DSPs contain reported more than 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. Attackers could use these for spies, malware, or just bricking devices. Fixes are underway and there are no known attacks, but it is still ongoing. If you are using an Android phone with a Snapdragon chip inside, there is …
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I confronted CBP officials about not wearing masks
This weekend I came back to the US. As I entered the immigration cartridge hall in the immigration facility, the first two Customs and Border Protection officers I saw were standing near each other talking, wearing no masks. This post is not about our individual feelings about wearing masks. After …
Read More »Trump slams ‘rogue’ Sasse after criticism of executive actions
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump suggests some states ‘can pay nothing’ as part of Trump’s unemployment plan denies White House asked about adding him to Mount Rushmore Trump, US face pivotal UN vote on Iran MAY on Monday defeated at Sen. Ben SasseBenjamin (Ben) Eric SasseWhite House officials, Democrats spit on …
Read More »Marijuana use during pregnancy is linked to autism in infants, study says
“Women who used cannabis during pregnancy were 1.5 times more likely to have a child with autism,” said the study’s author. Darine El-Chaâr, a maternal specialty specialist and clinical researcher at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada. “These are not reassuring findings. We strongly discourage use of cannabis during pregnancy …
Read More »Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world: study
The dwarf planet Ceres – long thought to be a barren space rock – is an ocean world with reservoirs of seawater beneath its surface, the results of a major reconnaissance mission Monday. Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and has its own …
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