Month: May 2020

Thailand’s largest cell network AIS has pulled a database offline that was spilling billions of real-time internet records on millions of Thai internet users. Security researcher Justin Paine said in a blog post that he found the database, containing DNS queries and Netflow data, on the internet without a password. With access to this database, Paine said … Continue reading A massive database of 8 billion Thai internet records leaks Continue Reading →

With fleets out of commission, covid-19 left self-driving car and truck companies frozen in time. Now they’re finding new life in old data. Brandon Moak felt as if a freight train had hit him.  It was mid-March, and the cofounder and CTO of the autonomous- trucking startup Embark Trucks had been keeping tabs on the … Continue reading Self-driving cars are being trained in virtual worlds while the real one is in chaos Continue Reading →

Trustees say it hasn’t done enough to stop abuse Wikipedia plans to crack down on harassment and other “toxic” behavior with a new code of conduct. The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, which oversees Wikipedia among other projects, voted on Friday to adopt a more formal moderation process. The foundation will draft the details of that process … Continue reading Wikimedia is writing new policies to fight Wikipedia harassment Continue Reading →

Under FCC’s latest plan to fund to internet providers’ service expansions, many rural customers who lack broadband could be counted as already having it WASHINGTON—Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, federal policy makers are pushing to spend billions of dollars to close gaps in America’s high-speed internet network. There is one big obstacle: Government officials say they … Continue reading In $16 Billion Push to Expand Broadband, America Is Flying Through a Fog Continue Reading →

The PM told Australians in April the contact tracing app was key to getting back to normal but just one person has been identified using its data. It was sold as the key to unlocking restrictions – like sunscreen to protect Australians from Covid-19 – but as the country begins to open up, the role … Continue reading How did the Covidsafe app go from being vital to almost irrelevant? Continue Reading →

With short videos and paid newsletters, everyone from superstars to half-forgotten former athletes and even journalists can, as one tech figure put it, “monetize individuality.” Back in March, I was trying to persuade my dad to stop taking the subway to work in Manhattan and join me upstate. So I paid $75 to Leonard Marshall, … Continue reading The New Model Media Star Is Famous Only to You Continue Reading →