Google Will Replace Titan Security Key Over a Bluetooth Flaw
By Lily Hay Newman
Google will replace any Titan BLE branded security key after disclosing that a nearby attacker could use it to compromise your accounts.
Zip Drive
Boosted’s Rev Might Make You Want to Ditch Scooter Share
By Adrienne So
In the sharing versus ownership debate, this new electric scooter makes a convincing argument for buying one.
yikes
Microsoft’s First Windows XP Patch in Years Is a Bad Sign
By Brian Barrett
A very bad vulnerability in Windows XP could have serious ramifications, even with a patch.
Health
The Trump Admin Is Scrubbing Obamacare From Government Sites
By Issie Lapowsky
A new report documents changes to government websites—some subtle, some sweeping—that researchers say undermine the Affordable Care Act.
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materials
Why a Golf Ball Compresses Like a Spring—Until It Shatters
By Rhett Allain
An experiment with a paper clip reveals both its elastic and plastic properties, a distinction that's key to how any material compresses or deforms.
Computer Vision
San Francisco Bans Agency Use of Facial-Recognition Tech
By Gregory Barber
Other cities, including Oakland and Somerville, Massachusetts, are also considering bans on the technology as a threat to civil liberties.
Ars Technica
NASA Needs $1.6 Billion More to Send a Human to the Moon
By Eric Berger, Ars Technica
The space agency's new budget amendment has been called a "down payment" on what will be needed in future years to fund the program.
Sanctions
When Google Serves Ads in Iran, Advertisers Pay the Price
By Issie Lapowsky
Advertisers say that Google makes it far too easy to accidentally run ads in countries under US sanctions like Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
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What's So Special About Human Screams? Ask a Screamologist
By Daniel Oberhaus
A better understanding of the acoustics of screaming could help scientists understand how and why humans shriek—and add a new dimension to the surveillance state!
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