Author: Hunter

A security researcher who lives in San Francisco discovered an unreleased feature in Waymo’s app that allows customers to tip for their robotaxi rides. Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher who also successfully hacked the display dome on top of a Waymo vehicle to display her name, posted a screenshot of the new tipping feature… Read more

Google Play will now display verification badges on approved VPNs as a way to “highlight apps that prioritize user privacy and safety,” the company announced on Tuesday. The new badge will appear on a VPN app’s details page and within search results, proving that it meets specific standards outlined by Google. To qualify for the… Read more

Education software platform PowerSchool has started sending breach notifications to victims of a December 2024 cyberattack, but has yet to share how many people were affected or what exactly happened, reports BleepingComputer.  PowerSchool, which has has more than 18,000 customers worldwide and serves over 60 million students, suffered a breach on December 28th that may… Read more

Learn about carrier aggregation, microcell overlapping, and massive MIMO implementation. Delve into the world of surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (SAW) filters and understand their strengths, limitations, and applications in the evolving 5G/6G landscape. Key highlights: Uncover the design challenges of new technologies in the mobile ecosystem Explore the field of SAW… Read more

NotebookLM Plus can be a helpful assistant for any team or professional. Here’s how. Read more

Endpoint, identity, and multi-domain attacks are dominating the enterprise threatscape today, fueled by new tradecraft invented using gen AI.Read More Read more

I first became aware of the looming transformer crisis in 2022, when IEEE Spectrum contributing editor Robert N. Charette was reporting on the infrastructure improvements required to make the transition to electrical vehicles possible. Modern power grids can’t run without transformers, which step voltages up and down for distribution from power plants to power stations… Read more

X is one step closer to finally launching its payments platform. According to X CEO Linda Yaccarino, the X Money service will debut “later this year” with Visa announced as its first partner. In her announcement, Yaccarino says the service will support “secure + instant funding to your X Wallet via Visa Direct,” allowing users… Read more

Elon Musk bought Twitter, and now he’s rebranding it as X. Signs have gone up (and back down), icons are changing, and an old plan is new. How’d we get here? On April 4th, 2022, we learned that Musk had purchased enough shares of Twitter to become its largest individual shareholder. Eventually, he followed up… Read more

Block built its agent – ‘codename goose’ – to do it all, from writing code to ordering your dinner. Here’s how to access it. Read more