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Whoops: Your ‘Smart’ Vacuum May Be Broadcasting A 3D Map Of Your Home

1 month 1 week ago
We’ve long established that modern “smart” devices aren’t always all that smart. Whether it’s “smart” door locks that are easily hacked to gain entry, “smart” refrigerators that leak your Gmail credentials, or “smart” vehicles that sell data to insurance companies without your permission, the act of modernizing something with internet access and a CPU isn’t […]
Karl Bode

Trump tariffs undergo intense scrutiny from US Supreme Court justices

1 month 1 week ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court during lengthy arguments Wednesday weighed whether President Donald Trump violated the Constitution when he became the first U.S. president to impose sweeping global tariffs under an economic emergency powers statute usually reserved to combat rare and unusual threats. Justices in both the conservative 6-3 majority and liberal minority questioned […]
Ashley Murray

Trump administration limits some flights during shutdown as controllers show strain

1 month 1 week ago
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration would restrict air travel in 40 “high-traffic” areas of the country to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without a paycheck since Oct. 1.  The cutbacks will start Friday, Duffy said at an afternoon press conference.  He and FAA Administrator […]
Jacob Fischler

Introducing Two Minutes to Midnight

1 month 1 week ago
Soldiers Memorial’s newest exhibit, Two Minutes to Midnight and the Architecture of Armageddon, explores the height of the Cold War. Photographers Adam Reynolds and Jeanine Michna-Bales capture the uncertainty of the nuclear age, how it transformed American life, and the chilling relevance it has today. Photographic Messages Michna-Bales and Reynolds use two photographic essays to …
Marisa Tesoro