Half of actively exploited zero-day issues in H1 2022 are variants of previous flaws
Google Project Zero states that in H1 2022 at least half of zero-day issues exploited in attacks were related to not properly fixed old flaws. Google Project Zero researcher Maddie…
Electric Vehicle Manufacturing is Spreading – But Funded By SUV and Truck Sales
Slashdot reader DevNull127 writes: GM plans to spend $35 billion on EVs and autonomous vehicles by 2025 (and produce a whopping 400,000 EVs). Jeep’s parent company Stellantis will invest $35.5…
Objective Reality May Not Exist At All, Quantum Physicists Say
Long-time Slashdot reader waspleg shares a thought-provoking article from Popular Mechanics: Does reality exist, or does it take shape when an observer measures it? Akin to the age-old conundrum of…
Meta Is Finally Closing Its Cryptocurrency Project Novi
“What little is left of Meta’s once-ambitious cryptocurrency project is limping to an end,” reports CNET: A pilot program for Novi, the social media giant’s money-transfer service that uses a…
How Bug Bounty Platform HackerOne Handled Its Own ‘Internal Threat’ Actor
Bug bounty platform HackerOne has “a steadfast commitment to disclosing security incidents,” according to a new blog post, “because we believe that sharing security information far and wide is essential…
How to Set a Maximum Limit on Your Phone’s Volume
Whether you want to protect your ears or just standardize sound across apps, these tips can help.
Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light
Robots will venture into the sunless depths of lunar craters to find ancient water ice, while studies find hints about how water arrives on rocky worlds.
Citizen Sleeper’s Creator Was Inspired by Our Modern Dystopia
Gareth Damian Martin sat down with WIRED to explain the “passive cruelty” of corporate culture and the game’s visceral economic fears.
What, Exactly, Is the Metaverse Standards Forum Creating?
No one will agree on what the metaverse is. But that’s not stopping a coalition of big names in tech from designing the tools needed to build it.
Pulling Out Burger Flavor With A Magnet
If you’re vegetarian or don’t eat beef, you are probably already familiar with Impossible. Impossible meat tastes like beef and cooks like beef while being plant-based. They achieved this with…