On Friday, researchers reported that they found a malicious backdoor in a WordPress plugin that gave hackers complete control of websites using the package, with mostly schools as the target market. According to the researchers, the premium version of School…
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Axon Brings Virtual Reality Taser Training to the Police
A scenario that plays out frequently for police officers across the U.S., is where the combative suspect is wearing a thick jacket which means that a taser may not be able to knock him to the ground. This scenario came…
New Robots Use Wi-fi to Navigate Indoors
Engineers at the University of California San Diego recently developed a new way for robots to accurately navigate the indoors terrain, even without any recognizable feature and in poor lighting. The technology includes sensors that use WiFi signals that help…
Researchers Can Predict Vaccine Hesitancy on Zip Code-level
With new variants of the COVID-19 vaccine emerging every other day, the concept of vaccine hesitancy is become more present and powerful in the U.S. Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering recently published a paper which proposes a…
New Tracker like Band-aid Can Track Sleeping Disorders
A global study carried out in 2020 reported that over a third of adults had sleeping problems, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are over 80 different types of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea,…
Websites Are Collecting Your Data, Even Before You Click Submit
According to new research, an alarming number of websites collect some or all of your data when you type it into a digital form. Researchers from Radboud University, KU Leuven and University of Lausanne examined the top 100,000 websites, with…
Python is about to get faster
Python has a lot of great qualities— its versatility, possession of thousands of useful libraries, simplicity— but speed is not one of them. This is about to change in Python 3.11, still in its first beta phase ahead of its…
Costa Rica Declares State of Emergency Amidst Cyberattacks
Following a month of fatal ransomware attacks, the North American country of Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency. This measure is intended to relieve the government of less tasks so as to tackle the crisis more effectively. President…
Privacy Activists Against EU’s New Plan to Fight Child Abuse
On Wednesday, the European Union revealed new proposals which would require online platforms to more effectively screen and eliminate child abuse online. This legislation would allow countries in the EU to tell courts to order companies like Meta and Apple…
U.S. Cities Debate Repeal of Ban on Facial Recognition Software as Crime Rate Increases
No As a result of the massive rise in crime rate, bans on facial recognition because of its racial bias in the U.S. are under serious threat. This is also due to increase in lobbying from developers. In July, Virginia…