Archive for July, 2015
Britain: “Police May No Longer Attend Burglaries”
July 28th, 2015Via: BBC: The public should not expect to see a police officer after crimes such as burglary, the head of the new National Police Chiefs’ Council has said. Sara Thornton told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire budget cuts and the changing nature of criminality meant police in England and Wales had to prioritise. She said it […]
Autonomous Weapons: An Open Letter from AI & Robotics Researchers
July 27th, 2015Via: Future of Life Institute: Autonomous weapons select and engage targets without human intervention. They might include, for example, armed quadcopters that can search for and eliminate people meeting certain pre-defined criteria, but do not include cruise missiles or remotely piloted drones for which humans make all targeting decisions. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has reached […]
Major Flaw In Android Phones Would Let Hackers In With Just A Text
July 27th, 2015For Samsung users: Since the payload is in video files, how about unchecking “Auto retrieve” in Multimedia messages in the Samsung Messages app settings? Am I right? Via: NPR: Android is the most popular mobile operating system on Earth: About 80 percent of smartphones run on it. And, according to mobile security experts at the […]
CHINESE SHARES TUMBLE 8.5 PERCENT IN BIGGEST ONE-DAY DROP SINCE 2007
July 27th, 2015Via: Reuters: Chinese shares slid more than 8 percent on Monday as an unprecedented government rescue plan to prop up valuations ran out of steam, throwing Beijing’s efforts to stave off a deeper crash into doubt. Major indexes suffered their largest one-day drop since 2007, shattering three weeks of relative calm in China’s volatile stock […]
Britain: Chairman of the Lords Privileges and Conduct Committee Filmed Snorting Cocaine with Prostitutes
July 26th, 2015My guess is that any of these scum can get popped with honey pots at any time. More interesting than the fact that this stuff is happening is why does it ultimately becomes public? Via: BBC: Lord Sewel is facing a police inquiry after quitting as House of Lords deputy speaker over a video allegedly […]
NASA: 1 Billion ‘Earths’ in Our Galaxy Alone; Estimate, “May Be a Little Low”
July 25th, 2015Via: Washington Post: During the NASA newser Thursday, I asked whether the latest Kepler data offered any new insight on the abundance of Earth-like planets around sun-like stars (the shorthand for this formulation is “eta-Earth”), and then followed up with an e-mail to NASA. Batalha, an astrophysicist who is the mission scientist for the Kepler […]
Chevy Spark EV Review
July 24th, 2015Disclosures: I sell solar power systems in NZ and I’m long Enphase Energy. — Via: LaserHacker:
Britain: Hundreds of Police Officers Convicted in Past Three Years
July 24th, 2015Via: BBC: At least 309 police officers and police community support officers in the UK have been convicted of offences in the last three years, figures show. The offences that led to convictions include sex crimes, assaults and possessing indecent images of children. However, only 25 of the 45 forces gave figures to the Press […]
Mystery Man Found Decomposing In Car Had More Than 1,200 Guns, Cash, Underwater Car
July 23rd, 2015Update: “There’s almost $5 million worth of guns that were taken by the police.” Via: KTLA: “He could have been working for anyone,” Braun said. “It’s hard to imagine, however, that it’s a total figment of his imagination because there is so much money involved. There’s almost $5 million worth of guns that were taken […]
Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Take Remote Control of Chrysler Vehicles Equipped with Uconnect
July 21st, 2015Update: Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Cars After Jeep Hack — Via: Wired: I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Though I hadn’t touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting, chilling the sweat […]
