7:45 PM
Interesting article about 5 Russian surveillance technologies that are in use in the US today. The conference I was at this week included a presentation and booth from one of these companies and I have a long conversation with someone quoted in this article:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/russian-surveillance-technologies/
A global network of hackers stole $45 mil from ATMs in a few hours! ATM thefts were carried out in 27 countries. Law enforcement agencies caught the hackers this time, but this points to a huge threat of future attacks:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2013/05/global-network-hackers-steal-45m-atms
Bacteria organize in a rich-get-richer pattern similar to how wealth is distributed in the U.S. economy:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/05/bacteria-organize-according-rich-get-richer-principle
800,000 people who are NOT citizens of the US may soon be able to vote in New York elections:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/05/10/should-non-citizens-be-allowed-to-vote/
Amazon is reportedly developing a high-end 3D smartphone that lets users see 3D images without glasses:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-amazon-working-high-end-smartphone-3d-screen/2013-05-09
ESPN is in talks with a wireless carrier to pay the carrier a set amount to provide "toll free" access to ESPN sites...so, ESPN mobile users would not have that data counted towards their data caps:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-espn-talks-us-carrier-toll-free-data-plans/2013-05-10
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/russian-surveillance-technologies/
A global network of hackers stole $45 mil from ATMs in a few hours! ATM thefts were carried out in 27 countries. Law enforcement agencies caught the hackers this time, but this points to a huge threat of future attacks:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2013/05/global-network-hackers-steal-45m-atms
Bacteria organize in a rich-get-richer pattern similar to how wealth is distributed in the U.S. economy:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/05/bacteria-organize-according-rich-get-richer-principle
800,000 people who are NOT citizens of the US may soon be able to vote in New York elections:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/05/10/should-non-citizens-be-allowed-to-vote/
Amazon is reportedly developing a high-end 3D smartphone that lets users see 3D images without glasses:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-amazon-working-high-end-smartphone-3d-screen/2013-05-09
ESPN is in talks with a wireless carrier to pay the carrier a set amount to provide "toll free" access to ESPN sites...so, ESPN mobile users would not have that data counted towards their data caps:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-espn-talks-us-carrier-toll-free-data-plans/2013-05-10