Submission + - ATT & Verizon under investigation for collusion to lock in customers (nytimes.com)
bongey writes: ATT & Verizon are currently under investigation for colluding with the GSMA standards group to thwart eSIM.
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 38 declined, 7 accepted (45 total, 15.56% accepted)
Submission + - Researches claim JTAG access to Intel Management Engine obtained. (twitter.com)
bongey writes: A pair of security researchers, in Russia are claiming to have compromised the Intel Management Engine just using one of the computer's USB ports. The researchers gained access to a fully functional JTAG connection to Intel CSME via USB DCI. The claim is different from previous USB DCI JTAG examples from earlier this year https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitaltrends.com%2F... . Full JTAG access to the ME would allow making permanent hidden changes to the machine.
Submission + - Humans could out run T-Rex new research shows (gizmodo.com)
bongey writes: T-Rex would have a hard time even catching a average human running much less Usain Bolt or Jeeps without shattering their legs into pieces. New research based on simulations that include the load on the bones show that T-Rex would have a hard time running faster than 12 mph without bones breaking. The new research correlates to speeds calculated from adolecence sized T-Rex dinosaur footprints in 2016 http://www.sciencemag.org/news... ,that showed walking speeds to be only 2-5mph, and estimated running speeds 11-18 mph.
Submission + - Palmer Lucky , Oculus founder leaves Facebook (businessinsider.com)
bongey writes: Palmer Lucky has left Facebook that bought Oculus for 2 billion. The anit-hillary memes controversy led to the resignation. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolitics.slashdot.org%2F...
Submission + - Tech giants to create hash database to remove extremist content (reuters.com)
bongey writes: Youtube,Facebook,Twitter and Microsoft are partnering to created a common database to flag extremist videos and pictures. The database is set to go live in 2017. The system doesn't not automatically remove content.
Submission + - NASA crunchtime: 2 minutes or less to fix lost satellite 189 million miles away (businessinsider.com)
bongey writes: NASA may have only 2 minutes or less to fix a STEREO-B satellite before the computer causes it to lose contact again. NASA lost contact with their STEREO-B satellite nearly 22 months ago when performing a routine test. NASA scientist are afraid to turn on the computer at this point because it may cause them to lose contact again. A more detail techincal summary can be found here http://www.nasa.gov/feature/go...
Submission + - Android Spanks Iphone 4 in web browsing (bloomberg.com)
bongey writes: In a series of measuring real world web load speeds on the Android base Nexus S phone spanked the iPhone 4. The android phone and Iphone 4 median load times were 2.144s and 3.254s respectively. The sample size was 45,000 page loads, across 1000 web sites. It also follows rumors that Apple is intentionally slowing down web apps to make there native apps more favorable. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/03/app-store-html5-slowdown/
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