reverse engineering Chipotle's chicken...
Boy, this Road House remake has been clamoring for a UFC star to anchor the film for years now. Back in 2014, when Ronda Rousey was tearing through pop culture and the UFC women's bantamweight division, the Olympian was set to star as the lead of a Road House reboot. — Read...
The merge window for the kernel that will probably be called "6.0" has gotten off to a strong start, with 6,820 non-merge changesets pulled into the mainline repository in the first few days. The work pulled so far makes changes all over the kernel tree; read on for a...
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